The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11

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tical division of the department.
''Such a course is commended for
trial by the chief of that division. It's
scope would be-: 1, the area under
each of the more important crops; 2,
the aggregate products of each of such
crops; 8. the quantity of wheat and
corn in the hands of farmers, a date
after the spring sOwings and paintings
and before the beginning of harvest
and also b quantity of cotton and TO
beccO remaining In the hands of plant
ers either at the anne date or at sone
| other designated time. The cost of the
work is estimated at $500, 0OO."
CIVIL SERVICE Reform.
1.-THE advantages to the public service
of an adherence to the principles of
civil service reform are constantly
more apparent. and nothing Is so en-
| ~couraging to those in Official life, who
honestly desire good government as
the increasing appreciation by our PEG
pie Of these advantages A vast ma
! iori6y OF the voters of the land are
ready to insist that the time and at
| tentIon of those they select to perform
for important public duties, should not
be distracted by dealing out minor
offices and they are growing to be
unanimous in regarding party Organ1Za-
ton as something that should be used
in establishing party principles instead
| of debating the distribution of public
| places as rewards of partisan activity.
| Numerous additional Offices and places
have lately been brought within civil
ser ice rules and regulations and some
| others will probably sOon be included
The report of the commissioners will
l h. 1rIh~oSN%n1 RI TIM GNnnnonSn nn6 7
invite careful attention to the ECON
mendatiOn it contains"
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH
81 am entirely convinced that we
ought not to be longer without q Ma
| tional Board of Health or National
Health Officer charged with no other
duties than such as pertain to the prOtec-
ton of our country FRI m the invasion of
pestilence and disease This would in
vClve the establishment by such BOARD
or officer Of proper gu 4rantina precau
tiOn5. or the necessary aid and counsel
to local authorities on the subject,
prompt advice aud assistance to local
boards of health or health officers in
the suppression of contagious disease
and in cases where there are no such
local boards. or officers, the immediate
/ u1I0CGAOh NY ULO AdUtOA1h4 Us "
officer of measures of suppression con
slant and authentic Information o
corning the health of foreign countries
and all parts of Our own country, as
related 60 contagious diseases. and con-
sideratiOn of regulations to be enforced
in foreign ports to prevent the intro
ductlOn OF cOntaglOn into u cities and
the measures which should be adopted
to secure their enforcement.
There seems to be at this time q de
clded inclination to discuss measures of
protection against contagious diseases
III International conference with a view
of adopting means Of mutual assistance
The creation of such a national
health establishment would greatly aid
our standing IN such cOnferen es and
improve opportunities TO avail u
selves of their benefits. | earnestly
recommend the inauguration of a Ia
tional board of health or similar ma
tional ms .~rumenGalIry. believing the
same to be u needed precautiOn against
contagious diseases and IN the interest
Of the safety and health of our people"
THE Z TARIFF Law.
The tariff acG passed at The last ses-
sion Of Congress needs important
amendments If it Is TO be executed
tfectIvely and with certainly. In al
dlGl0n to such necessary amendments
as will nOt change rates of duty | am
still very decidedly In favor of putting
coal and iron upon the free list.
80 far AS the sugar schedule Is cOn
cerned, l would be glad, under exIstlng
aggravatiOns, to see every PARTICLE OF
DIFF rental duCy In favor of refined
sugar stricken out of III tariff law.
81 rrNNo Ill 49,, $780, -an@-A-I
the sugar refining interest in our tariff
laws IL still laDgulshes TO the eXtenT OF
closed refinerles and thousands of dis
charged wOrkmen, it would seem to
present a hopeless case for reasonable
Legislative aid.
Whatever else is done or omitted /
earnestly repeat here the recommends
GiUn [ have made In another portion of
this con munlcaGlon that the additional
duty of one tenth of a cent per hundred
laid upon sugar imported from cOun-
tries paying a bounty on it's export De
~abrOgated. 1t seems to me that eX-
ceedIDgly important considerations
point TO the prOprleCy of this amend
ment
ITS EFFECT ON OUR COMMERCE.
with the advent of a new tariff
putty uOG Ouly CdlCUIbOou W ESlI0N0
b consumers of our land in the cost
of their dairy life, but to invite a better
development of American thrift and
create for us closer and more profitable
commercial relations with the rest of
the world, it follows as a logical i'm
peraGive niece slty hat we should at
once remOve the chief if not the only
OBSTACLE which has so long prevented
our participation in the foreign carry
ing trade of the sea. Atarlf built upon
the theory hat il is we'll TO check I'M
ports and hat q home market should |