The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-02-08
What Butter Costs state.

state board of corrections and chart.
ties, favors repeal Of the present
law which prohibits the use of cleo.
margarine in state institutions, as
Murray contends. and most of the au-
thorities agree with him, that a good
grade OF oleomargarine IL superior TO
q cheap grade OF butter.
hurry has compiled statistics show
ing that a total of 3s3.S62 pounds of
butter are used annually In the state
institutions an average cost Of 27.3
cents per pound. making the butter
bill for the year s1o4 .S62.73. On this
basis, Secretary hurry says the state
would save s5s.oo0 annually II oleo-
margarine could be used instead Of
butter. At the present time there are
only six states. including Michigan,
where the substitute is barred from
the state institutions.
verdler's Civil Service Bill.
Senator Leonard Verdier of Grand
Rapids, who introduced the bill plac-
ing all state employees under civil SER
vice. has the hearty cooperation and
support of every man and woman now
on the state pay roll. Whether 1t is .
commendable bit of legislation seems
to depend on ones position and politi-
cal Affiliations in Lansing. The father
of this bill realizes that he has vast
army of volunteer lobbyists right on
the job and this influence is bound to
be felt. Whether 1t Is given immediate
effect involves some question, but tho
passage of a civil service bill is con-
ceded by every one in the legislature.
II am for civil service, but 1t should
be made broad enough to eliminate
parasites and dead ones at any time"
said Governor Ferris.
II haven't seen the BILL" continued
the governor in speaking of Senator
Verdier's measure, "but l am for civil
service. But at the same time l do
not believe that II should be so drawn
nor construed as to offer protection
to political soft shelled crabs. 1t
must be based on efficiency and politi-
cal expediency should not be consider.
ed.
The Liquor Question.
Some of the so-called dry lead
ers in the legislature are wondering
whether the initiative and referendum
will initiate in favor Of the liquor
interests of the state II this constitu-
tional amendment is passed by the leg
islature and adopted by the people at
the general election in 1914.
Many of the statesmen who are APP
parently in favor of the initiative and
referendum are opposed to the domi-
nation of the liquor men in state af-
fairs, but the rumor has reached Lam
are preparing to use the initiative and
referendum as an instrument to re-
peal the local option law, has caused
some of the hearty advocates of this
measure to stop and think.
One man who Is known to be in
close touch with the liquor interests
of the state is reported as saying that,
given the initiative and referendum,
the people will be given an opportuni-
ty to repeal the local option law that
makes the county the unit on the wet
and dry question, and that the foreign
element In the cities would be suffi-
cient to swing the question in favor
Of the vets.
The Trunk Line Roads.
Going deeper into the idea of trunk
line state roads, Senator Alswede, of
Bay county, finds that such large pro-
portion of the original trunk line high
way route is already improved and
that he can add another north and
south line to the original proposal
and still remain in the 100000 ap-
preparation
To this end, he has outlined third
or east coast line road from Detroit
through Flint, Saginaw, Tawas. AL
pena, Cheboygan to Mackinac. With
this road he will have three north and
south lines, one q the central merid-
an and another on the west shore
starting at Niles and following the
Lake Michigan coast. The cross state
line Is from Detroit to ST. Jospeh.
The proposal calls for a total OF
1900 miles, of which 300 already IL
improved. Allowing $4,000 per mile
and using convict labor Senator AL.
swede says the work can be kept with
in the 100000 appropriation that
represents one-half OF the automobile
tax over period OF three or four
years.
Ask for 100000.
Rep. Foote, of Kent. put in apro-
priation bills for the jackson state
prison calling for upwards of $500, 900.
These include $76,1S1 for rebuilding
the canning factory at the prison and
100000 for new cell block. For
maintenance $324.077 is the figure and
other expenses aside from the new
cannery estimate. This includes $685.