The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-16

party pledges is not known These
regulars were all present at the party
council last summer when the parrv
pialIorm was ADOPTED. They saw Sen
ator Curtis fall under the wheels of the
wagon and suffer the concussion of ia
passage over his PROSTATE form They
have the majority that will bring home
the bacon and they may use it. Still it
only requires slight DETECTION to give
the insurgents majority Two or
three senators can swing the nenduIt1no
to the other side any time they have a
mind to do so. Progressive legislation
looks to have a hard time ahead in the
senate, how hard can be known only
when the bills come up for roll call
Meanwhile Governor Stubbs and his
lieutenants are watching the senate in
fear and trembling.
Joe Mercer, live stock and sanitary
inspector, and chairman of the house
ways and means committee. is exer-
cised over the claims of the yeter-
inarians and live stock men in conven-
ton here last week that there was a
lot of red tape about the process of Sc
curing serum for hogs from the agri-
cultural college. Mr.. Mercer wants it
understood that his department is in
no way responsible for this state of
affa1rs. There is no necessity he de-
clares, for any red tape when a farmer
wants serum for his infected hogs. He
l.
is available.
The college at this time has absolute
jurisdiction over the manufacture and
distribution of the serum and does NOT
pass through the live stock department
at ALL The live stock department-7hera-
ly notifies the college in regard to in
fected districts and where the serum
is needed. 1t is then up to the college
to send the serum without delay or
formality or any red tape whatever
The live stock department first intro
duced the serum cure in the state Mr.
Mercer went to Kansas City to see the
first experiments and had a government
inspector come here to install the plant
at the agricultural college and give in
struction in the work of producing the
serum.
The charge made by the college is
now 80 cents per dose. Mr.. Mercer be-
leves the serum can be manufactured
for 70 cents per dose, and says that
many states are now selling it for that
sum. Private firms manufacture and
sell the serum at a profit for 80 cents
per dose. 1t ought not to cost over
$3.50 to establish plant of sufficient
capacity to supply all the serum need
ed in Kansas, according to the live
stock inspector. Some states furnish
the serum free to the farmers and
stockmen.
Mr.. Mercer believes that his depart
ment should have jurisdiction over the
The house last Saturday passed
bill appropriating $4,000 to the agri-
cultural college for the serum plant
The college had used its contingent ex-
pertinent fund to build the present
plant.
W. c. Austin, the newly elected state
printer, does not assume his office until
July 1. He was sworn in at the same
time with the other state officers, but
T. A. McNears term of office does not
expire for six months Telephone calls
and mail have been received at the
state printing p1antaor Mr. Austin. He
Is still located at Cottonwood Falls.
There has been good deal of talk
| in legislative circles to the effect that
a branch normal school will be created
| this session. Some of the legislators
from the northeast counties are pull
| ing for this school and propose to To-
| cate it at Atchison. McComb of STAFF
| ford county said today if such a bill
| was passed he would make a fight to
have it located at st. John, Stafford
| county. He claims that the southwest
needs such an institution as badly as
| the northeast.
Representative Cliff Matson of Sedg-
| wick spent Sunday at the State Agri-
cultural college at Manhattan. Several
of the representatives spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting the nearby state
institutions. All had invitations to
shed the light of their presence upon
| the classic walls of the state schools
and many accepted. One of the big
fights of the session will center on the
| appropriation bills. The estimates have
been cut by the state auditor about d
! million and many members will hold
| out for this economy. Other members
| will take the part of the institutions.
And the smoke of the conflict will
| ascend to the skies.