River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-03-03
State Capitol News
BY VIM. J. Anderson


available for road and bridge building
in Wisconsin this year comes from,
and where it now is. Well, nearly 4
million Of it represents the unexpend-
ed balance from 1920. Of the remain
ing twenty-three millions, 100000
for federal aid work comes one third
from the federal government, one
third from the state and one third
from the counties. The state and the
counties are obliged to raise the two
thirds in order to get the federal ap-
preparation of nearly two and one
half millions; for state aid roads.
$2,650,000. The state pays $785,OOO
of the $976,000 for county aid roads;
S1,000,0O0 for county bridges; So
100000 in bond issues for state trunk
highways; $4,000 for maintenance
of state trunk highways; $2,0O0,OOO
for maintenance of county aid roads;
S129,220 for quarries; 100000 for
machinery, and S269, 900 for emergen-
CIV. The counties voluntarily raise the
whole sum. The $2,30O,000 for main
tenance Of roads comes from auto Ii
censes.
The Whey Butter Labelling Law
Dairy and Food Commissioner En-
cry was called before the Legislative
Committee which is considering the
repeal of the ey-butter labelling
law. Mr.. Emery said that he did not
wish to take a stand for or against
the bill. When the time came that
careful scientific analysis indicated
that the butter made from whey could
be distinguished from butter-fat but
ter, otherwise gathered, or that when
mixed with other butter it lowered
the latte,s keeping qualities or 9TH
erwise affected it, he would be strong
" in favor of regulating the manu-
facture and sale of the whey pro-
duct.
The Prison Farm at Waupun
In connection with the State Pris-
on at Waupun the State Board OF Con-
troll carries on big farm of about
5000 acres, on which is produced
much fruit and vegetables and milk
products for the other state institu-
tions. There is shipped from the
prison about 600 pounds of butter
each week to other institutions. War
den Towne has written the Board that |
he has the following now ready for
distribution: 100 lob. cans OF cat
sup, 500 lob. cans of tomatoes; 45O
2-fb. cans of tomatoes, 300 lO-Ib.
cans of Swiss chard, 800 10-fb. cans OF |
pumpkins, 100 lob. cans of carrots.
1000 10-ib. cans of string beans, 800
10-fb. cans of corn, $50 bushels OF |
beets, so bushels of onions and 1000
pounds of cabbage.
To Eliminate Sweat-shop Evils
Senator Huber has introduced bill |
to eliminate the evil of the sweat
shop. Home work has been regulat-
ed since 1899, but the law is dead
letter outside of Milwaukee. The
Huber bill requires licenses of all |
home workers, to be issued by the IN
dustrial commissions after it has has
been satisfied that these home work
ers are free from infection and conta-
gious diseases, and that the work will
be done in rooms that are clean and
sanitary. Before the present indus
trial depression there were twenty
seven hundred licensed home workers
in Milwaukee. The number OF unll-
censed home workers outside of Mil
waukee is not known, but probably
exceeded fifteen hundred. The arti-
cles made in homes are, principally,
articles Of clothing and food products.
Consumers are at present not safe
guarded against the hazard OF the
transmission of contagious diseases.
Likewise the present law does not ad-
equately protect the home workers
against exploitation through the pay
ment of extremely low wages, and
does not prevent the employment OF
very young children at this work. The
Huber bill proposes that firms giving
out work shall be licensed by the IN
dustrial commission and that licenses
can be revoked when the firms fail to
comply with the minimum wage law
or the child labor law. 1t also pro-
vides that before work may be given
ont to any individual home worker
the firm must secure permit from
the local health officer, who shall be
paid one dollar for each original in
spection he makes.
Schools Needed Emergency FUNDS
The University and the normal
schools, as did virtually all depart
ments, called on emergency help to
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