Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-24
Equal Receipts

;,r a report that has been
s "a, hands Of his directors for r
t2' ,. I' showing that $67, 1892
o.IIIIac+ed from the people OF
q 'o. to acquire the Northern
l.'o- mark. and that $50, 1924
is SOD gi'. for expenditures" A. A.
n l sss resigned as secretary of
% WISCONSIN, .i. Lakes and Parks as
r reoort lists cash subscrip-
'.' # S59699.51, received before
GOD y 1922; proceeds from bank
W p. ! before that date, $4,000,
@ y ,.s5 subscriptions collected
2l , .a,', SEPT. 2 and Oct. 16, 1922,
4 .SSol-a total fund of $83, 139.-
r,+s total expenditures as of
\. f. 1922, Of S71,44O.82 and a
NJ. n balance of $6,693.6O.
4, mart of the money was used
=. ~ the purchase of any part of
yortbern Lakes park, accord
~ to the report
Where the Money Went.
NJ the subscriptions, salaries
nj 23,7O5.97; Ward, Pierce, Wells
n professional campaign man
',.,, received a fee of $500;
an men" drew $5,384.05; cam
,;rn uncheons cost $4,264.92; and
,,ppIing expenses, apparently by
H. campaign director $2,699.81.
After deducting repayments of
.,s loans, the Fisk figures indi-
,-p that it cost $6O,178.24 to col
gt net sum of S6,693.60-the
arnce in the treasury Oct. 16,
p2 The cost is almost exactly
$40 for each 81 collected.
Or after making allowances for
wsibIe educational and publicity
BENEFITS, the report says, then we
rve at a total of $54,926.68 as
NE total expense of collecting S.
/ $3.50, bei2g the actual amount
# money on hand as of Oct. 16,
/ 1922. This means that it has cost
a2lS to collect 81 of purchase
money"
The per dollar cost seems to be
nscalcuIated. 1t would be about
/ &2 for each dollar collected.)
Campaign Started in 1921.
Acampaign to buy the Northern
Lakes park by public subscription
was naugurated in November,
@l, after the governor had veto
ID bill authorizing the state to
make the purchase. The campaign
vas undertaken by the Wisconsin
Lakes and Parks association, or
gnzed for the purpose. Wide
publicity was given the movement
and hundreds of Wisconsin resi-
cents gave varying sums, in an
Effort to save a beautiful virgin
ioeSt tract. Soon after the cam
aagn was under way, the Wiscon-
an Lakes and Parks association
employed Ward Pierce, Wells &
@ Professional campaign promo
aN to carry it out. According
the Fisk report, this organiza-
ao failed in their efforts"
Their administration was ex-
aaagant' says the report. Their
aosayor was Of the spectacular
we without due regard to cost.
ILLS was due in part because they
M '1' permitted to contract for
y. IS Of all kinds, employ help, etc.,
wa TOO free a hand. Printed
1''eF and cards were prepared
many cities before such cities
G,s agreed to put on a campaign.
's''0a and due regard for econ
Y was no part of the set-up.
Nd specific instance of this disre-
.1u IOf economy and unwarrant-
a. @apendltures | call attention to
u A264.92 item for campaign
acheons." =
NepOrt Made Last Year.
= according s to the report, expen-
,,,, nearly equaled receipts. The
May ,,p1,gn was dropped, therefore,
NJ NJ 70 Sept. /, 1922.
,5 @ directors of the Wisconsin
~D 's and Parks association then
IVY, royed Mr.. Fisk as executive
,s ;,afy Sept. Il, 1922. He i'm
NJ, r''e.y began compiling a re-
N, covering past financial trans
''"'' 1t was completed about
/, .a nee. hundred thirty-four mil
G5 I ", {, feet of timber has been