Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-12
FARM MARKETING
BILL TO HOUSE
Radically Different From Special
Committees Measure.
TO ABOLISH 8 DEPARTMENTS
Duties Of Dairy and Food Department,
Department of Farmers Institutes
and Bureau Of immigration to
Go to New Commission.

Madison.-Interest prevails in the
equity farm marketing bill by Assem-
bIyman ]. c. Hanson of Dane county.
The provisions of this measure are
radically different from the bill draft
ed by the special legislative investi-
eating committee. The latter bill is
by Senator George b. SkogmO of the
upper branch. Market legislation is
one of the most important plankS in
the administration platform and prom
ises to be the central issue of legisla-
ton.
The Hanson bill abolishes the dairy
and food depsV.rnent, the department
of farmers institutes and the bureau
of immigration, and centers the duties
| and functions of these departments
within the new market commission
The bin creates a board of foods and
markets composed of three members
appointed by the governor, by and
with the advice of the senate and as
sembly. OF the three members of the
board. one shall be selected from
list furnished the governor by the
farmer organizations of the state; the
| second shall be taken from similar
list furnished by the labor organiza
| tons. and the third may be named by
| the executive without suggestion. The
regular term of office is six years ana
the salary is $1,000 annually. The sec
rotary shall receive a salary of $4,000
| annually.
Then comes a provision that viii
not be found in any market commits
sion bill so far enacted by any state.
The bill says, in speaking of the com
mission: "Any member of said board
may be removed from office by ma
iority aye and nay vote of both houses
of the legislature assembled in joint.
session"
Among the more important powers
of the commission are:
l. Establish rules and practices re
lating to standardizing, grading.
weighing, packing, storage and sale OF
| food products, including an investiga-
ton of supply and demand, prevailing
prices, cost of production or manufac
ture and profits in handling thereof.
2. To collect information on the sup
ply and demand for products and TO
aid in marketing these products eff.
GENTLY and economically
3. To promote organization Of pub.
| lie market.
A. Investigate delays, embargoes,
rates and charges for handling agri-
cultural products or food prouucts
raw or manufactured, and to institute
legal proceedings to secure justice.
5. To promote cooperation.
6. To fix standards for reeeptacles
and for the grades and classification
of farm products.
1t IS made unlawful for any person
TO use the state label unless in fact
such product has been inspected, grad
ed and standardized or to use a sim
liar label or design. The board is
given power to investigate the conduct
of any board or business handling food
products to ascertain If the practices
are legal. The bill also declares that
1.-THE production and manufacture of
farm, agricultural and food products,
and the marketing and the selling of
the same, are affected with the public
interest"
Senator J. Henry Bennett of VirO-
qua has started his fight in the leg
islature to secure higher income
rates. AS a preliminary he has Of
fered a resolution in the upper
house of the Wisconsin legislature
calling upon the state tax commission
the earnings of corporations and indi-
viduals to the Legislature. to be used
as a basis for his bill.
The resolution asks the tax commits
sion to furnish to the legislature the
net income and names of all corpora
lions in the state having an income in
excess of 5000 annually. His appli-
cation asks for the income tax data
for the years 1916 and 1917, which is
now available at the offices of the
state tax commission.
The number of individuals in the
state with incomes in excess of 5000
for the years mentioned is also asked
for tabulated so as TO show the num-
Der of persons in each $500 group
above 5000.
Following are some assembly bills
offered:
andutsch-Requiring autoists TO
dim their lights in passing other vehi-
cles.
Young-Provlding that a dairy or
ganization may pay the expense of
dairy and food inspector, who shall
give his time to the inspection of the
organizations products.
Young-School districts dissolved by
neglect may be added to adjoining dis
tricts.
Hellweg-Detach territory from the
town of Winter and attach same 10
Meadowbrook. Sawyer county.
Roethel-Providing for the transpor-
tation of children to school districts
having an attendance of less than IL
to adjoining districts.
Protest Order TO Kill Deer.
The state conservation commission
has ordered the killing Of deer on Rock