The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-16

SCHOOL LAW UPHELD
Agricultural Board by a
Tie Vote Refuses to
Ask for Its Repeal.
DISCUSSING IMPURE MILK
Relations Of Farming to Other In-
dustries Tho Convention Fin
ishes Its Work and
Adjourns.
DISCUSSING IMPURE MILK

AINE0S1ONs jan. 10, le5t.-At lue
session of the twenty-fourth annual
meeting of the State Board of Agriculture,
held in Chancery Chambers at the State
House, yesterday. a very spirited debate
took place on a resolution to change the
existing school law. as proposed at the
last session of the Legislature by AS
semblyman RICHTER of Morris county.
The farmers. however, did not seem to
be q unit In urging the change, and the
resolution was defeated.
Mr.. J. B. Rogers of Newark was spon-
sor for the resolution, which reads assfoa~
lows,~
Whereas, The working of the new
school law, said to be for the bene1t pr
the rural districts, has been tested In the
value to the rural districts. n
Whereas, The agricultural interests
were not consulted in its passage; there
Resolved, That the old system is of
more benefit than the new.
Resolved. That the territorial lines as
the State Board of Education be ~re-enact-
ed as they existed at the time of the pas
sage of the first new law, and that all
laws in conflict herewith be repealed.
Resolved. That a law be enacted re-
storing the old system of trustees, as the
fundamental principle of local govern
ment is local representation.
Board transmit a copy of this resolution
together with copies of all the proceed-
ings to the Governor, the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House OF
Assembly.
Mr.. Rogers, in urging the passage, said
that the State Board of Agriculture had
been imposed upon for two years past.
At first it was the Legislature and last
year the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction had fooled the farmers. The
farmers of the State wanted it put back
to the old system.
J. A. Gasoline of Morris county said
that the people of Morris county wanted
the law abolished.
Secretary Dye suggested hat the reso-
luton go to the Executive Committee.
but Mr.. Rogers pressed a vote on the
question. The vote resulted in a tie, and
was lost.
A letter was received from Hon. John
WaT1amaker, of Philadelphia, who was
scheduled to address the board on The
Hural Mail Delivery Mr.. Wananaker
sent regrets at his inability to be present
Prof. H. w. Conn. of Middletown, Conn,
spoke of the impurities in Milk Two
things We're essential in the handling of
mi-lk-cleanlinese and flow temperature. A
large amount of the cholera tnfantum is
due to bacteria In the milk oftentimes
typhoid fever was impaired through milk
The typhoid germs did not come from
the cow but from the ATTENDANTS. After
the germ gets into the milk it rapidly mul-
tipbies.
Edward Atkinson, statistician. of Bos-
ton, Mass, discussed Economic Rela-
tons of Agriculture to Oeher Industries
who can combine one part of gumption
and one part of reasonably good land will
succeed at farming. While in recent
years there has been a big falling of in
+I,a 1rpaka- If Noranna oroo0nd in farm
fpg, the decrease was principally among
the common laborers, and in most in
stances even they weres benefited by leaV-
ing the farms. Z
He went into the recent silver craze
among the farmers, and handled the ques-
ton without gloves. No cause, ne saiu,
has existed for loss, depression of COM
pukory idleness in these last two years
except the shadow of a threatened, crime.
The penalty which the farmers have pald
for tolerating the effort ITO taanper with
the standard of value Of the nation has
been a loss of one-thdrd i'm the farm value
Of their great products in sthe returns on
the crop of 1895. as compared to 1881, An
the sum of S75o, 10000. This loss has by
so much reduced the purchasing power
of this largest consuming Grass IN Inns
country in the year 1896.
I'VE shall see no great activity or re-
turn of the normal demand Tor Enanufac-
tured goods until From the os1eer income
and increased confidence of h present
time the farmers have from a
part of this heavy loss. / shall not go
into the silver question. Suffice 1t that
the quantity of the crops of grain, hay,
petatoes, tobacco made in 1891 was 1o6,-
S45. 655 toms; value in gold, 81. 2S3;;999, BOO; IN
1895, quantity, 146, $3.50 04 tons: value IN
gold, S1,525, 079, Az.
1.-The gold value on the farms of these
great crops had averaged higher from
1874 to 1889 than from 1852 to 1873: lSsu,
with a short crop and high, 1891, with a
large crop and fair prices. were years 81
great prosperity. In 1882 the 'shAaoW on a
protected crime fell Upon theicountry. In
fe93 the honor and credit of the nation was
anger With that threat came
paralysis of trade and industry. ! sim
ply state this fact that farm prices
Of these great crops 4rtthe5r chief centres
Of production, covering 10 per cent. OF
the entire crop of the natipn;I show very
the average after 1878 down to 1893 than
they did in the previous period of nearly
equal duration.
He advised against constantly resort
ing to legislation. almost every effort TO
improve our general welfare. by aegisla-
tive methods ENDS, TO DISTRICT and .retard
that progress wtAich can only be achieved
work out his qJFn material salvation un-
der just laws by which he is protected
use Of his own kime.and his avn faculties
in his own way. so long as NE does not
impair the rfthts Of understanding
After the Customary complimentary
closing gefnaTkE Of tie officers the board
adjourned for aaaothersyear.
GETTING TOGETHER AGAIN.
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