The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-28

/ tef1o 1uu FtNmttt8 ttut tntIu W tuN Ne
partrent for Use In this repoN. Man
other officials, not assessors. also wer
prompt to supply the Information request
ed. These have thus materially promote
the work Of the department and are de
serving Of high commentator at the hand
OF ali good citizens. Jast why or HOY
these omitted laws. to which have re
ferred. were permitted to be stricken fTor
the statute book and TO become rclega,e
as useless trash TO the waste piles an
rubbish heaps OF obsolete legislative enact
ments, I am unable TO surmise. Their dis
appearance, without legislative action, !
a matter leave to the cou,pllers TO OK
plain. | can only say and urge that, not
| withstarding the conlrilers seem 10 hay
compiled until they compiled the assessors
out OF their pay, those assessors who hav'
| faithfully done the work should be paid
and | sincerely hope the members Of tn
legislature may see their way clear 10 In
corporate provision for their payment IL
| the appropriation bill. II certainly coult
not have been at any timesthe Intention Of
| the legislature 10 exact this work Of the
department without providing the means
and methods TO perform it.
II copy OF the annual report o. the
agricultural department could each year be
placed in each farm house In the State, II
would not be misuse OF the volume. II
would direct the farmers attention to mat
tiers which Immediately affect him and his
interests, 1t would show him that the
State is giving vigiiant attention TO the
important business OF agriculture. and II
could not otherwise than stimulate and en-
courage hts efforts to find that they were
being promoted TO the greatest extent at
tainshle under the provisions OF human
laws The publication Of so great number
OF volumes would, however entail an out
Jay OF money beyond what a reasonable re-
gard Tor economy might permit But there
should be much larger Issuance OF these
reports than that which it has been the
custom 10 allow. The farmers represent
the great body Of taxpayers as well as of
producers OF wealth. and as they pay so
largely 10 the conduct of the State govern
iuent. they are entitled to primary aiten-
ton at least In those matters OF govern
ment which relate directly and exclusively
to farming conditions. Holding TO this con
slctlon, In my last report suggested that
'e'ooO copies of 1t might be printed for
general distribution among the farmers
lot believed then and believe now that
even more than that number could be
prohtably used by sending them to the
armer citizens of tho State The State
printing board however. could authorize
ne printing Of but 1000 COPIES which is
he maximum number allowed Icy law The
aw should he amended in this respect.
- 80 ,e,, nuna' (" copies out OF thls number
70 tuis department Tor us
4. tne palauce DOING retained In
-e seoie Vai! OF state olnee 10 supply the
-. sItluIe anu ior othef demands. We have
- VI F"ui@eu counties IN the state The
sit,''i a''utlea 10 the department tor dis
o,,,as w. ap assu. Is a traction over SIX
oy'Ns " cam county. nave sent out nut |
CIV copies except when requested. The |
uppN was soon exhausted, and almost |
10y man continues to bring requests for |
upier' a. IS no unusual thlng Tor farmers
"" ea'leI upon ~ assessors Tor lntorma-
'on' 70 reiuse anu Wlthhoid the tnforma-
20 an" siNe as reasons that they never
~ report ana that the in;0rma-
va 10 "ai'eu LOT me oeneht OF speculat-
D ne farmers insist upon greater con-
ieerdtion LOT themselves in this respect. |
nun tnsiF eiaifn IL )nst ana should he hon
Gu nus REFUSAL oil me farmers and the
'aSols they glNc lot II 10 tufnlsh desired
'lp' iuatloh taken IN connection with the
- l'hiltd hummer OF copies OF the report
'at are ISSUED ana their uneqnai hlstriDu-
VI, uVes MOT evidence tne existence OF
10Y ~Hi ana confidence when are really
,Ai factors IN the makeup OF general
DsPe' NY.
nv uhiIcu'',es encountered by TINS de-
u t.Aehl are, ho"e'er' py no means con
~ 10 omitted statutes aeteotiVe laws
~ cue ui"illiI,shess OF farmers 10 tufh'sn
asis''ea LOT puoiications OF "hlch thay are
l't'su 10 me largest snare oIt when
eF 40 not get AT an Worse foes IMAM
ose were mere before anu are Ier-
wv Ihry are those VINO ION not, nor 1er
they SPIN ye' they are Always sreeay
~ HuHsiy 70 prey epoh lh1 p'oiu..a 90
DINERS 10 tne nulluine up OF incomes ior
socia,;or, a, mo, hv combinatio, Gov
,lous purposes. at will. bear or bull the
arkets OF the country depressing prices
~ az ,euituFai pIopuuss paHs NV VI t,'e
, ~ no swe,t mai calls from he farm.
S face. while he walks the furrow be-
cen his pillow handles into dimes ana
iials iol ms opp' ,.,,,ta r.',.,,,i,
a. nj. either tns, itself or eager in duty
It's citizens. There is and can be no cx-
Sc. no plausible de'ensc TOT anyonc VINO
ks to deprive producers OF the tui' mar