Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-04

stumps that their owners can barely
More than $4,000 farms in the cut
over counties of the state are still
under the stump handicap. These
facts have been announced by the
state department of agriculture fol-
lowing a survey of farming conditions
in the northern part of the state. If
all the stumps of the state were eradi-
Gated there would be room for fully
100000 more farmers in the state oc-
cupying eighty acres each of potential
good farm land.
Clintonville-There probably is no
section of Wisconsin where the
cheese industry is developing more
rapidly than in the vicinity of Clinton
VILE Within a radius of ten miles
of the city there are thirty-two cheese
factories, representing an investment
of nearly 100000 No area of its
size has won as many prizes in
state, national and international
cheese exhibits. At present the in
dustry here still is in its infancy,
and wonderful development is looked
for within the next few years.
Milwaukee, Milwaukee will rank
seventh among the cities of the coun-
try in the number of conventions
entertained, while it ranks only
thirteenth in population, according to
statistics from the convention bureau
Of the local Association of Commerce.
The largest convention which will be
held in Milwaukee during 1923 will
be that of the Grand Army of the Re
public and eight hundred organiza-
tions which it is expected will bring
minimum of 10000 people to the
city.
Madison-Crime is increasing in
Dane county, says the annual report
of e. j. Walden, Madison, clerk of the
superior court, which handles 80 per
cent of the criminal cases arising in
this county There were 285 more
arrests for crime in 1922 than there
were in 1921" the report says, and
Mr.. Walden, in commenting upon the
report, declared that his next annual
report will show even more startling
increases.
ilwaukee-Lawrence G. Whittet,
Edgerton, speaker of the assembly of
the Wisconsin legislature in 1915 and
1917, during Gov. E. l.. Phillips first
administration, has been appointed
by President E. L. Phillip executive
director of the Milwaukee Association
of Commerce. He succeeds Phil A.
Grau, resigned, and will take office at
$4,000 year, which is $4,000 less
than has been received by Mr. Grau.
Observation-Disclosures Lester B. West,
Barron, has adopted a new method
in the national move toward economy,
to reduce the annual deficit of the
postal department One of the great
est items of expense in the post of
fees of the nation is for Irvine to
wrap letters. Since July 1 no new
twine has been used in the post Of
flee at Barron, each employee spend
ing five minutes each day in unknot.
ting Irvine received daily about in.
coming letters and cards.
Wittenberg- J. Mckay, farmer
near Wittenberg, finds that hog rails
ing can be carried on in that part of
Wisconsin with profit. Last year
he sold fifty hogs, all less than six
months old and of the Duroc Jersey
breed, for which he received a total
of $714.95. All the feed for these
hogs was grown on the farm, except
$50 worth Of potatoes, which he
bought and mixed with other feed.
Florence-The Bristol mine in Crys-
tai Falls, near Florence, is now run
ming two shifts in an effort to pro-
duce and ship all the ore possible this
year. The Bristol has been employ
ing one hundred forty men and with
the new shift the crew will gradually
be increased to two hundred fifty.
All the ore that can be produced at
this mine this year has been sold.
Madison-Judge Burr w. Jones Of
the Wisconsin supreme court, Madi-
son, has shipped to the Rock County
Bar association at GAINESVILLE five
boxes of briefs covering every case
which has been argued before the
court since he became an associate
justice in September, 1920. They
have been placed in the circuit court
library IN GAINESVILLE.
Rhinelander-An advertising cam
paign Of $4,000 will be started soon
by the Wisconsin Land O. Lakes asso-