Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-02

man TO know that the feed that he Is
giving his stock is full weight and Is
chemically pure. Every manufacturer
or importer OF such feed stufis. doing
business In Texas. must be registered
with the state inspector, and sample
OF the article that he offers for sale
must be submitted 20 the state chem
ist for analysis.
Under the law and Its operation
there are now 1916 manufacturers
and importers registered with the
state feed inspector 10 do business in
Texas. During the twelve months end
Ing August 81. 1909. the gross revenue
Of the state Feed Control was $50 .2ss.-
i6. This repres snts 10.s57.s32 tags
at one half cent each: II represents
i.065. .7SS, 200 pounds OF feed stuffs sold
In Texas In that time. OF 35.52s car
load
The month OF September. which has
just closed. was the largest In the his
tory Of the feed control. During that
time the gross revenue from the sale
OF tags was ss.is7.30. which represents
1851. 400 tags. or ies.746.0o0 pounds
Of feed stuffs. or 5s5s car loads. One
mill In Kansas City has bought i3G.000
Of these tags within the last ten days.
The law also provides that mill prod
ucts shall have the following standard
weights:
Flour 1886 pounds per barrel.
Flour iS pounds per sack.
Corn meal. bolted or unbolted 50
pounds per sack
Rice bran l43 pounds per sack.
Rice polish 200 pounds per sack
Other feeds made from cereal of any
kind 100 pounds per sack.
Acting under this law the state feed
inspector. Mr.. ]. w. Carson. and his
assistants have been recently paying
especial attention TO the weights OF
flour. Several instances OF short
weight have been found. and the sacks
we're sent back TO be refilled. While
there Is a heavy penalty attached TO
the violation of the law. the state feed
inspector does no; enforce the penal
ty In the first instance II the manufact.
urer OF importer shows a willingness
TO right matters and continue right
in the future.
Under the law the A. and NJ. College
has had some OF the surplus OF this
feed inspection revenue. after the cx
penses OF administering the law had
been paid. but about 100000 has gone
TO the state. Now the surplus over the
actual expenses Of the administration
Of the law Is to go to the state. From
this surplus revenue. the state feed
control building II being erected. con
struction work being now In progress
II the governor calls the legislature
in extraordinary session. and he can
be persuaded to submit this question
to the legislature. the officers OF the
college will ask that the surplus mon
ey from this feed inspection be al
lowed to the college II Is not in any
sense a state revenue: Il Is earned by
the college. and Il Is paid by the peo
pie who want 20 see the A. and NJ
College built up. There are 2ti6 acres
OF land In the College property in
Brazos county. As II is now, the Col
lege can get no money for buildings
buildings are needed. The Universit!
OF Texas has its revenue from its lane
grant. and Il has been announced thai
five million dollars will be spent ther'
In permanent Improvements. II tbs
legislature will give the surplus OF th'
feed control money. over the actua
expenses OF administering the law
the college will have money enough
to make the improvements necessary
and take care OF two thousand boys
The surplus earnings OF the fec
control between July IL, 1903. an'
September /. 1909. were s2.Sl6.7i.
In the event there is special ses
sion OF the legislature this money vii
be asked for. and the friends of th'
A. and NJ. College throughout Texas
and those who want to send their SON
here. will bring pressure to bear ol
the governor and the legislature 4
get the money.
This money would remove ever.
tent off the campus.