The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-12-06
OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITU-
TIONS
Hot Shot Thrown into the Sthte
Officials by the Ranch and
Range


the last election has become thor
oughly disgusted with his incompe-
tent administration. and under the
above heading has the following to
say of his inefficiency:
The state educational institu-
tions are perhaps the greatestt suf-
ferers ON account of IA poorly man
aged administration. 1t is claim
ed that up to date they have not
received a dollar from the last ap-
preparation. and they are very much
embarrassed. 1t is further claim
ed that they have had to resort to
every subterfuge to borrow money.
in order to keep the schools run
ming. and even then the president
of the Agricultural college. one of
the few institutions from and
through which the farmer derives
both direct and indirect benefit. has
been forced to dispense with the
heads of four of the leading de-
partments. Those members of the
faculty which he was forced to
dismiss on account of lack of
funds were: Prof vaplon. poul-
tryman: Prof. Hinman. directors of
farmers institutes and extension
work; Prof. Fitch. potato expert.
and Prof. Adams. in charge of the
dry farming experiment station at
Cheyenne Wells. The poultry de-
. partment was Just beginning to
get firmly established. and to be-
come of some benefit to the farm
ing and poultry interests of the
state II is we'll known that Colo
RADIO imports annually poultry and
poukry products to the value of
about four million dollars. II was
hoped that through the establish
ment of the poultry department at
the State Agricultural college the
industry could be 50 stimulated
that this state could produce not
only all the poultry and poultry
products she consumed. but would
also soon be in a position to ship
to other states, When ii is fur
ther considered that Poultryman
vapion was receiving a measly sal
AIRY of 500 a month. the amount
which practically every office
clerk in the state capitol is re-
oeiving for a few hours work a
day. and further that Prof. Vap-
Ion and family have been doing
all the work connected with the
poultry department, poultrymen
and farmers naturally wonder why
Gov. Shafroth could not dispense
with some of his many high sal
aried and superfluous clerks. al
low this money to revert to the
general fund. and use 1t to con-
time the poultry department. which
is of so much interest to the farm
ers of Colorado.
Colorado is recognized as one
of the leading potato producing
states of the Union. During the
past season potato growers had
their crops practically destroyed
by a blight. which means the loss
of millions of dollars to the state.
Prof. Fitch. potato expert. at the
the Agricultural college. has been
working necessarily to discover
means of destroying this blight.
so that the loss could not occur
again. Are not his services in this
particular worth many times more
than the political chair warmers
at the state capitol?
Prof. Hinman. director of farm
ers' institutes. special agricultural
trainers and extension work. has
proven himself an invaluable man.
and has been the means of dispers-
ing the clouds from the horizon of
thousands of our hard working
farmers, and enabling them to grow
profitable crops. whereas failure
was staring them in the face. Farm
ers OF Colorado. are you going to
sit idly by and allow the Denver
and state house politicians to take
the bread from the mouths of
your children7