The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-04

short term inspectors had failed
to turn in any samples during
their term of service but was this
an unusual co-incident? Surely
not, Tor it was shown that some
OF the men were sick, and YOU
wouldn't have FIRED \ SICK
FELLOW, even to have saved
YOUR OWN JOB. 1t seems
that | have heard of some Con-
gresham drawing their pay while
beng ON the sick list, and the
people of the 5rd district didn't
klck-up one bit about it, but in
stead, when the time came around
tor reelection, this same sick
Congressman, issued his "PLAT-I
FORM OF AFFECTIONS" and
mailed 1t out to the voters from
some point away out West, ask
ing them to give him another
trial. The people, out of the
goodness OF their hearts, aroused
by that sympathy which may al
ways be found among good peo-
pie, granted the favor, and Mr..
Crisp IS still drawing the same
salary. Congressman don't sit on
the job all the time any way
they take reccsscs for months at
the time and the pay goes right
on. A guano inspector is not
expected to take samples every
day, anymore than a sheriff is ex-
pcctcd to make an arrest every
day when there has been no war
rant placed in his hands. No
man, not even Mr. Crisp, can tell
when a car of guano will hit a
given point; it's liable to turn up
most any old time, and in Justice
to the farmer, the inspector
should be on the ground.
Not one cent of shortage was
shown. neither was there any in
tlmation of dishonesty or ineffi-
cIcncy on your part; but, to the
contrary, this report will show
that during your entire admins
tratlon the efficiency of the de
partment increased yearly, while
the expenses connected with the
same decreased yearly. If the
farmers OF the Third District
could have the report of the audi
tor in this matter before them,
they could then learn, in no un-
certain terms, all about your eff
cheney i'll the department, the
progress and protection that your
administration made possible.
This report, coming from enc
mics, show due diligence on your
part, by having guano inspectors
at all times stationed at logical
places throughout the state, that
the commercial value of all ferti
llzcrs greatly increased in Geor-
gla under your administration it
further shows, and in so MANY
words says, that due to the ac-
tivlty of your department by rea-
son of strict and universal sys-
tenn OF guanO inspection through
out the State, that the manufac-
turers of commercial fertilizers,
IN order to be sure and come I'D
to the requirements of the law,
has even gone further and given
the farmers more than the law re-
CURED
In Schley county the farmers
don't have to look to any source
tor information with reference to
gHano inspection, other than to
remember how generally their gu
ano was inspected while you were
commissioner. | am farmer. as
you know, and use quite a little
ut OF guano each year, and can
Salciy say, that SO far as | know
not one sack of fertilizer that has
gone on my farm since your re-
tlrement from the Commission
er's office has ever been inspected
10 the best of my recollection
there might have been two or
three inspectors in Schlcy county
ON perhaps as many occasions,
during the past three years. This
would look like the especially so,
when Ellavillc is d rather large
guano market, made 50 by rca-
son OF having large guano man
ufacturing plant
understand Mr. Crisp, in con
ncction with this, is criticising
you, all over the district for ap-
pointing so many inspectors with |
out attempting to show that it
f{ygE NOT t,nCnCE1,-y, .n1.-,,