Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-05

ioct or has taken the trouble 10 sound
popular opinion on tho matter knows
that this department last except one
TO be created. is one Of the most im-
portant among the nine great divisions
Of tho general government 1t has been
fortunate thiuG for the department
that IT'S heads thus FAR have been men
OF good practical scn.e men who We're
willing 20 devote all Of their time and
attention to the work Of promoting tho
agricultural interests OF the nation.
There have been but four secretaries
since the foundation OF the department
as Il Is now constituted-Norm j.
Coleman OF Missouri, jeremiah NJ.
Rusk W Wisconsin, j. Sterling Morton
Of Nebraska and James Wilson Of Iowa.
the present incumbent All OF them
have proved 20 be admirable selections,
Mr.. Coleman was secretary less than
a month, but he had been commissioner
and had obtained AM excellent record In
| that capacity no other department
has shown a quicker growth or has In
| trruchod its.H more securely In the az
fcctions OF The people. 1t has become
am Indispensable part Of the govern
/ mcuta, machinery, and vast Interests
/ are bound mp In &c. The eagerness with
which IT'S monthly crop bulletins arc
! awaited is au evidence Of It's standing
| among tho farming community, and tho
| very fact that questionable methods Of
/ obtaining them IN advance have been
| resortcd TO shows their commercial
value Ever since their first issue at
! tenn ave been made to manipulate
them Ioncstly and 20 Is quite llkely
that occasional leaks win continue in
spite OF tho increased vigilance.
Until congress assemblies Mr., Hays
| Will have control over tho entire work
Of the bureau This appointment was
IN accordance with the presidents rec
| concentration He believes that Mr.
| Hays rs peculiarly qualified to take
charge OF the governments immense
system for collecting crop reports and
has unlimited confidence In his ability
10 put "a stop 10 the leakages I'm the re-
ports The salary OF the chief stats"
tclan has been only S35O0. and II has
been dlnicult TO get a capable man to
accept the Office on that account COM
gress will be asked at the next session
Co Increase the salary TO AZ least
$1,000
MIR Hays has an excellent reputation
among agrIoulturists and scientists, El0
has not been IN the agricultural de-
partment long enough TO establish a
record, having been appointed assists
ant secretary last fall after a spirited
contest which lasted several months,
lie is an unassumlng and scholarly
man. who prdes himself on the fact
that he Is first OF all a farmer. For
fifteen years before coming to Wash
ington he had been a professor In the
agricultural department OF the Uniyer-
sity OF Minnesota. His specially has
been plant breeding, and his successes
IN that direction have made him famous
, all over the world.
Z Mr.. Hays is the experimental who
Z from single plant developed Mime
{ sofa wheat No i69. which has been
- adopted by the great wheat CROWNS
e section Of the northwest and has in,
e creased the aggregate yield by mllIon
- OF bushels lie has also been very
{ successful In breeding new varieties O
D corn suitable FOR culture I'm the fal
a northwest, lie is man Of tirclesi
Z Industry precise methods Of work and
I thoroughly scientific mind lie com.
r blnes with the studlous habits Of the
scholar the drectness and good judg,
Z mcnt OF tho practical man Of AFFAIR."
and * also roputed TO possess execu,
, tive ability Of unusual force
ALBERT ROsSlTER.