Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
OUR MADISON LETTER
No Change in the Contract Labor
System in Waupun
Prison.
NOT ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY
Many Periodicals and Newspapers
Received at Historical Library
Jones or bennett?

Madison, July THE contract Ia
Dor system at Waupun is not altogeth-
er satisfactory, but it will be contin-
ued, the legislature doing nothing in
the matter. The system is that Of sell
ing labor at about SO cents day to
Chicago boot and shoemakers, and 9th
ers. The Chicago men then take
charge Of the manufactory on the pris-
on grounds and get as much labor out
of the cOnvicts as they can. 1t is fire.
quently urged thai the Plan initiates
against free labor, though in these
prosperous times this cry is not much
raised. 1t is imperative that the pris-
oners should be kept at work. Every
body thinks that 1t would be a good
thing to take them outdoors, and have
them build these good roads about the
state of which we hear so much. To
do this, however, it would be necessary
to institute some sort Of a gang sys-
TEN, and then all the humanitarians
would set up howl.
Priceless Liturature in a Library.
1t is interesting to note the number
of current periodicals received by big
library. The historical library has just
issued a bulletin showing those regu-
larly received and filed away. There
are 175 monthlies, thirty-eight week
lies, eighty-two yearlies, two periodi-
Gals that are published twice a year,
one that is published every other year,
and fourteen bi-monthlies. These are
what are known as periodicals, as dis
tinguished from the newspaper press.
These periodicals are of all classes,
foreign and domestic. They include
college papers, popular magazines, Pc
riodicals devoted to antiques, anthrop-
ology, etc. There are trade magazines,
as The LumOerman and The FRESHMAN
One monthly is statement of dis
bursements of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads. Many have to do with
books-the Catholic periodicals are
many. There is a monthly bulletin
of municipal statistics; a little sheet
devoted to birds published in Madi-
SOM; Chautauqua bulletins; 1.-THE Club
Woman;;" Cooks Excursionist," ETC.
Not many people will wish to consult
these fifty or 100 years hence, but
there should be four or five places in
the United States where such things
can be found when wanted, and every
Wisconsin man is glad that in his state
these invaluable archives for the few
who want them may be found. Prac-
tically, all the newspapers of the state,
daily or weekly, are gifts to the His
torical society. The library pays the
expense of binding. In addition, that
the collection may be most rich for fut-
ure research newspapers are received
and filed from Alaska, from San Fran
cisco and Denver; number of dailieS
from Chicago; The Daily Herald and
Weekly Transcript from Boston, and
from many of the states typical dailies
and weeklies, not forgetting those in
foreign towns. The San Juan, p. R.,
News is one. There are three Cana
dian dailies, etc. In all there are 334
periodicals, 332 Wisconsin newspapers,
and siXty-tWO other newspapers.
Nineteen bulletins have been issued by
the State Historical society-No. 1 in
1897 relative to the proposed state
semi-centennial.
Wisconsin at st. Louis.
This state is not far removed from
st. Louis. In fact, nights ride from
Chicago takes us there. 1t is likely,
therefore, that most everybody Of Wis
consin will visit the st. Louis fair next
yecr. There are 1000 men at work on
the buildings at the present time, SO
the show will likely be a good one.
Wisconsin certainly has appropriated
handsomely. 1t is said that Japan has
appropriated over 100000 and China
nearly as much. A prince of the royal
family of that country is promised as
8 feature.
Not Much in Politics.
Little develops in the political sit
uation except complimentary and pos
sibly tentative references to men whom
it is presumed would make good can
didates for governor. The movement
toward Indian Commissioner Jones is
well defined, and that gentleman says
he is willing. There are some who
believe that State Senator Fred Den
nett of Sheboygan would be even more
available. He has An attractive per
sonality, and in making canvas
through the state, as a friend express
es it, He would catch the crowd be-
fore the train stopped" Senator
Whitehead spoke at Mt. Horeb the
home of Congressman Dahle) July 4,
but the GAINESVILLE man Is apparently
not interested in politics At least,
he does not talk abou them. Mean
while, others with less claims on the
nomination are interesting the public
and lines are forming for next year
The coming sale Of state lands is de-
signed to be in the interest of those
who would secure only enough to
make q comfortable home for them
selves and family. If this is effected