Evening star., 1901-11-16
THE CHEMISTS ADJOURN
OFFICERS CHOSEN AT MEETING OF
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Consideration OF Committee Reports
cesses-ClosinK Program.

With general discussion Of methods Of
analysis and the miscellaneous business
that marks the close Of every such meet
ing the eighteenth annual convention of
the Association Of Agricultural Chemists
came to an end today. Most of the work
Of the convention was completed yesterday,
as stated by The Star, and the convention
had merely to conclude the consideration
of various committee reports, with a brief
discussion of analytical processes. in order
to complete the program.
During yesterday afternoons meeting the
convention elected the following officers:
DR.. H. J. Wheeler of Rhode Island. presi-
dent: DIR. r. ]. Davidson Of Virginia. vice
president DR.. H. W. Wiley Of Washington.
D. C.. secretary.
Sugar From Beets.
Sugar occupied the convention in one
form and another for the greater part Of
the morning session. The report On that
subject was submitted by Delegate Ewell.
All the work done by the committee re-
ferred to the sugar beet. 1t recommended
DDS of investigating the sugar beet rather
than for further testing and improvement
Of the old. An apparatus for reducing
sugar by electricity was exhibited and ex-
at some length on the introduction Of
phenyl-hydrazine into the solution OF
feelings solution used In reducing sugars.
Various changes in the phraseology Of
directions for chemical tests We're consid-
cred and adopted. These were all of q
technical nature, as to strike out 40 &C
and substitute 20 &C as an extra precaution
toward getting out all the starch digested
" malt"
A vote was taken to discontinue the abb
stractfng committee Of the convention and
refer all such work to the Office Of expert
ment station Of the Agricultural Depart
ment.
President Van Slyke terminated the ses-
sion with brief talk on the proceedings
Of the convention, which he characterized
as q meeting of unusual practical value
and the greatest possible interest,"" He
noted that last years attendance-S5-which
was the maximum In the seventeen years
history OF the association. had been ex-
ceeded this year by seven: that the discus
sions In the convention had been brief, but
had represented the most detailed prepara-
tion on ell subjects by the subcommittee
Of the conventioni4 that ali the business OF
the convention had. been transacted In an
unusually brief session.
Resolutions were then adopted expressing
the gratitude of, thee association to tho
Columbian University the Cosmos Club,
the Secretary Of Agriculture and President
Van Slyke, and athe convention was ad-
journed without day.
DtScuAstOn xeStefday Afternoon.
There was muchadiseussion yesterday af-
ternoon of certain Recommendations Of
committees on particular methods of analy-
sis, the reference OF various chemical
controversies to referees, and the appoints
ment Of assistant referees on the subdi-
visions of chemical Investigation at the
will Of the referees Delegate Patrick of
the Department Of Agriculture read a long
report on the milk and butter analyses con-
Quoted by the government chemists during
the past year, theI substance OF which was
that adulteratfons prevailed to a very Ia rre.
extent In both products. A report on tam
min was received from Delegate Allsop.
DIR. Wiley to Lecture.
DIR. H w. Wiley. secretary of the con-
vention and chief chemist of the Agricul-
turai Department will leave Washington
tomorrow on invitation from the Savannah
board of trade and the Agricultural Society
Of Florida to deliver addresses on various
subjects relating to the agricultural deyel- I
opment OF the south. He Is to speak in
both Savannah and Jacksonville and to
assist officers of the Southern railroad and
the Atlantic Coast Line In an effort to
arouse interest In the south in the growth
OF staple products. As chief chemist Of the
Agricultural Department DIR. Wiley will
urge on the farmers OF Georgia and Flori-
da the possibility OF scientific agriculture
will contend that truck farming in those
districts Is impracticabie because OF their
distance from large markets. but that sugar
and starch can be grown to great ad-
vantage and with decided profit. According
to Agricultural Department fnvesffuafinrs.