The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-08
PROF. C0NNELL RESIGNS.
Leaves the A. and NJ. College 10 Join
The Farm and Ranch.
RECORD OF HIS SPLENDID WORK.
In His New Position He Will Be Better
Than Ever Able to Serve the Agri-
cultural and Live Stock interests.

Dallas. Texas, June 7.--Prof J. H. Con-
nell, professor of agricultural at the Agri.
cultural and Mechanical college and d'rec-
tor of the experiment. station in Texas has
resigned to become assistant general man
ager and associate editor of Farm and
Ranch the great agricultural and live stock
paper Of Texas. In his new position Prof.
Council will give his entire time and energy
to organizing and improving the agri,
cultural live stock and horticultural in
terests Of the State, carrying forward on a
somewhat broader scale the work which he
SO successfully lnaugurated at the Agrl.
cultural and Mechanical college.
Since 1898 he has been the director Of
the Texas experiment station work and per
forming the duties of agricultural instructor
at the Agricultural and Mechanical college
During this time the work he represented
mas grown remarkably. The success OF the
bceYllle station and the establishment of
the new station ut Troupe are largely the
result OF mis- personal direction and intiu.
enee. AT the college the results OF his re-
markable activity are shown in the intro.
ductlon OF the short courses for stock farm
ers, hortlculturists and dairymen and the
constant growth In the number OF regular
agricultural students at the institution
causing II to rank second In the United
states in this particular. The institution
mas further prohted by his energetic work
for the appropriation of sufficient funds to
pulld and equip with modern apparatus the
very handsome agricultural building recent
ly completed. The building itself stands
as lasting monument, .Gommemqrating his
Council has accomplished inside the col
lege.
The public Is more familiar with his serv-
ices In organizlhs the state Dairymen'g as
sociatlon and the formation Of the Texas
Farmers congress which stands at the
head OF all the farmers organization in
the southwestern States
The stockmen as well as the farmers have
been largely Interested In the experiment
work carried on at the stations under Prof
Councils direction and acting on his sug-
gesuon the various cattlemen's OrganiEa-
| lions memorialized the legislature, asking
| that suniclcnt appropriation be made Tor
the purchase OF pure bred stock for expert
mental use at tho central station. Favor
able action was taken by the legislature al
Its last regular session.
The exhaustive Investigations respecting
the growth Of alfalfa In Texas attracted the
particular attention of stock farmers, and
the spread Of dairy work In the State has
been largely due to the impetus given by
| the activity of the members of the State
Dairymen's association and the interest
aroused through the establishment OF the
| dairy courses at the college.
While engaged IN teaching and expert
mental work there were constant demands
made on Prof. Connell's time by farmers
aud stockmen, not only from every quarter
| OF Texas, but from all over the adjoining
| Investigation were received by the hum
dreds, and there were frequent calls for
him to visit different portions OF Texas TO
make addresses and aid In the organization
OF farmers clubs and farmers institute
work. On account of the burden imposed
by the performance OF his regular routine
work at the college, hearing classes and Oh
! serving the progress Of experiments, many
OF the queries received were perforce neg
lected, and frequently tho invitations to go
to various points were necessarily declined.
By his employment In his new capacity
he will be wholly relieved Of the pressure
OF routine labor and will be enabled 10
come closer In touch with agricultural, live
stock and horticultural interests of the
State than was possible during his employ.
ment at College Station. He VIII not be
confined 10 office work In Dallas, but for
several months to come Will direct his eff
forts TO the perfection of organization
among the farmers He will be free to go
to any point at amy time Mt the request of
the people to aid In Institute work and per.
form such other labors as may be demanded
by the best interests OF the farmers and
stockmen.
Prof Cornell is an able organizer, deep
thinker n ready speaker ana MS thorough
acquaintance with conditions In the State
make his services invaluable TO the people
IN the field of work he has undertaken,
which Is largely to do for the farmers az
large what the Agricultural and Mechanical
college Is doing for the students who at
TEND its sessions. ny his withdrawal from
the Agricultural and Mechanical college,
the institution loses one OF the ablest men
that has ever been connected with II In any
capacity, but II Is the announced purpose
OF Farm and Ranch not to lessen; out 10 In.
him at all times directly at the service or