The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-14
DOODLE To BURN
The State Agricultural De-
partment is Rich.
FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND
GOOD GUANO TAN DOLLARS TO
IT'S CREDIT IN BANK.
THE BOARD MEETS HERE TO-DAY
And viii Perhaps do Nothing but Hear Reports
Ways and Means for Raiding the
Big Balance will Come up
Next Meeting.

There will be mighty yearnlng al
the regular meeting of the North Caro-
lima Board of Agriculture which as
sembles at the Agricultural building this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
There is Doodle in the Golfers of thai
board. All manner of Doodle, great juicy
chunks of bank balances that makes
John Il. Smiths eyes fairly sparkle ant
makes Joyful Laughter Ramsay dance
liz on the green cloth of the secretary'S
desk.
| have been requested not to say any
thing about the whaling big balance thai
the Agricultural Department has to its
credit for fear that the 'reformers
would come to town III
such numbers that they wouic
weed out the whole shootin' match
and gobble it up whether or no. But
| must print the facts. Just hold your
breath all We hungry pietriots, who have
yearned during these long and weary
eighteen months. | have news for YOU
news that will make your 'pieous" hearts
so pit-a-pat. just hold your ear close
while / whisper to you that there IS
gold mine in the manure pile" That
John r. Smith, joyful Laughter Ram
say and Brother-in-Law Kelly, and the
Board of Agriculture have cool forty
five thousand dollars, that they hardly
knowswhat to do with. just think of it!
forty-five thousand wheels, genuine legal
tenders, enough to give fOrty-hve pie
Gus" fusionists each an office at salary
of one thousand dollars a year.
But don't get excited: YOU are not
going to even smell of this Doodle yet
awhile. it has just recently run the
gauntlet of the Supreme court, and
while it came ont winner it feels a little
faded and must remain in the bank
vaults for few weeks yet, to get rested.
The Board is going to meet this after
noon, but it is not going to create a
single new office. 1t is not even going to
fix ND berth for Prof. Jno. Graham,
and all those emigrants who are waiting
to be piIoted into the State and d 70
industrial and agricultural ''cinches by
Il State immigration agent viii have to
Craze month or so yet outside of the
State. for notwithstanding the Depart
ment has Doodle to burn the Governor
is not quite ready yet, to ruin III the
torch-light procession.
And will John II. be displaced? Nay.
verify: that would be too cruel.
After he has collected. since the first
Of January, over $4,000 of guano TAX
money, and had the Supreme court of the
United States to say That's all right;
there is nothing unconstitutional about
it, and then after he has added this
amount to big balance previously on
hand to-wit: $4,000, and spent only
$4,000, when his budget allowed him
$4,000, leaving Il cash balance OF 3D.
900. (These figures given by the 6en-
eraisimo of the Russell administration,
Col j. G. Logan Harrisl With all these
ducats to distribute, it would be too bad
to guillotine John r., Notwithstanding
il was once said that John X. would
have to walk the plank" but he IS
not going to walk. Indeed, such a
proposition would perhaps bring to light
in the neighborhood of the manure pile
several buckets Of war paint-enough to
paint the whole surroundings, Govern
or's Mansion and all a regular Spanish
brown.
Neither John II. nor his friends have
much respect for that Hill King resou-
ton about holding positions during good
behavior, or during the pleasure of the
Board. That resolution, it seems, was
not passed until and order had been
duly passed eecting J. NJ. MewborEe
Commissioner of Agriculture for a term
Of two years. and John r., so it is said,
was elected to fill out Mewborne's unex-
pired term, and it is so recorded on the
books.
Therefore, the ex-Penitentiary Superin
Il flyn i'm
death. and the Board is not going to
disturb him.
But something has got to be done
with this $4,000; that's what's agitat-
ing the minds of the Governor and his
lieutenants right now. They are think
ing the matter over, and have made
mp their minds that they will take a
month or two longer to think out the
problem.
Three methods for getting rid of it
will probably be adopted, but not until
the next meeting, which will not be
held before the last of July.
If John Graham can make 1t appear
that he can bring in immigrants galore
he will doubtless get his place.
More fertilizer inspectors, samplers
and chemists will be employed, and an
hatchery in Eastern North Caroln in
connection with the United States gov
eminent, the hatchery to be under the
control of the Board Of Agriculture.
So there is going to be some pie to
distribute later on, and the beauty about
it will be that there will be nothing ia
do but just sit about and hatch fish.
This has been a good year for selling
fertilizers, and the guano makers have
been dropping dollars into this slot until
il is rich beyond the dreams of even
John r. Smith himself, but the doodle
is there, and all of these good rich forty
five thousand dollars will linger longer
lying around loose in bank vaults unit
the next meeting unless this hungr,
hoard should be suddenly taken Will
such n longing for lucre as to make
raid on it, nolens yolens.
Thousands of sufferers from gyipp.
have been restored to health by Ont