The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-18
FONR CREATED YESTERDAY
AND BIG SALARIES FIXED FOR
MOST OF THEM.
WILSON'S NEPHEW CARED FOR
Two of the Kelly Family Now Have
Soft Berths in the Agricultural
-Hyams Sue
ceeds Mccarthy.

industry sufficiently yesterday TO hold
two sessions, one in the morning and one
in the afternoon. But they were careful
not to complete their arduous labors, so
they will hold another session to-day.
Their increased activities yesterday may
be readily explained, however, when the
statement is made that four new offices
were created during the four hours they
were in session, one for each hour. This
four days session of the noble band will
not only cost the State about $500, but
the salaries of the new officials created
yesterday will amount to about So, 500
per year.
In addition to this they voted $4,000
$4,000 year, to the A. and NJ. College
for the work of analysing fertilizers, and
appropriated $1,000 to be used by DR..
ID. Reid Parker in holding Farmers
Institutes.
The morning session was consumed in
discussing the election of chemists to
analyze fertilizers for the department
since the grab game trustees of the A.
and NJ. College seized upon the State
chemists and made them a side-show in
that institution Who will analyze the
fertilizers? That was the question. Mr..
ldNOItu giving IIllS NOIh W lut
A. and NJ. College and allowing them t..
name the men and supervise their work.
Senator Maultsby opposed Mr.. Harris
plan. He wanted the matter wholly in
the hands of this board. Well, they
wrangled over this matter for nearly two
hours. Motions were made to postpone
and resolutions were offered and with
drawn in rapid succession, but finally
compromise was reached.
Mr.. Bailey solved the problem. He
favored placing the work under the direc-
ton of the A. and NJ College provided
this board name the men. He contended
that if the work was given unconditiOn-
ally to the college there would be moth
ing left for this board to do except to
pass resolutions providing for cleaning
the back yard at the Agricultural build
ing, and since this important matter has
been settled for the year the board
would be absolutely without an excuse
for holding a session for many months.
Such irresistible logic could not fail to
prevail. The board Immediately decid-
ed to elect three chemists to analyze
the fertilizers. A motion was made to
adjourn two hours for caucus, but it fail
ed. This was a victory for the anti
caucus faction. X
Mr.. Bailey nominated Mr.. J. d. Huf-
ham, of Henderson, q member of the
class of '96 at Wake Forest, and Mr..
Browning seconded his nomination.
Mr.. Joyce nominated Prof. Blair, Of
Guilford college.
Mr.. King presented the name Of Mr..
Kelly and Mr.. Brady urged the election
of Mr.. Asbury.
The ballot resulted as follows: HUFF
ham 49, Blair II, Kelly 8 and Asbury
4.
Prof. Blair was made chemist, Mr..
Hufham first assistant and Mr.. Kelly
second assistant 1t will be remembered
that Kelly is the young man who has
held a position as tabulator in the Elk
pertinent station, but was not reelected
at the recent session of the Board of
Trustees of the A. and NJ. College. He
is a nephew of Ohio Wilson, and of
course, he had to be given some place
to appease the anger of the King OF the
Gideonites at the treatment he receiv-
ed from the other Board. Ohio looks
after his own household. He has a
fat place himself and Mr.. Kelly, his
br0ther-in-law, now occupies Mr.. Ennis
chair, and Kelly's son Fred has a place
under the same Board.
1t is said, though, that young Kelly,
who was yesterday elected as chemist,
knows absolutely nothing of that science,
beyond that he has smelled of the chem
icals in the room adjoining the office
where he has heretofore been working.
Mr.. Hufham is a son of DIR. Hutham
and comes most highly recommended.
When his name was before the Board
one member inquired his politics. The
reply was that he is scientist.
1t is said that the salary of no one
of these new chemists will be less than
$3.50. 1t is to be fixed by the executive
committee.
At the afternoon session great things
were also accomplished A Republican
named Allen from Rutherford county
was elected to the arduous duty of as
sisting Jim Young mail the monthly
Bulletins at salary of $1,000 per year.
The Board met at four o'clock and after
a session Of less than two hours ad-
journed to meet at nine o'clock this morn
ing.
= Mr.. Harris stated that the college
Board had elected the chemists chosen
by the Board of Agriculture.
Mr.. Graham introduced the following
resolution embodying Mr.. Baiey's mo-
ton in the morning which was adopted:
Resolved. That the Commissioner Of
Agriculture is hereby directed to con-
tract with the North Carolina College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts for
the analysis of fertilizers for two years
at the sum of ten thousand dollars per
year, beginning July /, 1897, and that
said sum be paid monthly; Provided,
that if the case now in the Supreme
court of the United States involving the
constitutionality of the tonnage tax
should be decided against the validity
Of the tax then and in that event this
Board will make each appropria ton to
the college in compliance with the con-
tract as our means will permit and the
persons herein elected to places shall
hold them during the term designated and
at the pleasure of the Board.
''That the Commissioner of Agriculture
is directed to take immediate steps to I'M
crease tha circulation of tho monthly