The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
For the.rarmer and Mechanic.
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
All is Now Lovely! Mr.. Commits
s,oner Jonathan Evans De-
-cIInes TO Resign, n
Makes an Elaborate
Answer for tho
Board.
NEAR !


Mr.. Editor. I respectfully submit that
| the editorial in Your last weeks issue,
on New Member of Board of ACricul-
| ture," contains statements,
mistaken conclusions, and does injustice
10 the Department and lie OF Its OH
GERS. l ask brief space for correction.
explanation and justification.
Permit me TO remark. en- PEASANT.
! That l concede the right of the Press to
i e~rit;cise the management OF all puhli"
institutions. and 10 intllct censure when
merited. But this right should not be
strained into license TO refuse the
amende where injustice Is done or err
rors committed.
THE GRANGE IN CONNECTION WITH
THE DEPT. OF AGR1CuLTURE.
The +. x NJ. greatly underestimate
the numerical strength OF the Grange.
| The Master. Mr.. Williams. assured me
1 a few DAYS AGO that the active working
membership OF the order in this State
was about 3.000-and thatit was rapidly
increasing, as he had granted charters
to eight new Oranges since Dec. LIST,
1882. Nor is the Grange a dread pri-
vate ~"secret society" The purpose of
the order. as is well known, Is the pro-
motion of Agriculture. and the improve
ment and elevation of all engaged in
that pursuit. All persons of good char
| after are admissible to. membership,
save and except those whose business
interest would necessarily conflict with
the financial purposes OF the Grange.
1t was therefore eminentIN alSe and
proper that this order. with rs audible
aims and purposes. should t..vc a rei-
rcsentative on the Board of managers
OF Il Farmers Department. And its
wisdom Is attceted by lis practical
workings. Each OF the three members
OF the Board the Grange has furnished.
VIZ Messrs. Alexander, Check and VII
liams. were gentlemen OF high charar-
ter, enlightened views and familiar Nth
the post of the act creating the
| Department. No better selections could
have been made by any power III Il e
State. They have each been active,
Jealous and influential members of tie
Board. Another important potat has
been subseryed by l!is. The balance
81 power has always been ii the names
81 tac GARNER element oi the Board.
-Four "a the sex en- members are farmers.
and If they have faded 10 control its
legislation in all things Il is because
farmers. lhr d0Gor~, ~ometlulcS ilacr.
Lest ia~.~lIlr.sion should arise Iron
this remark. / iesirc 10 state here that
while there nave been differences on
minor matters tie boar, has always
! been Il ulit On all tic important duties
hat devolved on it. The entente or
dale Of the Board has eve been SER
ously threatened.
SOMETHING ABOUT GEOLOGICAL SUR
yEY AND DR.. KERR.
Or. Kerr has resigned his position as
State GeolO-ist. ana las accepted a
commission from Secretary OF tie Into
rior. and has been assigned 10 duty in
Western part OF our State. Any benz
fits that may IN from further prose-
cuIion OF tie work Will be without tut-
Cher cost to the State. The FdrmCr
and .UcchdHic seems to misapprehend
the purpOrt Of the resolution offered in
meeting of Board declaring the Office of
GeoIogist vacant. No member oil the
Board ever sought to obstruct or antag-
OniZe the but there was differ
ence OF opinion as TO how the work
should be prosecuted. The General
Assembly Of 1879 had repealed the laws
creating the survey and had provided
machine y Ior nilIng the Office anew.
but the law bad not been complied with.
At this j%uncture the Board met. Vas
DR.. Kerr a member ol the Board or not?
The purpose OF tie resolution referred
to was : first, to have the status Of DR..
Kerr to the Board clearly defined sec
ond. it was desired TO get the Geologist
under the BoalG and not on the Board.
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