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Madison Letter
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first cousins. to hold the primary cleo.
ton in the spring and to prohibit
breweries from running saloons have
been presented in the assembly.
Assemblyman Fred Z. Holmes OF
Madison introduced two bills dealing
with labor problems. One bill re
verses the present process Of election
under the workmen's compensation
act so that all employers and en-
ployes are to be regarded as under
the act unless they vote TO not come
under it. The other bill removes the
defense OF contributory negligence in
personal injury cases.
Butter and Cheese Bill.
The butter and cheese men of Wis
consin are vitality interested in a plan
of Importance not only 10 them but
TO the general agricultural interests
of the state which viii come before
the legislature in the form of a bill
inspired by Former Senator Henry C.
Krumrey Of Sheboysan county. The
plan is 70 first secure an investigation
by the state Of all conditions in the
making and marketing of cheese and
butter and TO secure laws for co-opera-
tive associations among farmers so
that buyers or middle men are done
away with MIR. Krumrey contends
that under the present system the
largest profits are made by the middle
men and not the farmers.
A tentative bill has already been
adopted and if 1t is enacted by the
Legislature an important change will
be made in the marketing of farm and
dairy products In outlining this
| measure Mr. Krumrey has been in
co ference with Professor H. C. Tay-
lor of the agricultural college. The
bill will call for an appropriation of
$4,000 to carry out the plan.
~ the making of cheese and its
marketing il is proposed to eliminate
the cheese or dairy boards as they
are now constituted. The claim is
made that these boards amount to
cheese BUYERS. He proposes to pay
the factory for the making of the
product ard under the organization OF
cooperative societies who are to act
for the farmer as a board of sellers in
stead of buyers will establish the price
as well as attend to the marketing.
Under the Krumrey plan ii is pro.
posed to name an agent of the farm
ers is a cheese producing center, this
agent to be chosen by the farmers
themselves Agents representing vari-
Gus centers of production are to con-
stitute a marketing force. In connect
ing the state with this plan the idea
becomes one Of wide importance for
the reason that il win ultimately
reach out to general agricultural sub
jectsse 4sse ,dear +, .,...
u * prugless Practitioners. Y
!. A bin which is expected to meet
with considerable opposition from the
regularly licensed physicians Of the
state and their organizations will be
one providing for the licensing Of
chiropractors now established In the
stateaand the creation Of an, examin,
ing board for.the chiropractors to give
examinations and issue licenses to
practitioners sef their school. AT pres
ent chiropractors or drugless practi-
TONERS, as they style themselves, have
no legal standing in the state and are
in danger of doing something which
will subject them to prosecution for
praeticing without licenses and II is
to get this legal standing and safe
guard against prosecution that the
new legislation is desired.
At a recent state meeting of chiro-
practors held at Amigo a bill to be
up 1t provides for the appointment
by the governor of board of FIVE
chiropractors who shall meet twice a
year at Madison and give examina-
tions to applicants for drugless prac-
tice. The members shall receive SIS
day while sitting as an examining
board. The bill defines the drugless
practice as including "all the systems
IN which drugs are not prescribed or
operative surgery performed"
Sale of Wisconsin Lands.
Assemblyman X A. Johnson of
Portage is one Of several members of
the lower house who is interested in
all forms Of legislation which win
tend to develop northern Wisconsin
He believes in the plan of selling land
On the basis of long time payments at
a low rate OF interest Mr. Johnson
intends to consult with the legislative
reference library relative to any bills
that may be drafted by the state
board of public affairs on this subject
Assemblyman Johnson will also in
troduce bill calling for state aid IN
the building of bridge over the Wis
consin river at Prairie du Sac. The
old toll bridge now in service at that
point is not considered safe. and It
is proposed TO build a new one at a
cost of $50 600 to 100000.
Professors Need More Pay.
Because there has been a big in.
crease in the price of ham and eggs
pork chops, beef steak and other ar
ticles of food which the average
American. whether he be a college
professor or a laborer who earns his
salary with the pick and shovel. likes
to have served TO him, 1t has been
necessary to increase the salaries Of
professors at the university
This fact is pointed out by Presi-
dent Charles r. Van Hise in his report
70 Governor McGovern Copies OF
this report have been distributed
among the members of the legislature.