Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-22
w. W. Field Takes care of Himself.
STATE AGRICULTURAL Rooms,

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to you that could take care of N.Y.
self relative to the article in the
HERALD of the 18th, which you say
Was copied from the Lacrosse Lead
| err.
desire, therefore, brief space to
reply to the attacks uron me per-
sonally in the article alluded to, and
also to rindicate the State AgricuI-
tural Society and those interested in
its welfare from the untrue and un-
called-for attacks of your correspond
ent in the same issue.
The former article Gays. {" He
meaning myself made five trips to
Philadelphia and return, on all of
which trips he Travelled on passes,
and yet he charged the State for his
railroad fare the same as if he had
paid out his money therefor"
This sentence is partly true and
partly false. | went to Philadelphia
four times by request of the Centen-
NAL Executive Committee and paid
the regular fare two trips from Chi
| cago and return, and two trips and
return l travelled on passes furnished
me by friends and not by the State.
Travelling upon passes and charg
ing the State when on State business
is | think the rule and not the ex-
ceptiop. / know members who
come to and go from Madison at the
annual sessions of the Legislature on
passes and who draw their mileage
| lust the same. This custom is also
true of members Of State Boards.
having passes. And lawyers, doc
tors and possibly editors and divines,
and believe it is right, except when
the parties employing their services
furnish them such passes, and l de-
sire here to say that | much regret
that l did not have passes the two
trips and return | made to Philadel-
phia, as the State would not have
lost cent, and | should have been
benefited thereby.
The Legislature, just adjourned,
took action upon this subject. A bill
was introduced by the committee
appointed to investigate the expeud
itures of the Centennial Board, aud
was passed by the Assembly, out of
courtesy, [ doubt not to the commit
tee on the part Of the Assembly who
presented it, but it was indefinitely
postponed in the Senate by nearly
unanimous vote. This bill provided
that persons doing business for the
State should not charge mileage if
riding on pass, and its defeat was
complete Oindication of those
charging the State when travelling
upon passes not furnished by the
State. | received as Secretary OF
the Centennial Board 5000 from the
date OF my appoin' ment, April 5
| 1875, to the close of that year, and
$500 for 1876. | also received 800
Report is $3.50 but is an error for
services in Philadelphia outside of
regular secretary work. Other ex
penditures under my name was for
money actually paid out, except as
above specified, all Of which were
audited by the Centennial Auditing
Committee and by the Secretary OF
State. and all of those paid out of the
appropriations of $4,000 were ap,
proved by His Excellency the Gov
ernor: the payments made ont of the
$40, 1000, appropriation of 1875 not
requiring his approval.
A few words relative to your cor
respondent, and my connection with
the State Agricultural Society, and
| will not trespass further upon your
colamns at this time.
AS to my charging said society
travelling expenseF, desire simply
to call your attention TO the follow
ing communication sent by me TO
the Assembly March 6, 1877:
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
| OFFICE SEC OF STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,
| MADISON, March 6, 1877.
| Hon. j. B. CASSIDY, Speaker of the assembly:
| Ny DEAR SIR:-From proceedings Of the
| Assembly, to>day, published in the Wisconsin
| State Journal of this evening, the impression
seems to prevail among some of the members
OF said Assembly, that | have charged the
| Wisconsin State Agricultural Society railroad
fare, when travelling upon free passes, as Sec
rotary of said society. desire, by you,to say
to the Honorable, the Assembly, that | have
acted as secretary of said society tor nearly
FIVE years, and by the courtesy of railway of
ficials, have travelled over nearly all of the
railway lines of the State on free passes, dur
ing nearly all that time, and not in single in
stance have charged or received from said
Agricultural Society, while travelling on said
passes, a single cent.
w. W. FIELD,
| 80 Co
| Your correspondent says, in sub
stance, that to know how the farm
ers of the State are being humbueged
you have only to attend the agricuI>
tural convention, and as an illustra-
ton says, professor Daniels ad
dress was to the effect that COWS fed
on straw and marsh hay gave as
much and as good milk as those fed
on better food"
Now, Mr.. Editor, Prof. Daniels
made no such statement. His address
was, on Principles of Stock Feed
ing'' and vas very interesting,
scientific and valuable paper. The
Professor said that the quality of
milk was not appreeisbly effected by
the kind of feed, only The quantity.
Some of the dairymen present con-
Cured in his views Others did not
Careful scientific experiments recent
lv made in Germany sustain Prof
Daniels position, that the cow is a
milk producer, and that the quantity
may be largely increased by nice,
milk producing food, but that the
quality is not impaired,
The convection held this winter
under the auspices f the State Agri-
cultural and the 8 ate Horticultural
Societies, was larg,l attended by
scientific, educated men from the
State University, II m Other educa-
tionaI institutions CT the State and
from the farm, factory and other
avenues of industry, and vas the
most instructive and profitable con