Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-11


/ which offer active corporation.
Nineteen states during the past year
have entered into this plan. Recon-
naissance surveys VIII be confined TO
classification OF agricultural lands IN
the national forests and the undeyel-
oped areas OF the community.
The Farm Woman.
| TO gain Information that would
enable the department better To- serve
rural women, the secretary addressed
| Letters OF inquiry 60 the women on
/ 81 coo selected farms covering every
county other surveys and studies
were also conducted Analysis ~ the
small part Of the letters as set IL
i gomod shows that farm women de-
( sire assistance In an phases OF home
management especially 40 20 ways Of
/ securing running water. introducing
household power machinery and la
! bor saving arrangements. aud pro-
! viding better hygicuic ana sanitary
conditions Many seek advice as TO
I the better marketing of the articles
they produce. Others ask tho depart
mont TO prove 20 the man shat heir
work Is worn something In doilura
and cents. The oVcrwork OF women
and children and difficulty of secur-
ing domestic help are mentioned rs
"a number of the writer's. These let
B. tors have furnished valuable suggos-
d ti0ns for constructive work lea this
/ field The department believes that
/ intelligent help 90 women in matters
/ OF home enhancement viii contribute
1 directly 10 the agricultural success
/ Of the farm. Il purposes, therefore.
/ 90 ask congross for means and au-
; thority 20 make more complete stud
/ les OF domestic conditions on the
farm. 60 experiment with iabor-sav-
! ing devices and methods. and 60
study completely the question of
practical sanitation and hygienic pro-
/ lection for the farm family.
Relations With state Colleges and
stations.
To eliminate duplication 81 effort
and friction ana bring about greater
coordination between the state land
! grant colleges and experiment. sta
lions and the department several
conferences were held with repre-
-cntativcs of these institutions The
executive committee and the score
ltary signed a memorandum formulat-
ing certain views. In substance This
memorandum holds that the federal
department. primary function b. TO-
undertake the study of problems and
regulatory work that are more par
ticulurly regional. Interstate and iu-
tcnntonal in character. aud thut
upon the station should rest the RE-
sponsihilty of investigating prob
lCms within its state. Provisions D.
made for union effort whore cooper
alton seems necessary committees
On projects ara correlation OF work,
relations and publication of research
win De appointed Go bring about
ylusSr relations. u was agreed that
the extension and demonstration
service through which Information Us
carried directly 90 the people should
Dc administered under the immediate
. direction of the colleges, that extern
/ sion service projects maintained hA
federal funds should De- entered upon
D only after mutual approval by ut
department and the colleges ana tha'
federal funds be distributed and cN'
pended under proper federal check
and that extension appropriations Dos
the states bc under state control The
congress Will be- asked TO provide
necessary legislation which De- en-
- bodied iu the Smth-Lcvcr bin 20 cs
- ~lbish machinery ton extension Wori
throughout tho states, bring about
b. decentralization boz this work. and an
O able the department go conduct thll
" service with th, fun corporation %
81 the agricultural colleges Legislation
g whereby the department the college
and the stations may co-ordinat
heir research activities and uyoi'
- oupueauon OF work should hc enact
Cd Tho department is oi thr opiu
o. Ion thHt Boa the administration OF th
Hatch aud Adams acts BE- VIII ra4nr'
4. uuWaruntcd change Boa the porsuunc
IS and unnecessary Interruption of pro
o lcots as callg Tor inquiry and possible
Uatrlnting tho withholding uf Funds
irdcrui Road polioio~.
80 There hus been steady move
- nrnt for better roads during The pas
r twenty Years. and today about thirty
. four states have highway commits
o. sons cor some other state highwa
agency The total annual oypendl
30 turc of the states for coustrucuo
'r md maintenance ol roads, which to
H years ago amounted goo bat $4,000
600. has grown Zoo sl3.0NO.uu0 boa lHl.
iNN N'.'it fhN N''''i NNNNN'l'A "NN''NNNNh NfNN
70 mo lcad lu uyesuRluonll and e,
uormeuJul work. and there is nee
Tor central agency which cam fu'
o. nish che best Information on "a
problems of ro8d building aud matt
'E tcunucc Recently congress made "a
go appropriation OF 100000 Tor impro'
d. ing post roads. expenditure 90
q contingent un the appropriation
double the amount OF money hy %
l- state or local subdivision. 40 fedcr
.d 1ld b. Goo ne further eNtondod Boa hgl
,n way developments. legislation to thl
~ end should incorporate mis- coope
900 ativr principle Tho federal govern
'r ment should deal with tho state
n the lowest unit through an oNpr
H highway commissioner as its agenC
The plan should provide for mail
tpuancc ls wen as construction. prc
rk crenec should oo given to tho r
D provemput of roads over which pro-
re ucts from thr farms can ho take