VOLUME 36 NUMBER Conservationists, particularly those who are preaching the gospel of reforestation, will delight in studying this illustration—an idea has come to fruition! Here, at Camp Tesomas, a 771-acre track north of Rhinelander, is shown the first Norwegian pine planting project after the trees had been in the ground for seven growing seasons, ON THE COVER: J. A. Schooley, former president of the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce, and Folke Becker, president of Trees for Tomorrow Inc. {left to right), are inspecting a demonstration plot of 20 acres, in the summer of 1951; the planting shows a survival of about 95 percent. The creation of new forests in Camp Tesomas, under sound forest management practices, is making healthy progress. The WiscoNsiiN' MAGAZINI; OF HISTORY is published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State Street, Madison 6, Wisconsin. 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PHOTO CREDITS—Cover: C^anip Tesomas Foi-est, supplied by Trees for Tomorrow Inc., Merrill; Supreme Court Justices, Black Photo Service, Madison; Dr. R. K. Richardson, Be- loit College, Beloit; Banta-Everest. editor, Lawrence Alumnus, Appleton; Largest White Pine and White Pines on Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin Conservation De­ partment, Madison: Oscar Gunderson, County Agent's Office, Eagle River; Vilas County's First Fair, .). H. ParfitI, Eagle River; Potato Fields (two). County Agent Herman Smith, Eagle River; Pea Harvesttime, Canner Publishing Company, Chicago; Spooner Chair, Milwaukee County Historical Society and Genack Studio, Milwaukee; Settle, Mrs. Herbert Kohler, Kohler; Site, Horlick's Flour Mill, Patrick Campbell, Horlicks Corporation, Racine; Mechanical Planter (two), Distribution of Seedlings, and Students at Weather Station, Trees for Tomorrow Inc., Merrill; Daniel Hoan Campaigns, Milwaukee County Historical Society, Milwaukee; Tree Atop Gable, Manitowoc Herald-Times and Daryl Cornick, Manitowoc. VOLUME 36 NUMBER 1 PUBLISHED BY THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN AUTUMN, 1952 Editor: CLIFFORD L. LORD Managing Editor: LILLIAN KRUEGER CONTENTS The Wisconsin Supreme Court THE HON. TIMOTHY BROWN 3 Dr. Robert K. Richardson; Mrs. Angie Main G.C.S. 6 Wisconsin Votes for President PERRY C. HILL 11 A Reappraisal of the Lumber Barons D. C. EVEREST 17 Lodestar of the Northland EDMUND C. ESPESETH 23 Local History GRANVILLE HICKS 28 Wisconsin's Canning Industry, Past and Present FRED STARE 34 Trees for Tomorrow FOLKE BECKER 43 Daniel W. Hoan and the Milwaukee Socialist Party during the First World War ROBERT C. REINDERS 48 FEATURES: The Collector 39 Meet the Authors 2 Readers' Choice 57 Smoke Rings 7 Sincerely Yours 74 Pandora's Box . .. 33 Accessions 76 After completing the Harvard Law School founders and presently an officer and in 1914, TIMOTHY BROWN was admitted to trustee of the Wisconsin Alumni Research the Wisconsin bar. With the exception of Foundation. For several months he was the years 1917-19, spent in the U.S. Navy, a commissioner of the Public Service Com­ he practiced law in Milwaukee and Madi­ mission which he left when in 1949 Gover­ son. He served as executive counsel to nor Rennebohm appointed him to fill the Governor Goodland in 1945, and again vacancy in the Supreme Court caused by to Governors Goodland and Rennebohm, the death of Justice John D. Wickhem. 1947-49. Justice Brown is also one of the PERRY C. HILL is a member of the editorial tution" was Mr. Hill's contribution to the board of the Milwaukee Journal. He was Wisconsin Magazine of History, June, 1949. graduated from Wesleyan University, Mid- In his "Wisconsin Votes for President," in dletown, Connecticut, in 1933. During this issue, Mr. Hill makes a concise report World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. of Wisconsin's balloting in each of the with the rank of lieutenant commander presidential elections occurring from the upon his release from service. year 1848 through 1948. His statistics are "Rufus King and the Wisconsin Consti- presented in a table at the end. "The Reappraisal of the Lumber Barons," was transmitted through many generations a paper in defense of lumbermen, was read long before the lumber industry was a by D. C. EVEREST at the Society's Annual part of the Middle West. Mr. Everest is Meeting at Eagle River in June. The author an energetic and enthusiastic promoter of in marshalling his facts emphasized that the Society; he became its president this "quality of product explains why they were past summer. "Smoke Rings" points out compelled to leave much of the tree in the Mr. Everest's impressive record in his re­ woods," since the idea of quality in timber lations with the Society. Dane County, Wisconsin, was the childhood and in the Vilas County Red Cross Chapter. home of EDMUND C. ESPESETH from which At present Mr. Espeseth is with the sales he removed to Vilas County. After attend­ department of 0. R. Pieper Company, Mil­ ing the University of Wisconsin for several waukee. His busy schedule allows for pho­ years, he returned to the home farm. For tography and. floriculture. Mr. Espeseth six years he was county treasurer and was read his paper at the Society's Annual active in the Rotary Club at Eagle River Meeting at Eagle River in June. GRANVILLE HICKS was born in Exeter, New of the Corporation of Yaddo since 1942. ^'^ Hampshire; he received his A.B. degree at Among the books written by Mr. Hicks are Harvard in 1923 and his A.M. in 1929. He the following: / Like America, 1938; The was assistant professor of English at Rens­ First to Awaken, 1940; Only One Storm, selaer Polytechnic Institute, 1929-35; on 1942; Small Town, 1946; and other vol­ the editorial staff of New Masses Magazine, umes. He was co-editor of Proletarian 1934-39; chairman of the radio program, Literature in the U.S., 1935. He resides at "Speaking of Books," 1941-43; and director Grafton, New York. Long an important figure in the canning presented with an Honorary Recognition industry is FRED STARE of Columbus. He Citation by the University of Wisconsin has been the former president of both the in February, 1952. His voluminous Story National Canners Association and the Wis­ of Wisconsin's Great Canning Industry was consin Canners Association. Now retired published in 1949; his "Story of Coliim- he was for many years the head of the bus," is appearing serially in the Columbus Columbus Foods Corporation. For his con­ newspaper. He has served as a Wisconsin tributions to the canning industry he was District Governor for Rotary. Born in Sweden and educated in Germany, Rhinelander Paper Company. Since its Dr. FOLKE BECKER is a chemical engineer founding in 1944 he has been the President whose early experience was acquired in of Trees for Tomorrow Inc., a non-profit Finland, Germany, England, and Norway. organization sponsored by eleven paper mills Later he was associated with several paper and four power companies which is vigor­ companies in the United States; since 1935 ously promoting scientific forestry and the he has been the energetic president of the advancement of conservation in Wisconsin. (Continued on page 70) This, the on functions of governmental agencies and branches, is an excellent discussion relating to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Clearly set forth by Justice Brown is the manner of the appoint­ ment or the election of the members of the court and the procedure of their work. Citizens will renew and add to their knowledge as they read from quar- ler to quarter how the people's work is being carried on in the Capitol. The Wisconsin Supreme Court by Justice Timothy Brown In the State Capitol at Madison there is a after the passage of five years the Legisla­ handsome chamber paneled in marble and ture might, if it saw fit to do so, create a adorned by mural paintings illustrating sa­ separate supreme court. The Legislature did lient episodes in legal history. At half past that in 1853 so, as a separate entity, the one o'clock in the afternoon of the first Mon­ court is now completing its first century of day in each month (except for Labor Day existence. and during the summer recess) seven gentle­ The court, as the Legislature established it men in black silk gowns file into this room in 1853, was composed of a chief justice and and take their seats behind a long desk or two associate justices, all of whom were to be table while a crier proclaims, "The Supreme chosen by election. As the State has grown Court of the State of Wisconsin is now in and litigation has increased, constitutional Session. Silence is commanded!" Thereupon, amendments have enlarged the court, first to two or more lawyers advance to the bar of five and now to seven justices, and by virtue the court, begin their arguments, and the of an amendment adopted in 1889 the office recently summoned Silence retires, not to re­ of chief justice is determined by seniority and turn until, some five days and twenty to thirty not by popular election.