Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-07
DISCUSSION

a. H9Sus7lns uns uuliess the Hon
u. W. Pickett of Decatur all ~.
yesterday he noticed all the falss 'u VI. W
on horticulture, and he supposed todnv
was SET aside to agricultural disrussinn
WINE ne approved everything finn bnJ
De9n SAID, and In many cases hell tbo
same views, yet there Were mapy fnr.
m2rs present who did not understand ar
appreciate these kinds OF discussions
he, Tor one, would like to hear them Dor
up aud tell how they cultivated tbsjr
corl' thelr cotton and other crops.
In the last legislature" he tnid "r
introduced II bill, and tried TO get All nm.
preparation OF $1,000 to be used In Id.
stltute and other educational work
among farmers. | do not know whether
WIN ever 80 back TO the legislature or
not, yet 1 must say l rather like gueL
work, and IL | do. / shall advocate M
same cause. should also like 10 see
farmer ut the head of the bureau Of
agriculture, Insurance and statistics Of
tile state. We have many farmers com.
petent to I'LL the place, aud am i'm IA.
Nor OF putting one In 1t. Our present
commissioner is good man, but he Il
not farmer, and 1 am In favor of put
ting him out and putting a farmer IN
charge of this bureau. | also tried 10
get an appropriation to have the re.
ports of tile proceedings of the annual
meetings OF the Texas State Horticultu.
raj society printed, but failed"
Mr.. Huffman of Fort Worth said he
thought the structures of the Hon. Mr..
Iickett unwnrranted, In regard TO the
character of the discussions.
The speakers on yesterday Were fur.
nished by the State Horticultural socle.
~, a. the request Of the Montague Coun-
ty Fruit Growers association. We have
no speakers In the State Horticultural
society on the important questions Of
corn and cotton growing nor could II
have been reasonably expected that we
would furnish any. We have furnished
you speakers on horticulture, that stnud
at the head Of this industry In the great
state ~ Texas, aud are recognized as
such by every state horticultural society
In this country. Ample provision is mnde
In the program for the discussion of all
agricultural subjects, and the meeting is
open and free 10 all present. II Is pre-
sumed that the reason the gentlemen
have confined their discussions 10 horti-
culture is because they are seeking IN
formation on that subject Il can in
no way be attributed to intention or de-
sign. AS TO the other matters referred
TO by the honorable gentleman, in the
name Of the State Horticultural society,
| enter a protest. This Is no place for
such discussions, aud we are no people
to listen 10 such statements. Tint talk
OF placing q farmer at the head Of tie
H.
pure and simple There never has been
any appropriation for agriculture, nor
does he honorable commissioner draw
amy salary from work doue as such.
His department needs an appropriation
10 enable him TO establish aud operate
The horticultural department Of Ills bu-
reau. aud that is all Il needs. As 10 the
efforts OF the last legislature, either In
lie interest of agriculture or hurticul-
inre / know persOaaly that they were
prompted IN every case by the Hon.
'Iohn d. Hollingsworlh, our present
Commissioners, and ia his enforced alb
eence from this meeting stare Tor
bim ti,at he has done as much ~ any
man 10 enable the State Horticultural
Society 10 make the offer Of furnishing |
sneakers for farmers institutes any
where they may be called 70 meet IN
i grasp the hard that = Offered ne
ana never stop 70 discuss the calling "
he man who offered it II iar'pef