Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-20

by all parties that there was no per-
sonal offence intended on either side.
The claims made in the communication
OF the State Grange were stronlv main
tanned by IFS committee, and by its legal
counsel and equally as strongly disputed
by the committee of the college and by
its legal counsel. But there was no evi-
dence presented other than the reportsfof
mere sympathy for the strictly agrcul-
tural and experimental departments in a
communication 10 the Department of
the Interior at Washington upon which
the Grange communication was based
which show upon their face that the
claims made in the said communication
were not without foundation The COM
mittee, however. feel that the duties in
cumbent upon the trustees of Delaware
College are not of the most pleasant
nature or easiest of execution owing
to the fact that those citizens of the
state who should be patrons of the
college having received the most benefit
from the work of the Experiment Sta
ton, are partial to that department; I;
while the management Of the college, by
virtue of training, profession and associa-
tion is equally partial to the classical
and literary department; and has no more
practical way than the active farmers
in the State have in the classical and
literary departments. In view of these
facts and in the hope of bettering all
conditions the State Grange respectfully
petition your honorable body to put in
operation the following plan:
l. That the two Morrill, funds be dis
tinctly separated from the Hatch and
Adams funds by your electing TO treas
urership of the Hatch and Adams funds
one of your number, ID. W. Corbit, at
a salary sufficient to pay the trust COM
pany for his bonding, as it would be
manifestly unjust to allow any one to
secure the bond Of his personal friends
OF at his own expense, and do the work
gratuitously This with the idea of
forever settling any dispute in the future
with regard to the correct and lawful
use Of the funds in the different depart
ments.
.. That the position of director of the
Experiment Station and the professor Of
agriculture shall be combined as one,
and the incumbent elected by you to fill
this dual position shall Internationally
be the present director of the Expert
ment Station, DIR. A. T. Neale and his
salary therefor to be $1,000, and he shall
be provided with a competent assistant
to do the teaching of agriculture in the
class room, at a salary Of 81 900. And the
sum OF $3.50 at least from the Morrill,
fund to be given for the payment of in
struction by the station staff in the Agri-
cultural school; and the sum Of 81 800
additional be provided from same source
other than Federal appropriations for the
development and advancement of the
Agricultural Department; leaving the
director and professor free TO direct the
experimental work of the State, as he is
now doing, and develop the department
Of agriculture in the college This with
the idea. as we truly believe Of working
for the best interests of agriculture in
this State. and for the advancement Of
the college because of the confidence re-
posed in DIR. Neale by the people and the
close touch that he is in with them,
which will enable him to do more toward
bringing results than any stranger can
possibly do.
3. Further. we feel It to be due to the
board Of trustees, to frankly say that
the farmers Of the State hold in the
highest appreciation the work done IN
their behalf by the present officers OF the
Experiment Station. Of its strictly scien-
tiic problem, and the way with which
they have been dealt, we are not qualified
to Judge; but we do feel we are in the best
position to know of what has been ac-
complished by the director and staff OF
the station in the way of practical bene-
fits TO US; and we in simple justice are
bound to give them the highest praise
and our unqualified approval. In two
fields. especially. we have been threatened
bv dire perils. both arising from disease;
one the disease Of cattle, the other the
disease and pests that attack our trees
and fruit. Both these interests, so great
in extent, values and importance have
been successfully protected by the
agencies Of the Delaware Agriculture Ex-
pertinent Station.
An IFS members are entitled to share
in the credit of these really great achieve
ments. but it will not be regarded as
invidious to the professors OF the stan
il we give especial credit to DIR. Neale
for the successful battle he has waged
against anthrax and tuberculosis; while
he shares with those who have worked
under his direction in the splendid results
in our orchards.
1t is equally due to truth and frank
ness that we should here testify that the
farmers of this State with unanimous
voice give to DR.. Neale for his part IN
what has thus been accomplished, and
for his sympathetic and active CO.
operation in all their problems and re-
quests. not only their approval but the
gratitude; that any attempt to eject his