Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-14
Experiment Stations Are
to Get More Money.
American Protective Tariff
League Endorses Sen. Hale.
Post Office Department Asked to Establish
an Office at PiHston Farm.

Washington, D. c., March 13.-(Spe-
ciaD.-There are very good prospects
that the experiment stations in the sew
eral states, including Maine, will soon
be allowed an increased appropriation
from the federal government on the
same basis as the Agricultural Col
leges now receive an appropria ton.
The House passed bill February 10
last to pay the experiment station in
each state $1,000 additional for the first
year, beginning July /. 1906, and $1,000
additional each year thereafter till the
entire increase amounts to $4,000 an
nually. AS each station is now re-
ceiving $4,000 annually, the enactment
of the bill into law would give the eX-
pertinent station at Orono an apprO-
priation for the coming fiscal year of
$4,000. instead Of $4,000, the sum it
receives this year.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, chair
man of the Agricultural committee at
that end of the Capitol, has taken the
matter up there promptly and the bill
has been ordered given a favorable
report. 1t looks as though it would
soon pass the Senate and go to the
President for signature.
Representative Adams, of Wisconsin,
in making a report on the bill indulged
in some instructive language about
what the experiment stations mean.
He said:
while the work of each agricultural
experiment station is particularly VAL
liable to the State i'll which it is locat-
cd thpra i0 nf CT
that does not develop some knowledge
valuable to every man who tils the soil
in this country.
The experiment stations are nearly
all departments in agricultural colleges.
The colleges deal with ideas; the sta
tons deal with facts. The colleges
teach theories of agriculture; the sta
tions prove good theories and disprove
poor ones.
The colleges have been Of great
value in training scientific farmers.
The stations have been of great value
in demonstrating practically what
scientific farming is. They have been
object lessons, not only for the agricul-
tural colleges, but for the agricultural
population in the states where they are
located. By definite tests and work
they have relentlessly tested theories
in the crucible of practice; have driven
many fallacieS out of the farmers
mind; have taught the farmer to know
instead of to guess, and are establish
ing the great science of agriculture
| more firmly upon a body Of asccrtaincd
| and definite knowledge.
THE experiment stations Of New
| England and the South, through their
fertilizer tests, have pretty nearly
driven useless and fraudulent fertiliz-
| erS out of the American market, and
| have saved money enough to the farm
crs of the United States to pay all the
| agricultural appropriation bills Of the
Federal Government for ten years"
| Senator Hale was one of the strong
| est supporters of and believers in the
| Dinglcy tariff law He and the late
| Governor Dnglcy were in hearty ac-
| cord touching its provisions, particular
| ly as. they applied to Maine interests
| Senator Hale has been a "stand-
pattcr' OIL this question, and not dis
posed 10 look with favor upon measures
| which would in his Judgment tend to
| open the door to general tariff agita-
| ton.
| While members of the Maine delega-
| ton in the House did not share the
senator's HpprehcnsiOns as regards the
Philippine Tariff Law, the following let
| ter from the Secretary of the American
| Protective Tariff League, shows that
| this organization is in accord with his
| views:
The American Protective Tariff
| League.
| Devoted to the protection OF Ameri-
can labor and industries.
National Headquarters, No. 3SS9
| Broadway.
New York. March ). 1906.
Hon. Eugene Hale, L. S. s.,
Washington. d. c.
Dear Senator: We wish to congratu-
| late you upon the action of the Philip
| pine Committee in regard TO the Phil
| ippine Tariff bill, but especially do
we congratulate you regarding the
| handling Of the hearings before the
| committee. 1t seems to us that, by your
| own questions and the replies thereto.
| you drew out a great deal of testimony
from the witnesses favoring the Philip
| pine measure. which would not have
| otherwise been Incorporated in the rec
| ord.
| The cause Of Protection is under
cumulative obligations to you.
Yours truly,
| (SiSned) Wilbur F. Wakeman,
| Treas. and Genl. Sec.
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