The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-27
ECONOMY HIS wArcHwoRD.
Anausi Report OF secretary sf Agriesi-
ture Norton.

"sPoss % sso'sesTS o. ~s
"eron.
WASHINGTON nov .o.-Ihc secretary
oa akr'cuiture IN MS report Just suomi.tea
10 tue psesioeh'' regrets tne vague cnar
sc'er OF the department. organiaa-
s'ou' wn,ch no says offers opoieht
opportunities ior the exercise OF the most
pronounced paternaiism, out' ne aous'
."sre arc many proper ways IN wnicn tne
aeuerai government may iegHima'ey
serve the cause OF agriculture. he de.
vo'es cohs'deraoie space 10 review OF
wnat ne regards as an anamolous partner
snip between tho government OF the
.hl'eu Sta'es ana the governments OF inc
respective states ior the conduct anu en-
couraeemeht Oh state agricunarai coieGes
anu experiineh'ai stations. he suggests
tnat the stations be entirely divorced from
tue department ana the sum Appropriated
charged directiy to them, or else the sec
retary should nave some power TO oirect
anu restrain their disbursements SO asto
insure legitimate expenditure OF the same
no adds that thorough Investigation
should he made to demonstrate either
inc 'rlth or tais'y oil the reports that
moneys appropriated to the stations had
oeeh diverted from their legitimate pur-
poses.
~ reierenee 70 '"e expenditures Oh tne
uepA.'Ieu'' p, 'ne seere'ars says hs srcnu'
ous s,. suu'ors % a,e ra''onaiy 70 reouce cN.
ps ei'ii'na'on iro", .ne pay
Iaso %S VI an persons ao' heeueo ior ,r m'o
"e,on' eo,oue, y, '"e u.par''nen'. i"s
= ~ "uon no 'ooN e"a'ee "uuioova 81,
800. anu ~. uere arc now On ,ne pay rois
.''o i"e ns' qaer'er o' 'he hscs' year
"eteuuceu 'he eeNPehuaurcs' In coinpari-
sou wa" '"o oeorresponung quarter Oh 'se'
year' more thah soo.oV. ms estihiates
tor next year snow net savings over 'he
M Msppropriauons OF inc current year Oh
Soo''"'o.sa' ine ciassineo service ID pro-
nouneso aeiec'iVe' iaraeiy owing 10 IN
equan''es In compensation WIN reference
70 INC services rehuereo. ne argues that
APPROPRIATIONS shouiu oe naae IN gross
tor 'he c'e.'cai iorce anu iuii oiscretioh
gwen ,ne neaa oi une department In tne
matter oi rehunerat'on' ne s'a'es 'nat
ohly Q, employees IN ,he ciassiheo service
game in oy ceruhcaioh ny Tue ciVh sers-
ice conihission' WINE os' persons nave
peen covered INTO tue ciassiiied service oi
'n1 uepar.men. oy presioen''ai onaers'
me aIs,r,ou.'on Oh seed is reviewed ana
cons.aerapie Saving 10 sho" 10 nave peen
enec'eu 'h uie purchase anu distribution
bureau of animal industry. The rcsult of
the Texas fever reguI,tions ara nro.
nounced highly satisfactory. hut 20 in
crea so THAR q fticiencv !, is sno,es,ed ,ha,
a penal,v should he attached for violatjon
of the dep.rtment repuIations he RAILROAD
comnanies transnorting infec,cd cattle
The total number of imnor,ed animals
iosnected last year was asS. 3s9. ,ha total
oxnort of cattle was q. III $40. An amend.
ment providinp for tho insnec,ion ~
horses imported into the country IL s,,o.
uested. Careful comnarison of mcat ~ !.
ports for 1893 with 1899 sbows ,ba, tho
n,icroscopic inspectiop has M, incre,s.J
!, a. No, -. r,,.,,,a ~
mendations in tho work of the
bureau are for legislation compelling
the immediate destruction of any animal