The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
BROOMS BY STATE
Representative Wilson Has an
i Original Scheme.
Would Start Factory at Hutch
inson Reformatory.
QUINCY HAS IDEAS.
Would Have Business Men on
Health Board.
w. P. Lambertson Candidate for
Speaker Pro Tenn.

Many members of the legislature
came to town today and some there
were who talked for publication and
some did not. Clement Wilson, the
new representative from Greeley
county, has an apparently practical
and benefcial plan to institute a
broom plant at the Hutchinson re-
formatory, just the same as the Irvine
plant at the state penitentiary. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Wilson, there is de-
mand on the part of the producer OF
broom corn and the consumer of
brooms for such state plant. His
plan sounds good and should be given
consideration by the legislature.
Mr.. Wilson declared that there is a
lot of broom corn raised in the west
ern counties of the state. That last
season the farmers received as high
as $3.50 per ton for their broom corn
and brooms sold at 20 to rs cents
apiece. That this season the farm
ers were paid only from $45 to SOB
per ton for their broom corn, While
the price of brooms has been raised
to 35 and SO cents apiece. He be-
lieves that a big broom plant at the
reformatory would insure a price for
broom corn in conformity with the
natural law of supply and demand
and insure much cheaper price to
the people of the state for their
brooms, and still allow the plant to
as though Mr.. Wilson's plan would
be blow at the broom trust and at
the fellows who manipulate the broom
corn market at the same time.
Sen. Quincy and the Board of Health.
Senator Quincy of Salina is among
the early ones to come in for the leg
iSlative session. The senator has been
quoted in the trade journals of the
state as favOring an amendment to
the pure food and drug laws and the
weights and measures laws and as
having a bill prepared to give repre-
sentation to the business men on the
board that administers these laws. The
senator has no such bill drawn up,
but he does favor giving business men
representation on the state board of
health for the purpose OF administer
ing these two important laws to the
best advantage of all concerned And
Governor Stubs, with whom the sem
ator was talking today, favors the plan
also.
Senator Quincy said he had been
invited by the Topeka Commercial
club to meet with the members ard
confer in this matter and he said he
would be glad to meet with them
Monday night. He will go back home
today and return Monday for the in
augural ceremonies.
The senator does not, however, favor
the establishment of a pure food COM
mission, or any radical changes in the
pure food and weights and measures
laws. This is going to be bad Win
ter for new commissions" he said. He
believes that the board Of health is all
right and that DR.. Crumbine is doing l
great work for the state in the en-
forcement of the two laws mentioned,
but he believes also that with three
practical business men on the board
that the rules made by the board to
enforce these laws would he more prac-
teal and less expense to the retail and
wholesale merchant affected by the
laws. 1.-The details of applying the rules
are some times Impractical, said the
senator, land have to be changed in
some cases, which causes extra expense
to the wholesaler and manufacturer. ]
favor having six doctors on the board
and three business men and one law
Yer. That would leave the number the
same and represent all interests and
I believe, make the law more beneficial
10 all. concerned"
Governor Stubs conceded with the
| senator's views on this matter and it
| is likely that the Saline senator will
! introduce a bill to this effect next ses-
sion and it will have the Influence OF
| the administration behind it.
| Senator Quincy is one of the legisla-
| tors who is standing pat on the inner
against it by Tom Wagstaff and his
supporters during the primary and
| Senator Hodges and his supporters
during the fall campaign. He would
raise the exemption limit to $4,000 as
he believes that $4,000 is too low, es-
Iecially for the widow and direct heirs
Governor Stubs and Lieutenant Gov
ernor r. J. Hopkins also stand pat or
| the law.
ut Is a passing strange thing that
| the Democrats of the state should op-
! pose this tax on wealth. said the sell
| s.tor. 1.-The national Democratic party
| favor tax on incomes and yet the
state Democracy oppose tax on inner
| itances."
The governor and the senator agreed
| that most of the opposition to the
measure came from politicians who
could not possibly be affected either
way by the law. That the law will be
amended is certain, but the progressive
leaders will oppose it's repeal. AS tbs
governor said: 1T IS founded on the
right principle and I am for it to the
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