The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-19
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Report Of Meeting in Harrisburg jam
airy Is to 80, by Delegate From
This County.

quest Senu you q DrleI report
of the meeting of the State Board
Of Agriculture which met a t
Harrisburg, January 28, 20 and
3Oth. Members who have at
tended such meetings, before de-
clare it was the most interesting
meeting Of the State Board they
have attended.
The Secretary of Agriculture,
Hon. N. b. Crichfeld, who has
charge of arranging the program
for these meetings, conceived the
idea of inviting the heads of all
the departments in the State
Capital to make a report of their
special line of State business.
Each department responded will
ingly and gave interesting state
ments of work being done along
their line. Governor Tener,
who is President of the State
Board Of Agriculture, presided at
the opening session, and made an
address on general topics of in
terest. The Governor paid speci-
al attention to the road question
and requested the Board to sug-
gest some feasible plan by which
ten millions Of dollars could be
raised for building roads each
year. This subject was discussed
to some extent, and a committee
was appointed to suggest some
probable plan to get money for
road Improvement and report at
the meeting of the Board at
Stroudsburg next May. DIR. c.
j. Marshal, State Veterinary,
made a report on control of con-
tagious diseases of animals-such
as tuberculosis. Rabies, Hoof
and Mouth disease, Chambers and
others of like nature. Prof.
Surface showed lantern slides of
the parasite which is putting the
San Jose scale out of business in
several counties, and it is ex-
pected to exterminate it entirely
in the State. | have not the time
or inclination to mention all the
reports from the different de-
partments; but will refer to the
Auditor Generals report of the
duties of his department. All
vouchers drawn on the State
Treasurer must have his approval
before money can he drawn on
them. Of course, Mr.. Powell was
asked why he would not allow
the State Highway Department
TO use the automobile license fund
for road improvement as intend
ed by an act Of the Legislature.
Mr.. Powell is the live wire of the
Harrisburg combination, and
quoted law at a 2-40 gate. Had
good sized law library brought
in and two of his clerks to find
acts and sections while he read
and explained. According to his
Interpretation of the law, the
automobile license fund cannot
be used until the Legislature
names a specific sum in round
number of dollars; and that can
not be done until the Legislature
meets again. Mr.. Powell declared
the State Highway Department
had a large sum of money on
hand when they stopped work
last September and could not see
any reason for stopping. He
seemed to place the blame on
Mr.. Bigelow, when he remarked
'if Mr.. Hunter had been at the
head of the Department such
conditions would not have exist
ed" Mr.. Hunter was then call
ed in to explain why they stopped
work when they had a good sum
of money on hand. Mr.. Hunter
explained the appropriations,
with the Automobile License
fund added, was to be used in
two years rs-one half each year.
In September more than one-half
the appropriation had been used
and eighteen or nineteen State
Aid contracts had been let to be
paid for out of the balance. They |
then found Mr.. Powell refused |
to let the automobile license fund |