The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
EXPERIMENTS in AGRICULTURE
COMMITTEE OF FARMERS con-
GnEss WRITES TO GOVERNOR.
Imvurtsuce of the Matter Earnestly
Called to HIS Attention for Ap-
prOpriatc Action.

BsIlinger. Texas, February ll--Ihe ioi
lowing open letter has been given ont:
To the Hon. Joseph ID. Sayers, Governor o
Texas.
Honorable Sir: We beg TO call your Mt
tention to the fact that at It's annua
meeting, in July last, the Farmers Con
press OF Texas passed the following reso
buttons, to-wit:
RESOLUTIONS Adopted The opportu-
nifty given to the members OF the ieNas
Farmers Congress TO learn the value OF
the state Agricultural and Mechanical
College to the States dominant indus
tries--farming and stockraising--ha
Increased the desire. long felt by
many. for wider distribution OF the
benefits OF such an institution. rms
school, established In 1876, Is but iittie
more than 20 years old. ana ALREADY 1t
has been found impossible for IT 10 re-
ceiye all of the young men DESTROYS OF
receiving the benefits intended Tor all
the youth OF Texas, OF OF all who
should seek an education within It's
walls. This speaks most eloanently OF
the efficient work of the college and the
high appreciation which the people of
Texas have given it, while we VINO nave
now had an opportunity TO meet us
able teachers can understand why ana
how our great school has 50 soon ac-
complished so much. and can UNDER
stand how and why it's experiment sta
lions are perhaps the chief factor OF the
important work the school Is doing
among the farmers OF Texas as Wei AS
among the pupils OF the school. But
the conditions Of soil and climate oil
this immediate group OF counties can
not be duplicated elsewhere in Texas.
NJ .,ft "a a varied
soil composition, topography and clir
mate render many of the tests made ut
this station valueless in 4 large portion
OF even the densely settled agricultural
counties OF Texas. Our people in tho
East are nearer 10 the conditions of the
Louisiana station. those In the north
are nearer to the Oklahoma station;
those In the vast grazing area are
nearer to tho stations OF Kansas ana
New Mexico. We, therefore, submit
that the station work OF Texas bo cx-
tended sufficiently to meet the wants
of the State resultant from It's varied
soil, topography and climate
Resolved. That the Texas Farmers
Congress ask that The Legislature pro-
vide for the establishment OF number
Of subexperiment stations In Texas 10
DO under tho direction Of this station,
and the honorable board OF directors
Is respectfully urged to cooperate with
the COMMITTEES referred TO below. That
committee OF FIVE members OF this
congress- be appointed to look after the
needs or the several natural divisions
Of the state and TO make report at this
session designating the number aud APP
proximate location OF the substations
needed by r. c. Slaughter
And that In obedience to the said reso
lutions the following named gentlemen
were appointed on said committee, VIZ.
q, Slaughter Of Prosper, chairman
bort Of Pittrburg, G II Willinghani o
Sallins&r G.. II Jones Of Galveston. an,
knoNinx that you are "a friend to he fard
~ And ~ farmers interests. we hope,
WI arsssnt g sou Y memorial from sais