River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
FROM TIE STATE CAPITOL
by Wnl. ]. Anderson

by VIM. ]. Anderson
Perhaps there are Others rerpleXed
as the writer has been over the de-
and heard from all parts. OF the
country for some relief for the farm
els. Just why the farmer above the
merchant OF manufacturer, or mech,
anic should stand in need OF special
assistance is not quite clear. But the
cry is SO universal that it can't be
Wholly attributed 10 politics. Ap-
parently there is some real need IN
IRE case or we should not hear so
rligch about it. 1t is clear to even
those Who do not think deep'y into
economic problems that if agriculture
Il ,yosnefolTs all other legitimate IN
dnstrv hares in prosperity, but the
same can be said for the manufactur-
ino industry, though that is confess
Sadly less foundational. The close in
tct6erandence of all industries IN
Gliding farming is becoming clearer
every wear. No industry can live TO
itself. unrelated to others. But, still
tha question first suggested. recGrs
v.hv fine universal demand for legls-
lgtioa favorable to agriculture! Per
hans what the universal cry really
means is that unfair methods, sharp
practices not yet subject to law inter
FRA fatally between the beneficlent
Ie-1llts which should low from agric-
ulti7re to the public. 1t gives one
better feeling, anyway, to think that
fro demand is not for special favors
for the farmer, but for general bene-
fits to all.
The Railroad Commission brought
. huzzing about its cars this week by
an order authorizing a material IN
c1case IN telephone rates in Milwau-
Eea. II is difficult to bring the pub
lie to understand that telephone costs
unlike electric lights, for example, 90
not grow less with increased demand
If q telephone exchange IS serving
thougand subscribers, and another
thousand subscribers are ac1ed, the
subscribers have their service greatly
enlarged, but the cost OF service per
subscriber is increased rather than
lessened by the addition. There IS
one feature of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone Conn any's charges which have
never been very satisfactory to IT'S
Wi-consin patrons. That is the AZ
rel cent Of the company's gTose eatil..
ings which are paid to the original
Bel Company. 1t is quite possible
that if this sum were not thus rad i
would, have to be met in the form OF
royalties. But Wisconsin patrons
would feel easier if it we've sho-rn tc
them that they are not being held up
for sort Of tribute or meaned II
crement.
Wisconsin continues to be thorough
" protected from all food adultera-
tions by its Dairy and Food ID part
ment. Recently the legal representa-
tive Of an extract manufacturing con
Germ which desires to sell in Wi Goa
sin imitation extracts is informed thai
this would be in violation OF the law
though label / as imitation extra ITS
Then the lawyer replies that there are
no genuine extracts of TIE kind his
client pre- ores to sell The Commis-
sioner informs hin that an article
labeled an irritation Of something
which does not exist is prima facie
misbranded. fhe lawyer asks then II
his client were to change his label &c
imitation @flavofs" instead OF e!-
tracts would not this remove the 90 /
cation, and the commissioner replies
that under the Wisconsin law the
word "flavors." extracts" and &c
sences" are consiaefad synononoIe.
IT is something to be proud OF III
Wisconsin that during the past seven
years more than half of the state OF
the Union have been arranging their
agricultural program after the one
laid out by the Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture. Not only this but the
Federal Department of AgriculturS
has under two administrations endors-
ed the Wisconsin rlan. of dividino the
work between the state department
and the college of agriculture so as
not to overlap or conflict. Conlmls
sionel Norgord plan ado2tnd seve"
yeals ago leaves the educational and
experimental work wholly to the coll
leges, and tire regulatory and pro-
moti0nal work to the State depaft-
ments. In this manner the field is
fully covered without duplication OF
waste.
Chief Justice Siehacker of the Sup
RENE Court has been i'll for several
months and at the present time his
friends are deeply concerned about
his condition. Among the list of dis
tinguished men who have held the
post of Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of this state there has not been
enc who in higher degree has had p
stronger hold upon the affection and
esteem of the people of the state than
Justice Siebacker. Among his col
leaglies on the Supreme bench it Is
not too much to say he is loved as a
brother. His uniform courtesy and
consideration for all with whom he
has dealings have given him a lasting
place in the hearts of his fellow citi-
zenS.
Chairman Lyon of the State Tax
Commission expressed the opinion in
a public address made one day this
week that taxes had reached in Wis
consin their limit and would not go
bi0har What Mr. Lyon meant was