The Detroit times., 1917-03-17
STATE SOIL
SURVEY IS
FAVORED
House p ses Bill
Which Provides For
Big Project
WOULD BENEFIT
ALL MICHIGAN
Scientific Report On
Possibilities Badly
Needed
BY WI oALNON.

fston Correspondent Detroit Times)
LANSING. Mich. March 1.-THE
house OF representative went on
record In committee OF the whole
Friday afternoon In favor OF q soil
survey OF the state, a project rec
commended at the start OF the ses-
sion by both incoming Gov. Sleeper
and outgoing Gov. Ferris
A spirited debate resulted In wip-
ing out almost TO the last man the
opponents Of the survey.
The cost win be about $3.50. 900,
distributed over the next six years.
and the work la 10 be done by ex-
ports employed by and working UNI
DER the direction OF the state geo
logical survey.
II was the cost OF the survey that
principally caused opposition TO t..
mxny members thinking that II IL
intended only 20 keep unsophistl-
Gated people with money from be
Ing defrauded by land swindlers.
Amendments designed TO KIN the
bill were introduced.
Rep Merlin Wiley. OF thr- 500,
introducer OF the bill. declared that
II was a measure designed 10 put
Michigan on the map by ascertain
ing just what uses can be made OF
hundreds OF thousands OF acres OF
lands now unused. much OF II In
the northern counties ne appealed
TO the Detroit and Grand Rapids
members to back II up and asked
other members 10 forget the needs
only OF their individual districts and
look AZ the project from state
viewpoint.
Reps. Sheridan Ford and Charles
Flowers, OF Detroit. followed with
strong declarations In favor OF the
survey az tina most progressive and
farreaching step ever devised 20
advance the interests OF the whole
state. They declared that its re-
suits would be wonderful in adver-
tising the real merits OF Michigan
and that II would add 20 the taxa
bic value OF a great area OF Miehi-
gan.
That II would benefit many farm
ing districts which now are IN good
shape. but which could be made a
10; better was the contention OF
Rep. ArlIe Hopkins, Of Manistee.
who a. a grange institute worker
has for years travelled the state and
who has worked in every township
IL H. Ways can be found OF In
creasfng MANIFOLD the yield OF
farms, he declared
Look ahead" pleaded Hopkins
Don't remain rooted TO one spot "
Rep. Croll declared that the cost
would not mean more than a post
sge stamp per capita. Rep. Brow
or. OF Jackson. also made a strong
speech in favor OF the bill As a
result amendments designed to d.
vide the work up 40 that each coun-
~ would do II n II wanted 10 and
to kill all after the enacting clause
OF the BILL received only two or
three votes each.
The house voted TO make the Nc.
Arthur. Wiley and Lewis liquor
bills a special order for next Tues
day afternoon AZ O'Clock. dispos-
ing OF the prohibition question un-
On then without dissent.
The house killed the proposed
free textbook bill. for all public
schools IN the state. II was re-
ported out Of committee without
recommendation and on motion OF
Rep. Croll was table indefinitely.
Rep. Welsh introduced bin 10
require each county TO install rural
school inspection and county public
health nursing. a. part OF the gen
eral movement 10 nght tuberculosis
by discovering ia causes and places
OF origin.
Rep. Young introduced an anti
injunction bill that would allow In
dividuais 20 do What organizations
may do. Rep. weissert put 10 bin
10 slythorize county boards OF su.
pervisors 20 appropriate money for
placing permanent markers on his
toricsl places in their counties Rep
For introduced a bill for the state
to pay the actual railroad fare Of
Michigan Civil war veterans 10 the
National Memorial reunion In vicks-
burg, Miss. next Oct 1913
The house decided late Friday
that Il would not attempt to hold
a Saturday session. but adjourned
10 Monday afternoon instead %