The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-25

fact II furnishes our State such an equip
inent as VIII serve Ii well In every line
involving the studies of our birds, man.
mails and insects"
II Is but Justice, both TO myself in sub.
uniting the estimates and the department,
70 uner few words Ia explanation OF
we request for. so large an appropriation.
lnis. department is expected to Investigate
the INJURIOUS Insect pests OF general farm
anu agricultural crops from cotton and
tue cereals ON down the line. The truck
kloWcrs or the state are constantly I'M
portuning us to make studies OF the pest i
which are ravaglng their crops. The fruit
anu berry growers of the state are no
less persistent Ia urging their claims,
aud the cattle and 1--we stock men arc ask
ing thnt the torncntlng insects affect.
ing live stock be given consideration. Thus
TINS department. stands In reciprocal re-
iations with three other large and we'll
organized departments. namely; Agrlcul,
ture horticulture and the veterinary, and
Is absolutely without equipment sufficient
named,
1t Is important to no.N the further fact
that the apparatus, insecticides laboratory
equipment, library ana insect collection
MI vary according az 20 which OF the
bhree dcpartments II is Intended to serve.
anNt V to say, the insect pests affecting
the departments named vary. IN general
IRON each other ana special equipment
and provision should be mndc for each
TO serve the greatest usefulness. III the
utilized In all the researches which this
department Is called upon 10 make. the
appropriations asked for might be reduced
one.halt IL must be evident, therefore,
that IN common justice to the several
interests OF the state discussed. this tes
partment should DO literally endowed and
placed upon u basis to sCrVc the various
departments with the greatest Efficiency
The appropriation asked for will enable
us to investigate all problems coming 10
this department and place us upon n basis
TINT f0NnrutLV ttIth 40
most advanced institutions OF It's Kind In
our sister States,
10 enforce, my argument and to demon.
slrate that am not investing In mere
rhetoric, ] append an itemiged statement
of the purposes for which It Is Intended
this appropriation shall be applied, and
Ia show that they VIII provide for the
several lines Of our Industrial and agricul.
tutal developments as above outlined and
discussed.
Summary OF the estimates made and re.
qnesttd for this departments
First Second
lnscctary .......... $4,000
D,plimsnt building ....... 15,0as
library ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1850 Sii22SSSS
aud entomclosleal lahora.
Spraying and other field an.
la ss5stTS supple. .... 5 sSS s sSS
Travelling expenses .,.t.... 1000 1000
Salary Of the cntumologlst :. $3.50 1850
Salary OF the assistant $50. 1900 1900
Salary OF the clerk aud ste
noerapher ,............... Bro b5U
ARCHAEOLOGICAL apparatus and
supplies ,......4......... ThO $50
meteorological library .. 500 300
Note \ The above estimates include
the $1,000 asked for by the board OF truS.
tees in their budget and II allowed here
should he omitted from their estimates.
Note Bit has been suggested that the
appropriation OF Sal 900 asked for by the
board Of trustees for chemical aud vet
Urinary building he Increased TO S4t0n0,
50 as to provide for space and laboratories
for this department, In that case the item
Of $4,000 asked for above can lie omitted
here, as with $4,000 added TO the other
appropriation named the same space can
he provided as In separate building 10
cost the $4,000 asked for. AZ the same
time the expense OF the laboratory fix.
lures aud equipment can be reduced 10
$1,000. Also II thu inscctnry he provided
for In the snmc connection, another $1,000
can be saved. This economies about $1,000
by the combination without any sacrifice
to this department
Note Cor the Sll500 asked for, $4,000
are for permanent improvements aud will
rot need to be replaced or provided for
again, except in case of unforeseen dsaa
ter.