The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-16


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nhu partly Dy great iumDer companies
nm, .ha, ies.r.eu tum .t 70 ,neln WneI ."ev solo
connonias NOW nay no raves IN tb.sa nm.
deye,oped pronerfiss am toid Il is on
tireiy nrocticahle uuite accuratel, to do
limit these mineral areas and 70 ascertain
their value for purposes of taxntion This
should now be done, All such proDerty
sbouId no made TO bear H. inst promotion
of taxes.
w...- p.v
"a'er ""eS.
~ I'VE speciai session OF Tue iesisiature
less IMAM year ago called hltentloIi
70 the iact tnat OUT OF All the controversy
concerning water powers tnere nau come
a substantial! consensus or OPINION that
water power LEGISLATION Is desirable for
.ne accoIlpiisnmeht o. AT ieast tnret PRIV
cipa, oDJects anu ! theh recoiiinenIeu .ne
e eii,I oI oiit tnai nau oe,n eare-
,Wliy Prepared oy me JONI .olhihittee OIL
water Powers anu Sonservation.
AS no law upon TINS subject was passed
at the special session the proDlem re-
t ntaihs TO ne aean Wia ,t oy you anu i ,S
,ha' canuot no pttter thau reue" the
reG 1!. ,,,i i tnei lhuue. A.. 49,
IN auult,oi, permit me 70 say tnat SO
lar as hydrauuc energy IL required Tor
pupnc purposes ,ne STATE Snoulu reserve
the rignt 20 conpel the maxlnhuin ueVelop
n,tit VI ,he Nater, poMers ,or Whitn IIan
chises are granted In an authorizations
70 puiIu ua,ns IT. shouIn aiso reIulL ~, III
cases where .ne eners! may pe useu ef.her
WI the STATE OF OUTSIDE us borlers tnae
us own citl1ens snail pe given the pref
erehce'
Forests.
The general situation concerning the
forests of the state has not changed great.
ly since my message two wears ago In
addition to the customary appropriation
for the maintenance of the forestry board
Z bn Of ,;,tn al
900 year for five years for the purchase
OF forest lands All of this money has
been spent or contracted for. to block up
the forest reserves Heretofore acquired
During these two wears about "a 600 acres
have been purchased and at the present
time the total area of the state forest re
serve is over 400,0 900 acres. However there
are several times this amount of land
IN the northern part or the state better
aauaPteu 70 forestry lnaH 10 agricuituIe.
nuch ~ ~ IL ihcreaslnS III naiue' auu .ne
Iatse noIulngs esPeciail! sui.aoie lor i3r
estrs PURPOSES aIe neins gu, uP inio slian-
e, olcS anu SOU pieceIneaI' A. 'ntrelore'
Ine legislatufe wishes TO increase tne TOT
es, reserve IT snouiu act promptly DE pro
liuiiE ~ tnis sesNloh suhlcieh' iunus W
acquire the hecessar. MUS. 10. l.,
!, nu. IL We are 70 re.nih Moot us,ns ~,
DEPEND wholly on the state forest for ma
terial Here, as in Europe private enter
prise also must be enlisted. 1t Is clear
however that this can be done only after
a change has been made in our method
Of taxing standing timber. Private own
ton imposed each year upon the full value
OF growing forest and still secure fair
return on their investments. This crop,
because 1t takes so long to raise, should
Of real estate.
Concerning the subject of reforestation
therefore | respectfully recommend a con
Iinuing appropriation TO be aerived from
n N Z
period or twenty years for acquiring land
TO complete the forest reserves in the
northern part or tne state; ana that bet
Ter method or taxing TIMBER land be de-
vlseu SO as TO enable private owners 70
hold growing timber on lana that Is bet
Ter adapted TO this purpose thah TO agri-
culture.
80 MlNin.M "ArE
"a nii. PRIV rosiuiinS ior minimum wages
d, w. uaar 400 hut fsiiaa f ot .nls
nv Ioos az iaaiSia,inn mhIio r vi pnsaase
ha whnIaSome and ofractirn IN psmstr,, :"
pc MnuIfsoa'v anu ereI' ~ III aus.raha
and involves such Difficult
problems of administration that the lepis
ature should proceed with canton respect-
np il Rut we should nor again foiJ Tn
10 ANYTHING whatever in the matter ~
, >
Moi FENsioNs.
The platform OF the majority party in
this state pledged its members to the en-
ictment OF a law for the establishment Of
mothers pensions. The fundamental idea
underlying this proposed reform is that
the home is better place for children
man publc Institution. and that the
mother Is their best as well as their nat
lrai guardian. II has also been found
cheaper Tor TAX payers TO compensate the
mother, hn III , Pir9per Gases Tor the care OF
Of her Uowe evppo,' ,uii
,ilownnco ~ ,bis onrt .bn,,ia ani, pn,oI
70 mothers Who In tho ird J,s e ns q
rourt are worthy ~ tba o,stodr az th,ir
children and ordinarily If Sbonid nor 10
made unless found NECESSARY to save tho
bnt DESERVING mathers .hnn,d i''r ro ~ mee r
pDrded ms choritv bni ratbar nv mo roc
ignition OF nm obiipation actuallv dne them
In return for their sarvica tn thn stota
as heorers ~ chiidron " '"' ''''e
PRISON LABOR.
one of the subjects Investigated by the
Board of Public Affairs during the past
present system of prison contract labor
1t Waupun.
The objections to the present arrange
ment seem to me to he serious enough to
deserve your earnest considerations In the
hrst place, the prison should be self sup
porting. There is no good reason why
he law abiding people Of Wisconsin who
have once suffered injury by infraction OF
nr.r np'l' Ia statutes Should be further
criminals after they have hean canght and
sentenced. Under proper conditions The
state DriSon sLnuId moi only ha Snif snm
porting, Int The convirts sbouId no mnda
10 work hard enough and ot emninvmants
productive enough TO ennhle the institn
lion to realize a smbstantIal proGt each
year.
mann IN, ,o>
VI wv noL'
heh the STATE Board or control was
.teated tWentE-tW years ago there we're
sN institutions under supervision. Now
mere are ten Meanwhile the inmate pop
hlati0h or these institutions has more than
Eoaph hos %ro 81 ,eHH i, unu "orh VI the
now nvar a Sn;Ji;o,n dlia a,aseo, spends
iitIon 70 ihn , non,ant feiI, ~ az
tutions If nv mornias et % ,nest ihs.i
Instr ioI sobaaI e. 'ii mi tio", WI the N
STATE Reformotorv ond tho S,.tn i pr;aon
n odniniStarS In M ~ ,hn nia,, ' i.,,
If ~ also ,ho,r ~ patt 'ne pauoiuliiSu,n Jaw.
,ho ,rona, hrs;na ~ osIois,pii,ls ~