Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-07

EHe 1sn1S9S - fbe selectlon Of locations
snd notwithstanding the presence /"
Tinted Sraies troops turn2shel AZ 49,
ton, though perhaps ~ q iI4's ~ az
ii NE mad scramble, the y1oteaee; ~ Us
frz15t,IlnE -gccgDzfigu when nave
cor-nanIc3 previous openings Oh F1"'
I r58rgr with the secretary ia the Deliea
that these OUTRAGEOUS lnclae1tS : -
sutirei4 prevented H}tAHnL q nanoa1-
IaWs on iAs subject and | hope ms Feco 20.
narazt;cT.i that direction will be tafof-
ably considered. -
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Secretary sIsrtou's Econamie Policy
The ,-5s1rf Of tie secretary of a9Ficbl-
turs will lie found exceedingly Interesting
ssDeaiaIlv 10 that large part OF ofii 20
zeias i|EiiiHaJeig concerned IN agricaiturai
on die 5fil day If March, 1893. tsere
were upon igs pay rolls, &,3D -1fes;
This Eul4oer Las teen redueet 70 ! ~
persons. III yio~ OF a dei5ieSea Puo!ts
treasury and the imperative deiiiau oi
the ye8Gle for economy IA the adLhlhlsera-
ton OF their government, the secretary
has entered upon tie task OF r~atiohaIiy
reducing esueRlifures by the elimination
from tie bay roll Of all persons not
needed for Hu efficient conduct Oh Ine
affairs OF the department. I1ufitig 1ne
frat quarter ui tia. present year the eA-
mems, OF the dpplFtuentaggregatet e349,-
gf.i 10. as AGAINST St05, n2l.53 for the cor
resembling UsriUi OF the fiscal year eild-
in5 .Iuua -. l-g3. The secretary makes
apparent uts intention to continue thls
rate Of reduction by submitting estimates
for the nest lisc4l year less by SJJi,Ho'
than thus al tke present year.
The rt..l.atiQus of 1872 concerning Texas
fever have been enforced during the last
year, and the largest stock yards OF the
country have been kept free from infec-
ton. Occasional local outbreaks nave
been barely such as could have been
etfectuully gu4rlel agains. by the owners
OF the affected cattle.
While contagious pleuro pne-monEa in
cattle has been eradicated. animal tuoef-
culasis, a disease corresponding and more
dangerous to human life than pleuro-
pneumonia, Is sill prevalent. lnFestlga-
tions have been maae during The past year
as TO the means Of its communication ana
the method OF its correct diagnosis
The exports Of agricultural prodllct
from the United states Tor the fiscal year
/. ending June 80, 1892, attaiTei the enor-
! nous figure uf $500, UJU, 900 in round mum
bers, being 81 per cent OF our total eS-
ports. OF pork products the total exports
were $.EB9G.UJD. of winch Great Britain
took S53, UpJ, O0t. In hreadsttitfs, cotton
and minor products, hks proportions senl
to the same destinations are shown.
A review OF our agricultural exports
with special reference to their destination
viii show that Ia almost every line the
United k!EErlpm of Great Britain and Ire
land absoroS is far the largest proportion.
OF cattle The JoJJi exports aggregated III
Va!Rc for the fiscal year ending June ~,
1873, ..5,@HH.J3p, OF which Great Britaln
took considerably over S25.0J0,to0; OF beel
products OF all kinds. our total exports
were S.S,HUG.u90, of which Great Britain
rlAE- ~ tH4Ft.Hl
From a small beginning, the seed di-
vision of the department of agriculture
has grown 80 its present unwicldly and
uujusiiILbE eNtr9yigant proportions:
During the last fiscal year the cost of
SEEDS purchased was S6j,5io.6i. The re-
nlaindrr CT an appropriation OF sl35,0OO
was exp udej in puliIng them up and dis
! trihut.LL them. 1t surely never could
have entered The minds OF those who hrst
sanctioned appropriations Of public money
for the pIrcsIts- Of new Il improved
varieties f seeds for gratuituus distribu'
: ton. that O this would grow large ap'
prupri8tiDuS for JIe purchase ami dlstrIbu,
tioIl By members OF congress of ordinary
! seeds, bulbs and cuttings which are COM
mon III all the states and territories and
! everywhere Gisily CbtdiHabie ut low prices.
