The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-26

Noes-Messrs. Amis, Arledge. Ban,
ner, Bass, Beaman, Bell, Bennett,
Blevins, Blue, Bridgers, Carver, Carey,
Crowder, Dills, Doughton, Dunlap,
Franks, Grant, Green, Hargrove, Hen
bricks, Hoke, Holman, Huitt, Hussey,
Jacobs, Jones, Justice, Lawson, Leak,
Littleton, Mastin, Matheson, Millikin,
Pugh, Rawls, Scott. Smell, Starbuck,
Temple, Tilley, Vestal, Wall, Ward,
Watson of Vance, White, Wilson,
I Woods-Total 4S.
Senator White, of Randolph, chair
man of the Senate branch of the
I Committee on Governors Mansion,
made a report, in which it is estimated
that it will cost SIS, OIL to finish
the mansion, but the committee says
that this does not include the third
floor nor the fence. "The committee
unanimously recommends that, in ad-
dition to the money to the credit of
said mansion, now on hand, and the
proceeds of town lots that may be
sold, that the State appropriate the
sum of So, 933.04 to complete said
mansion"
The committee recommends that
the building be completed only to
the third floor, and it is estimated that
it will have cost $58,843.01 TODD this.
We hope the committee has not under
estimated the cost. But we do know
that the clear headed and cautious
Gov. Jarvis, aided by his architects,
studied and estimated closely before
he undertook the job and they fell far
short of the mark. We say, we hope
the committee has done better, but we
have our doubts on this point. Sup
pose they r correct, and it will cost
nc more than they estimate. Thento
this must be added that unknown
quantity" which will be required to
finish the third story (for it will have
to be fnished(, the laying off and
decoration of the four-acre park, the
placing of the fence around it, and
the furnishing of the building. And
to all this must be added the expen-
sive cost Of keeping up the grounds,
the building, the repairing, &c. The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER has believed all
the while that the State should sell
this building and not finish it. Now
that a committee of the Legislature
has investigated it and made it's esti-
mates and has reported in favor of
finishing it, we still believe that it will
be bad policy, and we see no reason
to change our opinion. It will be a
dea structure to North Carolina in
more ways than one, and we hope the
Legislature will consider it maturely
before it takes the step. Mark the
prediction: Future Legislatures will
have to continue appropriations for
this palace, if this one is made.
Mr.. Hood introduced in the House
a bill for the reorganization of the
Department Of Agriculture. It pro-
vides for the consolidation of the
Board Of Agriculture and the Board
of Trustees of the A. & M. College
and to place the Department and the
College under the control of one
Board. It restricts the expenditure
of the Department funds-strikes out
the appropriation to the Labor Bureau
and the appropriation for toxologi-
cal work by the State Chemist, con-
fning his work strictly to the Station
and stops the expenditure of the fund
for coal surveys, oyster surveys, &C.,
and confines it to the promotion of the
agricultural interests of the State. 1t
directs that the Board shall elect a
Secretary of Agriculture, Immigra-
ton and Statistics at a salary of 81, 500
and a clerk at a salary of 81, 900, and.
that S., 900 may be expended through
this Department. The College and
Farmers Institutes shall be fostered
by the Board. Only those who r
practical agriculturalists and identi-
fed with the industrial interests of
of the State shall be on the Board.
This bill, it is claimed, will save $10,-
900 to $12, 600 which has hitherto
been expended in other interests than
agriculture, and will greatly improve
the efficiency Of the Department. We
shall rejoice to see this accomplished,
and we sincerely hope the bill will
pass. It is one of very great impor-
lance to the agricultural interests Of
our State and this farmers legislature,
we trust, will give it due consideration.
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