The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-06-11
STATE RAILROADS
SEEK HIGHER FARE
ASK REPEAL OF TWO-CENT PAS
SENGER RATE LAW IN
WISCONSIN.
EARNINGS NOT LARGE ENOUGH
Representatives of Companies VIII
Appear Before Committees OF
the Legislature This
Week.

Madison.-The repeal of the two
cent passenger rate law will be one
of the principal subjects to be consld-
cred before committees of the legls-
Iature very soon. The railroads have
not abandoned their claim that the
law should be repealed
Representative will appear before
the committee and offer evidence that
Will indicate that the earnings from
passenger service is not sufficient. In
the senate the bill under consideration
will be the measure presented by SEN
ator Baxter and in the house the meas
ure is fathered by Assemblyman K. A.
Everett.
Senator Otto Bosshard of La Crosse
has announced that he will appear De-
fore the committees in opposition to
both measures. He says that the rail-
roads are suffering from no greater de-
preston than are other people, and no
change should be made at this time.
He said before the period Of depres-
sion the railroads of the state were
making a good return on their W1scon-
sin passenger business. The principal
argument for the repeal of the old law
will be made by e. e. Nash OF the
Northwestern line.
In one week Governor Philip has
forced his consolidation of depart
ments program practically through the
assembly. and the public welfare
L i1I1 70 oh oh
board of health, the state board Of con-
troll, the state dairy and food depart
ment and the state treasury agents
office has been placed on the finance
committee calendar for hearing to-
morrow This is perhaps the bill of
the widest scope and the sentiment In
the senate is apparently almost evenly
divided.
Both of the measures for the repeal
of the mill tax laws for the support Of
the university and normal schools OF
the state have been placed on the cal
endars for hearing. Under the pres
ent law a certain amount of money
is annually raised by mill tax
on the general property of the state.
This tax raises the bulk Of the money
that is used to support the university
and the normal schools.
Among other measures affecting the
university to be considered are: The
Hoffman bill to repeal the ap-
preparation for the erection of mems
dormitories at the university; the
Grell bill to repeal the appropriation
for the erection of a political science
building, and the Caldwell bill to abol-
ish the present state fair at Milwau-
kee and create an exposition at the
university where exhibits of agricul-
tural products will be displayed for
two weeks in the fall
Cattle owners of Wisconsin who ex-
hibited at the National dairy show at
Chicago last fall and had their cattle
quarantined as the result of the foot
and-mouth disease have presented a
bill to the legislature to compensate
them for the money lost. The cattle
were released last week. Congress
has already appropriated one-half of
the expense and the state is asked to
make up the difference. One of the
exhibitors at this show was Charles
L. Hill of Rosendale.
Legislative efforts are being made
to re-establish subcontractor's liens
The senate judiciary committee has
proposed another amendment to the
bill which has already passed the as
sembly. The amendment practically
re-establishes both the material men S
and the subcontractor's liens in much
the same form that existed prior to
their repeal some years ago. The sub
stitute amendment creates a new stat
ute, which provides that every person
who as a subcontractor of principal
contractor, performs any work on
buildings being constructed or re
paired, shall have lien on the prop
erty upon which certain materials are
used or work is done if, within thirty
days after the completion of the work
or the delivery of the materials, he
shall give notice in writing to the own
er of the property affected by such
lien. such notice to be served on the
owner personally of the fact that he
claims such lien. When such notice is
given, the owner Of the property car
deduct from the amount he owes the
principal contractor a sum equal to the
amount for which the lien is claimed
and the principal contractor shall have
no right of action for the amount thus
deducted until there has been some
settlement of the lien claim.
Wisconsin Corporations.
Articles of incorporation were FLED
in the Office of the secretary of state
as follows:
The Alden Building and Investment
company, Milwaukee; capital, $25, 900
incorporators, George w. Adams, Wal
ter F. Neumann and Orio H. Adams.