The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-25
HOG CHOLERA N
sIEIE DECREASES IS !
Losses 70 MICHIGAN FARMERS
AMONG SWINE HERDs Less
THAN EVER BEFORE.
NEW LAW lessons DISEASE
Survey Of the Situation In This State
Up to July 81 Shows Only Forty
Five Farms Affected With
Plague.

Plague.
Lansing.-Michigan farmers have
suffered less loss from hog cholera
among their swine herds this summer
than ever before in the history Of the
live stock industry In this state. &C
cording to H. H. Halliday. chairman
OF the state live stock sanitary COM
mission. 81
1t is estimated that the damage
caused thus far this season is less
than q quarter of what 1t was up to
this time a year ago, when cholera
caused the death of million dollars
worth Of Michigan hogs.
A survey of the hog cholera situa-
tion up to July 81, made In the IL
principal hog cholera counties Of the
state disclosed only As farms on which
herds were down with the plague. No
cases were reported from Cass.
Sanilac. Montcalm or st. Clair coun-
ties. while in none of the counties
were there more than nine cases.
Berrien county showed nine, Clinton
one. Genesee two, Barry three. Hills
dale three. Monroe two. Saginaw
three. Kalamazoo nine, jackson one.
Shiawassee four, Allegan one. Kent
six 'and Ottawa one.
The decrease in the prevalence of
cholera Is attributed by the members
of the live stock sanitary commission
to the quarantine and compulsory re-
porting Of disease required under the
law enacted by the last legislature.
Would Free River Of Obnoxious Fish.
The special meeting of the state
public domain commission did not ma
terialize for lack of quorum.
Auditor General Fuller, Secretary of
State Vaughan and Superintendent
Keeler were the only ones who ap-
peared.
Game Warden Oates, however, dis
cussed informally with these members
Of the committee plan to take the
obnoxious fish from connecting waters
Of the great lakes. such as Lake st.
Clair and the Detroit river. A number
of petitions have been filed by peo-
pie who want to net the obnoxious
carp and other obnoxious fish on a
profit-sharing basis under an act of
the 1915 legislature. The state is now
Kidding inland lakes of gar and SINH
lar fish and is commercializing the
plan in some lakes and using the
money thus accrued to clear out other
lakes.
The United States government,
through the bureau OF fisheries, has
made a request to be permitted to
seine certain inland lakes for white
fish, which the government wants to
use for spawning purposes.
Railroads Show Revenue Gain.
Michigan railroads show big gain
in their reports for the second quar-.
ter of 1915. ending June 80, as com.
pared with the corresponding quar-
ter Of 1914.
OF the 60 steam roads In the state.
so have filed sworn reports of their
business with the railroad commits
sion. Those so in the aggregate show
an increase In the operating revenue
over the corresponding period of 1914
Of $1.696,S43.
The ten railroads which have not
yet reported are small ones and will
not make much difference In the grand
totals. The average will be about the
same.
These are the first figures sent to
the state by the railroads since the
now memorable fight before the leg.
islature on the two-cent fare. They
are regarded significant since oppon-
ents Of the passenger rate increase
insisted before the legislature that the
boost IN freight rates given the rail.
roads December /. 1914. would more
than make up for the alleged losses
in passenger fares.
To certain extent the figures for
the quarter show that such state
ments were correct. With the excep-
ton Of the 500 line and the Detroit
and Mackinaw, none Of the larger
roads show losses In the freight rev.
enue. Even the Duluth, South Shore
q Atlantic. the other upper peninsula
road which was in the passenger rate
fght shows an increase In freight rev.
enue. k
However. the roads nearly all show
losses in passenger business. which to
great extent bears out their cpnten.
tion that the passenger business was
going down hill steadily. Here, too.
are some notable exceptions, but in
the aggregate. the heavy losses Of
the quarter on all roads we-a in pas.
senger revenue.
Articles Of incorporation.
The following Michigan firms have
filed articles Of incorp oration with the
secretary of the state:
| Pemberthy Injector company. Dc
trcit. $4,000; 8. OlIn Johnson. Eda l.
Cox. Clara 8. Wilson ct Il.
Johnson Heating company. Detroit
| $4,000: William X. Johnson. Thomas
O. Barbas. Margaret johnson. q,
AI4bsstine colapany, Grand Rapids
\ Islo0.00o. +: f
| zink cnnstruetion combany. Detroit
| 5000; NH xink. Harvey D. Hahn