Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-15

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assent of the Governor thereof. duly
certified to the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury." and
Whereas, the Legislature OF the
State OF Texas is not in session at this
time; therefore,
81. o. b. colquitt, Governor OF the
State OF Texas, do hereby give the
assent OF the State OF Texas TO the
provisions and requirements OF said
act, and authorize and empower the
directors OF the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College OF Texas TO receive
such installments OF the appropria-
lions made In said act as shall be-
come due 10 the State Of Texas before
the adjournment OF the next regular
session OF the Legislature, and to or
ganIze and conduct agricultural ex-
tension work which shall be carried
on in connection with the Agricultural
and Mechanical College OF Texas In
accordance with the terms and con-
ditlons expressed in the act OF Con-
gress aforesaid
40. B. COLQUITT. Governor.
| "'By the Governor.
I'D. A. GREGG.
"Acting Secretary OF State
"The Legislature will doubtless at
its next session give It's assent to the
provisions OF the act. thus making this
annual appropriation of $4,000 perma-
nent As stated above. the additional
appropriations are based on proper
tionate rural population. and In this
regard Texas stands second only to
Pennsylvnia. II the State should
avail itself OF the provisions OF this
act to the full extent, Texas will re
ceiye from the Federal government
I'm addition to the fixed sum OF $4,000
the following amounts for the fiscal
wears indicated. 1856. sS5,s7O;
I1sle.17. se5,945. 1918. $95,s2O; 1913
10. s125,Ss5; 1920, si5S,S7O; 1922
2S and every year thereafter s2i5'7sO
These amounts will be available only
In case they are met, dollar for dollar
by appropriations by the State or pS
contributions from agencies within the
State. To ascertain the maximum to
tai for any year. double the amount
given above. and add $4,000 Thus
Il will be seen that the maximum
amount which Texas is eligible to re
ceiye In 1929 and thereafter Is soOl'
$50. These figures are the measure
of the possibilities open to the STATE
for agricultural extension work.
"In view OF the provision that tn
extension work to be done under thu
Smith-Lever act is to be carried oil
= in such manner as may be mutual!
agreed upon by the Secretary OF AgrI
culture and the college receiving th'
benefits OF this act The Agriculture
and Mechanical College OF Texas hal
} entered into an agreement with thu
United States Department OF Agricui
ture under which the department vii
carry on in cooperation with the col
lege all demonstration and othe
. forms of extension work In agriculture
and home economics which the depart
ment is authorized to conduct In TN
State OF Texas. This agreement In
cludes the work now being done b.
State. district and county demonstra
ton agents.
5 'The passage OF the Smith-Lever &C
= was in response to the insistent dc
e mand from thinkers all over the coun
try that the Federal government SUI
e plement the Morrill, land grant OF 1S6
= and later acts for the promotion @
!. agriculture. This demand has bee
y growing for four or five years, an
k several bills somewhat similar to tn
n one under discussion have been Intro
J. duced in recent sessions OF Congress
"The Smith-Lever bill was intro
l. duced In the House Of Representative
S by Hon. A. F. Lever OF South Caroline
and in the Senate by Senator Hok
n Smith of Georgia. 1t received tn
S earnest support of educational instit'
II tons, Of farmers organizations,
h bankers, railroads, commercial clut
s. and other organizations.
y THE passage of the act is a recoI
l. milton of the fundamental importanC
p of agriculture, and Of the obligatio
on the part of agricultural college
to extend their usefulness beyon
5 their walls.
: 1T is believed that Texas Will TAI
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