Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-04-21
-onqest Measure In Legislature.

Madison. What is probably the
longest bill in the legislature has
just been presented through the
senate committee on judiciary. 1t
covers 156 typewriter pages and
is complete revision of all of the
game laws of the state. The bill was
drafted by Arthur F. Belitz, assistant
revisor of the statutes. In the fore
word to the bill the purpose is stated
to be to reduce these laws to a sys-
tenn The revision embraces all
statutes now in force relating to wild
animals The measure does not seek
to change the present laws but to
codify and simplify them. Senator
Timothy Burke of Green Bay, who is
interested in the game laws, has an
nounced that a hearing will probably
be arranged on the bill for next week.
The railroad map, which is now dis
tributed to members Of the legisla-
ture in 100 lots for distribution among
their constituents, may be published
only once every four years. Senator
George E. Scott has offered measure
to do away with the biennial publica-
ton. Instead of giving each member
of the legislature 100 copies of the
maps as at present, the Scott bill pro-
vides for the giving of only seventy
five maps. This bill relates only to
mounted maps; the railroad commits
sion will still be given paper maps for
free distribution.
HIUo nd
making an investigation to ascertain
whether waterpower problems cannot
be solved by means of a privilege tax.
He says that such legislation would
be sustained under the income tax
amendment to the constitution. Mr..
While inspecting woodworking
plant a Wisconsin industrial commits
sion deputy found a square-headed
jointer. He ordered the installation
Of a safety head. The owner said:
I have no employees; this plant be-
longs to me and my brother and no
one else is allowed to use this jointer.
1t has been in just that condition for
over twenty years, and neither of US
has received a scratch from it. We
will not install circular head until
we have too
I'm less than ten days after this
conversation this same man was
caught in the jointer knives, and four
fingers were cut off. He then COM
planned because the deputy had not
forced him to install a round head
Immediately"
This is only one of several instances
related in new pamphlet issued by
the Wisconsin industrial commission
under the title "Wisconsin's Move
ment for Industrial Safety"
The pamphlet is issued in response
to a growing demand for information
about the states work in the reduc-
ton of industrial accidents. The bull
letin not only relates the results of
the safety campaign which began in
1911 but goes into the philosophy and
theory behind the Wisconsin safety
movement The subject is not treat
ed exclusively from Wisconsin
standpoint but is looked at in its ma
tional aspect Quotations from promi-
nent writer's on the subject are scat
tered throughout the sixteen pages
of the pamphlet. Suggested legisla-
tive enactments are also Incorporated
During the year 1914" says the bull
letin, about twelve thousand acct
dents causing disability of more than
one week occurred in the 10000 fac
tories and workshops of Wisconsin.
In this one year 1913 men were killed.
The toll of industry upon human lives,
human resources and happiness is ap-
palling. Our problem is to reduce the
losses and suffering due to accidents.
The size of the establishment or the
nature of the industry is of little sig
nificance All factories may cause ac-
cidents. The hazard differs only in
degree. To protect our workmen, each
place and each danger point in each
place must be safeguarded. One man
ufacturer in Wisconsin reduced his ac-
cidents IS per cent the first year, and
two-thirds of this reduction he attrib-
utes directly to the educating of
his men. Reductions ranging from 80
per cent to so per cent experienced
during the first two years of safety
work are common"