Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-29
As Psychologist Of the
Dept. Of Agriculture.
Criticism Of Connection with
Nitro Culture Co. the Cause.
Sec. Wilson Accepts Resignation-..Has No
Criticism for Moere's Action.

Washington. July 2s.-George T.
Moore, Psychologist of the department
of agriculture, Friday. rendered his
resignation to Sec. Wilson and it has
been accepted.
This action is the elimination of a
hearing lat the department, Thursday
lat which it was represented by two
representatives of an agricultural pub
LEGATION that M0ore's wife held stock
in q company manufacturing culture
for soil incubation while Moore, who
had charge of the preparati ton and re-
vision of bulletins regarding the en-
richment of farms directed farmers to
the concern in question for their sup
plies of the culture.
Tho resignation of DIR. Moore and
its acceptance We're announced in a
statement issued by the department
today. This statement consists of DR.
Moore's letter to the secretary and an
attached explanation. of Moore's rela-
tions with the Nitro Culture Co., the
concern manufacturing the material for
soil incubation. The resignation was
endorsed b. Sec. Wilson to take effect
Immediately.
In his letter to Sec. Wilson, DR.. Moore
says:
"In view of the criticism which has
been made against my work and the
position ] am placed in by this criti-
cis,n, l feel that the department should
be relieved of any difficulty which may
arise through my present connection
with it,
Acrnr6inc n nr Moore
ton was made to him in July, 1904, by
persons living at West Chester, Penn,
for the formation of a company to man.
ufacture inoculating material under
patents taken out by the department
of agriculture in the name of DR..
Moore.
The West Chester men offered DR..
Moore salary and an interest in the
business with the understanding that
that company should have the exclusive
right to any further discoveries made
by DR.. Moore.
After receiving this offer, DR.. Moore
says in his statement. that he wrote to
Mr.. Woods, telling him that his pros
poets with the new company seemed
better than he could expect from the
department. Mr.. Woods then recon-
mended a raise of salary for DR.. Moore.
When the company was organized a
block of stock was made out in the
name of DR.. Moore's wife, for transfer
to her husband when he should enter
the employ of the company. DR.. Moore
says he did not consider the stock could
be his until he was able to comply with
the conditions. but that he felt that he
could not afford TO lose his hold on the
possibility of going with the company
so long as there was the slightest
chance of his not receiving the advance
from the department.
On Dec. II, 1904. DIR. Moore rendered
his resignation, which was not accept
ed, hut Mr.. Woods wrote him that he
thought the advance would go into eff
feet, Jan. l. DR.. Moore says it did not
go into effect until the following April
16. When the increase of salary was re-
ceived. DIR. Moore says he returned the
stock. He declares also that the infor-
nation given to the West Chester man
had repeatedly been given to other
men, and that there was no advantage
or benefit whatever to the Nitro Gull
ture Co.
Secretary Wilson and Assistant Sec
rotary Hays after going over Dr.
Moore's explanation said they had no
criticism to make of his actions.