Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 1916.
The Agricultural College.
Proposed Changes In Charter
And Existing State Board.

The proposed plan for the organl-
zation of the States agencies having
to do with agricultural matters, con-
templates Board of Agriculture COM
posed of nine members, which Board
will be the Trustees of the State
Agricultural College.
Under this Board of Agriculture IS
to be placed beside the work now un-
der the Trustees of the College, all
the work under the other agencies "f
the State in control of agricultural
matters, including that "f the Live
Stock Sanitary Board, the Bureau OF
Immigration, the State Board of
Forestry, and the supervision OF the
State Tobacco Warehouses.
The taking over by the State OF the
private stockholders interest in the
Agricultural College, has made ncces-
sary a new charter for that institu-
ton. This charter has been prrpar-
ed by the Alumni Association of the
College and the City Wide Congress
after consultation with the United
States Bureau of Education and other
authorities, and in the shape in which
it is now submitted meets the ap-
proval of all interests.
1t is believed that the proposed
plan of organizing the agricultural in
terests of the State can best be ac-
complished by the enactment OF the
above mentioned charter, and OF Il
law creating the State Board of Agri-
culture, with broad powers OF nvcs-
tigation, and for the carrying out OF
any work that may be dele gated to
it by the Legislature; and the trans
ference by special enactment OF the
work of the different agencies that 1t
is proposed the State Board of Agrl-
culture shall supersede. In accord
ance with this Bills have been pre-
pared:
/. Providing a new charter for the
College.
2. Great ng a new Board of Agricul-
ture.
3. Transferring to the state Board
work heretofore performed by the Live
Stock Sanitary Board.
4. Placing the general supervision of
the Tobacco Warehouses in the State
Board of Agriculture.
5. Repeating the law which created
the State Bureau of immigration, as the
work heretofore performed by the Bu-
reau can be carried out under the Bill
creating the State Board of Agriculture.
6. Transferring to the State Board OF
Agriculture the work now under the
State Board of Forestry.
In addition to these, there has been
prepared new Bill providing for the
promotion and control of the Bee
Industry of the State. Also Bill
transferring to the proposed new
Board of Trustees of the Maryland
State Agricultural College the Fertili-
ger and Lime Inspection work now
done under the present College Trus-
tees.
Attention is especially called to the
necessity for the enactment of all OF
these eight Bills into Laws so placing
all of the work of the now separate
Stale Agricultural agencies under the
supervision of the one Board, as in
this way only can the work be effici-
emily organized and properly coordi
mated.
This plan for the organization of
the agricultural matters of the State
is not a one man scheme or the de-
sire of any one organization. 1t was
suggested by the State Grange and
Maryland Agriculture Society, but
the final plan has been carefully con-
sidered and approved, and the Bills
now submitted have been prepared
in accordance with the instructions
of representatives of the following or
CARNATIONS:
Merchants & Manufacturers Associa-
ton, Baltimore Canned Goods Exchange,
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, City
Wide Congress, Trustees of Maryland
Agricultural College, Alumni Association
of Maryland Agricultural College, Mary
land Bee Keepers Association, Maryland
Crop Improvement Association, Mary
land State Dairymen's Association, Fred
erick County Dairymen's Association,
Maryland State Horticultural Society,
Peninsular Horticultural Society, Mary
land State. Grange, Maryland Agricul-
tural Society.
By resolution Of the conference the