The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-16
COBURN'S SALARY
The Farmers Ask That 1t BE
Doubled.
Because OF His Invaluable and
Unrequited Service.
UNANIMOUS ABOUT 1T.
They Urge Appropriation for a
State Fair.
They Also Want Good Roads and
Want Them Bad.
UNANIMOUS ABOUT IT

If the state legislature does not
raise the salary of F. D. Coburn. the
efficient secretary of the state board
of agriculture, to $4,000 per year, it
will not be because the farmers of
the state are not for it. Among the
resolutions which were adopted at the
annual session of the board of agricul-
ture which closed last night, one to
this effect was unanimously adopted.
And as the farmers of the state are
in favor of giving Mr.. Coburn more
pay it might as we'll be done. The
agricultural class represents sixty-five
per cent of the total population. And
the farmers are a unit in demanding
a better salary for the man whose I'M
firing work adds to their revenues.
The Coburn Resolution.
The resolution which favors an in
crease in salary for Mr.. Coburn fol-
lows:
Whereas, our esteemed secretary.
through his untiring efforts and entire
devotion to the work of promoting,
upbuflding and exploiting the agricul-
tural and other resources of our
great state, has secured for Kansas a
worldwide recognition, and
Whereas, he has repeatedly and Of
ten refused positions offering much
more than his present compensation,
and
Whereas, the salary allowed him
by the state is far from commensurate
with his invaluable services, there
fore be it
Resolved, by the Kansas state
board of agriculture, and the dele
gates of the state in attendance, as
sembled in its thirty eighth annual
meeting, that it respectfully urge upon
the present legislature, as an
acknowledge ent of his worth to the
c-f-f 20 80 to H. 1srr <NF
Coburn, secretary of this board, from
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum."
There were in the neighborhood of
one hundred farmers and stock
raiSerS at the meeting in which the
resolutions were adopted late Friday
afternoon. Not single opinion, dis
senting from the resolution recon-
mending more pay for Mr.. Coburn, |
was heard, but on the other hand
every member and delegate approved
it most heartily
Enthusiastic for State Fair.
Another resolution of Importance
was one relating to a state fair. This
resolution recommended in a single
resolution recommended in a single
for the establishment of a state fair
for Kansas. The resolution might
have stated for the benefit of Topeka
people that the fair be held here, or
it might have said in either Wichita
or Hutchinson, but it did not. The
bers was that a fair is absolutely
necessary and that it. should be
worked for, regardless of the place
where it should be held. The SEN
timent seemed to be to provide for the
place later.
There were but few other resolutions
adopted One recommended that all
regents of the State Agricultural col
lege be men who are closely identi- |
fed with the agricultural and live |
stock interests of the state
Another resolution endorsed the |
of Governor Stubs |
as expressed in his message to the leg |
islature, relative to the physical valua- |
ton of railroads and the control of all /
public service corporations.
The plan of establishing local ex- |
pertinent stations on the county farms /
of the state, under the direction of the /
agricultural college and of authorizing |
the county boards of commissioners |
by law to appropriate any amount not
plan of local investigation work, was
in the resolutions The
holding of local short courses through
put the state by the agricultural coll
ege after the plan in vogue in Iowa, /
was also favored. II
They Want Good Roads.
The resolutions said nothing regard
ng the good roads movement. which
s one of Governor Stubs favorite
hobbies. In his address of welcome
before the board Wednesday night
Governor Stubs devoted a major
portion of his time to a presentation
If his views on the question. How
,ver, when the matter was called to
he attention of one of the officials of
he board after the meeting was over,
lie gave it as his opinion that it was
merely an oversight. And it undoubt-
idly was only an oversight, for the
armerS have freely during the session
If the board just closed voiced their
approval of Governor Stubs idea per-
aiming to good roads.
At the evening session another reso-
ution was adopted, relative to the es-
ape of two of the leading members of
he board, A. w. Smith and H. A. Row
and, from the Copeland hotel fire of
thursday morning, and it was deemed
an act of an all wise Providence The .
esoIution was introduced by Tom |
hubbard of Sumner county, who also
eceived some injuries in the fire.
In addition to the officers elected
ate Friday afternoon, the names of
which were printed in the State Jour
al Friday evening, the following five |
members of the board were elected for
term of two years: A. L. Sponsler
Hutchinson; George w. Click, Atchi-
on; Edwin Taylor, Edwardsville; o. o.
Volt, Ottawa, and J. W. Robinson, |
Colorado