The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-14

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An average Congressman pril ~
ing more than his sesds. They q
ways appreciated, and appsal
great mass Of country oonStiituG
This seed distribution il . pa
fair. From ito inception the N =
turaI Department has relied upo0 :
4 chief means Of keeping in thS
GITaees Of congressman, with reGnnd
success. The seed business beg1
but last year N5, 600 was voted -
support, and this year 800, ,000 ~
aside for that purpose, Formst3y
business was done in the basenenA
the Agricultural Department, but
years ago spacious building waser1
for the purpose, which now also shl
the Civil Service Commissioners. i
I went down there the other ds5
find 100 women snd Fifty. eight
busily employed in putting up th2a
women $1.25. Mr.. 1ongly, the
presides. Every year he buys to-
seeds. Some comes from abroad. -
greater part ell grows in this count "
He is constantly ON the lookout for I 5:
varieties, which are bought, tried
the department gardner, and, il . -
cess, sent ont. Two-thirds os bis &
preparation he spends in seeds. Ha etiO
in putting them up. Hall th lt;nl;s5Y,
paste together stiff paper envef n foot r.
the smaller kinds, and others silly q
boys with different sized s,oC ma =
them, snd at long tables other v vn.n;
gum the envelope laps. OF with Ia
quick stitches, sew the bags.
they are piled up in heaps like 1.
grist mill, waiting to be sent Assj
This work is going on all the IA
Now the winter wheat is being props, x
to bs followed by the cotton for :,
South.
During the year just over Mr.. L
ley has mailed 1892. .738 packages
going free. OF these 2, 912, ,730 are Gl8
en- to the congressman, although
law they are only entitled TO two. thirl
Then the agricultural department has3
crop correspondent in every county %
general one in each state. The fofnfl
ct got 1896, sos packages, the latter ~
$50, while miscellaneous applicants re-
ceived 278,953. And SO perfect is thu
system that great books are kept where
in each recipient snd what he receives
are set down. The seeds are Of all sorts,
from field corn and potatoes TO the rax-
est flowers. Peas, beans, corn and po-
tatoes are put up in quart sacks and
the flower seeds in tiny envelopes. The
list includes over fifty kinds, while d
vegetables there are 1923 varieties, and
flowers 131. These two are more tha1
two-t thirds of the whole. Last yea,
2,351, 1856 lots of vegetables and 568. eS
of flower seeds wore distributed, +
hips ranking next, with 425, ,65S, MaE,
GO, $50, tobacco, ia, gu, potatoes, ~
229, sorghum, "a .359, while Of fthe;
despised sunaower 565 package
given away. "A
But, the reader will ssEsw iaii
it must be for q CongEes hjer. kidi
and address such n6mGe efor Ia M
Allowing that the di1lis hs,hai, .
equally, each one received Il p
103. This is not litera1v tp A0y
city members very oftenlS y = -
seeds with bucolic statears}
and other perqui6teame 1
members, who nevecreated;s
go in troops to DIR. ,unty. sI
more than they $ forcA
and exchange. Hsorg:
squeeze out few expr
for their having more
But taking the average - a. 'l.1
1000 of these bundles tqkverx lft
he q large job. Insteadr
do this: Every Che petiaka
wonderful boogis by q pl
politicians ano-.
ory to get
men in his distrf
are worth lookhel
them, witLadt.,
This volhme is sS
There the clerks dire
variety of seeds, and
at the same time nd
card which bears these "
appropriately filed:
SIR-At the request
send You package Of.
fully,
GEORGE B. LouNG, Com
Thus the recipient sees win
donation comes, even if the M
does not have the bags sent to his
to I've directed by his own hand
wagon is kept constantly carry
parcels to the postoffice, and,
crease goes on, no one kn& Al
bounds this grand distribution7
reach Correspondence CD
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