The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-09

AFFAIR Every exhibit OF horses, cattie.
swine or sheep must come from the
fields Of this state. Exhibits from 9TH
er states which are making the state
fair circuits in the middle West will
not be admitted. This was the de-
cision arrived at by a unanimous vote
of the state fair board in session at
Milwaukee.
This will be a Wisconsin first fair
entirely" said Secretary o. E. Remey,
after the meeting. Eve cannot see
any reason why, with Wisconsin the
greatest stock state of the Union, 1t
should be necessary to go outside for
exhibits. People who visit the fair
may be assured that every animal
they see in the cattle and stock barns
is Wisconsin bred.'
81 1t is expected that by this action
greater interest in the fair will be
taken by Wisconsin farmers and that
the action of the board will further
the raising Of prize cattle by farmers
here.
1t will also bring many breeders
from all over the country to the fair,"
Secretary Remey said. "They are in
terested in Wisconsin stock only be-
cause of its reputation
The action of the board, it is be-
lieved, will be received with approba-
ton by members of the Live Stock
Breeders association Of Wisconsin,
which has been working toward this
end for number of years.
c. w. Hart of WATERFOWL was
named superintendent of concession
of the fair. Mr. Hart is secretary Of
the Watertown fair and also holds
that position in the Wisconsin, County
Fair association, which has been ac-
lively identified, with the state fair.
Notwithstanding the adverse condi-
lions confronting them, members Of
the board were optimistic in discuss
ing the state fair project. 1t was the
sentiment of President A. H. Wilkin-
son of Bayfield, that the board should
proceed with plans for the 1915 fair,
regardless of what the legislature
might or might not do in passing the
bill before it, which will abolish the
board of agriculture, and carry on its
work until legislated out of Office. He
said it was duty the members owed
to the state, and expressed the opinion
that the board should proceed with its
plans, confident that the legislature
would in some manner provide funds
to meet the necessary expenses oc-
curing before the fair and while It
was in progress.
A report was submitted by H. III.
Peavey of Washburn, chairman of the
legislative committee, on bills before
the legislature affecting the state fair.
He stated that the administration bill
II passed would abolish the state
board of agriculture as it now exists.
and Secretary Remey explained that
the new board proposed would be
given control of the fair in addition to
various state. aided agricultural and
stock associations
Asked to explain the finances Of the
fair as they are at present, Secretary
Remey said the fair was practically
without dollar and that it owed
about $4,000 above its bills receivable
that we're collectable He said that
on the advice of Governor Philip he
had prepared a DILL carrying an emer-
gency appropriation of $4,000, which
had been introduced in the house, and
this sum would pay all outstanding ac-
counts legacies from other admins
trations and leave a working balance
of about $4,000 to meet incidentals.
1t was the consensus of opinion that
immediate state aid would be neces-
sary in large appropriation if the
state fair of 1915 were to be carried
to success. New buildings are needed
on the fair grounds, large sums are
required to meet the early expenses
Of the fair, and working balance is
necessary to prevent going in debt is
past administrations have done for
feed and other incidental supplies.
1t was explained that while the Mil
waukee county board of supervisors
had voted the purchase of ten acres
Of land adjacent to the fair grounds,
in an effort to make available the
$245,0OO appropriation of two years
ago, the governor had notified the
board to go slow, as the state budget
for this year did not carry the amount
that the state fair expected to receive.
Crop Bulletin Is Saved.
After speaking more than half an
hour in discussion of the Nelson bill,
470a, to do away with the collection
of farm statistics relating to crops,
live stock, etc., the only agricultural
statistics gathered by the state, the
assembly, by an almost unanimous
vote, indefinitely postponed the meas
ure.
BY vote of 48 to 40 the assembly,
after having reconsidered the negative
vote, concurred in the Skogmo Joint
resolution, 39s, memorializing con-
gress and the president to adopt the
Wisconsin peace plan as proposed at
the national peace conference in Chi
cago in February.
The Melvin bill, 475a, providing for
the collection of statistics of Swiss,
brick and limburger cheese, was or
dered to engrossment.
Senator ]. H. BENEFITS bill author