The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-15
-r,,,an spricnlture Again.


that the late action OF the Was
ys.e;r.l clioue in dcposing Mr.. Goodale
;sseverely denounced by the best farmers of
Maine. we give the following extract from
Litter bv Maine farmer to the Massachusetts
PlouJhna0n
- In your notice of the annual meeting of the
Board of Agriculture of this State held at
Winthrop week before last you express great
surprise that Mr., Goodale, its efficient Secre-
tary lor 81 many years, was not reelected.
You purposely reifained from making any
comments thereon, as you say you "are not
July informed of the reasons which led to
the change. The method by which it was ac-
ctmplished is more rtprehensible ii possible
than the change itself. When you understand
this foul plot fully, well may you and every
well meaning man be surprised, nay astonlsh-
ed as the people of this State were on Its an
nouncement. Did the community or any
considerable part of it demand itP was II
even dreamed of by any, save two or three
self interested ones? No. But on the con-
trary, Mr. Goodale is universally regarded as
possessing and practically combining more OF
the qualifications incident to, and necessarily
pertaining to that Office. than any other man
| in the State Once before, it was suggested
| that there right be a change by an interested
| party, but the mere suggestion was suhcient
| to call forth an unequivocal no. 10 accom-
| plish il now different tactics must be adopted.
| Two or three stealthily lay the plot, very quiz
etlv engineer it, are early at the meeting,
| their men counted, refuse to wait till the
members are mostly together, proceed to an
| election with eight members in Board OF
tacenty-taro and the work is done. How true
the old adage that lie will travel a mile
while truth is putting her boots on. A
man that wants an Office nowadays is up,
dressed, and takes the citidel by storm, while
honest men, believing others as honest as
themselves are cheated out Of their senses.
By such man9uvring and trickery the
Board of Agriculture is deprived OF Secre
tary in every way competent, faithful, and la
borious, with large experience and a reputa-
| ton extending far beyond the limits OF this
| State.
| This State cannot afford to lose the services
of such man as Mr.. Goodale, in its agricul-
| tural department at this time. His expert
ence and practical ability, so closely allied
with its interests, are now demanded more
than ever, rs the natural resources and water
power of the State are being more rapidly
developed and utilized. Various manufac-
tor es are springng up all over the State
Slate quarries OF the finest qualities are be-
ing opened, railroads are being built i'll every
direction, and various other smaller enter
prises are progressing, all of which will have
a direct tendency to create larger home
market for all the products Of the farm,
which will give new impetus to our agri-
cultural resources. Therefore we need our
bet men to manage our agricultural in
stitutions. When we set a good, faithful
man, that canswork, and is avilling to work,
hold on to him. Let us try no doubtful ex-
periments. But let US put our hands to the
| plough and each lend a helping hand
But this matter has a broader scope of i'll
| fuence than our own State. Mr.. Goodale's
well won and extensive influence abroad
| both throughout the States, Canadas, and
| the Provinces, is worth a good deal to us
| there, as we send our reciprocal greetings
through him. Hence we become power
| abroad, scattering as well as gathering, join
| ing hands with the rest of the world, in the
| great science of Agriculture. So we think
and so we feel down here in the Pine Tree
State.