The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-05
WILSON FAVORS THE SOUTH
Secretary Of Agriculture Recognizes
Her Great Resources,
INTERSTATE REFRIGERA1ING SYSTEM
A Transfer TO Protect Perishable
Products Proposed-The Negro
snubbcd by Mckinley.


James Wilson, secretary OF the agrleul.
tural Departments, on Southern natter
: pertaining to bis branch Of the govern
ment service, was had by The Post CORE
. spondent last week.
The secretary Is one OF those broad.
: g,iaged Northern men who. enthusiastically
believing In the wonderful resources. the
limitless possibilities OF the Southern soil
would do all within his power to prac-
, tically demonstrate his views. When In
; congress some years ago. member OF the
house committee on agriculture, Mr.. Will
son was jealous advocate OF a practical
governmental policy toward the farming
classes which he has now lnaugurated as
head OF the agricultural department and
to which he will devote his administration.
Unlike his predecessor, he was born and
reared upon q farm, continued to be .
farmer, and is enthusiastic on the sub
ject OF farming because he has made that
vocation life study. and has been highly
successful In It's pursuit.
Referring to his contemplated Southern
trips, an account OF which was exclusively
published In this correspondence. Secretary
Wilson said he would not be able TO leave
his desk here before November. owing to
tho preparation of his annual report which
must BIO printed and in the hands OF tho
president prior to the reassembling Of
congress Tennessee will probably be the
seoretary's first objective point. In ref
erence 10 the proposed cultuse OF the SUI
| gar beet in the volunteer State, the sec
| rotary believes the soil---the irrigation
ard the temperature il highly adapted
therefor Ho will be prepared, he says,
to furnish the very best quality OF sugar
beet seed and in quantities TO meet all
demands
| They are now very successfully pro-
ducing the sugar beet in Virginia" said he.
This may be news to yau," he continued.
hut have Just received an elaborate re-
| pert on beet sugar farm near Richmond,
where this beet seed was planted as an
experiment. The report lis most crafty
Ing. AS a result OF this experimental crop
! shall anticipate large orders for seed
| from the Old Dominion and neighboring
States.
"There is another important subject
| upon which | am ongaged--one that is of
great Inn ortance to the gulf States. There
should be an Interstate refrigeratins trans
fer system by which the perishable food
| products of this section OF the country
can be shipped with safety and with profit
to the farmer. Except for butter--not oleo-
margerine--there Is at present no such
arrangement. The establishment OF this
kind OF transfer the refrigerating sys-
ttm) from boat to car aud vice versa will
be worth millions to the truck producer
In the gulf States, whose market is now
very limited by reason OF this greatly need
cd auxiliary to successful shipment,
| AS this department acted In the case
of butter in order that the world may bio
| AL.
OF this great food producing section, II Is
my intention 10 expend az much as DOS
sible OF the appropriations for this depart
ment In the Introduction OF the transfer
refrlgerating shipping system for all per-
ishable products, so that the agriculturist
may follow this object lesson OF the gov
ernment az he has so successfully done
with his butter, and profit by It,"
| This administration has had more trou-
BILE over the distribution OF It's patronage
In the South than 1t has for any other
perhaps all other-sections OF the country.
But of all the trouble OF this kind given TO
Mckinley and Hanna, the single State of
Mississippi stands pre- eminently as the
most consistent, persistent and pugnacious
nuisance among the ststerhood of States.
Much has been written concerning the
different tribes or factions Of the Missis-
sippi republicans, and the dranlatist Hoyt
could not choose a more ludcrous theme
for u farce comedy than the history of
and tho characters In the merry war among
the Mississippi republicans for the tradl-
tional Federal pie.
from the Attn OF March up to the present
tsmo Mississippi appointments have been
a source of embarrassment to President
Mckinley. Tho bitter faotional fight be-
tween tho Lynch crowd on the one hand
and the Hin crowd on the other has been
| tho cause of 1t all. Both Hill and Lynch
have remained In Washington all the
while and like buzzards were ready to
pounce upon the administration and feed
upon each other In their eagerness to get
the biggest picking at moments notice.
The result has been that In several In
stances the president has been msled and
induced to appoint men he afterward dis
covered were uafit for office. Mr.. McKin-
| ley finally became convinced that these
TWO negro bosses felt little II any interest
! In tho public service. their desire being
only 10 secure offices for their henchmen
Hon. Henry Kergaghan, one OF the ablest
and staunchest republicans In the State
was candidate fer the office OF postmaster
az Jackson, Miss. He was supported by
the best people In the state, but us he
| 1890 W iNNveHint tflt ltautTSnlp OF these
TWO bosses he was stubbornly opposed nv
both. Ex-senator Bruce. who is recognized
as the National leader OF his race-and
who. by the way, Is honorcd and respected
by all Glasses at washiugton--carefulI
avoided engaging In this factionsl warfare
and advised the president to appoint only
tho best people In the State OF MississipnI
men who enjoyed the confidence OF ths
people and whose appointment would re-
! iiect no discredit upon the administrator
MT Mckinley. taking Mr.. Bruce's yisws
thereupon announced the appointment q;
Henry Herneghan to be postmaster at
Lynch and HILL the negro bosses who
have heretofore dominated Mlssissinpi mi
ities, are rapidly losing their influences
ana hereafter all Recommendations maSs
by them will be closely scrutlniyed Ex-
Senator BRUCE In now McKinley's chic,
Mississippi adviser. II can be said 10 ~.
credit that no Is clcar-h headed ana cnn'
sentative and rarely makes a mIstaks 4,
recommending men for office. He has
neen In public life for many years ana
Is one OF the most agreeable mon 4, his
race, being known here as the negro Che
torneld II Is generally bsiieyeS bs VII,
DO appointed register or the ,ra.. wa