The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Payne Wants Two Questions
Settled Before Election.
PHILIPPINES AND MONEY THE ONES.

Veteran Republican Politician Gives His
Views as tn What Congress Should Do =
Woman's College Dedicated at Milwau-
kee-$11O.OOO in New Buildings-Salt
and Wisconsin Dairy Uses-The Biggest
Creamery Man in the State.
Madison, Wis, June 13.-The success
Of Mr.. Henry c. Payne in securing the
pledge Of President Mckinley to visit
Milwaukee next October, on the oc-
casion of state visit to Chicago calls
attention to the continued influence of
this veteran Wisconsin man of affairs
and politician, despite the efforts Of
many to throw him down"
The opinions Of such men are always
of value, by reason Of their experience
and wide outlook. In response to my
query as to the likelihood of an extra
session, Mr.. Payne said
1T is very much to be desired that
matters Of serious import to the well
fare of the country, and which require
legislation by congress, should be dis
posed OF before the opening of the presi-
Dental campaign. For this reason I
favor an extra session Of congress in
the early fall, so that legislation de-
sired on the lines indicated may be
enacted before the opening Of the cam
paIgn of next year, and the country
may have an opportunity to judge of
the effect of such legislation by actual
experience, rather than to have the
financial issue and the question Of the
administration of the Philippines open
for discussion during the excitement
of a presidential campaign without the
policy of the administration being
clearly defined and formulated into law.
Congress Unites on Financial Bill.
LAS to the financial issue, I believe
the party, represented in both houses
of congress, recognizes the obligation
to legislate along the lines Of our
pledges made at ST. Louis and the rec
concentrations made by the president,
and if I am correctly informed, the
house committee has agreed upon the
terms of a bill which will fully carry
out the pledges made by the party in
the last presidential campaign, and there
is little reason to doubt that the senate
committee, which will commence it's
sessions to consider the subject next
month, will unite with the house COM
mittee upon the terms of a financial
measure which will be enacted into a
law.
I'VE destroyed the government of Spain
in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine
islands, and responsibility for the main
tenance Of order and the establishment
of permanent and secure government
in these islands has devolved upon u.s.
We cannot honorably yield possession
of them without having accomplished
this result. There may be, and there
undoubtedly is, difference of opinion
as to whether it is wise for this country
to retain permanent possession of the
Philippines, but there should be no diff
ference of opinion as to our duty to es-
tablish some permanent, stable form Of
government in them, and then decide
what is for the interests of the people of
the islands and for our own people as
well.
AT the present moment, we have not
the information that would enable us
to act wisely regarding the question of
the form of government to be estab-
lished in the Philippine islands, but it
is to be hoped by the time congress can
deal with this subject that the resist
ance to our forces will have yielded and
that law and order will prevail and that
we can deal with the subject calmly
and dispassionately, with due regard
not Only to the rights of our own gov
eminent and people, but to what is best
for the inhabitants of the islands them
selves"
They Own Eighteen Creameries.
Mr.. Roach of Waterloo, jefferson
county, who wants to be dairy and food
commissioners, is a member of the
Roach & Seeber Co., made up of two
sets of brothers who own eighteen cream
cries and control others, and also cheese
factories. These are all in Wisconsin.
They did a business of $685. 900 last year.
A. j. Roach, the aspirant, started by
gathering cream from farmers with a
team. That was in 1881. He began in
the little town of Milford, then moved
to Waterloo as business developed. 1t
is the old story of a small beginning.
Ten years ago he had two creameries
and Joined efforts with the Seekers.
Now the four men all have handsome
AAO1I4CS III w dlSIlOO dIIu dIG prosperous.
But creameries are only part of their
business. They are equally important
in cold storage. The plant in Water
loo has a capacity of thirty-fiv car
loads-butter, eggs and cheese. The
plant is operated, not by chemicals,
but under the Dexter patent--ice and
salt. There is branch plant at HoUgh-
ton, Mich The creameries operated by
this big firm are maintained by the
milk supply of from thirty to ninety
six farmers (Footville.)
How to Make Money with Creamery.
Speaking of the creamery business,
Mr.. Roach noted the tendency to con-
solidation-the massing of factories I'M
der one management. The cooperative
creameries that are making the best
money, he said, are those that contract
their supply Of butter to local jobbers,
as some creameries do to Roach & See
ber Thus the farmers who own the
creamery are freed from worry about a
market. The Elgin price rules and the
bitches about shortage and quality that
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