The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-01-19

ments in Wisconsin, including men, women
and children, average $40 70, and this Is re-
rate ever developed by he United States census
The average annual earnings OF skilled mechaii-
les j. reported at S64i.ll- These statistics are
very gratifying, bat they are not Iul complete
III their significance without mention OF the fur
ther act that never before in the history OI the
world did these wages have 30 large a purchas-
ing power IN tne necesssFieS OF life as now Ed
ward Atkinson, OF worldwide fame as a statis-
tician, has published tables proving conclusive
" that from lsu4l to 1856 the purchasing power III
tood- mel, amt materials for clothing, Of tn-
wages OF sn-ciliy skilled WOrkmeE, increased ~
per cent, OF common mechanics - per cent,
ana OF ordinary laborsrs As per cent
he report Of this bureau shows further that
In Manufacturing ana commercial esthDusb-
ments, with an aggregate OF 6e,i67 employs and
81 rotels and public buildings, ere officially
visited and inspected. A result OF this iuSpsc-
ton, hre-esca pes were ordered to be erected III
2i5 instances, and other directions looking TO the
greater sa ETY. OF employees were given III i90 in
stances-ueauy al meeting with cheerful ana
prompt compliance.
ESTIMATES or REVENUES AND EXPENDITURE
The secretary of state estimates that the annual
revenues for the years beginning January !, lSsa
ana January 1921, viii reach SIT 24l 80, OF
which =, 29l, 700 viii be derived rom licenses
and fees, and So69 "a J. % from taxes TO be levied
under existing laws. he further estimates that
these revenues will BE- ample To meet all the or
diuary and fixed expenditures for those years
ami that il viii be unnecessary to levy any
further tax unless extraordinary appropriations
are made by this Legislature. II sueh appropri-
atlOnS made Il VIII be necessary for you 10
provide Tor their payment
STATE FISH INTERESTS
The important interests committed to the care
OF the commissioners OF lis cries appear 10 have
been yea lousy and successfully prosecuted OF
years OF l>N7 and 1855 there remained at the close
OF 1855, -S69l6 detailed accOut OF the iabc-s
OF the commission Will be found in their vaua
bic and interesting report Both the Nine
Springs hatchery, designed for the propagation
or isn for inland waters, and the Milwaukee
hatchery. DR. signed Tor the propagation OF fish
for Lakes Michigan and Superior have been
greatly enlarged. Wisconsin now takes rank as
the first of states for the replenishmen OF in and
waters, although Michigan still leads in the ca
Pacity OF stocking the great lakes.
The Legislature TWO years ago made pro-
vision Tor the appointment OF fish wardehs. The
reports OF these wardens for 1887 OF necessity
cover but portion OF that year. The report
1855 was not made until December 81, as this is
the date provided by law. l would recommend
an amendmen, 10 the law fixing an earlier date
Tor the rendering oi such reports. The value OF
he catch on the great lakes given BY the fish
wardens III 1887 was s250,l6S So value OF prop
perty employed ~269, TO, and the number of
persons employed regularly in that year y as
6l2 The value of The catch in 1855 was $40.
595u6: value OF property employed, S337, ,706;
number of persons employed. 62S.
1t cannot be disputed that the fish industry oc-
cupies very conspicuous pace in the we'll being
OF the state. Ii contributes au important part to
the food supply OF the people, and adds greatly
to the attractIyeness of the state IN the estima-
tlOn of tourists ana pleasure seekers, and should
receive liberal consideration at yoGr hands.
