Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-12

Condition o. North Carolina EARN.
The principal feature Of the omen.
Ing session Of the semi-annual meet.
OF the state board of agriculture was
the hearing of the report of Commits.
sioner OF Agriculture w. A. Graham
on the work Of the, department for
the past year and progress OF the
state IN matters agricultural. The
state board will during this session
review the work Of the past sir
months, map out the work for the NEXT
six months and set aside. the budget
for the work Of the department which
Will be around $125, 900 for the ensuing
semfannual period.
In his report Commissioner Graham
called to the attention of the board
with special qualification the fact that
the 1913 crop yields were the largest
in the history Of the state, exceeding
by several million dollars in value
the crops Of any previous year. He
directed attention, too, to the fact
that the tax valuation OF farm lands
IN the state have climbed to 1921 Off). :
600. The value of the farm products
the past year including farm live.
stock exceeded $3.50 ,00O, 600.
treating the progress of the work
OF the department of agriculture Com
missioner Graham stated that every
division has rendered effective SER
vice. Financially the department had
a balance Of $4,000 December / last
and receipts for the six months to
June ! have been scoops, there being
June l balance in the treasury of
$S4,l25. Of the six months receints
$158,457 was for fertilizer taxes. s16.-
I51 Tor cotton seed meal tax, $13.973
Ior feed stamps and the remainder
from less important sources.
There was recommendation by
the commissioner that the soil survey
and soil investigation division be made
an independent division OF the de-
partment with the head OF the divi.
sion reporting to the commissioner of
agriculture direct as do the heads Of
the other divisions OF the department
OF agriculture. This work is being
done In cooperation with the United
States department of agriculture and
the commissioner stated that the fed
era1 department was thoroughly
agreeable to the idea of setting this
work aside as a special division as he
recommended.
Insurance Investigation June 10.
Chairman Victor S. Bryant of the
special commission for the investiga
ton Of the conduct of fire insurance
companies in this state has called his
commission to resume sessions in Raj
elgh June Is for the completion of the
taking of evidence which was gotten
under way at the former sessions Of
the commission here. Ex-Judge Man
ming of the counsel for the commits
sion has in hand the marshaling of the
evidence for presentation. The othe]
members OF the commission are .. G
Barnes, II. A. Page, Elmer Long ant
A. A. F. Seawell It is the purpose O
the commission to complete the tax
Ing OF evidence now as speedily a
possible.
J State Commissioner Of Insuranc,
James R. Young is to be in New Yor]
June 10 to attend important meet
lngs OF committees of the Nationa
Association of State Insurance Con
mlss1oners. He will attend the COZ
!, ference Of the national committe
and the committee on fire insuranc
company expenses and fire 1nsuranc
!, rates, two Of the most important con
mittees of the association.
, Heating System In Capitol.
The work OF installing tho no,