Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
The State Pathological Report.


in Maine as follows under date of
Sept. ., 1906
Yours received. In regard to our trans.
action and its publcat ton. the only point
is this-the IatencsS of its issue. IL is
mad. up almost entirely of practical SuS-
e..:tive fruit matters. If it is worth any
Thing to the fruit growers OF the State,
II should be printed so as to be available
L.lUrr the cultural season is past. The
eartc applies to the issue CT Gilman 5 re-
port. -
ycni4nce 10 themselves. have put off the
work 10 suit their convenience, and that
is the real point for criticism We are
r. s. The iatcness is not peculiar 10
this year.
The meetings Of which these Trans
actions" are the report occurred eight
or nm, months ago. The delay is
wholly without justification by the
state, IL point Of public service toward
ib. fruit growers of Maine. IL these
transactions" are worth having they
are worth having in season, promptly
ON the opening of the cultural season,
VIII. n The last word shall be of advan-
lag" 10 the fruit growers of Maine or
Else, # there b. no value in them the
urirdinr Of the reports is Il public
,npernces Of the demand for these re-
ports. however. and the chafinS over
tIi, delay indicate that the fruit grow
,rS of Name do appreciate ana desire
Ilicin and that they desire them III
plop-r and reasonable time. TIE bet
ter part OF years delay-or at least
"A delay of months beyond the proper
time rs Secretary Knowlton indicates,
is neither good business, nor justilia-
BILE exp, nditure of public fuEds.-Lew-
iSton JOuEEal.
I'll" Inference from the above article
is that the Public Printer for his own
convenience" held the report of the
Secretary Of the Maine Pathological
cofic,v the better part of year
a. AZ least months beyond "a proper
ana reasonable time" This was ,in-
,i"uhtcdly the impression that was in
tended TO he conveyed to the people Of
Maine by the article above quoted. If
such had been the fact it would GER
tainly seem to have been the duty of
Mr. knowlton to have made some pro-
iIrst intimation that this official has
ever received that Mr.. Knowlton was
MOI entirely satisfied with the manner
ID which his reports were handled,
came to him i'm the foregoing letter
reproduced i'm n Lewiston Journal
editorial. Under the circumstances ii
is only proper that the people of Maine
should be given the facts relative to
this report in order that they may
know precisely where to place the re-
sponsibility for any delay in its pub
LEGATION.
The Public Printer of Maine has a
record of the dates upon which the copy
Tor the various portions of this re
port was received by him, together
with the dates upon which revised
proofs were sent To the officials having
charg" of the work. and the dates upon
which these proofs were returned by
them To the Public Printer These
facts. ana al the data bearing upon
full aud complete information of the
public. The Pomoloaical report is pub
lSh"i as the third and last section of
the general Agricultural Report. II
has Enrn the custom 10 print at
the same tim" five hundred extra
copies which are bound up for separ-
ate distribution. The copy for The first
part of the Agricultural Report was
placed in the hands of the Public
Printer on the 18th day Of last May,
with the statement that the Commits
sioner desired the report to be out in
season for distribution at the fall fairs.
TIL" copy for the Pathological portion
tsr's hands, June 10th. AT this time
the work ON the general volume was
NADER fun way. 4 and revised form
proofs ar signatures. We're being given
9Th" Agricultural Department as rapid
~ ms they could be handled there with
"" pressure of other work. The Po-
{ ''b"'i p'Itlon OF the work was
taken mp in its order ana the first re-
N's"d torm proof was sent MIR. Knowl-
Ton, July s. There were eleven sigma
lures III the report. and the final proof
was sent Mr.. Knowlton, July 18th. 1t
was received back from him the Cd
Gay Of August. These proofs OF the
eleven signatures. from the time they
We're mailed To Mr.. Knowlton until
"thHy We're received back from him
were out Of the hands Of tho
Public Understanding the time each
one was held-an aggregate of 50 davs
or little over eight days to each sig
nature. Allowing two days for trons,r
which we think our readers will con.
cede to be n liberal time. in view of .b.
present conditions of train service. ami
The fact still remains that these proofs
which had been put into type in seven
dayS We're held nv Mr. Epor,,,o,,