AGRICULTURE
The fact that The value OF the annual product
OF the farms of Wisconsin exceeds 100000 600 IS
a sufficient warrant for the care land solicitude
which has been felt by the people Of this state
for the cause Of agricultural education. That So
lIcltude has found expression in IudiCious and
liberal appropriations for the encouragement Of
thought, discussion and experiment. Ii has been
rightly felt that just in proportion to the amount
OF study and intelligence the farmer himself pos
scSseS VIII be the progress and profit OF the farm
and, tur' her, that the progress and stability Of
all OtneI ayOcatiOns depend very largely on the
prosperity of agriculture. The instincts oi the
people are right on this question: and TO
the credit of the intelligence OF our state be 1t
said, that ali classes have united in an earnest
desire 10 see our agricultural interests advanced
Our lines OF thought and action this interest
are in a most excellent state of effective organ
JZ1tIon. At the head stands the Wisconsin Ex
pertinent Station, which has become a source Of
light and instruction, not alone 10 the people of
our own state but It's bulletins are eagerly
sought for by intelligent and thoughtful farm
erS throughout tn s continent and Europe. \
splendid impetus has thereby been given 10 the
development OF practical thought and under
standing along all the lines OF agriculture wbtc..
il is profitable for US 10 pursue.
The farm Institutes. now in the fourth wear of
their operation, have proved a wonderful stimu
lus in the promotion OF useful knowledge con
ceEnIDg the most profitable AMI economical
methods OF farm practice. since the 0rganlZa
ton OF the institutes nearly 300 meetings OF two
days each have been held IN various portions Of
the state, at which practical questions relating
10 all branches OF animal husbandTy, horIiCut-
ture ana general farming have been discussed.
These meetings have been Wen attended, and
thoroughly appreciated by all classes in the com
munitles where they nave occurred.
The state Agricultural Society by its annual
exhibitions. is accomplishing d very important
work in the material advancement of our state.
OF necessity IL has required frequent and liberal
appropriations from the state to DO the work il
had IN hand. But these appropriations have
failed somewhat of them full purpose through
the fact that its ars being yearly held in differ
eut portions Of the state. there was constant
outlay for primary expenses.
THE WISCONSIN DAIRTNES's ASSOCIATION.
our dairy interests are last becoming OF the
highest Importance to the financial well-being OF
the state. When it IS understood that the milk
prOcCct of W iscOnsln is worth annually over 500.
coo 600 and the state is taking rank one OF the
foremost among the states or the Union II the
prosecution OF this industry, simple Justification
can be i0uud for the appropriations which have
been made To this association. II is 10 this
ganizatlon tnat credit IS largely due for the
spread OF such IN Ormattou as has enabled the
state 70 so greatly prosper IN this particular and
would recommend an appropriation to the same
of - 600 for each OF the years OF Itsy ana 1891.
In connection with this subject, desire to call
your attention TO the necessity Tor more prac-
ticsI legislation against the manufacture and
sale OF fraudulent limitations of butter and
cheese, and the sale OF adulterated milk. Our
present laws are found practically imperative
because OF the fact that there is no well estab-
llsheu agency n existence to secure their en-
tOrCemeut. The sale OF imitation butter aud
cheese visits serious injury upon both consumer
and producer. Upon the consumer, because he
is not made acquainted with the fraudulent
character of the compound. He buys and eats
what he supDOses Is pure butter and cheese,
when the contrary is true 70 a large extent. Es-
Decially Is this the case in hotels AMI boarding
houses The law gives him no guaranty OF the
tine character of his food.
The producer is injured greatly, in that his
market IS destroyed, ana that largely through
fraud His business aids greatly in building up
the state. In Wisconsin alone there is Sl000B0,
eco invested in the dairy business all OF il taxa
bic fCC the support OF the state. II would seem,
then, TO be nothing more than common justice
that the state should protect The producer from
competition based on cheat. several OF cur
sister states, notably Iowa and Minnesota to meet
this evil and injustice have each established n
commission with the necessary powers and means
conferred by law tor the suppression OF the
fraudulent manufacture and sale OF imitation
butter and cheese. well As the sale of aduiter-
ated, impure or diluted milk. In Minnesota the
work of the commission has been mainly devoted
TO the suppression Gt fraud in the sale OF dairy
products. The following table, showing the re-
suit Of the Investigations of the official chemist
of that state. is however, most significant argu-
ment in favor OF The organized effort Of society
against such widespread and rapidly increasing