The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-11
4 PROMINENT VISITOR.

! A. G. True, director of all the government
experiment stations, with headquarters at
| Washington, D. G., arrived in Corvallis
Saturday, remaining until Tuesday noon.
Mr.. True is chief of the subdivision of the
department of agriculture having control of
the experimental station work throughout
| the country, and is now on an official tour Of
inspection of ths different stations, number
ing in all 6fty- three. The first one visited
On this trip was tina Minnesota station.
| Coming westward, he has inspected the
work at the stations in North and South
Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Washington.
| From here he goes t. Utah, thence to Der
yer to attend the annual meeting of the asso.
citation of American agricultural colleges
aud experiment stations, that convenes the
| 10th inst.
Prof True is very much pleased with Ore
gon, especially the Willamette valley whose
green foliage and waving felds of ripening
grain. furnish striking contrast to the bar
| rem, sandy deserts which he has recently
traversed. When asked regarding the work
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| no criticisms to offer. The result Of his in
| vestigations would be reported In detail to
his supsriors; such inform alton as he had OBJ
tanned, not being deemed proper matter for
publication at this time. He, however,
seemed to be pleased with much of the work
| carried on in Oregon. On account OF our
favorable climatlo conditions, this was an
exceptionally good field in which to carry
on experimental work, and Prof. True anti
cipates that the world of agriculture will
derive much valuable information from tbs
scisntific Investigations that are now being
carried on here.
The work of the agricultural colleges and
experiment. stations has already resulted ia
beneftting the agricultural interests Of the
country to great extent. These benefits
will increase as the Investigations which
have only begun, are carried on to q success
full termination. Mr.. True believes that
changes in the personnel of the faculty
should rarely be made. Much pains, how
ever, should bs taken in the selection of ir'
structors, to secure the best men obtainable
Those connected with the station work
should be especially well qualified for the
duties they are required to perform. Thos'
tigation will accomplish more good for tn.
institution and be of far more value to th'
agricultural interests than the insxperiencee
ones. The demand for the services of til,
former class is growing each year, and, witt
this increased dsmaad, there has been
steady advance in salaries, so that now, t.
attain the best possible results, colleges
particularly those in which the scientific
course is made most prominent, are required
to raise ralsries rather than decrease them
MIR. True says that the salaries paid in Orc
gon are much lower than those paid at mos
of the agricultural colleges of the country
He also stated that in establishing these in
stitutions the federal governments expected
the different states to bear fair share O
the burden. So far the states have not don
this, although in some few instances, the.
have made liberal appropriations for tn
carrying ON of experimental work. In an
event they are expected. since they receiv
such magnificent endowments from the fed
sral government, to furnish the needle
buildings and apparatus. In this regard
Mr.. True intimated that Oregon had bee
somewhat nsglsctful of her duty. Befor
returning to Washington, Professor Tru
intends visiting the stations in Utah, Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Nebraska and, perhaps
Kansas. The duty of inspecting the wor
i at the other stations will be delegated
assistants.