The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-12-12

Win inc governor shortly.
VIII Teach Farmers
To preach the gospel OF progressive
agriculture In more than MY cities
and towns in Michigan. IL members OF
the Michigan Agricultural. college ex-
tension stan left on tour that will
end In East Lansing four months
hence. The movement 10 In line with
plans Of the agricultural college au-
thorities to give TO any farmer In the
state who may desire It the benefit Of
schooling In farm topics under the d.
rection Of experts from the East Lam
sing institution.
Schools for the farmers will be es.
tablished in each Of the cities and
towns visited by the state experts.
Each school will be In charge of q
team OF two lecturers. and the lectures
In each town will continue for FIVE
days.
The following towns are among
those to be visited:
Hudson. Sturgis. Manton, Battle
Creek. Fremont. Three Rivers, South
Haven. Buckley, Bangor, Boyne City.
Plainville. Frontier. Bengalio. Lake
City. Ray Center. Riley Church. st.
Johns. Bad Axe. North Adams. Iron
Mountain, Hartland. Port Huron.
Croswell; Hillsdale, Millsburg. Mar
shall. Dowagiac. Pittsford. Escanaba.
Alganseo. Sutton's Bay, Ann ArbOr.
North Port. Jasper. Fennville. Otsego.
Watervliet, Plymouth. East Jordan.
Quincy. Davis. Fremont Township.
Saginaw county. Coldwater, Bronson.
Bellevue, Blissfeld. Durand and Cal
edonia.
Ferris to Urge Utilities Body.
The question OF public utilities
commission for Michigan. which was
up to the legislature two years ago,
will be introduced at the coming SEES
sion.
This time is is to be backed by Gov
ernor Ferris and the Michigan railroad
commission. The Republican state
platform declared for such a commits.
sion
Two years ago two bills Tor a
utilities commission were before the
legislature One was copied after the
Indiana law and introduced by Leo
Weadock. and the other was drawn up
by Chairman Hermans of the railroad
commission. Both died In committee.
Mr.. Hermans is now at work on q bill
for the coming legislature.
So far the plans for the bill are
tentative. The question of the size OF
the commission is undecided, and It
may be that the legislature will be
asked to settle for itself the number
OF members. salary. etc. 1t also is pos.
sible that the present railroad COM
mission may not be interfered with.
but may be given great powers.
Timber Cutting Affected by War.
Hundreds of men, formerly engaged
In timber cutting. have been cheated
of their winters work by the Euro
pean war.
Michigan is experiencing. accord
ing to local timber buyers. one OF the
biggest slumps in the standing hard
wood timber market OF any time since
the memorable jolt of 1897. The ire
mendous slump. which has simply put
the quietus on all timber operations,
is due exclusively to the world war. It.
Ia claimed.
Ninety per cent OF the transient
timber buyers In Michigan are now
ION the shelf" until demand has
again called them to take up the log
rule and the tally sheet. The stag
gering blow that the war has dealt
furniture factories In Michigan 10 felt
all over the state No timber buy.
ers are out and no logs are needed.
For this reason many farmers with
small tracts Of timber who had fs-
ured on selling few OF the most de-
sirable trees and utilizing spare time
getting this timber cut, drawn TO the
mills. and the limbs and waste cut
into stove wood. have discovered that
there will be no sale for their tim
Der.
Tracts OF standing timber being held
by many farmers In Michigan and
which were. considered gold
mine." owing to the scarcity and ad-
vance in price. have temporarily
taken on all the appearance and
characteristics OF gold brick
Y While many timber owners may be
disappointed IN not being able to dis
pose OF tracts. everyone is assured
that sooner or later the timber mar
ket will recover rs old-tinie stability
and the cessation OF old world hostil-
tiles will resurrect timber values
again when the export trade in the
manufactured wood products begins to
experience revivication.
Loss From Disease Reaches $4,000.
DR.. H. H. Halliday. president
Of the state live stock sanitary
commission in charge Of the states
fight against the foot-andmouth cpl
demic. which has been ravagins Michi-
gan cattle. has placed the actual cash
losses suffered % far At $15o,oOo.
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