The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-05-05
STATE TO BUY
THREE PARKS
Projects Will Be Investigated by
Legislative Bodies the
Present Week.
70 BUY LAND At THE OELLS
Assembly Approves Resolution Con-
demning Proposed Federal Sales
Tax and Asking Congress Not
to Repeal Excess Profits Tax.

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Madison.-The purchase of three
additional parks is under considera-
ton by the Wisconsin state legisla-
ture, Special committees Of the as
sembly will inspect the sites and
report ON the propositions will be
made to the legislature probably this
week.
one proposal is for the purchase Of
the lands about the Dells Of the WIS
consln river at Kibourn as state
park. This Is one of the most scenic
spots in the state. The second pro-
posal is for the purchase OF the
grounds on which are located the Ia
nous Aztluu Indian mounds in JetIer-
son county near Lake Mills. This is
one OF the most famous Indian earth
works i'm the United States. The third
is for the purchase of about 5000 acres
of land IN Sawyer ana Price counties,
where an untouched virgin forest Of
timber is still located, for park. This
latter park is urged ON the ground that
it VIII show northern Wisconsin as 1t
was before the coming of the lumber
companies,
Speaker Young has announced the
appointment of the following members
TO serve on special investigating com
mittees to make reports at this SEES
sion:
TO investigate the feasibility of the
Dells as a state park-Assemblymen
r. II. Conway, Milwaukee; John f.
Dahl, Barron, and John Yerkuilen,
Clark.
TO investigate proposed park in
Sawyer and Price counties-Assembly-
men }. T.. FAIR, Price; William Olson,
Green, and Ben Mahon, Milwaukee.
To investigate purchase of Aztalan
Indian mounds as a park-Assembly'
men II. w. Stokes, jefferson; }. ID.
Grandine, Forest, and f. w. Downs,
bayfield,
The house killed the Higgins resolu-
ton for an investigation of the work
Of the state railroad commission. 1t
killed, by vote Of IS to y, the Lucas
bill fixing the liability Of owners OF
automobiles for damages done to per
sons and property 1t was explained
that there is now plenty Of legislation
on this subject.
Without roll call, but with no
voices heard in opposition, the assem-
bly, went on record in favor Of the
adoption of the A. NJ. Miller resolu-
ton condemning the proposed federal
sales tax and asking congress not to
repeal the excess profits tax The res
olution must 20 to the senate for con-
SideratiOn There was no debate.
The bin of the insurance and bank
ing commission of the state requiring
mutual liability insurance companies
to submit dividend data to the insur-
anCe department Of the Industrial
commission before paying out their
earnings, was defeated.
The free textbook bill, passed by the
assembly was laid over when Senator
A. c. Anderson offered a substitute
amendment which graduareu the pur-
chase of school textbooks by school
boards The entire list of books need
not be purchased, under the provisions
of the amendment. until 1925.
A wrong impression has gotten
abroad among the farmers, the pro-
poncnts Of the Grimstad land tax bill
say, as to the purpose and effect of
that measure. II simply provides for
surtax on the use and enjoyment of
excess land values above $4,000 with
mn exemption of the value Of the i'm.
provements, cost of clearing land
standing timber and fertility from that
surtaX AS matter Of fact it will
not apply TO ninetCen-twentieths of the
farms in Wisconsin, It viii apply 70
big land holdings which are held at in
hated prices and which, to the degree
they are thus held, discourage the Sc
curing Of land by people Of small
means for legitimate farming purpos-
es. Without increasing the taxes of
the average Wisconsin farmer one
cent, the new surtaX would bring lar
ger revenue into the state treasury,
and at the same time discourage hold
ugs which really keep land out Of the
hands of actual farmers. Taking ali
the exemptions provided for in the bin,
they will amount to at least $4,000 on
the average farm or urban property.
The surlaX Of onc-half of per cent
would begin on holdings in excess Of
$4,000 and the l per cent tax would
not apply until the holdings exceed
$4,000 Careful estimates place the
amount Of excess farm holdings 10
which the bill would apply at per
cent Of the total taxable property of
the state, but this would bring an ad.
duonal revenue OF Sl0OOOO0.
May End Session Late In May.