Manchester Democrat., 1921-02-16
LEGISLATORS STIR
Up some SCANDAL
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has been to frighten out many who
had supposed this general assembly
was an easy mark and ready to
spend the states money as their own
was spent in the silk shirt days dur
ing and just following the war. Every
demand for an appropriation must
stand the closest scrutiny. Legisla-
! tors of this session are not stingy.
They are known to be men of gen.
erous impulses but they will not tol-
crate lavish expenditures for any pur-
pose. They will provide for the ac-
tual needs of the state government
and the state institutions but they
will not vote out money for purposes
which can be avoided at this time.
The business interests Of the state
which include agriculture, manufact-
uring and commerce are to be pro-
tected aginst excessive taxation.
Committee work has been extended
to take in certain features of the pro-
posed code. Different groups are
reading the proposed code by chap
ters to make sure that the commits
sioners who compiled it did not run
in jokers or change the meaning OF
the original laws. The result so far
is a high compliment to the proposed
code makers. A number OF errors
have been discovered but these er-
rors were occasioned in copying or
in printing. Members are doing now
what the code commissioners wanted
them to do months ago. When these
readings have been finished members
will be better prepared to take up
for consideration the provisions
where changes have been suggested
by the commission. II an extra ses-
sion is necessary and it seems now
impossible to complete the present
sessions before April, members will
have the opportunity of studying the
code at their homes and Of consulting
with their constituents before return
ing to take final action.
Fight For Pure Milk
How can a law be placed on the
Code to insure pure milk for the chill
vi
on the dairymen of the state, is the
problem which is confronting Repre-
sentative E. H. Knickerbocker of
Linn county whose bill asks author
ity for cities and town to regulate
the milk supply. Mr.. Knickerbocker
is one of the first advocates of test
ed milk among the farmers of Iowa.
At his own expense number OF
years ago he had his herds tested for
tuberculosis and had every diseased
COW in his herd slaughtered. This
cost him over $4,000 but he declares
that it was one Of the best invest
ments he ever made. This expense
he says he was willing to pay for the
satisfaction of providing for his own
family milk free from contagious dis
ease. But the $4,000 was a good in
vestment because he has not lost
critter on his farm from diesase since
the first test was made. Tubercu
lar cows communicate disease to hogs
and to all other animals on a place
causing enormous losses to farmers
and those engaged in dairying es-
pecially. Mr.. Knickerbocker has
been one of the largest importers of
Belgian horses in the west and de-
clares that he would not have crit
ter suffering from the T. B. on his
farm for fear that his horses might
get the disease even though he did
not have any regard for his children
and grand children. Cities of Iowa
have all undertaken to provide for the
regulation of milk sold in their COM
but have been unsuccessful
because of insufficient laws to permit
Of regulation. The laws were enact
ed before the great danger was dis
covered in milg from diseased cows.
The dairy laws were passed to pro-