The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-05-21
KEEPING UP THE FIGHT.

Col. r. I. Nesbitt, Agricultural Com
missioner, is redeeming his promises and
working for the best interests of tie farm
er Marietta Journal.
Will the Journal be kind enough to pub.
lish some OF the Improvements Mr.. Nesbitt |
is making so that the public may appreci'
ate them If the farmers are receiving any
extraordinary benefits from the commits
sioner they want to know it.-Coayers
Solid South.
Knowing the zeal and perseverance Col.
Nesbitt is exertiug in visiting different
parts of the State, working tor the best
interests of the farmer" and trying honest.
ly, industriously and economically to
to bring the department Of agriculture up
to point OF usefulness, we complimented
his efforts in the paragraph above. This
seemed to fire editor Irwin, OF the Conyers
Solid South with resentment. We regret
to see him begrudge this small need of
praise to faithful officer. Editor Irwin
fought Col. Nesbitt vindictively all through
the campaign, and seems disposed to keep
up the fight although the election has been
over some months. To account for
this SPITE it is necessary to mention the
fact that Editor Irwin held a salared office
as Inspector under the old regime and the
loss ofthis fat plum is what ails Hannah"
He is still smarting over the fact that
"Othellos occupation is gone. His fin
gers no longer drip with the oil of satisfac'
ton and he is chewing the cud of bitter
disappointment. But as we are not one
of Col Nesbitts salaried Inspectors, we
think our commentator Of him ought to
outweigh ex-InspectOr Twins disapproval.
We said that Col. Nesbitt was redeem
ing his promises and working for the best
interests of the farmer" We repeat that |
is what he is doing, whether they may be
regarded as Improvements or not |
Whether dispensing with Inspector Irwin's |
services is an Improvement" we can not
say. But we desire to ask ex>Inspector
Irwin if Col Nesbitt didn't charge that the
department, as previously run, spent too
much in way of salaries, for the character
of the work done? and didn't he promise,
if elected to reduce the same? And don't |
the following facts show that he is res
deeming his promise
No Ass. Commissioner, a saving
to the state of................."$l l. 10000 |
one- armed white
man in lieu OF a spoiled ne>
gro porter ....... ...."........ 10000
Saving on salaries Of Guano in>
spectors, per annum, ........ 10000
Reduction of oil inspectors sal>
aries and placing about
5000 per month in the Treas
ury from this source, equal
per annum, to about ......... 5000 90
Making total saving of........ s IL, 10000
Is not all this an improvement
He has also suggested and urged the
Legislature in regard to a change iA the
inspection laws of the State, which, while
affording the manufacturers all needed
protection, will at the same time protect
the farmers completely and work radical
improvement.
We call ex-Inspector Twins attention
to the fertilizer bulletin just issued, and he
will find in it information that shows that
it is the most creditable work ever issued
from the Agricultural Department. The
State chemist, George F. Payne, shows the
scope and power of the department in as
sisting protecting and educating the
farmers in better methods. Commissioner
Nesbitt treats this subject in his report in
an able and sound manner
Col. NeSbitt is practical farmer and is
it not natural to suppose that an active and
wide.awake farmer, seeing the need of
practicing economy in his own private bus
ness, in order that his own family might
have the comforts of life and enable him
to pay one hundred cents on the dollar, is
II better position to save for others, than
man who has pursued the opposite
course?
His past six months record, in which he
has hardly had time to get the rust off of
the old machinery, is a good one and as
he visits the people from time to time over
the State, he will soon get them interested
in department that heretofore they look
ed upon upon with distrUst, if not disgust.
When you hear man speaking evil OF