Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-04-26
MADISON NEWS

session. The growing Importance of
the northern part of the state, industri
ally and politically, is coming home to
the legislature. This is evidenced in
the attention given measure particular
ly affecting the northern part of the
state by members from southern coun-
ties.
Foremost Of these questions, perhaps
is the forestry problem. The state is
committed to forestry program, and
there is no indication that the great
conservationspolicy will be abandoned,
but there is every evidence that MEM
bers from a sections of the state give
serious attention 70 the grievance voic-
ed from counties in the reserve section
and propose to preserve the rights of
the people of that section as we'll as
of the whole state. They propose to in
vestigate the conflicting claims and do
justice to all.
OF more general importance to the
development of the northern part Of
TIE state is the water-power problem.
Enactment Of deYelopement law at
as sarly t. date as possible, that the
Treat natural resources of northern
Wisconsin may do their share in open
ing up the wealth Of this region, is as
surred. A conflict will undoubtedly en-
sue over the new bill, which has been
introduced, but it is hoped that the
waterpower representatives will evl-
dence the interest in the development
of the state that they profess by taking
the same interest and giving the same
assistance IL. the writing Of workable
constructive law, that will preserve at
once the vested rights cf riparian own
ers and of the people, as is taken by
those who are endeavoring to write a
successful waterpower control, law, in
stead of continuing to pursue the pure
ly Obstructive tactics that have marked
their previous campaigns.
Arother question of particular in
terest to thesnorthren half of the state
is the egcstion Of loans on wild lands
either d rectly by the state or with the
assistance of the state.
The Nye amendment to the constitu-
ticn 10 enable the state to sell bonds to
make loans to settlers is receiving Sc
ric',s CT ldersti,n.
A bill To- permi. u few small holders
of wild lands to incorporate to issue
mortgage certificates and making these
certificates good security in state
banks is proposed to give immediate
aid
Various other plans are being advanc
ed to bring into the northern counties
money..the lack of which is the great
est im8ediment to rapid development
and growth in wealth, industry and po-
pulation, and members from all parts
Of the state are giving attention.
The success in government aid in Sc
curing development and Improvement
capital for unimproved agricultural
and in New Zealand, Australia and
some other countries is SHOWN in re-
conf report on this subject by the State
Roard of Public Affairs. These exam
rles and its recent trial in the province
Of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,
Canada. give the legislature various
Mans to consider and it is probable
that some definite and material step
will betaken by the legislature unless
some crave difficulty arises which
nokas it advisable to give the subject
f,r+her investigation and deeper study
bofore entering upon what will be in
tb;s country an almost new and untried
proposition.
COOPERATION IN BUYING AND
SELLING
0rganized opposition to the coopera-
N. I'm bv retailers makes certain a
contest for the passage Of the
cure a operative law. The
r-..,3s Of cooperation point out that
4.o. .rernjes are endeavoring to picture
'..s calculated to aid only the farmer
5 +o hide its certain benefit to the
..la-s,5v Of consumers in reduced
s # is evident, however that
ls and perhaps months OF commit
York will be required to write
'1e .trpctive statute in this new and
-nI;cated field. The temper OF the
--sssives against any provision ting
-f tbe Roosevelt Perkins plan for
'.s .arnroent control Of the absolute
, of commodities is shown by the
t'c .. that Assemblyman Mahon' who
.1-. .-s.~sd the bill recommended by Co
'o.--l ar McGovern, has presented to the
Il '1,.4tee as an amendment a provi-
'''..'', ahsoInrely prohibiting tie fixing
s'o-- 80 nv the proposed market COM
mission
COUNTY sUPERINTEEDENTs.
committee bill creating a county
-f oln.stion will probably be re-