Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-09
REPAIRS TO Be MADE
But Plans Will Be lnaugurated for
the Erection of a New
Capitol.
TO BE NO SPECIAL SESSION
convention Preparations = Southern
wisconsin Excited Over Beet Sugar
Other Topics of Interest.

tol ruins are being cleared up by the
ala OF many men and teams. Long
closed chutes run from the second
story to the ground, and into these are
shoveled many tons of debris, mostly
powdered, which in turn is carted
away. 1t is interesting how a situa-
ton clears up in a few days when
clear-headed men give their thought
to it. The building commission and
the governor agree that a special SEES
sion at this time is unnecessary; it
couldn't build capitol in a month
or even a year, if it wished to do so.
1t could only arrange for plans, and
this the building commission zap
pointed at the last session. can do. To
be sure, it is little hazy as to wheth-
er it's function was designed to be
more than to enlarge the building to
make room for the supreme court,
with the 100000 given it; but it
rightly concluded that it will be pub
lie service In this crisis to get plans
for reconstructed building. The leg
islature cam then do what it pleases
with them. They will be ready for the
legislature when it meets. The $780,
600 enlargement fund will not be
touched. The governor has authority
to expend from the treasury the es-
timated $4,000 to put on roofs, etc.,
at once and thus house the depart
ments so they can do their work. 1t
is an outcome in which most every
body agrees. The tentative plan is to
keep the majestic dome, of which
many of us are very proud. 1t can
be seen many miles. from the city, by
passengers on all trains; and Dane
county farmers looking up their stock
at night can see the lights glimmering
at the seat of government as they
pause to think great thoughts in the
barnyard
Politics.
Mr.. Babcock is nominated and will
be reelected, and the burning of the
capitol has not interfered with the
plans of the politicians. General
Bryant's state committee will meet
March II, and then fix date for the
state convention. That will enable
them to get the call out eight weeks
before the time required for the cleo
ton of the delegates to the national
convention. The latter meets in Chi
cago on June q. The state admins
tration has mailed large number of
copies of a twenty-four page hand
hood entitled "An Unbiased Judgment
from the Pulpit and the Press on La
Toilette and the Political Issues in
Wisconsin" 1t consists of comments
taken from Former Governor Hoard's
Jefferson County Union, and other adj
ministration papers. Comments by the
Rev. e. G. Updike and Jenkins Lloyd
Jones of Chicago on the political situa-
ton are also given.
Beet Sugar Enthusiasm.
GAINESVILLE is really quite excited over
the securing of beet sugar factory
in her neighborhood, and Professor
Henry talked at a meeting of Madison
farmers the other day. These fac
tories are very expensive plants, cost
ing half million each, but there are
a dozen of them in Michigan, which
have proved very satisfactory invest
ment. The agreement offered the farm
ers of Watertown (where the proposal
of factory interests the people)
states: "The said company will fur
nish in due season the necessary seed
at 10 cents a pound and will pay for
all suitable beets delivered by said
beet grower at the rate of $500 per
ton, net weight, for beets containing
II per cent. or less of sugar and an
additional % cents per ton for each
/ per cent. Of sugar contained in the
beets in excess of the II per cent
Furthermore, the company agrees to
pay in addition to above price 25 cents
per ton for all beets delivered after
Nov. 1 of each season.
Trees and Shrubs.
The agricultural experiment station
has Issued a bulletin (No 10S) which
deals with a subject full of interest
to Madison, whose parks and drives
are quite famous. 1t is written by
Professor r. Cranefield. The topic lis
trees and shrubs for shade and orna-
ment." For several years past many
species of trees and shrubs have been
purchased for the ornamtation of the
station grounds; in addition, other
kinds, many of them of doubted hardi-
ness, have been planted in the nursery
grounds Of the horticultural depart
ment for trial The results of these
trials are given in the appendix. Every
body loves to plant trees and the book
let will interest enthusiasts in this di-
rection. Some isolated sentences will
show the nature of the contents. The
green ash and hard maple thrive best
in low, moist situations, while the elm
and blackberry will make satisfactory
growth under widely varying condi-
lions. That it does not take forever
and a day to raise a tree is suggested
by picture of an American white elm,
twenty-eight years from seed; the
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