The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-10
No Change in the Contract Labor
System in Waupun
Prison.
NOT ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY
Many Periodicals and Newspapers
Received at Historical Library
Jones or bennett?

ued, the legislature doing nothing in
the matter. The system is that Of sell
ing labor at about SO cents a day to
Chicago boot and shOemakers, and 9th
ers. The Chicago men then take
charge of the manufact on the pris-
on grounds and get as much labor out
OF the cOnvicts as they can. 1t is fire.
quently urged tina, the Elan 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 it 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-
tenn, and then all the humanitarians
would set up howl.
Priceless Liturature In 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 115 mOnthlies, thirty-eight week
lies, eighty-twO yearlies, two periodi-
calls 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
tnguished 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 ma gaines,
as The Lumberman and The FRESHMAN
One monthly is a 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; little sheet
devoted to birds published in Madi-
som; Chautauqua bulletins; 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-
fically, 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-
IRE 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. l 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
ye:r. 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 $300.0O0 and China
nearly rs much. 4 prince of the royal
family of that country is promised as
a feature.
a@S Not gIuch fl Politics
Little develops III 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
we'll 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 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
nomina ton 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 a comfortable home for them
selves and family. If this is effected
the new law will be a great benefit to
northern Wisconsin. Editor Peer of
Burnett county says that this is true.
1.-THE millionaire lumbernfan, once