Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-12

of the foregoing provision by the !ASiS-
Iature, aud by amendments to prev
iOusly existing statutes. did Wiscon-
sin enter upon a comprehensive prOtec-
| tive policy.
The report Of the dairy and food
commission for the last bienniSl period
| shows q result which must be most
| gratifying To the people Of tho state.
| A total Of 16, 1877 samples Of food pro-
ducts have been analysed by the
| chemists of the commission; 1896
samples OF milk have been tested by
| the dairy experts; 1920 inspections of
! cheese factories, cremeries and skim
ming stations have been made; 5000
! meat markets, groceries, and other
| places for the sale of food were in
| spected. and the milk supply of sixty
| cities and villages was thoroughly ex-
amined. For the violation of the dairy
and food laws 235 convictions were
secured and fines imposed, which to-
gether With inspections and other lines
Of work by the commission have re-
suited in revolution in food matters
| in Wisconsin.
! Needed amendments to existing food
and dairy laws should be made, neces-
| sary new laws enactedand the commits
sion so strengthened that the impOr-
! tant duties entrusted to it may be so
discharged as to give the largest meas
ure of protection to the public.
! 1.-THE governor here refers to the
bureau of labor and industrial statis-
tics and recommends that the commits
| Sioner be authorized to employ addi-
| tiOnal clerical assistance in cases of
extraordinary demands upon the de-
partment and that there be made
available for this purpose a fund not
to exceed $1,000 annually. The gov
ernor adyocates the Semi-annual ex-
animation of banks in the state and
legislation concerning branch banks.
He eIso recommends the passage of a
law permitting railway employees to re-
cover damages for injuries received if
their negligence was less than the rail-
way companies. The governor also
recommends the reorganization Of the
state civil service,l 1-...sa.xe e -
| 49, t:s, 49,. Commission.
The educational work represented By
/ the activities of the free library COM
! mission has been carried to many
| heretofore unreacfed sections OF the
| State during the last biennial period.
The TRAVELLING libraries have been mui.
tip1ied several fold and now reach
more than SOD stations in all sections
OF Wisconsin. The number Of public
libraries which have been establishes
with the aid OF the commissisp. NOW
reach the gratifying total OF Isl, up
resenting a larger number than any
other state in tbs northwest: and in
/ proportion to population Comparing
favorsbly with any state in the union.
/ 1.-THE governor here tells of the work
of the state geological survey and the
state board of forestry ~&6,T
Primary Election.
The primary election law passed by
| the legislature of 1903. and adopted
! by a vote of the people at the general
I election in 1904. was given its first
/ trial in 1906. While opportunity lad
! been previously afforded to observe
/ the operation of the law in the nOmina-
| ton of municipal officers, it remained
/ for the general election of 1906 to sub
/ iect this measure to the severe test of
/ state wide application. In general the
| law has been a success. and gives ev-
| cry indication of accomplishing the re-
! suits promised for it,
1.-THE governor here tells of the work
of the live stock sanitary board and
the commissioners of fisheries.l
State Militia.
/ From personal observations at the
annual encampments of the state
! guards, and from an examination of
the report of the adjutant general, I
am able to state that the w iscOnsin
soldiery has been improved to a stand
ard of efficiency unsurpassed. if
equaIed by the national guard of any
other state The uniformly high de
gree of efficiency attained by the Wis
cOnsin militia is attested by United
States army officers. detailed as in
spectors and instructors of state mill
tary forces,
State Capitol.
The commission charged with the
procurement of plans TOR a new cap
itOl under the acts of the last legs-
laturc. have. after much care and con
sideration. accepted the design pre-
pared by George 3. Post < Sons, archi-
tects of New York city. The plans
contemplate eventually. as the legis-
lature shall direct, the construction Of
an entire building which it is believed
you will find promises to be s..Iy
satisfactory.
Conclusion.
In conclusion let me express the
hope that in all your deliberations You
will be actuated by the supreme desire
to legislate ia the interest of the pub
lie veal. Numerous aud varied de-
mands will be made upon your atten-
ton. The absolute growth of the
state. and the increasing need for the