The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-08
THE TEN WHO WIN
AS OIL INSPECTORS
Get Three Dollars a
Day and Expenses
THE SEED INSPECTION

Board Of Agriculture Continues IT.
Sessions. Hears the Reports OF IT.
Various Officers and Heads Of De
partmcnts and Looks Into Financial
Affairs
The question of the election Of oil
inspectors was the live. issue yeSter-
day before the State Board Of Agri-
culture, as there were a mass Of ap-
plications, in the neighborhood of four
hundred, and the endorsements ran
up into the thousands.
The board, having the power to
elect not more than ten inspectors Of
Illuminating oils. thus not exceeding
one for ach congressional district.
decided to elect ten. 1t was allowed
in the law that the compensation bt
not exceeding one thousand dollars q
year and expenses. and the board
finally made this $500 a day and ex-
pcnses for all. days on which the in
spectors were at work. ~ PROPOSE
ton to make the salaries 500 d YEAR
and expenses failed to carry.
The Ten Inspectors.
The ten inspectors who were elect
ed are as follows:
First District-GeorSe G.. Stodl&rd-
Washington, \. G.
Second District-John D. BATH
Tarboro, n. G.
Third District. V. RobinSon-
Beaufort, n. G.
Fourth District-Jacob Thompson
Fifth District H. Watson, Ora
ham, n. c..
Sixth District. d. Austin. Nix
ton, \. {.
Seventh Districts S. Lockh2rt~
WadesborO, n. G.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures A. Higgins.
Eunice, n {.
Ninth District-E. 3. Jones. HEX
DRY, n. G.
Tenth District-R. e. Flack, Ruth
erfordton, -. 9.
The act. which becomes effective
the first OF July requires that all
kerosene or other Illuminating nils
sold or offered for sale in North Car
DINA shall be subject to inspection
and test to determine its value Cor
Illuminating purposes. Those hard
ling oils are to register with the
Board of Agriculture, naming the oils
they propose to handle, and samples
OF these oils are to be collected 10y
the Oil inspectors, n testing To Oe
done by DR.. w. a. Syme, the STATE
oil chemist, SO as to see that they are
up to the standard required. The XXI
penses are to be. met by a charge of
one half A cent q gallon on all it.u-
minating oil brought into h St.te
before its delivery to agents, dealers
Or and the Oil vessel Shall
be tagged. The surplus over OK
pcnses goes into the general fund Of
the State, there being severe penalties
for the violation Of the Law In any
way. and the board is preparing IN
Structions for the observance q ~
law.
Other Affairs, Transacted.
The board did a large amount i
routine business after electing thu oil
inspectors and in the afternoon the
finance committee looked into fnGn-
cia1 affairs.
There we're a numbe OF repo~ts
heard by the board. Mrs. ". \. TTutt
told of the work of the sec
ton of Farmers Institute; Mr.. J a.
Connover, who is working co-joirtlv
for the State and the Tnited States.
departments Of agriculture reported
on cooperative dairy work. Or. "
4. Syme, State Oil chemist reported
as to his investigation of IT,. r1-tt1-
DDS used in other States which h. bad
visited; Mr.. Elias Carr. SecretaTT of
the board, made his final report on
matters Of immigration. tht Jaw fer
which has been repealed: Or. There's
NJ. Owens. of the United States d.
partment of Agriculture who IS G01~E
work in the State reported as -
quarantine work and cattle tick *
termination.
The board discussed the mater -
the seed inspection law, Sc as 70
prepare to carry into effect .re Lag
adopted. This provides for ehe in
spection Of vegetable and a~gricu1tGr1i
seeds under the pure food at
The sessions Of the board ~sii Con-
tinue today.