The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-02

EOIQ6rS III northern WlSCOuSlu CUtl.
corning the purchase of several large
tracts of land. If this land can be
bought at reasonable figure, it is
the plan of the Carnegie fund to i'm
port thousands of Belgians into Wis
Consin, and give them an opportunity
o. begin life all over again by building
a home and developing a falri in
northern Wisconsin The scheme is
to sell the land at low figure, and
give the Belgians something like TWEEN
ty years to pay for it. The settlers
will be given sufficient money to build
a home, and money with which to
make a start. Wisconsin is not alto
gether unselfish in this matter. The
Belgians are rated as the worlds best
farmers, and the coming of thousands
of these earnest and Industrious peo-
lie would go a long way toward
solving the problem of developing
northern Wisconsin, a section Of the
state which is rough and hard but rich
in the resources. The scheme is we'll
under way, and members Of the legis-
lature are showing much interest in
it, 1t has been suggested that the
state will go long way to cooperate
With the Carnegie fund to successfully
carry out the program.
Fight Over Fair Tract Purchase.
The state fair continues to loom up
rs a question for legislative consider
alton. Just now the fight appears to
be over the purchase of the sO-called
Fleming tract in Milwaukee to be made
an addition to the fair ground. Two
years ago the legislature voted an APP
rrOpriation of $225,0 to the state
beard of agriculture contingent upon
the purchase by Milwaukee county OF
80 Fleming tract. Milwaukeeans
vc appeared before the committees
ere with the information that there
IS a good deal of opposition to the pro-
posed purchase, but the intimation
wes made that Milwaukee county
might make cash appropriation tc
aid in boosting the fair. If the tract
is purchased, the agricultural board
viii Immediately claim the $225,000
voted two years ago. Governor Phillip
has cautioned Milwaukee to go slow
in this matter because the $225,000
was not provided for in the last state
tax levy. Senators and assemblymen
have taken the position that "Milwau-
l1ee must do something" is it intenCs
| to keep the fair. Thus far the PROPOSE
| ton seems to be up in the air.
Small Towns Suffer from Boxing Law.
Boxing appears to be pretty sporty
| form of public amusement in the small
| towns of Wisconsin. Hudson sent a
| big delegation here to speak for the
! Jul Hanson bill to repeal the boxing
! law Hudson delegates said that be-
! fore boxing was legalized, Hudson was
a small peaceful town, but since fight
| ms came to town." Hudson has
| had to increase it's police department
| from One'man to twenty-five men. The
Toys have gone fight crazy said one
| SPEAKER. Assemblyman A. j. Hedding,
! Milwaukee, promised to offer an
so it will not be applicable to cities
| OF the fourth class, which will bring
/ the desired relief to Hudson. The
! Hanson bill to wipe out legalized boz
| ing all over the state will be reported
! out for indefinite poStponment. Mr.
| Hanson, however, feels that he gained
| point by coming to the rescue Of
! Hudson. The sport is highly popular
| in Milwaukee, and the sentiment Of
| the legislature is not regarded as I'M
friendly to state regulation and super
vision, as now provided. 1t has con-
tended that shows will be given even
| if the game is not legalized, there
| fore, it is argued, it is better for the
state to regulate it and derive finan-
cial returns.
Must Adopt New Roads Plan.
Governor Phillip in statement is
| sued by NJ. j. Cleary, acting as the
| formed a committee of the legislature
| that an appropriation in excess of
| 100000 a year for road construction,
| is not likely to meet with his approval
III order to keep within this appropria-
| ton, the state wiil be forced to adopt
new system of road building. To cut
expenses in this connection is part of
the plan to return to a county aid
| system as against the present state
| aid plan with a state highways COM
mission acting as the central admin
| istrative board.
| A committee of the assembly has re-
ported out for passage the bill for a
| referendum vote in 1916, on the ques-
| ton of equal suffrage. There will be
a spirited fight on the floor Of the
| house on the suffrage question. The
administration forces have not openly
| declared warfare on the referendum
| plan. but there is some reason to be-