Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-05

Industry in Wisconsin-Leg legislature
to Devote It's Attention to the High
Cost of Living.
Madison, Wis, Mar. 4.-(speciaI.)-
Former State Senator Henry G. Krum-
rey. who is leading the fight to break
what he considers a cheese trust"
in Wisconsin, is here comforting with
DR.. Charles Mccarthy, Professor HI.
G. Taylor Of the university and Pro
fessor B. IT. Hibbard, the new profess
sor in agricultural economics at the
university. The progress that has
been made by Professor Taylor in his
investigation of conditions in Wiscon-
sin as they relate to the cheese in
dustry have been laid before Mr..
Krumrey. Professor Taylor's report
has been finished and will soon be
given out
Dr.. Mccarthy considers the findings
in the report by Professor Taylor as
having an immensely important bear
ing upon economic conditions in the
state. He has conducted a careful
investigation Of the cheese industry
from the standpoint of the producer,
the middleman and the consumer. Tt
is understood that this report will
demonstrate that conditions are IN
satisfactory and that the greatest
evil in the present system is the plan
of marketing in use. The state board
Of public affairs is devoting much
time to the subject of marketing. and
the legislature is expected to enact
highly progressive legislation on this
subject.
High Cost of Living.
The whole broad subject of the high
cost of living is embodied in a num-
Der Of bills that are pending. This
legislature will be urged to adopt the
most comprehensive program on agri-
cultural betterment that has ever
been suggested in this state. The
move to improve conditions in the
marketing of cheese is but one phase
of tremendously big program. The
farm and its problems and the rela-
ton of these problems to general con-
ditions, reaching out to the consum-
ers in the cities, is being brought di-
rectly before the legislature.
Speaker Hull's anti-discriminatio
bill is one of the measures of import
ance that is already well on it's way
to passage. It is likely that the legis-
lature may provide for central mar
keting bureau at the university which
is to serve as sort Of a bureau of in
formation to aid the producer not only
in producing the best, but to point
out the speediest and most economical
method of marketing. The board of
public affairs has taken the position
that the state, through the agricul-
tural department at the university.
has already done great work along
the line of educating farmers so that
they may get the best results in the
matter of production. The market
ing problem is now to be given state
attention
Farmers Would BE Posted.
Through a central marketing bureau
the farmer would be given scientific
information as to what the territory
adjacent to his community is most
likely to need. Just how much it
can use will be shown and in that
manner the farmer will know exactly
what to produce and how much of it
to offer to the market. The board
would also show the speediest and
most economical method of market
ing.
Various organization Of farmers. in
Guiding the Society of Equity, are
now working with the state in an
effort to improve conditions. MANY
bills have been introduced in the
legislature having a bearing upon the
improvement of the rural schools. the
teaching in these schools of subjects
that make for better farming, bright
er and more attractive homes in the
country and more cheering conmun-
ity life. In fact, the program Of
agricultural betterment in its tenta-
tive form seems to touch upon every
subject of interest to the farmer. The
plan is made so broad that its aim
is not only to improve agricultural
conditions, but to improve general
conditions in the state and thereby go
directly to the big, vital subject of the
high cost of living.
Agricultural Development.
In the current issue of the Wiscon-
sin Equity News DR.. Charles Nc
Carthy of the Wisconsin reference Ii
brary discusses some of the phases of
agricultural development. DR.. Nc
Carthy says that it is not merely the
technical side of farming that should
be provided for, but also the business
and human sides.
'Let US suppose" he says, chat the
farmers organize for better business,
as they are in Ireland and Denmark.
A survey could be made Of each coun-
ty which would show where the pro-
duce is going, just what is produced
and just how farmers could unite in
that locality and sell their products