The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
GOSSIP.
Pittsburg Training School to
Appeal TO Legislature.
Will Ask 100000 Appro-
priatiOn for a Building.
A CHANCE TO SEE.
Exhibit Of the Work Is to Be
Shown.
Proposed Labor Bills Are to Be
Considered.
CHANCE TO SEE.

At the coming session OF the legisla-
ture, the Pittsburg Manual Training
Normal school will make a strong effort
to get an appropriation for a $1,000
building.
Among other things, it proposes to
have installed at a convenient place for
exhibition, lot of samples of the work
done by students of the school, for the
purpose of showing the members of the
legislature that the institution is
good thing for the state. The exhibit
is already in Topeka, and is being ex-
hfbited in the postorrice room of Repre-
sentative hall during the state teachers
convention. Principal Russ and all the
members of the manue t-si-..og facul-
ty are here with the AIiDit and some
of them will be here during a good
share of the session of the legislature
The exhibit which was sent includes
large and interesting display of work
from the wood working, joinery and
turning classes, a display of pastry,
cookery and canned and preserved
fruits from the domestic science class,
specimens of sewing and needle work
from the sewing class and a nice dis
play of basketry, Indian bead work
and other work from the manual train
ing classes.
place for the Manual Training Normal
school, the town agreed to build suit
able building for the accommodation of
the school. This has not been done,
and for this reason there may be some
objection to the proposed expenditure
OF money ror the purpose of building the
school home.
There is to be a meeting of the legisla-
tive committee of the State Bureau OF
Labor and Industry in this city in about
a for nf darfra
with Secretary w. L. A. johnson, some of
the bills which it is proposed to intro
ture.
The committee is composed of ]. Curry
of Topeka, chairman; w. o. VanPelt OF
Pittsburg; Eugene Bramlet of Mineral: c.
o. Churchill of lola.
The last session of the legislature pass
ed several laws which were advocated by
the Bureau of Labor and Industry. Among
fhese bI S TeFe s fhH 1 plnm55ing bill the 6aF6er
of Inspector of weights and measures at
the mines. There are number of legis-
latfve propositions which are to come be-
fore the coming session with the o. K. OF
the labor society. Among other interest,"
ing matters the society will probably ad-
vocate a bill making contractors liable for
the safety of scafolding which is used in
the construction of buildings. 1t is some-
through defective scaffolding which he
himself has constructed the contractor
can not be held liable for damages. The
proposed law will make it obligatory on
the contractor to see to it that all scaf-
folding is properly constructed and safe
before men are allowed to work upon it.
1t seems likely that this is the last year
which the sugar beet raisers of Kansas
will get bounty of 81 a ton on their
beets. The industry is now practically
self-sustaining and is longer an ex-
pertinent. I. L. Diesem, member of the
state board of agriculture, and a resident
of Garden City, says: IF the coming leg
islature wants to do anything special for
us it might make appropriation of per-
hapS 5000 to experiment in destroying the
grasshoppers. We have had much trouble
with grasshoppers this year. I think it
would be money well expended. A great
deal of fun was made of that appropria-
ton to exterminate prairie dogs. but it
was a good investment for the state. 1t
reclaimed a large amount of land that
the dogs were destroying. L do not know
just what could be done in the way of
exterminating grasshoppers. but they
might be inoculated with some disease as
chinch bugs were. We lost our last two
cuttings of alfalfa this year on account
of the grasshoppers."