Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22

brought up again for discussion, this
| morning. The greater part of the time
was spent on the first resolution. 1t was
| vigorously defended by Mr.. Light and
| Mr. Moody. and as vigorously assailed b.
Mr.. Gardiner OF Somerset county and
Prof. Woods of the State college. There
were numerous other speakers upon both
sides. President Harris of the State col
| lege, and Secretary McKeen being among
| them.
The committee on feed and seed iuspec-
| ton made a report and will draft bills
| to be presented to the Legislature and
| also bill to amend the present laws re-
latinS to fertilizers. Prof. Woods was
chairman of this committee. 1t was voted
that the Chair appoint Il Legislative COM
| mittee to have in charge the measure;
recommended and favored by the board.
Messrs. Briggs. Hunton and Light were
made this committee. At noon the board
adjourned to l.30 O'Clock in the afternoon.
In the afternoon a short business ses
sion was first on the programme. Two
representatives of the Maine Veterinary
Association appeared before the board,
DR.. f. l.. Russell of Orono. and DR.. West.
wa
sideration of the board. regarding "a
recommendation to the Legislature. Thu
substance Of the resolution is that mat
tiers pertaining to the control OF conta-
eious diseases of animals be placed I'M
der the control of the State board CT
health as it is at present organized. and
that the Governor appoint an official who
shall be known as the State veterinarian.
to have control under the board of
health.
This resolution was laid on the table
and will come up. this morning. for con-
sideration, the amount of business MAX
ing it necessary to hold session. today.
The committee on the secretary's re-
port. Messrs. G. f. Wheeler. L. O. Straw
and j. J. Frye. presented IL number OF
recommendations in the line of the re-
port. among them being that Prof Fran
els G. Harvey be appointed entomologst
and botanist to the board: that com
mittee be appointed TO guide the State
| librarian in the purchase of agricultural
books and that any agricultural society
allowing gambling in any form or the
sale of intoxicating liquors, without dut
diligence in preventing the same, be pun
shed by the forfeiture of its charter.
These recommendations received the en-
dorsement of the board
After Il few business matters Were
briefly disposed of. came the feature of
the afternoon session. the unveilng of /,
large handsomely framed picture of Mr..
S. L. Goodale of Saco, the second sccre-
tary of the board. who served from 1856
to 1874. The picture. of which Il copy is
given with this account, is TO hang in the
room of the board. The address in con-
nection with the unwilling ceremonies
! was delivered by Mr. f. r. French Of
South Chesterville former member of
! the board.
| Mr. French's address occupied about ~
! minutesIin delivery and was an able eff
! fort, attentively followed by the crowd
| that filled the room. He began with a re-
view of the great improvements and pro-
| gress in agriculture in the last half CEN
tury. The center of the early efforts for
| organization in Maine was kennebec
county. and it was through the efforts OF
| Elijah Wood of this county, in 1882. that
a law was passed establishing agricul-
tural societies, and several were at once
established. though the kennebec Society
was already in existence. Names first
! farming paper, the Kennebec Farmer,
| now the Maine Farmer. was established
! in 1888. with Dr. Ezekiel Holmes as edi-
tor. In 1852 the State Board of Agricul-
ture Was established, and in 1876 it was
organized on a broader and more COM
prehensive basis and was given State aid.
/ At this time Stephen l.. Goodale was
elected secretary, which office he held Is