Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05

but that this distribution is made
through the department of Entomol,
ogy, which is controlled by a separate
board and not by me or the agricultu-
raj department This board of ento-
mology has a specific fund provided
by the legislature, for the purpose OF
handling this distribution of cotton
seed which are of a special character
calculated to resist diseases of cotton
prevalent in many counties of Geor-
gia. They well know that every dol
lar of this fund is expended by that
department, all distribution of seed is
made by it, and that with 1t, |, as
commissioner Of agriculture, have
nothing whatever to do. This money
is drawn directly by the state ento-
mologist through the governor, ex-
pended directly by him, and the dis
tribution of the seed is made person
ally by the entomologist as he thinks
best
Il have already told you of the com
pliment paid this office by the audi
tor in his report
Beat Brown BY $4,000
Now as to Brown, whom | beat by
$4,000 votes in the primary of 1914:
l am reliably informed by friends that
men are now going over the state Of
fering oil and fertilizer inspectors jobs
to those who will carry this or that
county for him, although he knows
he could not, if elected, make a single
appointment for period of two years,
as l will make all the appointments
an Optnhpr I ppYt FOR. +oYy,1o Of 41uo
years. The same ]. j. Brown, who
talks about political machine was
at the Macon convention in 1912, with
J. ]. Conner, and they were offering
these appointments to get convention
votes against me.
Il am reliably informed that this
same Brown who, it is said, has not
Earned in twenty years, but who has
been travelling fertilizer salesman
large part of the time, is now
strongly supported by some of the fer.
tilizer interests.
What Brown Charges To The State
Further, l want to call especial at
tention to the itemiZed expense ac-
count of ]. J. Brown, now on file in
the governors office, under his ap-
pointment by Governor John M. Sla-
ton two years ago as inspector in case
of the damage done to the farmers of
North Georgia by the Tennessee Cop
per Co. His expense account from
June 10 to August 10, this year, Pc
fiod of two months, was $18824 Be
sides he received a salary of $3.50 to
administer the states affairs at Cop
per Hill. If the IA men in this de-
partment had rendered an expense ac-
count in the same proportion as ]. j.
Browns, it would have aggregated the
enormous sum of $167, 1912, instead
of the $32,12083 as shown in the aud
itor's report. At the same time he
has been receiving this money, he has
been travelling about over the state
classifying me and my record as COM
missioner of agriculture; and each
item is charged up by him not by mile
age, but at full ticket rates.
"The record in the governors office
for 1914 and 1915 shows there were
LIPS claims from Georgia farmers
against the Tennessee Copper Co. in
which the arbitrator could not agree.
]. ]. Brown as umpire decided GIT
of these against the Georgia farmers
divided the claim between the compa-
ny and the farmer 800 times and found
in favor Of the farmers only 131 times.
l present this as a matter of RECORD
which cannot pc disputed"