Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-30
LIE DUc's PLANTS.

LIE DUcs PLANTS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Gen. LIE Due, COM
missioner of agriculture, gets fully his share of
notice in the papers here. This forenoon he
appeared to be burdened down with grievances,
and has endeavored to unload himself at one
undertaking. In the first place, in an inter
view in the Sunday Republic, he denies the re
port that in Chicago he expressed hostility to
immigration. The explanation in substance is,
that at the Grand Pacific, in conversation with
Mr.. Peterson, LIE Due used, in effect, the follow
ing language:
country large heads, strong bodies, all of you
educated and worthy descendants of old
Vikings, but don't you think there ought to be
imit-don't you think it is time we begun
to consider whether we are going to have farms
enough for ourselves and children?''
And then, in a bantering way, he said:
How many are we going to have here 100
years from now? The frontier line is the line
of safety. AS long as we have that, the poor
and destitute of our own country can find en-
ployment If they have knowledge enough to
go out there, but if all the population of Eu-
rope comes over here it will crowd our children
out"
This was all that was said, and that was said
in humorous Way while they sat talking and
smoking. One of The listeners who had at
tempted unsuccessfully to attach himself to
the President, went OF and wrote up an exag-
gerated account.
In the next place LIE Duo bitterly denies
that he was sent home by the President during
the Minnesota trip. The whole trouble grew
out of VIM. Henry Smiths presence on the
trip. LIE Due says he had never heard of
Smith before that time, and even then sup
posed he was some aged newspaper person wholly
unconnected with the lofty regions Of public
life. He says Smith interfered with his business
and made life burden to him. The only
really pleasant time he had was at Hastings,
his old home. He explains how he came to 60
back to Washington by saying when the ex-
cursion branched off to go through Wisconsin,
he did not feel that he had any right to incur
such extraordinary expenses. This State Fai,
association had agreed to pay expenses, and he
did not feel warranted to run too heavy bill
This was the reason Of his early return.
CORN STALK SUGAR.
Lastly LIE Dues corn stalk sugar experiments
are published. Prof. Collier, chemist of the
agricultural department, has concluded his ex.
periments and makes them public. Additional
to the statement telegraphed by the Associated
Press last night, it may be stated that OF
25,0OO pounds of corn stalks, 791 pounds OF
very good crystallzed sugar has been made.
With better machinery the yield of sugar
would have been at least !, $50 pounds. To the
practical question whether experiments would
make certain farmers proftably make
sugar from corn stalk and sorghum, Prof
Collier is of opinion that another years ex.
perience is necessary before the ques-
ton can be fully decided. He says,
however, if under contrary circums tances suga,
could be made at fair profit it would be i'm
mensely profitable with improved appliances.
LIE Due is much more enthusiastic than Prof.
Collier. He has received numbers of letters
from practical farmers in Minnesota, who have
been engaged in making sugar for two years
from amber sorghum, and he states that they
make from fifty to one hundred dollars per
acre on them in their crop. He is confident
that the making of sugar from corn stalk and
sorghum will be permanent and profitable in the
northern States. He also thinks the introduce
ton of new kind of sorgham in the South
will tend to supplant regular sugar cane the
management of which is very expensive and
the crop uncertain.
INTERNAL REVENUE EXAMINATION.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept se--A circular just issued
by the commissioner of internal revenue has
for its object the perfection of the system of
examination of internal revenue officers books
and accounts throughout the country by agents
of the revenue bureau, and hereafter the de-
partment will change the examining agent in
each district once in every three months.
New forms are being prepared
for Examining of collectors deputies, store
Keepers and other officers of that branch of
the service, and full instructions will be given
in regard to the examination of distilleries,
breweries and tobacco manufactures, it having
been found that the service is greatly benefited
by frequent examinations.
cAMERoN's PET.
Russell Everitt, member of. the present
House of Representatives from Pittsburgh, is
urged for the position of chief of the bureau of
engraving and printing by Senator Cameron
apd others.
SUPPLIES FOR DESTITUTE POINTS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Ex-Gov. Shepherd
and John T. Mitchell, Esq, who left here last
night for st. Louis, take with them fifty pack.
ages of various goods and 81 500 in cash, with
which to begin cargo of supplies for the suf-
fering people along the line of the Mississippi
river who are cut off from railroad com NUM-
cation and in great need of assistance. Mr..
Stillson Hutchins, formerly of st. Louis has
sent advices to D. Pitt Rowland, chairman of
the St. Louis Relief committee; George Barr,
president of the st. Louis cham
Der of commerce, and John B.
Mande, a prominent merchant there, of
the object of Gov. Shepherd and MI. Mitchells
can be shipped by Thursday of this week,
through the cooperation of the st. Louis COM
missioners and other bodies that have agreed to
contribute.