Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
new FARM BOARD
BILL is APPROVED
agricultural Body Gut to Three
Members BY AdminiStra-
ton Measure.
FOR BETTER BUSINESS SYSTEM

Efforts Mainly to Management q
State Fair Which Is Claimed to Be
"a Faiiure-Waste in Printing Shown
s7t Hearing.
Madison. Wis, (SpeciaD.-The adj
rninfstration bill creating new board
of agriculture OF three members 10
take the place of the present board OF
thirteen members, has been reported
ont for passage in the assembly of the
WISCONSIN legislature. In this board
the administration has grouped sew
ssraI state boards and commissions
which deal with some phase OF the
agricultural question, the theory be-
Eng that the agricultural interests VIII
receive more business-like attention
with the whole subject taken care OF
toy one board.
AS shown by the testimony taken
By the legislative investigating COM
rnittee, and before committees of the
LEGISLATURE, the old board confined its
efforts very largely to the manage
me 1T of the state fair, which, accord
ting TO the administration, has not
been a financial or educational sue
esess.
just to Draw Crowds.
TN q speech here last week to the
~ isconsin Bankers association, Gov
eaynOr q. L. Philip said the purpose
OF the fair in the past has been to
draw crowds with vaudeville shows
tsnd attractions of that nature, rather
than 20 make the fair an agricultural
esuccess.
Several new features have been add
cd TO the fair to make it attractive to
The Badger farmer. The good points
OF the best kind of stock for the farm
or % deal in will be emphasized by
contrast. In me exhibit of fine stock
wild be shown the grade of cattle
v7h7ch En.a successful farmer does not
raise Special interest will be aroused
II the exhibit Of hogs. Trained hogs
chat naul carts and do other unusual
estUa1s van give exhibitions that viii
szdG color to the usual exhibit of hogs.
The general scheme of making more
Guteresttng those features which re-
Tate % the agricultural interests of
the state win be carried out.
While there is an active opposition
tn the assembly to the state fair and
,RbUs there exists not a little senti-
1lenf N favor of dropping the fair, it
VEiE not be sighted when it comes
fEinlG GOr the legislature to pass on the
appropriation for this event. The ar
IsuU1ent has been used that the Mil
vEau{zee show is the most expensive
Institution maintained by the state
The grounds are practically idle ex-
o.ept when the fair is being held Fig
tIrms the interest on the investment,
fand Fshe amount of money appropri-
s3ted % keep the fair going, members
OF the legislature say that the Mil
vTaukee exhibit is pretty expensive
Bennett Creates Stir.
Senator Bennett stirred up lively
esCeEe IL the senate last week during
a DEBATE On his bill to limit the activ-
Ety Of the university medical depart
TEIent 70 a two year course and repeal
ting 81 appropriation of 100000 by
tlhe legislature of 1913, for the build
ting y 3 physics building at the uni
vgeTsfTy. The charge has been made
10y administration men that while the
appropriation was voted, the amount
Was MOI jIcmded in the tax levy. SEN
GitOr Bennett served notice that the
tgovsrnCr would veto any act of the
Legislature TO approve of an appropri-
tlt;On IN 1913, which was not included
in the tax levy.
an here to do my plain duty"
Eiad Senator George B. Skogmo "and
VSin not be bluffed by any threat from
The governor"
IL the governor is going to veto all
appropriations by the legislature we
e1laEht just as well pack up and go
0cZfS, said Senator David Jennings.
= VII maintain my RIGHT to vote
AGAINST; any Veto when consider that
Gds position OF the governor is not
vel taken"
administration men commended that
Il yyEpaal the appropriation made in
zoi3, but not made available in the
Esx levy would merely clean the slate,
and would not preclude the present
legislature from making a similar ap
pTuTTiation in a constitutional way
Extravaganza in Printing Shown.
E41 interesting hearing was held on
the proposed new printing board
cAampiOned by the legislature iuyesti-
eating committee. It is claimed this
plan viii save the state not less than
100000 a year in printing. The gov
GEuOr. state superintendent OF public
gTUperty and an editor of state print
ting viii compose the new board il the
administration plan is accepted. and
= seems likely that 1t will be. 1t was
shown that in the nast the nrInting