The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-22
THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Report for 1898 Submitted by Colonel
Whitehead.
STRUGGLED TO KEEP AFL0AT
But for the Patriotism Of the Employees
the Department Must Have Been
Closed - Receipts aud
Expenditures.

missioner of Agriculture, 10 the 9'd'o
Board. for the year ending september
90. lNS. and also 10 The END Of ms term
January 4. 1883. is now in the hands or
thc Public Printer.
To the President and Members Of the
state Board of Agriculture.
accordance with fhe regulations
adopted by your board, 1 make report
or the work performed by me, with an
account of tho receipts and expenditures
since my last report TO regular meet
ING.
At the last meeting Of The board, the
9Th OF Aurl lasL Two resolutions were
adopted ly the board-ono reducing the
salaries of employees and the other di-
rcctlug your COmml Toner 10 exercise
the utmost economy hy cutting of every
expense possible with carrying on the
department These were carried out. and
as soon as possible both samplers of fer
tnizcrs and tine messenger We're dis
charged the republication OF the hand
book and weekly bulletins stopped, but
am the absolutely necessary work was
proceeding whom I was confined TO my
bed hv serious illness. and I was then
examining into tho Disbursements be-
tween fhe Auditor and myself as TO the
effect of tho last legislature upon the
appropriations for the department. when
7 recovered sufficiently. the last Of Au-
gust. I found that tho Auditor SO COM
struod the appropriation bin OF The last
Legislature that al the money Oo9O
placed iu the treasury 10y me from DE-
conse fees on iertizers was exhausted
and that here was no appropriation for
Tho board ass had been usual. of the
500" from Isl october. lN'" ana tnat
"'olIN,0 lo pay var anus OF ieQelSl-
LIONS un.n hiin H7 "i inc le' ol june l>,.
u' nto n'l leen palo lner sac
"ii'r. I.'.' were some o'pis que nF me
,' lot " l Wliianls n"a ooen ls-
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Major % = limo m Tho riobb ne.
frirt. II p xomnior Of tho To,tb and
cofor.f r,,f.r1 Of tto rri,i~1 NH, -o-ili,.
ir fno cffr r.vo mo I'M tbo advice and
aeeiel.r.a g., his mower Tho Ctovorror
r.rir- f.u.l a. .,r.fnt r,., ,,co,t.rs
az ro bo.r1 whose tonne o,.,,frc1 t1,.
Stb ~ A-ru rendered ro.,rirs. q quorum,
r,rrr~tqfr avon ff +tov comb have al
tended v.f+hor+ nav of ov,.rsoe No oan |
was made bv tho president
was comnoUcd fo keen the office omen |
ucrroralfv oven ~ the ornnfoyas lott hoe /
cause rrraf1 because fine fertilizer 1av,
was in finn force to the 9fst December |
1ll1. and manufacturers and farmers /
hofh had riohfe urdo~ tho lou, Ia eric |
efafo Of arfaire 7 called Tho en,nlo,os "a /
retbe~ Hf had too, erooosto1 ,ro+ tbo |
oe7co rrv-t Close, and mon ms, sereo- /
uert IN civo thom the hono0f m anv /
money that might come I'm and having /
tho matter as quiclTv settled I'm the /
courts as possible they patrioticallv /
agreed that they would continue their /
work until th. decision was reached or /
my term expired. 7 carried out this /
agreement employed counsel on a con- /
tineont fee of ten per cent OF the money /
20 carry tho case through the courts /
Proceedings hv mandamus were institute /
Oh in the Circuit Court of this city as IS /
usual in such cases. and decided I'm favor |
of Tho Board of Agriculture. giving TO IL /
AN tho necessary funds TO carry on the /
donarmcrt From this Judgment tho 1
took am appeal q writ /
oI error was granted hv the Supreme /
oN, 'I Appeals. and tho case is stiil
V'",'.'l-' ..
.i.i am lSlDN " KEPT MOVING.
''''tlNF ihat inc granting OF the writ |
or error upon the record and pleadines
'.i'"I'd mat me judgment or the Cir
cd 1Il .