Report of the Wisconsin special legislative committee on forestry of the Senate and Assembly; . 56, hotels in the small towns within the forestreserve area, which get a large share of their busi-ness from the summer tourists, together with thelivery stables and boat liveries, report a gross an-nual business of $59,057. It is probably safe toestimate that 50% of this amount, or $29,537, ispaid by summer tourists. There are hundreds of lakes within the forestreserve area, and when these and the forests areprotected, with consequent improvement in the hunt-ing and fishing, the resort busin
Report of the Wisconsin special legislative committee on forestry of the Senate and Assembly; . 56, hotels in the small towns within the forestreserve area, which get a large share of their busi-ness from the summer tourists, together with thelivery stables and boat liveries, report a gross an-nual business of $59,057. It is probably safe toestimate that 50% of this amount, or $29,537, ispaid by summer tourists. There are hundreds of lakes within the forestreserve area, and when these and the forests areprotected, with consequent improvement in the hunt-ing and fishing, the resort business should increaseto a very large figure. The people living in and near the forest reserveshould be most interested in this project, and if theywere fully advised as to the great benefit which willinure therefrom both to themselves and the peopleof Wisconsin, they would not hesitate to aid in thefurthering and advancement of the present forestrywork. We venture to say that in years to comewhen this territory adapted to the growth of treeshas been carefully protected from fire and replanted. REPORT OF SPECIAL FORESTRY COMMITTEE 57 to native white and norway pine it will become theresort of thousands of sportsmen, health and pleas-ure seekers; that the revenue from this source willequal, if not surpass, the benefits to be derivedfrom farming; that it will not only prove of greatcommercial value to the people of that section froma forestry standpoint, but will assist and aid in itsagricultural development. If thousands of peoplevisit this place in a season, the farmers and peopleliving there will be the ones to profit thereby. Thereis no class of people better able or more willing topay high prices for good farm products than thetourist. Another source of profit is, that the grow-ing and harvesting of a crop of trees and replantingwhen cut furnishes an opportunity tor the employ-ment of laboring men. Forestry will aid in makingthe whole area productive, something which cannotbe i
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