Under the sanction of existing legisla,
ton there was sent ont from the agricul
tural department during tie last tscal
year enough OF cabbage seed to plant 49,
! 2JO acres ui land, Il sufficient quantity ol
! beans TO plant A,UJ5 acres. beet seed
enough To pIanC 2,5GJ acres, sweet corr
+ enough to pant 800 acr>s sufficient GU
cumhgr seed 20 cover 2,t25 acres with vines
+ and enough mJskBelOu and watermelon
/ seeds t. pant 2,GiJ acres. The total guam
! tiry OF flower and vegetable seeds thus dis
trluUte was contained inmore than 5000,
900 packages and they Were sufficient il
planted to cover ~. Do acres OF land.
Ii view Of these facts this enormous ex.
pen ttUge without legitimate returns OF
! bentsiL ought to be abolished. Anticipat
7 ing 4 coItsummattun 50 manifestly in tie
Interests Of good administration, more
than $4,000 has been stricken from tbs
+ estimate maize to cover this object for The
year ending June b, 1894; and the secre
tary recommends that the remaining S35,
coo of the estimate be confined strictly tC
! the purchase of new II improved yarie
ties of SEEDS, and these be distributed
through experiment stations. Thus thu
seed will lie tested, and after the test ha
been completed by the experiment station
the propagation Of the useful varieties
and tLcrejectinn of the valueless may safe
~ be left 10 the common sense Of the peo
pie.
The Civil Service Law.
The continued intelligent execution O
the civil Service law and the increasing ap
proval 10y the people of its operation ar
most gratifying. TIL recent extension o
its limitations and regulations to the EN-
pl0res at free delivery postotfices, whicl
has been honestly and promptly accom-
pII@hed by the commission, with tn
hearty cooperation of the postmaster gen
eral, i III immensely important advanc
in the usefulness of the system. am, i
possible, more than ever convinced of tn
incalCu!abte benefits conferred by the civi
service law not only in its effect upon tn
public service, but also that it is eve
more important in its effect in elevatin
tbs on Of political life generally.
The cOuTse OF civil service reform in thi
country iustructiyely and Interestingly
illustrates how strong a hold d movement
gains upUn our people, which has unde
IylLG II Al sentiment of Justice and rign'
! ana which &L the same time promises be-
ter administration OF their government
The law cUiDonEiuE this reform found ii
way into Il statute book more from fea
! Of the popular sentiment eXiStingin it's fs
yOT than from any love for the reform itseI
on the part Of legislators, and
has lived and grown and flourishe
IN spite Of the covert and open hosti
ltE Of specimen and, notwithstanding til
qJerulous Inpr&cticlhiiity of many sell
constituted guardians, beneath all th
yagar!es and SubIimateQ theories whic
are attracted to it, there underlies this +,
form q sturdy COulmOu-sense principle
not only suited to this sphere, but who's
application i people are more and NOR
fSCtStlEths 10 ne absolutely essential t
the most successful operation of their 20,
ernmeut. il not to its perpetuity.
seems t. me to Heg~ entirely inconsistent wit
the character OF this reform, as well a
with it, best enforcement, 20 o5lige th
commission 10 rely for clerical assistanC
upon clerks detailed from other depar,
nIeutS.
There ought rot to be such a conditio
IN any department that clerks hired to d
the work there can b. spared to habitual
ly work at another place, and 1t does nc
accord with sensible view Of civil sci
vice reform That persons should be en-
ployeti on the theory that their labor
necessary ia DHeGgpaTtHeut when in poir
OF t}CJ thufr services are devoted to Ell
tlrei! different w0f> in another Gepar,
Inent, / earnestly drge that the clerk
necessary to C'rrg on thework OF the con
mission. De rs Eultrly put upon its rosie,
ana t4.t t-r .a'rm ot ubliging the CON
mfs-ioEvrs to rely upon the services ,
c-trNS ht.on&IIS TO other departments b
d!s-out EHcI.
IN ought net to increase the expen,
t. the government, willie it wouI
certainly tie more consistent and ad
greatly TO tlan efficiency OF the con
iAisa'ca. ECONOMY in public expenG
ituFe is a duty that cannot innocent,v ;
neglected by those in1Urusted with til
control OF money drawn from III
people for pablic uses. It must /
confessed lhaJ our apparently endless re
sources. the familiarity of our geanle VIII
immense accommodations Of wealth. m
roWEn seHtEp"ut among them that ~
expenditure ot money should he in So,n
iLtih"f 10 bHeir immediate and persona
! ADVANTAGE The fHff.r.t