The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-14
THE RANCH AND ITS PRODUCTS

(Address all communications Of an agri
cultural nature to the Agricultural Editor.)
THE BERKELEYAN'S ATTACK.
eticir untruthfui. cowardly statements
A6appear tn the clipping from the Berke-
leyan; published below, in answer to
the charges Of incompetency that have
appeared in The Herald against Prof.
Hilgard and some members of his staff
are characteristic of the man, but wholly
unworthy to emanate from university
that should be teacher of morals as
well as of science, but the agricultural
department seems to be woefully de-
Acient in both:
FAN explanation of the attack is SIM
ple.i "A Los Angeles man named Wood
bridge, the inventor Of fertilizer,
asked Prof. Hilgard for a recommended
ton. of his invention. Prof. Hilgard ex-
amined the fertilizer and refused to rec
ommend it. Ever since Mr.. Woodbridge
has lost no opportunity to injure the
agricultural department One Abbot
Kinney, another Los Angeles man. was
formerly: q state forestry commissioner.
When the commission was abolished,
BECAUSE Of its inefficiency and corrupt
ness. its duties we're given to the Uni
versity Of California agricultural depart
ment. This aroused Mr.. Kinney's wrath.
He Is part owner of The Herald. and he
and Woodbridge have inspired this pol
icy of attacking the University of Cali
forpia agricultural department on every
possible opportunity. "-Berkeleyan.
1t will be. observed that prof. Hilgard
examined the fertilizer and refused to
recommend it." Having previously de-
MED In toto 1.-THE explanation" we call at
tention to the cowardly way in which
the matter is put. The writer of the ar
ticle did not dare to say that the fertil-
izer was found wanting" and that.
fharoforo n
mend. 1t. but leaves the reader ito infer"
that such was the case.
Likewise in regard to the statement as
to forestry. the article leads people ito
infer that Mr. Kinney was member of
the forestry commission when it was
abolished.
The facts in the case are as follows:
Mr.. Kinney was a member of the for
estry commission until 1888. when his
term expired During his three years
connection with the commission he estab-
lished five stations and two others prom
ised among them the Santa Monica
station, on which he planted the inter-
esting trees that are now sought to be
studied there. When Mr. Kinney re-
tired from the commission he turned
over to his successors over 500, 900 worth
OF property. The commission then went
into the hands of politicians and little
was done in the interest of forestry.
This political commission was not aboi-
ished until 1899 when its property. in
cluding the five forestry stations. was
turned over to Hilgard. as head of the
agricultural department. There seem
to he only two stations left. What has
Hilgard done with the other three sta
tions?
IF these facts were not known to the
editors of the Berkeleyap. they certain
w We're to Prof. Hilgard ~ his press
f1xer, who furnished the statements to
the editors of the Berkeleyan.
We UT derstand that the Berkeleyan Is
published and edited by the students of
the University of California If such is
the case. the regents ought to take this
matter up ard investigate it. and dis
charge from their employment the per-
sou or persons who have been giving
these young editors their first lessen
1--WE hope it is the first) in misrepresen-
tatior.