The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-07
OF AGRICULTURE
On. E4rg Kyle Proposes a Bill for
lis Establishment.
|HE PROJECT WILL RECEIVE SUPPORT
q The Necessity for Such Department
Ia Generally Recognized by Mem
ters Of the Legislature,

n Austin. Texas, January 5.-A strong ef.
NJ viii be made during the coming session
q, the legislature 10 re-establish and re
Xabilitnte the agricultural department. In.
q eod Of merely allowing It desk room IN
H. department Of insurance, statistics aud
Il ls,ory. the plan Is to separate It entirely
n M place It on the same basis with the
a .ordinate branches Of the state govern
4 1ent
ID The movement In this direction so far MS
\ xnressions have been obtained, viii he
q imported almost without exception by tue
rmers in the Twenty eighth legislature,
H. Is by no means couhued to this class
Il Professional men realizing that Texas IS
Essentially an agricultural country, favor
Me movement TO give more dignity and
4cope TO a bureau representing the business
n such large majority Of the people.
n Hon. Ferg Kyle of HAYS county Is very
Auch Interested IN the matter ard hos pre
4 ared the following OIL. which he VIII n-
Il oducs carry Va the session
IA Dill crea Ing a bureau ~ agriculture, pro
Il vidng for the appointment of a commits
si0uer and tho necessary ciorkS aud
4 making AN appropriation therefor
Il Section l. BE Il enacted by the legisin
fme Of thH state Of Texas, That there rs
i ereby creoted o bureau Of agriculture for
&he state Of Texas, and 10 shan be known
ks the agricultural department ana TO-
Mated at the city ot Austin, Texas, lud the
II .perintendeut of pubic grounds and hUid-
HusS shall select and set aside a suitGula
y partmsnt 10 the capitol huilGlnc and fur
sllsh It for the use ot this department..
Sec. =. Immediately Bfter the passage OF
4hs act the governor, with the advice and
Aonsept Of the senate shall appoint o suitl-
Die person as the head Of this department,
Fho snail be known as commissioner of
y grlcultuTe Who shall hold his Office for
8Wo years. or until his successor IS APPOINT
|ad and qua'lded he shall take the oath of
.fffce required by other State ofhciala he
bhall be eY ofdcto o member of tho board
ri directors If the Agricultural and Nc
&,bsnicsl college OF Texas, and shall be
5 flowed nay for an necessary expenses IN
ATTENDING on its meetings He shau re-
feive o salary Of $500 per auuIn, 10 be
paid IN monthly nstallments as other State
.cfhcers ar paid.
Sec. 8. The commissioner shall have
power 10 appoint one Chief clerk, whose
salary shal, be $3.50 per aupum, and one
assistant clerk az n salary If 5000, and
one eteuograpner and hookkeeper at q
salary Of $500, and ono porter at salary
If $3.50. oil of whom shan receive their pay
monthly as other employees OF the St0te,
aud who may he discharged at the diacrc-
tiop Of the commissioner
Fec. The commissioner SHALL ut as
early a day MS practicable place his de-
partment OF agriculture at Washington
City and with like departments of all the
and rbe vari6us o. ncrinient efetiope ~ ~
United States, and at his opfion. with
those Of foreign countries and representa-
tyes Of the United States In foreign CONT
tries With the view OF gathering facts aud
tnIormauon mat VIII aid and advance the
interest OF agriculture in Texas; he may,
also, for the same purpose, open CORE
spondstte with such organizations. so
cletles and associations IN the State having
for their object the promotion Of aari-
culture in any OF its branches. horticulture
4 and stock Interest. as be may choose MS
well as such individuals ms he NAV select
N the, several counties of the State. TO
whom be may furnish stationery and post
sge for replies 10 his request for infor-
nation; aud such information thus obtain
"a ne WI give out to the daily press FOR
'ue Inlormation Of the people of the state.
sec. . IT shall be the duty Of the c,rn.
missioner Immediately after his appo,ut.
l lelt 70 arrange aud adopt some plan for
collecting and publishing Agricultural hoe
y; ;lcJ,h uIaI ana stock statistics 10 be used
~ MS annual report to be ISSUED IN such
lorm; and Numbers as be may decm best
or the condition 81 tho department viii
permit ana 20 that end he shall. before
plsh the tax assessors Of tho q Several So d' co9I
YES IN the State with tho necessary bIaui,
forms, together with such iustrucfions as
WA, w,II properly direct them in their work;
/ Il
tle commissioner shall furnish fhc blank
/ forms to the tax assessors at MS carly a
osy as practicable after his Induction into
see q II shall be the duty Of tho fax
assessors for the year 1903 to proceed at
once to the collection Of the data called
lor In the blank forms and return 10 tho
commissioner at the earliest day possible.
aiter the year 1903 the tax assessors VIII
Wnen listing property for taxes. also cnll
oe all citizens who can give Information
Pertinent TO the request Of the commission
T 80 expressed in the blank forms and
such information shall be carefully noted
10y me assessor. and whea completed. re-
tlr1ed to the commissioner for formulation
ana publication For such service for tbp
year 1908 the tax assessors sbon receive
me sum IF 1871 cents for each name toEen
vided bovs,sr- 'V t, nloltCu y teuel1 ca, pro
1908 the tai assessors shan redejre tSa a typ
OF { cents for each name enrolled from
"aom Information Is received
sec The tax assessor upou RETURNING
me blank forms illed out m tbe co1515js