Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
Substantial Progress Is
Made In Year Ending
PAST YEAR HAS BEEN ONE OF
MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN
VILLAGE AND COUNTY

In taking stock of community pro
gress made during 1924, in Eagle
River and Villas county, it is evident
that while locally, we did not kee;
up with the high marks established
in the previous two or three year.
yet, a substantial gain can be noticed
that would have been considered yer
meritorious progress, compared wit
the period Of building stagnation in eff
feet for many years that is readily
membered by every resident familia
with conditions as they existed up
four or five years ago. The village
Eagle River and property owners con
pleted an extension Of the water am
sewer systems, bringing PRACTICAL
the entire village within reach OF
those necessities, and has added tina
much more cash value to- every piece
of property so served. The prelimi
nary steps were taken toward paving
a considerable portion of the business
streets and once started will not be.
long in spreading over all of the MAR
business section. Several new bust
ness buildings have been erected and
are a credit to the owners and the
abutting property owners on Railroad
street On Wall street, A. HI. LaRenzir
has the foundation in for a large
brick building that will be ready fol
use by early summer and other new
buildings will be built there befOr
the end of next year. One of the stril
ing additions to the appearance OF
Eagle River, that is nearly completed
is the new Congregational church, ar
edifice that would be an ornament t
any CITY, The foundation is also lair
for new Lutheran church that will
also be a credit to the builders an6
the village. One of the almost certain
building projects for next year is
hotel of the type needed SO urgently
and there are now two different par
ties seriously considering such an ir
vestment. Another project under way
that may properly be called an Eagle
RIVER asset, is the golf, and club house
and other buildings of the Eagle River
Country Club, that will be constructed
as it. is possible to start outside work
in the spring and will mean in the
Years to come, great deal to Eagle
River in the number of patrons that
will make use of it for several months
every year. Besides, these additions
quite number of re~idents have bull
and are occupying new homes of q
high grade type, and all, in all, Eagle
River has witnessed as much expan
sion and increase in valuation as any
Gown in this part of the state.
In numerous trips around the coun
try during the year, many improve
ments made by farmers, resort and
private home owners have been no
ticed and all mean that the valuation
of the towns in which they are loca
ed and the county in general, is stead
lily growing and becoming more valu-
able every year, so that while they
may mean temporary increase in
direct and indirect taxes, they are i'm
provements that are worth having
and worth the price to the owners
and all of his neighbors as we'll In
saying farewell to 1924, we feel that
it has been as good as any of its pre-
decessors to most Of us and great
deal better than some years have been
to the average citizen and taxpayer.