Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-08-25
CAPITAL ITEMS.

| CapltOl is Closed anu access W lH6
books in the collection will be denied
| the general public for several weeks,
during the removal of the new books
to the new building. No one can es-
innate at this date the length of time
| that will be consumed in the removal,
it is likely to be eight or ten weeks.
In the removal of the Boston library,
with its smaller collection of books,
seven weeks were required.
While this work is progressing,
however, there will be no change in
| the present rules relating to admis-
| sion to the new library building.
Visitors will be welcomed as usual,
and the placing of the books in the
stacks will not interfere with their in
spection of the art treasures of the
building.
The removal of the books is ex-
pected to progress with great rapidity
when fairly under way. The volumes
will be coasted down chute from the
galleries, placed in their proper boxes,
carried by men through the rotunda
to the east front of the capitol, loaded
into the wagon and transported to
new building. Here the boxes will be
placed upon the elevators leading to
the different rows of book stacks, and
and will be distributed Systematically
and quickly.
Superintendent Green has devised
an ingenious arrangement for remov-
ing dust from the books before they
are placed upon the new shelves. He
has attached an ordinary hose to the
air compressor belonging to the pneu-
matte tube system, and, TO use his
language, will, just ''turn on the hose"
on the dusty books. Instead of water
however. stream of air flowing out
under heavy pressure, will do the
work. To the end Of the hose is at
tached broad nozzle, one sixteenth
of an inch by four inches in size.
which will enable the air to play on
the books in stream the shape OF a
brush. The plan has been tried with
success upon the collections which
have already been brought over, and
it is expected theat every book will go
into it's new quarters free from dust.
Secretary Wilson of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has taken steps
looking to the enforcement of the law
against the expectation of filledcheese,
except when plainly Tabled as such.
Representative WILDER called on
Mr.. Wilson in company with a mer
chant from Liverpool, who had been
imposed upon by American exporters
of filled cheese as pure article. The
Liverpool merchant brought with him
proof of the fraud that has been
perpetrated. Wilson at once con-
ferred with Secretary Gage, W no
promised to see that the internal rev.
enue officers take active measures to
prosecute those expert filed cheese as
cheese and in that way largely de-
stroy the foreign market for the dairy
products of America.
The fraud has done an immense in
jury to the American export trade,
and has been largely instrumental in
reducing American exports of cheese
from $7,676,657 in value in 1892 to
1901, 915 in 1896, each year since
1892 witnessing reduction ofexports
of this character.
The English dealers for some time
after the introduction of filled cheese
on thes market could not tell it from
the real article and merchants dis
covered they had been humbugged
only by having the cheese spoil on
their hands.
No country can produce more or
better cheese than United States,
Secretary Wilson says that by a rigid
enforcement of the law in respect to
filled cheese the American product
will stand high III foreign markets,
and exports will be greatly increased.
The experiment stations Of the de-
partment of agriculture have been
for some time investigating methods
for the Eproduction of cheese, and it
is claimed that no place in the world
producesss..cheese Con such scientific
principals las in the United States,
and nowhere can finer product be
secured. The treasury department
will Of onca bnoiD fbo ,1rococrfiop cf