Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-25
PRICE ISSUES A STATEMENT THE
PROPOSED WAREHOUSE LEGISLATION


COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
ANSWERS WHAT HAS BEEN SAID
ABOUT HIS DEPARTMENT AND
THE WAREHOUSE BILL-WORKS
FOR BEST INTEREST OF THE
FARMER.
ATLANTA, Ca, oct. 25.- Relative to
the statements which are being made
in many of the newspapers Of the state
regarding proposed warehouse legisla-
tion at the extraordinary session of the
general assembly, and the alleged con-
nection Herewith of the state depart
ment of agriculture, Commissioner ].
D. Price today said:
While out of the city the past week
on call to various counties and in pur-
suit of the work of the department. I
A''NS iSau StblcileHtS Iii various GeOf-
gia newspapers containing interviews
from different sources relative to pro-
posed warehouse legislation which
came up last summer and which is to
be considered in the coming extraor-
dinary session of the legislature. Thes
statements have sought to connect +
department of agriculture and mysx
as the head of it, with undue activity
in the matter of this legislation on the
alleged ground of personal interest.
The truth of the matter is that
knew nothing of the proposed ware
house legislation until parties inter-
ested in it from a purely business
standpoint came to me with copy of
a tentative bill which they had pre-
pared, and asked me if had any OBJ
lection to the placing of the admins
tratlon OF a state warehouse system
under the department of agriculture.
| replied to them that, inasmuch as 7
considered any warehouse measure one
which should be devised and adminis
tered in the interests of the farmers of
Georgia, | had no objection to its TAX
ing that course. l told them it was nv
opinion that inasmuch as it was the
particular duty of this department to
look after the farmers interests, it
would be better, perhaps, to place the
administration of the system with this
department; but that wherever it was
placed, and whatever the legislature
might see fit to do with it, l personally
and the department would do eyery-
thing within our power to co-operate
with the system to the end that the
best results might be attained.
That is my position today; it has
always been my position regarding the
proposed warehouse system. If it is
the desire of the legislature to place
It's administration with the department
OF agriculture, under any conditions
or restrictions which it may deem
proper to place upon it, it will be NV
duty and pleasure to see that 1t is adj
mlnlstered in the farmers interests
and especially with a view to tbe
protection of the small farmers Of
Georgia. If, on the other hand. tba
legislature should think best to Mace
the administration of the system else
where, or to create an entirely new
and separate department, it shall be
equally my pleasure and determination
to co-operate with it and lend every
p 'ssible assistance ooking to the suc-
cessful administration of the law.
My first desire in connection with
any measure of this kind that NAV be
enacted Is that it shall be so drawn as
70 protect and safeguard the interests
OF every Georgia farmer who may de-
sire at any time to take advantage of
The opportunity which it may offer.
mat is the only basis upon which
it can prove success.
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