Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-04

and that IL tho actual intent and effect
CT 1t had been fully understood at tho
time II would not have received favor
able consideration, The old soldiers
Of the state desired to honor both Rusk
and Fairchild, said Mi, Sanford, and 1t
was an imposition to ask tho veterans
to choose between the two gallant gen
erals. Both served their state and
country well, and too much honor
could not be done them, The speaker
dcplored the fact that the question of
religion had been injected into the
matter under consideration. s. NJ,
Long, an old soldier of Madison, said
that he would De pleased to see a statue
of his old commander, Gen. Fairchild
placed in the old hall Of representatives
at Washington, but he was opposed to
The recall OF the Marquette statue "A
stmblyman Goodell Of Vernon spoke IN
favor of the bill providing for statue
of Rusk The hearing concluded with
running debate participated In by
Assembyman ID. X. Smith OF the COM
mittee, Assemblyman Goodell and
Messrs. dwell, Sanford and Long AS
semblyman Sweotlne, who introduced
the memorial for the recall Of the Mar
quette statue. says he has a sensation
&c spring before II IL finally disposed
Of. II Is thought that II the memorial
is favombly reported II will 90 THROUGH
the house, The committee hasn't set
time for vote.
Dane Farmers Protest.
Assemblyman Mnch's bill prohibit
ing the retail of products OF the college
of agriculture Of the Wisconsin univer-
sity brought out redhot debate before
the assembly committee on education
Tuesday afternoon. Three dozen far
mers living in the vicinity of Madison
were on hand to testify their warm APP
proval Of the bill. Ex-senator w. s.
Main and Judge II. W. Keyes led the
w. A. Henry the opposition. Mr.
Main made rattling speech urging tn,
committee to report the bill favorably
He said that II was an outrage for
great state like Wisconsin to tax II
farmers and then step In and take thei
home market away from them. I'll
dairy school should send its products |
Chicago and other distant markets, MI
Main said.
Prof. Henry, replying, said that the
university dairy school consumes 5000
pounds Of milk daily and has under con-
sideration some investigations that will
each day require | 200 pounds additional.
Fifty-seyen formers sell milk TO the
cured It's milk from Black Earth, but
that practice was not satisfactory. A
relatively high price is paid for milk by
the school and In creating the demand
for the milk OF 81 farmers at such price
big benefit Is conferred The profess
sor said that II would be tedious to de-
tail all the benefits OF the college OF
agriculture. I'VE have three men
working on milk problem now" he
said, "and expect TO keep them on II
for five years II success is not reached
sooner. We now lead the world In
discoveries regarding the curing Of
cheese. Wisconsin loses millions Of
dollars every year because cheese is not
properly cured" In enumeration OF the
benefits OF the Wisconsin dairy school
the professor referred to the Babcock
test and TO the fact that the Wisconsin
dairy school Is the parent Of all dairy
schools In America and furnishes many
instructors for dairy schools now spring
Ing into existence. lie said that Cor
nell, Ohio, Pennsylvania New Jersey
universities have milk wagons on the
streets OF the cities where they are L
Gated Last year, he said, the uniye
sity received about 81 800 from the sale
Of lts farm products. lie thought that
about 30 per cent. II the products OF the
university dairy school are sold al retail
In Madison. He spoke OF the great
benefit sick babies derive from paster-
lied milk. The dairy school takes milk
from the farmers, the professor said.
and returns al much OF II az desired In
the form Of butter. etc. at cost OF
about 2 per cent. for manufacture.
Judge Reyes said that as farmer he
couldn't sit still and see this imposition
by the university 60 on. He wanted to
fake n hand In the Il kht for the farmers.