The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-04
For the FARNER AND MECHANIC
Polk once More Penning In Behalf
b salary Bureau.
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GENTLEMES:-Inthc furni>ru ti Mechanic
OF the 29;h ul... appears the ~fnliowin. as
ssrtlon 10 an editorial paragraph. In rela-
ton To the expenditures Of this Depart
ment.
The Agricultural and Geologic Bureau
together have spent about 81. oDO during
the past three years.
The records Of this office and o. the
State Treasurer, show that tie sRtirr r.
crtpts OF the Department since its establish
ment 10 date, fell very far short Of your es-
innate.
These records ani vouchers show that
the total expenditures of the Department.
up to date, including the expenses of the
Geological Survey for the past year. amount
to $5I,213, "a. For the first two years Of It's
existence, as you are aware this Depart
nent was seperate and distinct from the
Geological Survey in the matter Of expen-
dltures, as that Bureau was supported by
a direct appropriation from the State Treas
ury. Blu assuming that the Geological
Bureau expeadcd the entire amount appro-
priated to-wit: $4,000 for the two years,
then the total amount expended by the
two Departments for the three years was
SOL pa. 64,-less than your estimate by
$i5,726.
Permit me to renew . suggestion which
| made in September last, when | had &C.
cas,on to correct a similar misstatemcnt in
your paper-thxt ''there need be no mis-
takes or errors as to facts relating to the
expenditures Of this Office, as they are mat
ters of record. and the books and vouchers
are at all times accessible to our citizens
AS you will readily perceive the injustice
that may be done 10y you statement, will
vAI3 no lind or,nuUh 20 c1yn ttiI a nlono ~
Very respectfully
l.. l.. Polk.
the above as desired though We consider
untrue both as to the claim of having cor
rected a mis-statement in this paper, either
at present or at any previous time.
Look at the facts. We stated that the
two Bureaux, the Agricultural and Geologi-
cal, had cost about 81 1000 For the three
past years.
Now, the books of the State Treasurer
show that the receipts for the three gears
ending March LIST, 1880, rere 500, lO2.Sl, in
Guiding nearly 1900 ton tax which has
been refunded" SO we may say in round
numbers, sos 900 for the three years.
Everybody knows that the Department has
nfeu up 10 us income, ana DeyOnu IL. ven
bcrs of the legislature last winter were be-
sought not to take away a dollar from this
%princely fund of $40. 900 a year.
Everybody knows that Prof. kerr's De-
partment until the past ten months) had
So, 900 a year Giving. therefore, $1,000 to
the one Bureau, and 50 to the other, we
get in round numbers s 5000 for the three
years. exclusive OF other items.
But let us take Folks figures of Sol
273,33 for the three years
The Treasurer's Book show that for the
two first years of the Departments existence
the cost Of printing was all included as
Public Printing! Prof. Kerr had his
expensive Geological Survey Rcport" prin-
ted at a cost Of about $1,000. Col. Polk
had his famous "Hand Book" printed at a
cost Of above 81 900. The paper &c. was
all furnished by the State as Col. Polk we'll
knows. Thus much for to-day.