The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-18
WORKING THE AGRICULTURAL Bu-
REAU,


The appropriation for the contingent
iund of the Agricultural Bureau last
year was $4,000. and II was to be used
for stationery, freight. express charges,
fuel, llghts, subsistence, care OF horses,
repairs of harness. paper, twine, ana
gum for folding room; for miscellaneous
items, viz, for advertising, telegraph
Ing. dry goods. soap. brushes. brooms.
mats, oils, paints. glass, lumber, hard
ware. ice. purchasing supplies, and for
necessary items. including actual tray
cling expenses. II can be feen that
when the last item 10 considered the
sum was ridiculously small. Commits
sioner Loring himself, II was estimated,
was absent from the bureau ut least
three qarters Of the year, and most II
cot all the time travelling upon alleged
Government business. His travelling
expenses and those OF his private secre-
tary, WOO always accompanied him, had
10 be paid out OF the contingent fund.-
The Commissioner made one hrat class
junketing trip "across the continent
accompanied by his private socreta-y,
and when they returned the secretary
estimated that they had travelled over
10000 miles, making 10000 miles for the
two In their slxty.day trip. Altogether,
these two gentlemen Travelled over bOO
days at Government expense. This, at
Si0 Der day, 10 over 5000. II will be
seen that more than one'half OF the ap-
propriation was required 10 pay their
expenses.
But they we're not the only "wayfar'
Ing" men In tho bureau. CHIEF Clerk
Garman was also a traveller. Prof. At
water, holding q good position and sal
ary at Middletown, Conn, was. sent to
Europe on a.pleasuro trip at the expense
OF the burea. Mr. Spencer was the trav'
cling companion Of ex.Gov. Warmoth,
OF Louisiana, who went 10 Europe to
examine the improved machinery for
manufacturing cane sugar. Mr.. spen-
cer's ostensible business was 10 examine
into the cultivation Of beetroot sugar.
Prof. Riley, the chronological Of the bu.
reau, was sent 10 the south OF France TO
study the peculiar habits Of the poison
ous insects Of that locality that destroy
the sugar beet. Prof. Wiley. the chemist,
took his outing by visit to the Pacific
slope. His business was 10 look for beet
sugar, and he found II. He sent on a
barrel of ordinary beets from California
by express at cost OF s24, and one
hundred pounds Of beet sugar at the
same cost. The professor was very
anxious TO visit Alaska In his search for
beets, but tho Chief Clerk objected, as he
wanted q turn himself. Prof. Riley re-
turned from Europe without discovering
the dangerous bug, and neither Prof At
water nor Mr.. Spencer have contributed
anything 10 the agricultural knowledge
or wealth Of the country by their trip
with OK Gov. Warmoth. The regular
agent OF the department, Mr.. Moffet,
kept In London, has done much better.
He succeeded completely In doing what
no was sent for. His oflice was kept In
tho building Of the Mark Lane Express,
the great agricultural paper Of England,
From this vantage ground the agent
succeeded In advertising Commissioners
Lorlng very extensively, and this was
oil that was expected Of him He per-
formed the equally important labor OF
drawing his salary. II 10 easy to SEQ
that the contingent fund could not bear
this expense, and the money had TO
come from somewhere else.