The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
TO Be UNCHANGED.
STATE DAIRY COMMISSIONER FAR.
RELL GIVES OPINIONS FOL-
LOWING CONFERENCE.
COST OF FOURTH INFANTRY
Expense to State for Maintenance Is
Half Million for Five Companies
Full Regiment Would Cost .
Million.

St. Paul. |
Continuation of food distribution |
through the usual channels without |
important changes in methods during |
the war was predicted by Commission.
er j. J. Farrell of the State Dairy and
Food commission. He has just re.
turned from a brief conference in
Washington, D. c., with Herbert C. |
Hoover, federal food controller, and !
the annual meeting at Atlantic City Of |
the American Association of Dairy,
Food and Drug Officials, of which he
was president.
Food distribution will go on
through the regular established chan
nels, in my opinion said Mr.. Far
rell, "and the most important wartime
regulation will be toward preventing
waste and speculation
Government officials maybe expect
ed to keep in close touch with avail
able supplies to guard against unnec-
essary shortages. The federal control
will be primarily to conserve food
stuffs.
"The merchants in transit those
who keep food SURPRISES in cars on
track and pay demurrage and still
make big profits, will be eliminated to
q great extent, I believe"
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Cost of Fourth Infantry.
A war bill for Minnesota taxpayers
will be increased at the rate of an ad-
ditional 100000 a year for mainte-
rance of the new Fourth infantry of
the Minnesota national guard which is
being organized to remain at home and
relieve the First Minnesota infantry
and other forces now guarding indus
tries and other property. Capt. w. F.
Rhinow, military secretary to the gov
ernor, announced that the new regi-
ment would be maintained from the
general revenue fund of tho state I'M
der legal provision.
Announcement of the plans for Or
ganization of the new regiment caused
much speculation as to how it would
be financed. Guardsmen in state serv-
J ice receive So a day and Is cents ad-
ditiOnal for subsistence, and military
statistician estimated that mainte!
nance Of a full regiment would cost
the state approximately $1,000,000 q
year. Then it was explained that only
five companies are to be recruited and
the expense probably would not exceed
100000 year.
Subsequent reports were that the
regular national guard funds of about
$4,000 for the current year and a
balance of approximately 100000 in
the 100000 appropriation of the
Public Safety commission would not
warrant such an expenditure. The an
nouncement by Captain Rhinow yes
terday that the general revenue funds
Of the state may be drawn upon for
the maintenance of the new regiment
ended speculation on the subject Of
finances
To Charge for State Patients.
Secretary Downer and E. w. Allen,
an agent of the State Board of Con-
trOl, nave gone to Columbus, Ohio, to
inspect a system by which that state
collects $40 a. month for the care Of
patients in state hospitals and asy-
lums for the insane. A similar sys-
tenn is to be established in Minnesota
under 1917 law and may be copied
after the Ohio plan. Investigation, to
determine which patients are fnan-
cially able or who have relatives who
can partly reimburse the state for
their care, was begun several weeks
ago by the board of control. The
board of control members are in st.
Cloud today for a quarterly conference
with superintendent Of state institu-
lions on new laws relating to child
welfare.
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