The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-18

lure during the past lew months. but some
one has seut Us "CIfcular 67.' a large size
Pamphlet of 81 pages, purporting to he q
Report of the work (By the way.
isn't hat y good ike p of the Department
Of Agriculture" from which we CLEAN some
curious information. Read his extract:
"The Director amongst other
aations. asked
TIA, I be authorized 10 publish 5000 copies o. an
Annual Report for 1882, ut an expense OF exceed
ing : o. Tor print =, paper, binding and distributing
THAT Ibt authorized to prepare for publication 500
fo..,s OF n circuiar containing extracts from etrers
from prominent men endorsing the txperin ent sta
to-, at a cost not exceeding $50 for printing, pa per
ed b,nct1 ~
0 motion a resolution was introduced
that LOCO copies of a circular containing
letters "judiciously selected from men
rrominen mt and respected in This ind other
States, endorsing and proisina the acork
which has been done at the Experiment
Station, he printed, under the direction Of
the Finance Committee, for distribution,
1T ii cost not TO exceed eighty dollars"
Reflect on this. Eight hundred dollars
worth of Annual Repnrt.-a big pamphlet
of more than 200 pages (if like the one is
sued last fail, telling Of the labors
of Director Ledoux and his four Associates!
This perhaps Is well enough: though
rather liberal for a State that is heels over
head in debt and has a $40. 600 deficit in
the Treasury, and cannot afford to keep
open the common schools a third of the
year,
But not content with the ), 1000 copies of
the Report which ought to speak for
itself, the additional expense of $50. is in
Cured to print a pamphlet containing let
ters from big guns 'judiciously selected
to "end0rse and praise the work which has
been done at the Experiment: Station!
Another thing: the Board ordered Col.
Polk te C. llect cuttings of scuppernong and
other vines to send to the President of the
Gironde Horticultural Society at Bore eaux.
in France, at a cost not exceeding $50.
Another thing: The Board adopted the
following:
"ResoIred, That the Commissioner employ
the services of such faithful agents in En-
gland. Scotland and elsewhere, as are will
ing to engage in inducing immigration to
North Carolina, to he paid for by giving
such agents the commissions on the sales
of lands actually made, as the law allows
the Board; and to ard in this matter the
Commissioner IS outhori.ed to make such
concise publications., setting forth the ad-
yantages of North Carolina, as may be APP
proved 10y the Executive Committee
This, Of course, authorizes more printing;
Notwithstanding that Prof. Kerr printed
mai, tneusand copies of his Vienna pam
phIet several years ago; and Col. Polk prin-
ted 5000 copies of his Hand Book, and Du-
mont printed %, 900 copies of his Soldier
and Settler-Blow-H and what has it
proftted?
"Resoired further, That the Commission
er, under the direction of the Executive
Committee, cause advertisements to be
made IN newspaper and journals circulating
among the rural populations of the United
States. Canada, England, Scotland and
elsewhere, at an expense not to exceed
enc thousand Isl, OOO) dollars calling atten-
ten to the Agricultural and other advan
tages of this State
Good size sum for advertising. But
then you remember that in 1877 the
Board sent Mr.. n. Dumont. a real estate
agent of Charlotte, to visit his native State
of New England, and scatter documents,
calling attention to the Agricultural,
and so forth, of the State. He travelled
some weeks, saw his folks, spent between
$500 and $500, and fetched back mary"
immigrant!
However, we hear there's a weak lunged
fellow talking Of coming, one of these days,
II he lives, and can get a free ticket.
"Res0{yed, That there shall be appointed
an Agent of immigration, at a salary of
81, 200 per annum, whose duties shall be a
those now prescribed by the Law for Secre-
tary, and in addition thereto he shall be
specially in charge Of the Immigration
under the control of the COMMISSIONS of
Agriculture, under such rules and regula-
items as may be prescribed by the Board Of
Agriculture, or the Executive Committee
Now here is a new wrinkle! Here is a
Lew, Twelve-Hundred Dollar office created,
Sa kind of Aide de-campto Commissioner
Folk, who already has the continual aid of
Secretary Wilson. You recollect that the
legislature last winter in seeking to reform
the Department took way the Treasurer
sup and placed it upon Treasurer Worth.
ms left the $1,000 Secretary with little
more than nominal duties; for the Board Of
AglCntture meets Only once In three