The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-30
MOORE GOT OUT IN 1S DAYS
AFTER NITRO CULTURE" CON-.
PLANT WENT TO PRESIDENT.
Papers 70 he Sent 10 the Department Of
Justice-Presiden Does Not want TO
Have Secretary Wilson Resign. and
the Secretary says He Intends to stay

the secretary SayS Ne Intends 10 Stay
OYSTER BAY. N. r., July 2o.-In some
correspondence given out by order OF the
President at the executive olfices hero to-
day lies the full explanation Of the sudden
resignation Of George 7. Moore, the Do.
partnnent Of Agriculture pathologht. whose
name was connected with the Nitro Culture
Company. As indicated by the dates Of the
letters, the action on Moore D case was swift.
And one reason why the President wishes
tho facts published II bis desire to show
that any questionable act, whether by
members Of the Department Of Agriculture
or Of any other Department, will be in
vestigatsd with similar despatch.
The Presidents attention was first called
to the Nitro Culture matter by Manager
T. d. Herman OF tho Axtsll-Rush Publish.
ing COMPANY OF Pittsburg, publishers OF
the National Stockman and Farmer. This
Ia his letter:
PrrrsBUAo. Pa. July is, 1905.
To Theodore Roossrelt, Precedent OF the United
States. Oyster Boy. N. Y.
DEAR SIR; We beg to call your attention
to the matter OF the United States Department
OF Agriculture In connection with the develop
ment and exploitA ton OF nitro culture. We
employees OF the Department have been un-
duly interested In firms who have been or
ganized to develop and sell these cultures to
farmers and others ut exorbitaut prices.
As to tho exploitation Of the merits of nitro
culture, We beg to call your attention to an
article appearing In Psarsons Manusine for
April. 1905, and other articles appearing
in the Century and other magazlnes. with
which you no doubt are familiar These
articles were read and approved tat least
passively) by employees or the Department
before they appeared in the magazines. No
ar gument Ii necessary to show that they are
misleading. and the damage following such
publication to our agricultural interests would
be hard to estimate. We made h personal in
vestigatlon Of the matter about April Is. We
inolose herewith our report on tho same.
We are convinced now that We were misled.
snd our intense desire to do no one an injury
led us to make the report as favorable to the
Department as possible. Since publishing
these articles We have evidence to convince
us that our first impressions were correct
and that employees Of the Department were
interested In the manufacture and sale of
nitro culture. We are ready to Offer proofs
in regard to these statements and are willing
TO meet you for q personal interview. IL you
desire same. at any time You may command.
Yours very truly.
The AxrRL-RUsH PuBLIsHINo COMPANY.
Per 7. D. HARTMAN. Manager.
The President then directed the follow
ing to be sent.
OrsrKR BAY. n. Y July II. 1905.
MY DEAR Mn. SEcnErARY. BY direction
| Of the President send you the enclosed letter
from the Axtell-Rush Publishing Company
| OF Pittsburg, Pa. relative 10 tho development
| and exploitation OF nitro culture. The Presi-
dent would be glad to have you send him
| report on this matter with the return OF
the accompanying papers
Very truly yours.
b. +. BAhNKs.
| Acting Secretary Of the President
To Hon. James wilson. Secretary Of Aoriesl-
| turc, Washington. d. c.
| To this the reply came dated July %.
DEAR MIR. BARNES: / received from you
a few days ago certain papers. herewith re-
turned, coming to the President from the
Axtell- Rush Publishing Company Of Pitts
burg relative to the development and ex-
| ploitations Of nitro culture In this Depart
ment. have looked into the matter and
to-day Mr.. George 7. Moore brought me his
resignation. which accepted, and Of which
/ send you q copy. We will send copy OF
the papers to the Department of Justice
requires action by them. Very truly yours.
| JAMES wI1SoN.
| Secretary.
A copy Of MIR. Moore's resignation and
his explanatory statement In which he tells
how he returned after his salary was raised
tie stock the nitro culture 90 pany had
reserved for him we're also given out here.
The report that Secretary Wilson ha.
forwarded his resignation TO the President
was not c,nf-med here. The President, il
il known. thinks very highly Of his Score
tary Of, riculture