Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-08
and most beneficial change over
past policies


past policies.
Inspection of Oils.
or equal Importance is the inspec-
ton of Illuminating oils. with which
this Department is charged; for the rea-
son that upon the careful supervision
of this branch of business depends the
protection and safety of valuable lives
and property. One of the first efforts
OF this administration was to raise the
quality of the oil sold in Georgia, and
it will be recalled that. as the result
OF a more diligent and exacting ad-
ministration of the oil department,
more than a million and a half gal
Ions of oil that was below grade was
seized and withheld from sale Out
OF this seizure grew the present oil
law, which provides for a higher and
safer fire test, raising the test from
: 120 to LAT degrees in an open tester,
or to 100 degrees in a closed tester,
which is the new instrument and new
test adopted by other leading States.
While this law is not all that we want
ed, nor what We urged the Legislature
to pass, at the same time it is the best
law regulating the sale of Illuminating
oils ever placed upon the statute books
OF Georgia. The bill which was intro
duced in the House, and passed by
that body. provided that, although the
oil should prove to be safe from explo-
sion, yet, if Of an inferior Illuminating
quality, ii should be condemned. When
the bill went to the Senate, it was re-
-y 5ksEffea to the Agricultural Committee,
OF which my predecessor was a mem.
Der. regretNthat this committee saw
fit to strike out this important fea-
ure, that Of regulating the illumni-
ating qualities.
was prompted to make this de-
mand for the better regulation of the
Illuminating qualities Of oil for the
reason that the reports of my pred.
ecessor show that there had been
numerous complaints of the inferior
Illuminating quality of oil sold in this
State, and it was my purpose to rem
edy that defect in the law, if it were
possible to do so. While this De
partment has used every means in its
power to see that the people not only
had safe oil, but oil of good illuminat.
ing qualities, we have had like all for.
mer administrations, some complaints
lfrom ten points within the State
In air Slough We are pleased to say
these complaints are fewer than ever
before in the history of the Depart.
ment
There was paid into the treasury
from the inspection of oils for the
years 1900 and 1901, $23,41089 net. 1t
is only fair to state that this Depart.
ment in no way sees nor handles one
d@llar of this money, but that the same
is paid into the Treasury direct by
the oil inspectors themselves, the sole
duty of this Department being to see
that the money is so paid; that all
oils are properly inspected. and the
records accurately kept. Under the
law, wherever the various oil compa
MES doing business in this State estab
lish an oil tank, or distributing sta
ton, it is the duty of this Department
10 dppOluI al inspector at Sucn place
whose compensation is fixed by law
With the advanced methods of doing
business, the establishment of these
tanks has greatly increased within the
past few years, thereby lessening the
volume of oil distributed from what
were heretofore known. as the. main
stations, such as Atlanta. Savannah
Augusta, Macon, Columbus, etc;
thereby necessarily reducing the
amounts paid by these larger stations
into the Treasury, but, on the other
hand, giving the dealers and consum-
ers in the smaller places the advan-
tage of better service and more mod
ern business methods.
-Essssseonnieai Administration.
On the question of economy, l can
sax with all confidence. that l have
administered the affairs of the Agricul
tural Department with the very lowest
cost consistent with good service.
feel that it is but proper and timely to
hs-s present the facts and figures. as
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