Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-06-16
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Then the secretary, with all the discrimination
of trained city editor gave his facts, and they
were all new facts and worth the publishing
When a newspaper goes to see the secretary
in Washington he knows that if he gets one word
beyond the ordinary interchange of pleasant
day" courtesies he is going to get something
worth publishing. Mr.. Wilson having been in Of
fee for several years and being keen student,
has discovered that certain things are published
and certain things are not published. He has
learned how to save himself time and words. In
the parlance of the press. Mr.. Wilson is good
copy"
Congress appropriated some money to erect
new building for the department OF agriculture
Every congress wishes to make a record for
economy. 50 it was that the amount appropriated
not sufficient to put up a structure that
would meet the future demands of a rapidly grow
ing branch of the government. The secretary of
agriculture knew it. and with a certain shrewd-
that all for the good of the country and
the service. he to it that the money was put
into two comparatively small structures. The two
taken together will be big enough for present
uses but in order that they shall form colsplete
and artistic whole it will be necessary one day
to join them, and the connecting link will be
big building in itself The argument for more room
is apparent and convincing. The agricultural de-
partment viii get more building money from con-
gress, and get it soon. and the anger that
aroused at first by the secretary's shrewdness
will be turned to laughter and to something much
like admiration The Iowa farmers successors in
office will have to thank him for removing a
mountain of trouble from their paths
AS government departments rank the one de-
voted to the promotion of agriculture stands next
to the foot of the list This is paper only. It's
importance to the country is so great that men
say its proper place is near the he'd of things
governmental. The passage of the packinghouSN
inspection and the pure food laws have increased
the working duties of Mr.. Wilson's department
immensely.
Secretary Wilson sheds trouble. He is good
deal of an optimist and when difficulties arose
over cotton crop matters and there seemed immi-
nent danger that a scandal would result, there
was signs of worry the secretarys part,
President Roosevelt felt implicit confidence in the
cabinet official who had come to him as a heri-
tage from the Mckinley administration and there
is no doubt whatever that. he expressed his con.
fdence personally.
In one respect the secretary OF agriculture
holds himself to be particularly fortunate Pos
sibly he doesn't consider it to be really matter
of good fortune except at such times as he sees
the trouble of his fellow cabinet officials who are
more than suspected of having presidential ambi-
tons Presidential politics personally do not
worry James Wilson. The constitution of The
United States keeps such worry from him. for
the secretary was born on the slopes. of the
Ayrshire Hills in Bonnie Scotland and on man from
over the water cen sit in the chief chair of TIE
nation