River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
Marketing Commission.


The way is being cleared in the
legislature for the early consideration
of Governor McGoyern's plans for a
marketing commission to increase re-
turns to farmers and reduce the cost
of living to consumers through a gen
eral scheme of cooperative handling
of produce
The assembly committee on agricul-
fure has reported for indefinite post
ponment the Hahn bill proposing an
agricultural commission which would
aid in the formation of cooperative
associations for the handling of farm
products. This measure was drawn
somewhat along the lines of the meas
ure sent to the legislature by the
ed upon indefinite postponment
of the Hahn bill in order to give
the governors bill clear sailing The
McGovern measure is considered the
broadcast bill dealing with cooperation
that has ever been presented to
Wisconsin legislature.
Insurance Commissioners Power.
A sharp fight will be made in the
legislature over the bill which gives
OF the commissioner Of insurance the
authority to fix the premium rate in
contested cases where upon appeal to
the commissioner the insured claims
that the rate is too high. The insur-
ance companies agents who are Aere
discussing the bills are willing that
the insurance commissioner shall
have the power to pass upon discrim-
ination and declare a rate void, but
they desire that the power for the
making of the new rate shall remain
with the companies rather than with
the insurance commissioner.
In many ways this same question
arose at the time of the creation of
| the railway commission. At that
time there was objection raised to the
placing of the rate-making power
with the rate commission, and it was
argued that while the power should
be given the commission to set aside
a rate, it would create difficulties if
the commission was given the authori-
ty to absolutely fix rates.
County Option Killed.
BY a vote of % to 4, the senate kill
ed the Teasdale bill providing for
county option in Wisconsin. The four
senators who voted for the measure
were Senators Teasdale, Linley, Scott
and True There was little debate up
on the original measure, but there
was considerable discussion on an
| amendment offered by Senator Teas
dale which provided that the measure
| should not apply to counties having
cities of first, second and third class.
Senator TeasdaIe's strongest argu-
ment for the bill was along the line
| that the counties are forced to pay
large sums Of money for the care of
persons whose position in life may be
attributed to the use of liquor which
is so easy to secure. He considered
the subject of county option ques-
ton Of taxation and home rule.
Milk at University.
That Madison is receiving an infer
Tor supply of milk and cream is the
| charge that was brought out at hear
| ing on the Burke bill which aims to
make it impossible for the university
| to compete with dealers in the sale
of milk and cream The bill provides
| hat milk and cream at the university
which is not used for educational and
| experimental purposes shall be dis
| tributed by the state board of control
| for use in state institutions. Madison
women testified that the supply of
| dealers lack proper nourishment for
children.
Dean Russell denied that the uni
versity is competing with dealers,
| showing that the prices charged by
| the university is in excess of that
charged by the dealers and that the
university has no delivery system. A
number of Madison creameries are be-
hind the measure to prevent the uni
versity from selling it's supply.
OF Interest to Fishermen.
Practical agreement has been reach
ed by the members of the Wisconsin
Minnesota joint legislative committee
relative to the boundary between the
two states and the game laws that
| should govern.
The committee agreed on a recon-
mendation that hunting and fishing
| licenses issued in either state grant
| the licensee the right to hunt or fish
| in the other state and that game war
dens have concurrent jurisdiction on
the Mississippi river, and Lakes Pepin
and ST. Croix.
from April Is to June Is on the Mis-
sissippi, Lakes Pepin and st. Croix
will also be recommended. The closed
season for all game fish will be from
March 1 to May 20.
The members of the committee
agreed on the matter of licenses that
seines should be licensed at the rate
of So for the first 800 feet, $40 for the
first 500 feet and So for each addi-
tional 100 feet Hook nets or pound
nets will be licensed at the rate of IS
for each 700 foot leader and one pound
and IS for each additional pound.
The members also agreed upon
closed season for geese and ducks in
the spring and upon minor changes in
the period of the hunting season.
FRED G. SHEASBY.
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