Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07

Legislative Committees to Make
Report This Week.
PLAN TO BUY LAND AT DELLS
Famous Indian Mounds Near Lake
Mills Also May Be Purchased by
the State-miller Resolution
Passed by Assembly.

Madison.-The Wisconsin state leg
islature has under consideration the
purchase of three additional parks. All
Of these projects will be Investigated
By special legislative committees this
week and reports will Immediately be
made to the legislature.
One proposal Is for the purchase Of
the lands about the Dells Of the Wis
cOnsin river at Kilbourn as a 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 Aztlan Indian mounds in Jeffer-
son county, near Lake Mills. This is
one Of the most famous Indian earth
works In the United States The third
IS for the purchase of about 5000 acres
Of land IN Sawyer and Price counties,
where an untouched virgin forest Of
timber is stln located, for q park. This
latter park Is urged on the ground that
IT will show northern Wisconsin as it
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 ses-
sion:
To Investigate the feasibility Of the
Dells as a state park-AsSemblyme
T. Fl. Conway, Milwaukee; John F.
Dahl Barron, and John Verkullen
Clark.
To investigate proposed park in
Sawyer and Price counties-Assembly-
men j. f. FAIR. Price; William Olson.
Green. and Ben Mahon, Milwaukee
To investigate purchase Of Aztalan
indian mounds as a park-Assembly-
men H. w. Stokes, jefferson; J. p.
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 10 -. the Lucas
bin fixing the liability Of owners Of
automobiles for damages done 10 ver-
sons and property. II was explained
thar there is now plenty OF legislation
on this subject
Without a roll call bur with no
voices heard In opp sition. the assem-
1ly went on record In favor Of the
adoption Of the 4. NJ. Miller reSolu-
tion condemning the proposed federal
sales tax and asking congress not to
repeal the excess profits tax. The res
olution must GO 10 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 lnsur-
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 fl substitute
amendment which graduated the pur-
chase Of school textbooks by school
boards. The entire list Of books need
not he purchased, under the provisions
Of the amendment. until 1926.
A wrong impression has gotten
abroad among the farmers. the pro-
ponents of the Grmsrad land tax bin
gay. as TO the purpose ana effect Of
that measure II simply provides for
a surtaX on the use and enjoyment Of
excess land values above $1,000. with
an exemption of the value Of the i'm.
provements, cost Of clearing land.
standing timber and fertility from that
surtaX- As matter of fact IL will
not apply 70 niueteen-twentlethS Of the
farms In Wisconsin, 1t will apply to
big land holdings which are held at in
! dated prices and which. to the degree
they are thus held, discourage the So
curing Of land by people Of small
means for legitimate farming purposes.
Without Increasing the taxes of tile
average Wisconsin farmer one cent.
the rev Surtax would bring larger
revenue jDto tho state treasury. and
az the same time discourage holdings
which really keep land ouf of rho
hands of actual farmers. Taking 9l
the exemptions provided for i'm tho bin
they viii amount to at beast $25poo ol
the average farm or urban Property.
The SurlaN Of ouc-half of uer ..r-
would hee In en- holdings I'm excess. of
s25.oo0 aud the ] per cent FAX ,vorla
not apply unt0 the hold.4.4 exceed
$4,000 Careful estimates p'srs th..
amount Of excess farm holdings "a
which the bin would apply at + rer