The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-02-04

this is not the grange bill and that
he understands the grange will intro
duce another measure. His bill makes
the dairy and food commissioner de-
partment the Department of Foods
and Markets and makes provisions
for investigation of quality and cost
of food, marketing. packing. shipping
and transportation methods as we'll
as directing the depaI- nent to assist
in organizing cooperative societies
among producers and consumers to
promote direct business relations.
The commissioner is directed to ad-
wise and assist in the location of local
markets and to cause the establish
ment OF auction markets. The auc-
tioneers are to be licensed and bond
ed and must sell farm produce, etc.
upon commission to be fixed by the
department. The only other margin
TO be paid by the consumer over the
first cost being a per cent commits.
sion to be paid to the state to help
defray the cost of maintaining the de-
partment.
The bill provides that the depart
ment must keep in touch with the
market situation in other states, must
establish buying and selling agencies
elsewhere if necessary and publish
weekly bulletins giving market quota
tons.
The net result of the bill is to
change the title of the department and
add the marketing commission fea.
ture and increase the salary of the
present Dairy and Food commissioner.
II this bill passes it will take effect
July Is, 1915. The bill also carries
a $4,000 per annum appropriation.
To check any further drain upon
the state treasury through the agency
of the special commission appointed
to prepare bills designed to revise
and consolidate the statutes of Michi-
gan, Representative Charles Culver. Of
/ Detroit Thursday introduced a bill
to repeal the law creating the com.
missiono.
/ j. Clyde Watt. A. NJ. Cummings and
| Mark Stevens are the commissioners
and their work has been completed
and submitted to the legislature. 1t
appears that under the law there is
provision for the service of the com.
missioners in an advisory capacity
] during the session of the legislature
at a per diem of $25. The legislature
objects TO continuing an expense that
has run well above $4,000 already
and the purpose of the bill is to shut
off farther payment.
! Among the later appropriation meas
ures introduced were two bills for the
! tuberculosis Sanatorium at Howell.
One was a special deficiency measure
asking for $4,227.S7 to make up the
deficit of one year and S5,772.13 to
cover the shortage of 1915. The regu-
lar appropriation bill asks for $4,000
and $4,000 respectively for 1915 and
! 1916 and S49,SS for special purposes,
including cottages for the health, bet.
ter water and pumping equipment, an
addition to mems building. a refriger-
ator plant, cattle. furniture and mis-.
cellaneous equipment.
Representative James Henry put in
a bill asking for an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the establishment Of a
branch bass hatchery in Bedford town.
ship, Calhoun county. The bill asked
for $500 year for two years main.
tenance.
Representative KOehler's bill amend.
ing the law relating to transient
merchants simply broadens the pro.
vision defining the meaning of the
term transient merchant.