The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-10-27
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To accomplish the above results there must be general
cooperation between the bankers commercial clubs and the
farmers the hand and the legislature the other In
order to facilitate this cooperation is deemed advisable to
indulge short dissertation Idaho agricultural legislation
When the fifteenth session of the legislature convened the
agricultural of the state handled under the
lowing arrangements:
State Board of Agriculture state board of agrcul
consisting of the secretary of state the state treasurer
the director of farm markets. the state veterinary surgeon and
the state horticultural Inspector AS board these members
received compensation, but allowed their hotel and
travelling expenses incurred while engaged in the performance
of their duties The board had the power however, appoint
officers assistants and employees whose duty promote
the interest of agriculture horticulture stocrasng animal
industry manufacturing domestic and likewise have
the and control of state fair be held annually
at Boise etc. The board consisting OF five members had the
power to appoint secretary salary making total
Der of executive officers employed this branch of the state
government, six
going but entirely Independent in the exercise of its legal
functions the farm markets department. total number Of
executive officers three
g. State Board of Horticulture This board likewise indie
pendent of the others but with similar duties number of
executive officers, six.
Livestock Sanitary Board This board exercising
current jurisdiction with the Others consisting of
bers clerk and state veterinary surgeon making total
number of executive officers nine.
s. Predatory Animals The livestock sanitary handled
the duties under this act with thirty appontve officers
throughout the state with state defooter and clerk at the
capitol Executive officers
State Recorder of Brands The veterinarian was
exoco state recorder of brands When department was
organized lUOOO obsolete brands
the official records. Executive officers
State Sealer of Weights and Measures This of
most important bureaus the state service under the
dairy, food and sanitary commission This law allowed
lapse into disuse very large extent the appropra
tons amounting to only $000O yet embraced service
aggregatng perhaps than $30000000
anrum Number of executive officers, six.
g. State Fair This independent board yet control
ing large appropriations part the expense
making annual exhibit of agricultural products 1t
ed of fifteen directors and manager making the total
ecutive officers, sixteen.
State Seed Commission This agricultural work
trusted to the director of the state experiment station
necon with the university Moscow commission
by him appointed the state capitol Both offices being
under joint support with the and federal
could not exercise police duty within the state. Total
Der OF executive officers, two
Thus it will be that there A executive officers all
independent of each other and without head and exercising
administrative duties the basic wealth of the of
Idaho representing investment of approximately $670000
Some of these officials elected others appointed and while
the of the had the apponve powers he could
exercise control whatsoever after appointments made
and while technically responsible to the people could
control the services rendered submit this question:
How would great banking institution of $670O00OOO capital
the Union Pacific Railroad company the federal depart
of agriculture prosper under management such
out in the preceding nine paragraphs
State Department Of Agriculture.
Following the election of 1918 which the Honorable d.
Davis of Power county chief executive
No 10 under his direction prepared and recommended
to the consideration of the fifteenth session of the legislature
The br duly passed and became operative April 1919
The bill provided (ection 25 for department of agricu
the head of which commissioner of agriculture
The bill further provided (Secon 254 that the following
executive and administrative offices be created Director
markets. director of animal industry director of plant indus
try and director of fairs total number of executive officers
five
with the exception of paragraph transferred to the
partment agriculture and the laws under which the former