The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-11-26

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tGsy Morton.
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Of sssds-Civil ssrviss.
WASHINGTON, Nov. -. In his fourth |
annual report the secretary Of sgri-
culture shows that with $3.50, 900 which |
may be saved from the appropriations |
for the current fiscal year. there will |
have been converted back into the |
treasury since March Z, 1898, over o..
oo0, 900.
That this great economy was effect |
cd without any loss Of efficiency he ct |
tributes In large degree to the Inn
provemept Of the personnel OF the force |
under the civil service rules.
One more step Secretary Morton
deems necessary to complete the sys-
tenn Of civil service in his department.
This IL the appointment Of director
IN charge Of bureaus and scientific In
vestigations who shall be designated
W ooEV0 - uSUAu8 DSSEOVoHy ~ Sooo "a
the absence simultaneously of the SEQ
rotary and assistant secretary.
He declares that the chiefs Of the
scientific ,buresus and divisions and
their assistants do the actual thinking
spd reasoning for the Development Of
agricultural science. and sdds that the
persons are not adequately compen.
ssted. He states that during the past
few years no less than 81 skilled ex.
perts In the department service have
left Il to take positions In institutes
Of learning 81 salaries averaging fully..
80 per cent. higher than they were get
ting from the government.
The inspection Of aniKyNls intended
for food II treated at length. Mr.. Nor.
ton urges that government inspection
should be extended to oil animals In.
tended for human food, whether for
consumption In the United States or
abroad, but he maintains that cost Of
this inspection should be paid by the
packers.
The total consumption of meat In
Great Britain for the year was 1.10O,-
600 tons, Is per oent. of which was pro-
duced at home, the remaining 25 per
cent Of which was produced abroad
OF the live meat arriving In Great
Britain during the first half Of the
year of 1895, the United States supplied
Is per cent. of the cattle and 46
per cent Of the sheep. The
testimony Of the department rep
resentatives abroad is that oat-
tie from the United States arrive In
English ports in excellent condition.
The Glasgow market IL especially conn
mended 70 American shippers, ~ In
that city cattle from the United States
compete with the very highest quality
Of British animals. American pack
ers are not participating In the
profits Of the growth in consump-
tion Of swine flesh and hog products
In Great Britain a. much as they
ought to, because they do not cure
meats to suit the Rritish demand; on
| the other hand, Danish and Canadian
| packers are increasing their shipments
every year. American bacon averages
about two cents per pound below con-
tinsntal Irish bacon. and about three
cents below English.
The shipment Of American horses tc
England ID steadily increasing. 5
| The seeds distributed gratuitously
by the government during the present
fiscal year weighed $50 tons and occu
pied 80 mail cars in transit. The cost
Of carrying them through the MALL
was over $4,000 Enough ssedl
was sent out gratuitously X
plant 115 square miles Of gar
den. Each congressman received
enough to plant 1881 acres. For the
current year at present prices the
amount required by congress to be ex.
pended In the purchase OF seed Will
make each congressman's quota double
what It was last year. Tho secretary
regrets this unnecessary and wastefu
expenditure Of public money, and
hopes congress may in good time put Z
stop thereto.
During the fiscal year just ended the
exported products Of American farml
aggregated e570. Ooo, 900, an increase o
81. 900, 900 over the preceding year. II
spite of this, there was .. falling OF Il
the per centage Of agricultural pro
ducts exported to the total exports
but this was due to the unprecedente,
sale abroad OF American manufacture,
goodA
The principal market Tor American
products Is found In the United King
dom of Great Britain and her colonies
These English speaking people bough
SO per cent Of exports from the Unite'
States during the fiscal year 1894 To
gether with Germany, France, Hollan'
and Belgium, they purchased sLo pc
cent Of our entire output leaving IS.
per cent for the rest Of the world.
In the contest for feeding and fuI
nishing mankind, Notwithstanding th
fierce competition which It meets al
over the globe, American agriculture
; manufacture and commerce are stead
ly gaining more trade and this furnish
ing an enlarged wage fund on gol
basis, out OF which some millions Q
American laborers and skilled artisan
draw their yearly remuneration. is VI
ON which they and their familie
largely depend for employment an
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