The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-20
DRY FARM war
DIRECTOR CARPENTER ACCUSED
OF WITHHOLDING HIS
SERVICES.
D0NAHUE GROWS INDIGNANT
He Says Such Men Are Inviting Dis
aster to the Farmers Of Eastern
Colorado.


Denver.-The dry farmers of the
eastern part OF the state have declared
war against Director L. G. Carpenter
Of the State Experiment Station. They
assert that Carpenter is opposing the
dry farming migration into the state
and refuses to permit the experiment
station to do anything to assist in the
work. The trouble has come up over
an effort on the part of the people of
Akron to have an experimental farm
established there to show what can
be done by scientific dry farming. The
Akron people raised SO 900 by sub
scription and Congress ceded to the
Agricultural college a quarter section
OF land. The Department of Agricul-
ture agreed to put in funds and as
sistance and the State Experimental
Station was asked to take charge of
the work. The work would have cost
the experiment station about 81 900,
but at the last meeting of the State
Board OF Agriculture, upon the rec
ommendation of Carpenter, the propo-
sition was turned down and the board
asked the department at Washington
to take charge Of 1t.
J. L. Donahue of the Colonial Secur-
titles and Trust Company is indignant
over the position taken by Carpenter
and says tho dry farmers will demand
that Carpenter either modify his posi-
ton or resign and that the state board
put In charge OF the station some one
that is in touch with the agricultural
interests. The following correspon-
dence passed between Donahue and
Carpenter:
May rs, 1907.-Professor L. G.. Car
penter, Fort Collins. Coio.-Dear Sir:
I am writing you to inquire il the ex-
perimental station at Akron is going
to be conducted by the Agricultural
college. or II 1t is not; and If not, will
you kindly let me know why the Agri-
cultural college will not assume
charge of It? Yours very truly.
j. L. DONAHUE.
June s, 1907. L. Donahue, Colon
ial Building. Denver, Colo.-Dear Sir:
have your note of the 25th in refer
ence to the substation at Akron. The
matter will be taken up by the State
Board OF Agriculture this week for
consideration. Some gentlemen have
already appeared before the board to
make such additional explanation as
they think desirable.
The board has not. as yet, taken
final action. However, In answer to
your inquiry. it is evident that one of
the first questions is. the question of
ways and means. Any substation in
wolves the annual expenditure of
about $2500; this in addition to the
permanent equipment. The amount
| provided from other sources for the
maintenance is practically $1,000 for
| one year, hence aside from any ques-
| ton of advisability. the question of
| funds is the first and essential propo-
| sition.
As to the substations in general, at
| least so far as aiding settlers already
| in the plains is concerned, misunder-
| standing exists among many as to the
| efficiency of substations. They have
| been tried both by us and by numer-
GUS other states.
Such United States funds as are ap-
| propriated to us cannot be used for
such purposes. The substations have
limited field, it is true, but when it
| is expected that these will meet the
| needs of many people, and that many
| people will visit such a station, expert
ence has been disappointing, and the
benefits have not been such as are
| proportionate to their cost.
The board is interested in the sue
cess of the people of Eastern Colo
RADIO. and all in other parts of the
state, and such funds as they can use
| they wish to use in such a way as to
obtain the greatest benefit. They feel
| that great need exists for the peo-
pie that are already in and that it is
timely to do what we can for them,