New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

Tells of Scope of Agricultural Com
mission an Letter.

Washington April THE nature and scope OF
the work Of the commission recently appointed to
inquire into and report as to the organization ana
policy that should prevail in the expenditure OF
public moneys provided for scientific experiments
ton and research in the interest of agriculture are
discussed in a letter from L. H. Bailey. OF Cornell
University. 10 President David Starr Jordan OK
Leland Stanford Junior University. a copy OF
which letter has been received by Clifford Pinchot'
chief the Forestry Service. Mr. Bailey is presi-
dent of the Association Of Agricultural Colleges
ana Experiment Stations which the committee
represents and Or. Jordan is chairman OF the com
mission The other members of the commission in
ciude Clifford Pinchot Carroll d. Wright. w H
Jordan. Of New York and Mr.. Armsby, director OF
the Agricultural Experiment Station Of Fennsyl-
vania
This commission has held several sessions In
Washington in the last few days, during which the
work of the various members was laid out The
members have discussed the proposed work with
President Roosevelt and II is said that he IS much
interested in what it is expected TO accomplish.
President Bailey. in his letter. says:
The occasion for the creating of the commission
lies in the fact that in the very rapid evolution or
5,jrl, aniiDq ~ r,utIei ii,oitS and Relationships
settled policy IN relation to many large pubic
questions We need 10 work out principles of ac-
There undoubtedly needs TO be correlatng and
harmonizng OF subjects and methods; an under
lions of national ana state agencies; a conception
OF the relation Of institutions I'm the states TO fed
eTal appropriations ana control: OF the most efteC-
ttve distribution OF investigation EFFORTS among the
different state and national institutions Consdera-
ton Of influence eXerted research IN agrl-
culture By the methods of appropriations by
legislatures. of the relation Of the individual
worker institutional organization. discussion Of
what constitutes research that shall produce use
ful and worthy results; the relation of this
search 10 the teaching and publicity functions Of
the institution consideration of the relation of re-
search in agriculture to the general body OF science
and the coordination of them, and. In general.
such a directing of experiment and research in the
iuteres- Of agriculture shall compact and econo-
mze the work render &c more fertile and effective
and intesrate e with wise policies in the interest
OF the public welfare
II lies with the commission much
little of this field VIII be essential con
slider best methods OF organizing research work,
tho mutual relations of experiment stations and
federal agencies and the general character 81 re-
search that may issue from institutions founded
public money The two members representing
the association are familiar with the questions that
need most To be discussed
President Bailey says that the commission may
consider any other research work supported by
public money that promotes agricultural knowledge
and efficiency II cannot, he saws neglect direct
educational questions IN so far they touch the
INTERPOLATION OF experiment and teaching in the m
stitutious ard particularly as they relate 10 the
training Of men 20 undertake research.