Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-17
BARNES CHAIRMAN
RATE COMMISSI(
RHlNELANDER ATTORNEY HE.
NEW BODY.
MANY FOR SECRETA
John M. Winterbotham, Thomas
uty, Available for Respon'
$500 Place-Much Business
ready Accumulated for the Co
Grafton of the Commission.

The new Wisconsin railroad
commission, created by the last l,
lature, formally organized yester
Commissioner John Barnes of RI
lander was elected chairman, but
election of a secretary was not
cluded and will probably be male
morning. A large number Of appl
tions for this place have been
and the commission is proceed
slowly in order that the fitness of ca
candidate may be examined careful
and the best available man secur
Attorney John M. Winterbotham
Madison, who has been deputy re
road commissioner under CommissiC
Ter Thomas, is said to be perhaps
| leading candidate. A number of M
tiers have already reached the comm.
sion for investigation, concerning "a
ROAD rates and incidents of operatio
cut these will not be taken UP UNI
| the organization Of the commissil
has been fully effected, all the subo
dinate positions filed and permane1
quarters secured. The meeting yes
terday was held in the room on tE
second floor of the capitol occupie
during the last session of the legislf
ture by the assembly committee on il
iiciary, but this does not offer su
ficient accommodations for the con
/ mission.
Notice of Bad Products.
| Dairy and Food COMMISSIONS:
Emery yesterday sent out IS letters o
notification to dealers of Wisconsin
informing them that certain food Pre-
ducts found upon their shelves hat
been analysed by the state chemis
and found to ibe adulterated and i
sold it would be in violation of the
law These cases will be followed uI
and as quickly as practicable an in
spector will call at the places in ques
ton and if these adulterated foods are
still on sale there prosecution will fol
low. This gives the dealers a chance
! TO clear their stores of bad goods an?
avoids the possibility of prosecuting
man for what he did without an,
knowledge or intention of violating tn
pude food statutes, although the Law
allows prosecution On the basis Of til
discoveries already made by the con
missioner. In this manner Commits
sioner Emery assists the dealers t
purify their stocks and he cooperate
with them in enforcing the laws, ratF
er than making war upon them
Monument Design Selected
The commission having in cnarg
the matter of erecting monument
the site of the old Andersonville pri
on, in honor of the Wisconsin soldier
who lied there, has determined upo
design. The monument will be lare
of base, sc by 2S feet in dimension
and will have successive smaller re,
tangular bases over this, then a larg
lsolid upright construction and su
mounted by an eagle and Wisconsi
coat of arms in bronze. The tot
height is to be SO feet. On one far
of the upright will be a sculpture
figure of woman in has relief. syn
bolizing peace, AMI on the other lare
surface will be the inscription of II
monument and the seal oil the stat
The entire work will cost close to $40
000, the amount of the appropriate
made by the legislature of 1903 70
this purpose.
Expenses of Lobbyists.
It. w. Spence, who represented tn
Milwaukee Trust Go. on several bills
before the last Legislature. filed
yesterday that his service as a lobby
list cost the trust company $263.5O.
John G. Conway received $1SG12 for
representing several farmers near
Watertown in relation TO the bill to
allow the Watertown Electric company
to build a dam across the Rock river.
Distributing Autographs.
Several tons Of advertising matter
is being sent out from the Office Of the
state board of agriculture 20 be dis
tributed throughout the state for the
purpose of letting the people know
that the best fair of the entire north
west will be held in Milwaukee Sep
tem5er Ills. The distribution is in
charge of Emil Hartmann.
First Teachers institute.
In 16 counties Of the state there
began yesterday the annual summer
institutes for teachers, which will be
held all over the state during the sum-
Imer vocation periol. The institute
committee of the state board of nor
mai regents-C. P. Cary. John Har-
rington and Mrs. E. Ray Stevens. The
counties in which institutes are in
progress this week are Brow1 CClum-
bia. Dodge. Fond du Lac, Grant, Green,
Jackson, Kenosha, La Fayette. Ra-
cine, st. Croix, Sank, Shawano, Wau-
hesha, Waupaca and Waushara.