The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06

OF the european lung prague OF pl6ufO
pneumonia. Serious outbreaks existed
in Tennessee animals affected were
held in quarantine. Five counties in
New York and from one to four coun-
ties each in the states of New Jersey.
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Mary
land, were almost equally effected.
With this great daDgeE upon us and
with the contagiOn already in the
channels of commerce with the enOf-
nous direct and indirect losses being
caused by it, and when only prompt
and energetic action could be success
full there were in none of the states
any laws authorizing this department
to eradicate the malady or giving the
state officials power to Cooperate with
it for this purpose. TIE department
even lacked both the requisite appro-
priation and authority. BY securing
state cooperation in connection with
authority from congress, the work of
eradication has been passed successful
" and this dreaded disease has been
extirpated from the western states,
and also from the eastern states with
the exception of q few restricted
cases which are still under supervision.
The danger has been removed and
vexatious state restrictions which
were deemed necessary for a time.
During the past four years the pro-
cess of diffusion as apTt2 "a the man
ufacture OF sugar from sorghum and
sugar cane has been introduced into
this country and fully perfected by the
experiments carried on by the depart
ment of agriculture. This process is
now universally considered to be the
most economical one and it is thought
| that the sorghum industry has been eS-
tabliShed upon firm basis and the
road to its future success opened. The
| adoption of this diffusion process is
| also extending in Louisiana and other
sugar producing parts of the country
and will doubtless be the only method
employed for the extraction of sugar
from the cane.
An exhaustive study has also within
| the same period been undertaken of
| the subject of food adulteration AMI
| the best analytical method for detect
| ing it. A part of the results on this
| work has already been published by
the department., which, with the mat
ter in course of preparation, will make
the most complete treatise on that
subject that has ever been published in
any country. A supervision of the en-
doWed experimental station system re-
Gently provided for is Il proper func-
tiOn OF the department and now in OPP
Grafton. This supervision is very i'm
portant and should be wisely and Wig
| ilantly directed to the end that the pc
cuniary aid of the government in favor
of intelligent agriculture should be SO
| applied as to result in the general good
and the benefit of all our people, thus
| justifying the appropriations made
from the public treasury.
The adjustment of the relations be.
tween the government and the rail-
road companies which have received
land grants and The guaranty of the
public credit in aid of the construction
of their roads, should receive early at
tention.
l again call attention to the present
inconvenience and the danger to life
and property attending the operation
of steam railroads through and across
the public streets and roads of the dis
trIct. The propriety of such legisla'
ton as will properly guard the use Ol
these railroads, and better secure the
convenience and safety of citizens, is
manifest.
The consciousness that l have pre-
scented but an imperfect statement OF
the condition of our country and it,
wants, occasions no fear that anything
omitted is not known and appreciated
by the congress, upon whom rests thu
responsibility of intelligent leEisla
tiOn in behalf of great nation and ;
cunfidiRg people.
AS public servants we shall do on
duty well if We constantly guard thu
rectitude of our intentions, maintain
unsullied our love of country. and witt
unselfiSh purpose strive for the public
good. tSigned)
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Washington, u. G, Dec. 3, '8S.