River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-07-06

ing the name of but one lobbyist.
An end was brought to the long
fight over the Kahn court reporter
bill, which prevents court reporters
from doing any work outside of their
court duties. The bill was killed.
The bill creating the board of public
affairs was concurred in while the
measure making an additional appro-
priation of $4,000 to the emergency
hospital at the state fair was killed.
| The industrial commission bill, which
passed the assembly, was the subject
of further amendment, Senator Blaine
presenting an amendment that will
consolidate the industrial accident
board and the Industrial commission
in such a manner as to save the keep
ing Of two separate sets of records
by a single commission.
State Reserves 1928 Acres.
| In response to resolution intro
duced in the assembly, calling on
State Forester Griffith for information
regarding the number Of acres of
land now under option by the state
board of forestry, the price to be
paid per acre and also the price which
has been paid for such lands, the
state forester sent communication
| to the assembly. In this report he
says that the board holds no land un-
der option.
Mr.. Griffith included in his report
lands which have been purchased
from September, 1907, forward.
Among the latest and heaviest pur-
chases were 27,252.51 acres of the g.
F. Sanborn Lumber company, Eagle
River, at $3.50 per acre; 600 acres Of
the Boswell Manufacturing and Luln-
Der company, Wausau, at $3.50 per
acre; $40 acres of the Alexander
Stewart Lumber company, Wausau,
at So per acre, and 1896 acres of the
Yawkey-Bissell Lumber company at
$3.50 per acre.
Call of the above purchases" said
Mr.. Griffith, "have been completed and
fully paid for except the Yawkey-
| Bissell Lumber company, the Good
| year Lumber company and the G. F..
7 Sanborn Lumber company, which will
be completed under land contracts as
funds are available"
The total acreage of lands pur-
chased is given at ILL., 07 acres. OF
lands granted to the state by the fed
eral government and the Nebegamon
Lumber company there are 24,321
acres, making total acreage of 1885,
728 acres.
In conclusion Mr.. Griffith said that
most of the lands purchased con-
tanned valuable young timber, which,
If protected from fire, would grow into
valuable forests. The average price
paid, he said, was three dollars per
acre, which he considered reasonable
considering the location, much Of the
land bordering on the lakes in the
northern part of the state.
Department to Enforce New Law.
Health Officer J. P. Donovan will
insist on the enforcement of chapter
379 Of the laws of 1911 relating to
food products as soon as he has read
over the law. This measure prohibI
It's the merchants from displaying or
storing fruits, vegetables, or other
food products on the sidewalk or out
side their place Of business unless the
same are securely covered by glass,
wood or metal cases or enclosed in
tight boxes, bags or barrels, and all
cases and retainers are to be raised
at least two feet above the sidewalk.
The provisions of the measure do
not apply to fruits or vegetables
which are peeled or skinned before
! being used or which are stored in
tight barrels, boxes or crates.
The law also provides that no dairy
or other food products which have
been prepared for eating shall be dis
played or offered for sale unless prop
erly protected from flies, dust, dirt
or other injurious contamination by
being suitably covered with. glass,
wood, or metal case or covering.
1t is the duty of the health officer
in each town, village and city to CO.
operate with the dairy and food de-
partment in the enforcement of the
law.
Big Industrial Growth of Wisconsin.
A decided increase in all items
over the report Of 1904 is shown in a
preliminary statement of the general
results of the thirteenth United States
census, of manufactures of Wiscon-
sin. The increased percentage is as
follows:
Number of salaried officials and
clerks, 81 per cent; cost of materials
used, So per cent; capital At per
cent; value of products, "A per cent;
salaries and wages, 9S per cent;
value added by manufacture, 33 per
cent; miscellaneous expenses, 81 per
cent; primary horsepower, 26 per
cent; average number o; wage earn
ers employed during the year, Fl per
cent; and number of establishments,
IA per cent.
There were 1922 manufacturing es-
Establishments in 1909 and 1858 in
1904, an increase of 1,164, or IA per
cent.
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