River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-12


valuation the other half of the state
aid funds, but that the place Of eX-i
penditure in each town and village
should be selected by the county
board. This law, together with the
trunk line law, provides for a greater.
concentration of expenditures for the,
next two or three years on the main
lines of travel and at the same time.
insures that every town and village
will get a fair deal by getting less i'm
portant roads improved if they do not
happen to be directly benefited by i'm
provements upon the state trunk line
system.
in addition the laws providing for
bonding counties for state aid high
way construction were simplifed and.
improved, and while no great activity.
is anticipated in the bonding Of coun-.
ties during the present war conditions,
there will be great activity when con-.
ditions resume the normal.
"Bill 59O-A was also passed. This
provides that cities of all classes may.
receive aid on streets and roads lying
in the outlying portions of them"
"Some minor changes were made in.
the common road laws Of the state.
but none of Importance or far-reach-.
ing effect. In general, the legislature.
confined itself to the problems of Sc.
curing the improvement of the main
lines Of travel, and it is believed that
wonderful results were accomplished,
especially in improving conditions as
to maintenance"
Governor Signs Apple Bill.
Although Wisconsin is a great apple
producing state, it was not until this
session of the legislature that an effort
was made to secure legislation fixing
the standard grades of apples packed
for shipment. The bill passed through
the legislature practically unnoticed,
and has just been signed by the gov
ernor. sss & .s,Sssz 4s1s,52sl
Under the bill the apples, when
packed, may fall into one OF four
classifications:
First-"Wisconsin Standard Fancy"
to consist Of hand-picked, properly
packed apples of one variety, which
are all Well-groWn apples of normal
size and shape, free from dirt and dis
ease and shall not vary in size more
than one-half inch in diameter.
Second-"Wisconsin Standard A.
Shall consist Of hand-picked, properly
packed apples of one variety, which
are we'll grown specimens, normal in
shape, "of not less than SO per cent
| good color for the variety" free from
dirt and disease.
Wisconsin Standard b.
Shall consist Of hand-picked apples OF
one variety, practically free from in
| sect injury or fungOus disease" Ap-
| pies which have fruit spots or other
defects which do not materially injure
| it's keeping quality shall be admitted
| to this grade.
Fourth-"Wisconsi Unclassifed"-
Shall consist of apples which do not
conform to the foregoing specifications
or grade. If more than 10 per cent of
| the apples in this classification are
\ badly deformed or colored with scabs
or blotches, they shall be marked
"culls."
The enforcement of the law is vest
ed with the commissioner of agricul-
ture. The contention is that with this
step toward standardization the in
| term committee investigating market
ing may be able to suggest additional
legislation that will bring the apple
industry to the fore.
Little Bank Legislation.
Little legislation was enacted at this
session affecting the banks of WiscOn-
sin. All of the recommendations of
the state banking department were de-
feated as were the bills urged by the
Bankers association.
A law was enacted providing that
the annual meeting. of state banks
shall be held either In January or July.
Several bills, most of them intro
duced by Assemblyman Donnelly of
Milwaukee, were enacted into law
strengthening the building and loan
association statute of Wisconsin.
These building and loan measures were
recommended by State Banking Com
missioner A. q. knott.
There are number of bills affecting
banks, which were defeated by the
legislature.
Senator Jennings Of Milwaukee in
troduced a bill providing for industrial
banks. The measure was defeated in
the assembly.
The legislature, however, passed a
law providing that persons engaged in
| the business of transmitting money to
foreign countries shall be licensed and
placed under a bond Of $4,000. This
was with the recommendation Of the
banking department.
In the closing days of the session the
assembly defeated bily providing that
state banks might become federal de-
positories. The aim of this bill was
to aid the banks which have bought
heavily Of Liberty bonds.
The Bray bill changing the method
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