Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-26


the Efforts to Remove the State
Fair from That City-Defeat of Sen
ator Martins Resolution Affecting
lobbyiste-Express Rates.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 25-(SpeciaD
Judge Rosa has introduced in the
assembly bill of tremendous import
ance. His measure provides for the
erection of 100000 state hospital
for the care of inebriates, and per-
sons who have fallen victims to drug
habits, including those who have
smoked cigarettes until they have be-
come public charges. To commit such
unfortunate persons to insane asy-
Iums and other state institutions he
considers to be the wrong plan, as
patients who are badly in need of
treatment in these places are some
times crowded out
The expense of the institution pro-
posed by Judge Rosa is to be main
tanned out CT the license. money col
Iected from the saloons of the state,
ed so that every city and village main
tanning saloons shall pay its share of
the. expense.
Judge Rosa believes that a farm
Should be maintained in connection
with the hospital and that inmates
should be worked, under the care of
physicians, and that the hospital
should be made self supporting as far
as possible.
The measure is one of the partic-
ularly interesting and out of the ordi-
nary bills before the legislature.
Milwaukee Is Alarmed.
Milwaukee is now thoroughly alarm
ed over the movement to remove the
state fair from that city Madison is
in line for the big show The Car
penter bill to create a commission of
eleven members to select a new site
for the fair and make a report to the
next legislature will be favorably
voted upon by the assembly commit
tee on agriculture. A careful convass
has been made of the lower house and
indications are that the bill will be
passed in the assembly by big vote.
What its fate will be in the senate
Is still matter of speculation.
Before the committee on agricul-
ture Assemblyman Carpenter spoke
for the bill and J. P. keenan,, secre-
tary of the Citizens Business league
of Milwaukee, and Assemblyman
Everett spoke against the bill.
Declaring that the fair was fail
the reason for this is that the loca-
ton is in an extreme corner of the
state, with a broad eXpanse of water
on one side and removed far from
the agricultural center of theTState.
Mr.. Carpenter showed that the at
tendance at the Wisconsin fair, as in
dictated by the gate receipts, is less
than in any neighboring state; that
the Nebraska fair at Lincoln with only
10000 population shows gate receipts
OF SIS, 1000 more than Wisconsin, and
that at the Illinois state fair at Spring
field, a comparatively small city, the
attendance is double that of Wiscon.
sin.
State Board Wants 100000.
Mr.. Carpenter said that the state
board of agriculture is asking the pres
ent legislature for 100000. He
thought that good business sense, in
view of the general complaint through
out the state, would suggest that the
plan of this bill should be worked out
now so that it might be fully deter
mined before any more money is put
into the Milwaukee site.
J. P. keenan,, secretary Of the Citi-
zens' Business league, spoke against
the bill. He said that Milwaukee is
the only city in the state that can
properly care for the patrons of the
state fair
Assemblyman G. H. Everett, who re-
Gently was member of the board Of
agriculture, made an extended protest
against the bill.
Mr.. Everett said about 100000
worth of buildings is needed at the
present fair grounds and more than
this amount would be required in a
new site In this estimate of $4,000
he includes a grandstand costing $780,
900, a merchants and manufacturers
building at $4,000 and woman's
building at $4,000.
Mothers Pension Bill.
If a mothers pension bill is enact
ed at this session of the legislature
the passage of the measure will only
come after a hard fight.
Two bills providing for mother pen
sions have been introduced in the as
sembIy, one by Assemblyman He'd
ding and one by Assemblyman
Schnitzler The great difference Of
opinion on this subject now seems to
center in the most feasible system Of
administration. There will be a de-
sCided split on this phase.
The Schnitzler bill, for instances,
provides that agents shall be appoint
ed to the several counties of the state.
1T is estimated that if his bill is pass