The evening times., 1896-11-10
SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE
Annual Meeting of Experiment
tai Association.
SEVERAL REFORMS In VIEW
Report OF the Executive Committee
Suggests the Abuse of the Frank
ing Privilege-Member From Ne
vada Thinks a Landlord and Ten
ant System a National Menace.

The Association OF A merican Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment stations began It's
tenth annual convention at Grand Army
Hall, No. 14l6 Pennsylvania avenue, at
O'Clock this morning. About seventy-fiyC
members were present at the time.
President 5. W. Juhnson. or the kaH>as
Agricultural Station, president of The
ASSOCIATION for the year, was III the chair,
with J. IL. Washburn. of Rhode Island. as
secretary, and Mr.. f. W. Allen, OF the
Washington Experiment Station. assistant
secretary. The latter mas the register OF
members. Among those on his books This
morning are the following:
p. II. Nell and F. S. Earle, Alabama; j.
w. Lawrence and John j. Ryan, Colorado;
S. W. johnson, Connecticut;t X. J. Reddng,
Georgia; E. Davenport, Illinois: J. II. Smart,
Indiana; j B. Huneerford, and j. Wilson
Iowa; George I. Fairchild and :. e. Mason,
Kansas, President James X Patterson, C.
W. Mathews, F. Paul A anderson, w. II. SEQ
veil and II f. Curtis, Kentucky; a. W. Har-
ris, q. II. Hamlin, W. Flint. and {. u. Woods,
Maine; Harry Gwiner, Maryland: c. Frank
Allen, H. W. Tyler, q. E. Stone.
L. F. Metcalf, Massachusetts; VIII
lam NJ. Liggett, Minnesota; B. N.
Walker Mississippi; R H Jesse and ii j.
Waters, Missouri; j. f. Stubbs; Nevada;
E. b. voorhees,, New Jersey; C. T. Jordan
New Mexico; W. H. Jordan. New York;
b. w. Kilgore and II. B. Butler North aro-
lima; j IL Shepperd. North Dakota; Alexis
Cope, Thomas Hunt and Charles W. B.rkctt,
oiho:George W. Athcrton and II i Armsby,
ennsslvania; John II washburn and H.
j. Wheeler, Rhode Island; Charles W
Dabney, jr., Tennessee; j. II. ConncIl,
Texas: Joseph l.. Hills. Virginia; John A.
Myers, West Virginia; W. A. Henry, Wis
consln
From the departments here We're present
Director A. c. True, of the experiment sta
ton; b. +. Fernow, forestry division. De
partment OF Agriculture; Henry F. Alvord,
Frank ID. Gardner, +. W. Allen, Milton
Whitney and Walter H. Evans, all Of the
Department of Agriculture.
EXECUTIVE REPORT.
Chairman II ii. GoodelI, Of The execu-
tive Committee, read the report, which was
adopted by consent.
A large amount of correspondence was
done by the committee and much work
pushing nine bills in the recent session OF
Congress. OF t%sc. -four are pending; five
were lost
The report recommended re that n committee
be appointed 10 wait ola the War Depart
ment and adjust relations between il and
the colleges. disposition has been shown.
IL stated. to ignore expressed preferences
in the detail OF officers for college duty
and the adjuiant general of the army in
his late report has recommended that de
tails bc made only to those institutions
showing on their roll, the presence uf 80
or more students.
The strict limitation Of the use Of the
franking privilege was urged. and re-
form In the interest of 80 .oOnomy OF time
was suggested for the mailing Of lists OF
names of workers.
The report also recommends that chair
men OF sections and editors OF preceding
"A.
terInine what papers shall bc recommend
ed to the Department OF Agriculture for
printing. Further. all Institutions, mem
bcrs and officers were asked 10 refrain
from advocating any legislation deemed
favorable to the work until considered
and approved by the association. This
was in the interest OF union Of effort.
The serious illness of Gen Hatch and
the recent death Of Hon. Edwin WiIlett
Were spoken OF and referred for proper
action.
Prof c. {. GcOrgesun, of Kansas, in
report from the section of agriculture
and chemistry, fully reviewed the work
In that division.
President j. f. stubbs, Of Nevada read
a paper from the section of college work
DANGER OF TWO CLASSES.
he thought that the theory of DIR. Harris,
of the Bureau OF Education, that the intel
ligent population of the world is going
to live il cities, means a division of popl-
lation into two classes One OF these would
be landlords. and live upon the income from
their estates.
They, with the tradesmcn and servants
attending upon their wants, would make
the urban population. The other class would
be the tenants upon the farms, a pea sa ntry
ill-supplied. and distinctly lower than the
residents OF the cities The agricultural
COllpPpS pH "a
an unfortunate condition. Under the pre-
vailing conditions, however, prices Of
farm products h ad fallen so low and profits
from farming are so meager, that the ten.
dency is for tn brightest boys to go to the
city.
President Stubbs referred to the recon-
mendation of the Adjutant General Of the
United States Army that no college re-
porting fewer than so military students
be allowed an instructor from the army.
This would deprive the institutions in
twenty States of such instructors He
pointed out that interest in military train
ing. while of great Importance to the ma
ton, is declining. and should be encour-
aged, rather than repressed as proposed.
COMMITTEES AND SESSIONS.
President johnson appointed a commit
teeon resolutions. .as follows: President Ath-
erton Of Pennsylvania, Director Smith OF
AhiNihehh anu vi NOfUH
Carolina.
Prof. o. Lugger OF Minnesota explained
the lack of a full report from the section
on entomology, and Prof. F. W. Card OF
Nebraska read the report from the section
on horticulture and botany
Prof. j. w. Lawrence OF Colorado read
the report from the section or mechanic
arts. 1t asked for the ESTABLISHMENT by
Congress of engineering experiment sta
tions.
treasurer Washburn reported, showing
that two or three Western States and two
colored Southern institutions have fail ed
topay the SIC fee required for membership.
Sheffield Scientific Institute Of Yale, had,
he said, terminated its connection with the
association, and Storrs' experiment sta
ton had been added. The report showed a
balance on hand.
The reports OF several committees We're
then heard. and about p. IN. the C onvention
took q recess.
Aff~pd To 70 "a nov v,.esS c..