The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-11
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mo G han SIC, because a single COPS was
ia. = each newspaper IN North Caro-
Ina there arc - Of them. and Ia
Sundry agricultural departments and ~oyie-
ties ms might have included the members
OF tie Board, the Washington Department.
and scores of other, - each single .
mailed costing one cent ra,tarc.
MAJ. Hale, IF course, has nothing to do
with the postage, aud his estimate i worth
more than ours solely IN the light of our
lack Of knowledge etc.
DIR, LEpouN:
We are at a loss to sec why Ma Halo
should constitute himself a champion or our
New York friend the Director II the Fer
tilizcr, etc. Station. We have made no
manner OF "imputation against Dr. lie
doux, unless 1t be an "imputation 10 re
gard the printing Of 300 copies IT h> 81
page Report a a needless piece of straw
gance, especially a the analyses Of ferti-
llzers came too late to bc al any special ben
etit TO the farmers.
As Tor Dr.. LciouNS statement. We gave it
plainly, and added-'ot course. We accept
his statement. Could language be palmer?
And, as an explanation II the ovcr-estimate
III our previous remarks, we stated that it
was based on Col. Polk HAM Book"
which the Colonel regarded a. Ne dil our
self. as a very cheap job-for It's size.
Any reader, We should certainly suppose.
must understand that the last, and separate
paragraph, referred To general criticism, and
not 10 Or. LedouX> statement. Why should
We speak OF the most useful end OF the
Department if We were referring To his
figures?
personal MoTIvEs."
We regret to observe throughout Mai.
Hale letter certain intimations calculated
to create the inference that we are actuatcd
by unworthy feelings rs the motive of our
criticisms of the departmental work. Ere
quent illusions to the FARMER AND Me-
CHANIC as having enjoyed "a profitable
printing contract, are made to eliminate
in his remark that-"The printing Of the
Department no longer amounts To thous-
ands Of dollars, as under the FARMER AND
MECHANIC contract; in fact it is worth very
little now, and the FARMER AND MECHANIC
has lost, and | gain a %trifie.'
If we supposed Maj. Hale had read our
former articles, we should be at a loss to
characterize such an utterance.# As it is,
we beg leave to correct it. The FARMER
AND MECHANIC has never done any public
printing whatever. Its imprint was put
upon some of Col. Poik's pamphlets
at one time, just as TIE Observer i'm
print was put upon DR.. Ledoux report
a few days ago. The FARMER AND Me-
CHANIC has never had but one con
tract with the Department of Agriculture,
which contract still exists. BY this con
tract the paper gave six or its columns
FREE to the use of the Board, Here is
what G0r. Vance and Col. I1H lover their
own signatures published and kept stand
ing for months in our columns:
Like the Department itself, paper will cost the state
NOT ONE DOLLAR i'll the shape of taxes, the euterprlsiuR
publishers agreeing to publish FREE all matter furnish
ed them by the Board and RISK THEIR REMuMERArIoS
IN THE PATRONAGE OF THE PEOPLE. If the Depart
ment OF Agriculture shall prove capable Of doing any
will be known through these columns from time to
time"
We will state the fact that instead Of prot.
iting by the Department, the FARMER M
MECHANIC was we have heard, "A daily loss
until it passed into the hands Of the
present proprictors. 1t is true, that
UoIy .Nc,rs LompuHy, (which also at the
time owned this paper had some sort Of
contract. They We're state Printers at the
time, and furthermore llIey nd the Depart
ment work ~ cheap, Or rilc' 1cr, than any
other office IN the city. Vita that, howev-
er, we have nothing to d.. We nave no
connection with the D4ily -,etcs, nor ever
have had. We do not even hold our six
years lease from the IcrS Company.
Let us speak p.dliliy Tor the thlrd time on
this head. The present proprictors Of the
FARMER \ MECHANIC never received a
cent from the Department of Agriculture,
Cor from Col. Polk; but on the contrary is
to-day mourning loss by it, and must contin-
ue to suffer the loss for two months
or more. The nominal connection with
the Board was for more than two years
the chief drawback to the papers success.
1t began to increase its circulation,
and IN popularity ifom the very
moment it threw off the nominal connection.
How absurd to intimate clagrln, or anger at
the loss OF benefits we never enjoIcd.
Let the fact be chalkcd down. the FARMER
N MECHANIC neither seeks, no. has sought,
any agrandizement from the Department.
1t stands free and u~ntrammellcd. and will
speak its convictions.
Thomas Carey, a former porter in the
store Of WittkOWsky 4 Rintcls. was arraign-