The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23
the Manufacture OF reed goods In
Michigan.


$3.50"
Agricultural society with headauar-
quarters In Detroit. and the West
Michigan Agricultural Society. Grand
Rapids, has finally been settled. the
result being that both societies Will
benefit financially. Up to the present
time neither fair has been granted
state aid. Two years ago the state as-
ISOLATION would have been a beneher
ary 70 the extent OF $4,000 per year
had II not been for the other fair asso.
citation. which opposed the measure
AS the result OF the adjustment OF
their difficulties there is little doubt
that the state association VIII be given
an appropriation OF $4,000 and the
West Michigan association $1,000 for
each Of the ensuing two years. This
money Is 10 be used exclusively for
the payment OF premiums on Michigan
live stock. and agricultural and hogt...
cultural products. NJ
Teachers Want More Pay.
The state Teachers' association viii
make strenuous effort this winter toI
Increase the wages OF public school
teachers In MICHIGAN. II has for Q
nNfnbcr OF years been notorious that
the wages paid IN this state have been
much less than those paid in adjoining
states. and at It's last annual meeting
the state association took the matter
in hand. A bill prepared by n COM
mittee OF the association and intro
dueed by Senator Smith provides for
n eaiattv ~ Gpw no.. ,,,OyxtI. g.. Noa nbn.,
holding third grade certificates. $40 for
teachers having second grade certn-
Gates. $40 for teachers having first
grade certificates and $50 for teachers
holding university diplomas OF life GER
tiflcates issued by the State Board OF
Education. The bill further contem-
plates an Increase for teachers OF the
several grades OF $3.50 per month I'M
I'll they have four years experience
The Improvement OF district schools
Is further contemplated in a bill pro-
yiding that each district be supplied
with library which has been offered
by Representative Dewey.
Protest from Druggists.
Both the wholesale and retail drug
glsts are making vigorous protest
against the passage OF Senator Reyes
bill providing that all packages con
tanning patent medicines shall he en-
hellished with labels setting forth fully
the name and trade mark Of the manu-
fncturer. and further that no patent
medicine shall be manufactured or
sold IN Michigan until there has been
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formula and sample Of the article,
which formula Is 10 be published in a
bulletin for the information OF the gen
ernl public. A further provision OF
the bin Is that every manufactures OF
patent medicine shall annually pay
the state license fee OF $1,000. lt Is
argued that lnasmuch as there is
scarcely a druggist in the state who
does not manufacture a number OF sim
pie remedies the situation would be q
most serious one for this class OF
tradesmon In they were held 10 be
manufacturers under this proposed
law. The penalty for violation Is Sc
we're. being 4 fine OF from $500 20
81 600 or imprisonment for not less
than ono nor more than two years, -
Less Drastic Measure. "
IN tho house restrictive measure
less drastic IN rs provisions has been
introduced This provides for printing
the formula on the package labels The
word cposon" In letters one-quarter Of
an inch high 20 appear on all pack,
---- containing sIeohel and so-eallea
/ asss
habt.formIng drugs like cocalne, NOR.
! phine, etc Bills providing for the APP
peArance OF the formula on labels have
been offered at several previous scs-
sions, but all have been killed. The
unusually extremd provisions OF the
two measures now before the iegisla.
ture nre more tha likely to be their
undoinB.
Primary School Fund.
Superintendent a Public Tnstruc,
Wright has formally taken . decided
stand in favor OF a change in the pres
ent method OF distributing the primaN
school funds on the basis OF the num-
her OF children OF school age In the
respective counties. lie backs up with
carefully prepared statistics and eiab.
crate argument which he summarizes
as follows The present method Is In.
equitable In that IL discrimlnates
against the small schools; Il Is based
upon an incorrect and unsatisfactory
report. tho money should be used for
instruction only; Il should be appor-
| toned M certain amount per teacher
and should be apportioned but once a
year instead or semiannually as now,
November being the proper time 20
make the distributions n the present
method Is 20 be pursued, then the leg.
lslature should provide that when any
district receives n larger amount than
II uses for instruction The balance
should be covered back into the state
treasury. Snpt Wright contends that
the purpose or Legislation Is 20 secure
the greatest good TO the greatest num-
Der. and believes that the proposed
changes would relieve the trying
school conditions IN hundreds ~ school
districts OF the state ~ Mich'gan with