Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
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For the purpose of more intelligentIy
exploiting the dairy interests of the State
4 new bill has been presented for the
purpose of collecting dairy statistics
which will add considerable to the labors
IF the assessors of each town, village and
city. At the time of making the annual
assessment of property they are directed
10 ascertain the number and value of
The creameries, milk condensing factories
and cheese factories; the number of pat
rons, the number of cows contributing,
he number of pounds of milk received,
The number of pounds of butter, cheese
IF condensed milk made and the amoun.
Of money received for the products in the
preceding twelve months In addition to
this the assessors are to be required to
ascertain the number of pounds of butter
and cheese made in the farms and the
value thereof and the number of gallons
of milk furnished or sold other than rhat
furnished to creameres. cheese or con-
1ensed milk factories. Duplicate reports
are 10 be made and filed with the town,
village or city clerk and with the county
clerk. The latter is to forward the re-
ports to the Secretary of State before
Aug. 10 of each year The Secretary of
State is required to compile the statistics
and file them with the dairy and food
commissioner. These statistics it is
claimed, will be of very great value. and
nasmuch as no appropriation is neces-
sary and no new positions are created
there is not the slightest doubt that the
bill will be passed.
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The agitation growing out Of the at
tempt of localities in the northern part
of the State TO recover back the sums
expended by them in checking the spread
Of smallpox and in stamping out the con
;agion has had the result Of wiping out
the fund at the disposal of the State
board of health for the purpose of check
ing the spread of contagious diseases.
The amendment tackled on to the Whit
son bin by the Senate limits the use of
the fund to prevent the spread of hu-
homie plague or Asiatic cholera. The
bill was designed to cover smallpox land
other contagious diseases" but the com
nittec on claims tackled on the amend
ment. 1t develops that some of the
towns received assistance from the State
board Of health last year while most of
the cities were obliged to take care of
themselves. Up to two years ago the
fund was provided to guard against the
cholera and the plague as we'll as against
smallpox. For the first time smallpox
was included and the sum of $4,000 was
expended. Last year Superior was oblig
I'd TO expend $4,000 10 prevent the
spread of smallpox that came largely
from Minnesota and Senator Hudnall
thought the State ought to help the city
Out. The objection was that if the State
were to aid one locality it should aid all.
If it were to aid all it was pointed out
thai in the event Of contagion in Mil
waulee the entire fund of $4,000 would
be snapped up and there would be moth
ing left for another community,
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Visitors to the Senate Chamber during
the evening debate on the Merton reso-
luton were forced to the conclusion that
the Wisconsin Senate is anything ex.
cept n digni6ed body. While the Sena.
tors were debating the question clerks
were walking ;bout the floor without
coats on, lin their shirt sleeves" as The
saying goes; others were lounging around
tators sitting near the Senators were
so spell-bound that they were put to
sleep at any rate they slept now ana
then awaking only to doze away again.
1t is possible that the long arguments
convinced some Of the Senators. but
there is little probability that it changed
the vote Of anyone. The speeches were
well worth listening TO. but some Of the
f,,lr ot
any rate they paid the speakers the poor
compliment of turning their backs and
di cussng other matters with their neigh
bors or visiting friends. Matters were
different, however, during the speech OF
Senator McGillivray. He made so much
noise that it was impossible for the sleep
ers to sleep; it awoke every one.
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1t is extremely improbable that there
viii be any further sales of public lands
in Wisconsin; that is, unless, it is de
termined, hereafter, that l;nds now pos
scssed by the State are more suitable
for agricultural purposes than for pres-
eryation as forests. The State forestry
BILL the first to be presented in the Sen
ate, is likely to pass. st least some Kind
of mea.ure providing for the prcscrya-
ton Of the forests viii be enacted into a
law. The passage Of this act will not
only save the forests, but il will also
yield the State something like an AIDE
quate return from the timber while re.
timing title TO the land itself, II Is an
open secret that thousands and thousands
Of acres Of timber lands have been sold
III the past for So and 50 per acre, which
have yielded many thousands Of dollars
to the purchasers who cut the timber.
If the method were to be continued for
any length OF time ii would not be long
before the forests were gone and the
State would have bartefed them away
for q mere pittaitce while the purchasers
waxed rat in wealth.
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If the Senate conferees on the school
tax question can convince the Assembly
c0nferees that the imposition Of the l.
mill tax less $350000 win not mean more
than a direct tax Of TO Of mill and
that the income will be sufficient 10 meet
the general expenses SO that the amount
may Be deducted without Gripping amy
nf the departments. tae Assembly con-
force, wiIl reeSSncnd tliet Size Senate
bin BE cOncurred i1. Senator Whitehead
rays there not thc slightest doubt tina.
fhc tax wdl be kept down 20 40 Of
nlii. The proposi,loa therefore. win de-
pend almost wholly upon the probable in
come of the State aDd the amount Of the
appropriations that are made. The CONF
uiitee Is having an esiimate prepared.
81 looks very much rs though the Senate
$50 viii prevail. If It does it win give
the schools nearly as much money MS
they had last year. which means there
win be money enough TO permit a great
many Improvements.
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The residents Of the town Of Common
wealth who have been unable 20 vote
for fha raaf ton ar fstefva Years hooai4e.