Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
HOUSE RESOLUTION.
WOULD END FEUD

A resolution deploring the "'un-
fortunate controversy" which has
arisen between the state department
of agriculture and the state college
of agriculture expressing confidence
in both as agencies performing in
their respective sphere a valua BILE
work for the agricultural interests,
and providing for joint committee
Of the house and senate to prins
together the heads Of the depart
ment and the college with a view to
working out a program Of activity
for both along separate lines to
avoid duplication IF effort, was in
troduced in the house of represent
tatives Thursday by Repres entative
Beckham, of Dougherty county.
Not being privileged, the resolu-
ton went to the table for 4 day un-
der the rule Of the house. 1t created
great deal of comment among mem
bers in connection with the con-
troversy which has been in progress
al weeks between the depart
ment and the college, Commissioner
j. j. Brown of the department Of
agriculture, has been charging that
DR.. A. M. Soule, president Of the COL
lege, was behind the scenes" of the
attack made on the department by
the Georgia Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. This DR.. Sou!o has vigorously
denied.
Text of Resolution
The resolution comes on the heels
of Senator L. c. Browns announce
ment that he would not introduce
his resolution providing for an in
Vestigation of the department of ag-
riculture and charging Commission
er Brown with sending employees of
the department all over the state to
spread propaganda among members
Of the legislature for the purpose Of
torestalling an investigation.
The resolution by Representative
Beckham is as follows:
whereas, an unfortunate publicity
has developed concerning the state
department of agriculture and the
state college of agriculture, which
is greatly injuring the agricultural
interests of the state by being pro
longed and discussed, and
whereas, both of these agricul-
tural agencies are serving good
purpose and there is ROOM for the
legitimate activities of both, and
Whereas, a policy of friendly CO.
operation should exist between them
in the elimination of duplicated eff
fort and overlapping activities, now
therefore,
BE it resolved by the general as
sembly of Georgia, that. vote of
confidence be expressed in both the
state college of agriculture and the
state department of agriculture.
order to avoid duplication of effort
and overlapping of activities. so far
as practicable the state college of
agriculture confine it's activities III
a general way to the educational
field and the state department of
agriculture so far as practicable con-
fine its activities in a general way
to the administrative and prac-
teal marketing field. and the two
departments cooperate along these
lines.
BE it further resolved that in or
committee, consisting of three from
the house and two from the senate,
be appointed to arrange friendly
conference with the representatives
of these two departments with a
view of adopting such a program of
action Tor the future as Will put the
spirit of this resolution in effect"
Highway Debate
Following the introduction of the
above resolution the house was en-
tertained for thirty minutes or more
with a lively debate concerning the
highway department, the department
IF agriculture and tie State College
of Agriculture, which was Erecipi-
tated by resolution by Rtpresen-
tatiVe McMichael, of Marion, provid-
ing for special investigation of
the highway department. He intro.
duced this resolution as a substi-
tute for a resolution introduced by
him last week, which provided for
a general investigation of expendi-
lures in all departments.
His substitute recited that S574,-
600 has been expended for engineer
ing supervision and administration
in the highway department, and al
legged that the department had eX-
pended 100000 on a rock quarry in
north Georgia, and that some of the
surveyors in the department had been
paid as much as $4,000 for survey
ing twenty miles of road and that
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