The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-07-25
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OUE WASHINGTON LETTER.
Szxsktary Manning and the Employees OF
the Treasury Observation-Disclosures OF
che Professors Of Agriculture, ETC.
WASHINGTON, D. e., July II. 1885,
EDITOR CHIEF:
In reported interview with Secretary
Manning that officer is quoted as saying:
"I'm very much surprised to find so many
bright, capable men in the Treasury De-
partment. Why, meet them by the score
every day, sharp as briers, energetic, and
with the details of their duties at their
tongues and fingers ends. From what
have heard really expected to see great
deal Of incompetency and corruption IN
this place. It appears, however, that the
efficiency of the service has been growing
better and better every year, until it IS as
tonishing how perfect the machinery is.
Whether the Secretary was accurately
quoted OF not may be questionable, but
can say that his alleged utterances are ex-
actly true to the facts in the case. 1t has
been Che fashion for years to denounce the
department at Washington as corrupt and
idle, and much has been heard of official
rottenness," Of "Augean stables" and the
like, 81 Of which is very false and absurd
Hot only is jhe civil service Of this govern
ment the most honest, most capable and
most courteous Of any public service in the
k,,,tk hl1ci If
equal magnitude where the honesty and
efficiency Of the service is on such a high
level. OF course, in such great multitude
there are some drones and sonic rascals,
and they should be weeded, out; but a
charge that the service az such, is on low
level il as false and almost as wicked q
libel az that other which assails the char
acter Of the ladies who are il the employ
Of the government.
The Professors of Agriculture who met
here during the week at the request Of Com
missioner GOlman we're fine-looking lot
OF men and they evidently understand their
business. Their discussions brought out
some very interesting facts however. One
of these was that Of forty-nine farmers in
the Legislature of Tennessee only two could
appreciate the value Of the reports of the
signal service. Forty seven voted against
them. The reason Of this was that the
Professors thought it came from the fact
that the reports are too technical and ex-
tended in their nature. The farmer is not
generally speaking reading man. Many
farmers can only find time to read the most
simple and abbreviated matters. It was
generally agreed that the thing necessary
to make such work successful was frequent
publication in simple and practical FORM
Tbs Commissioner did good thing in
calling this convention. He did better
thing il being very plain and frank with
the Professors. He told them that Con-
gress did not feel satisfied with the work, as
it was ut present conducted, in many ways.
He suggested that one of the most serious
things against the present system 10y in the
fact that almost none ct tie graduates Of
agricultural colleges became farmers. He
thought the reason for this lay in the fact
that very few of the experimental farms pay
expenses.
One Of the most interesting and striking
things that was brought ont in the discus
sion was the opposition that prevailed in
regard to the present method of distribu-
ting seeds By Geagressmen. It was shown
that he ienof ance that had kses displayed
in this way v IS serious in its resaf.s. In
'-seessnn1FIasnt diseases, very deleterious in
their nature, had been disseminated far
and vide, and in many instances more
damage than good has been done. It was
urged that this distribution ought to be
made BY the Commissioners himself, who is
supposed to know much more about such
apatters than the Congressman can. He
has tbs meansse. knowing the various soils
and the kipfever seeds that will flourish in
them .he comm whole the meeting was a
the 1850 Lgave an opportunity for
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as any employed in - Ine''sl
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The opinion of the Attorney Geners upon
he Dqlplan matter has been made p nc
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question as to whether the Dolphin shnlNee,
accepted or not, but his opinion on the Legal
questions submitted to him makes her &C /
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