The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-01
BY EDWARD c. LOWRY
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union
JUST KEPT GROWING

The origins II these Anticipated, cum
b,.r>omc. costly. Inefficient pieces of the
ir.,tionaF nariluyry HAT we call tie
eXecutiv" departments -hUW how ANY
establishment if WviI W@tcrrd vita
s;yvcrIineI3t money N,;Il expand and
Iloid Together. H. Iu"ttFr low conflict
ing and mrau@ruoG~ !i% functions.
Hardly or" Of these 4rnat business a..
tabIislipvrt&-fur That is what they
are--Wa> planned. Is they are todas
trey just happened.
Take the Department of Agriculture.
fur example, one of The greatest and
most complex HuG Incorporating of all
the departments. 1t is in closer touch
and more directly affects the greatest
number of people in the United States
than any other branch of the govern
EIcnt with the possible exception u
the post office 1t began in 1899 With
an appropriation of 81 900. taken from
the patent funds for the di>tribu-
tion of free seeds and the collection
of agricultural statistics by the patent
office, then bureau in the State de
partment. Now look at the darned
thing. 1t is aII over the place.
The title OF the department indicates
:, ,',.,' ,,' ,,,.,,.,,,I.,L 80 in.
,.,,,.,I i,dus.
rry and some branches of admini>tra-
i i,. ,.o,,, indirartI,. rnl.tpd to
,,,.;.,,,,,,,.,I ,,,,,,ro.ts t,,,. ohout fo
,.,,,,. ,.,,i,.aoro,,s +, tho rn,.,,l,,,ion the
..o,,c,..,I interests Of :,orfrult1,re were
rar. ,In,,.+ ontira,,- l., individual initia
,;,. I,,dor.i .,,,i,.it,- ,,,. cnnfned to
,.,,..,i,.,I, ,,,,.,,,,. ,,,,l.,,,. mora
=. '.,,.,.,,,,a c.,,, ,f+o,. ,1,o .u,t:opoI
..,,vn,,,,npt WINS ,ra,nized somc at-
,o,n,t. WORE. made 10 establish = board
r ',,.,.i,.,,,,,ro. hint roitbn,. tho FIRST
,,,.o,,r...,I i, 1-o,; ,,r. -, .ac,,,d atf,rt in
is1- ,.,, SUCCESSFUL
..,.I,- .,,+.,,. ,I,., n,,,,I,,.i,,, foIIn,v-
;,.,, ,1,o o,.,,n,,I, ,f pori,,,in Frank
-, ,,.I,i,, :, t,,,.,1.,,,1 -. ,,on+ of tho
' - ~ pnnn,,!y,nio durina fine
..,r. 80, :, 1-T- ,,,oric,n conSuIs
'I ,..,, nefoo,.. I.,.,o,, tl,o nr,ctica
- .,,,,,Ii,'o no,,,o rnrni,,,, .aods. and ont
,,,,,. Con ,o,,. .ror. and of aidin3 in
,ln i,,t,.,d,,,.ti.,,, i,.,, t,,o I-,itod Stotas
~ ,,o,,. ,,,oods az Io,oostic animals
I,,.o,, ,,,,b small governmental nartiri-
,,,ti,,, ,,.,. :, +Lo Machining rather
.,.., oaioi.l
200. H.. Observation-Disclosures. e ,,o+-
,,t'. II I,IIs,,.,,,1 hooap tho
,;i.+.n,,,+i,,,, ~ .onsi1orohIo onan+itieS
80 ao,,l,. md ,,1,,+,, ,oooi,aa from, CAV
,-,,,,,,,. ..,,.,.o,.,,,-.,+4,.,.. in f,roign
..,,,,,,+,.;a.. AID throo ,aor. 1otar
,I,rn,,,,,, his infnapca an onnronriation
nf q 600 was made for the nurnose of
,,,.oorri,,o and Distributing seeds of
,,ou. ,,I.n+s .o,rvi,,r orr;ruIturoI in
,.,.,icr.tions and col1o,tinr aoricuIturaI
,,,tistic, This voS tho historic he
,,i,,,in,, IF tba ,,ucb-+oIl-ad.obout free
sooa distrihntion
d.. ,,, ,.+ Of .ourras. in Nav 1850
...,,,',, ,,,,,,o,o1I,.. ooIIod tlo nr,,onic net
.,o ,,.ti,-itiaS Of tba rovarnmpnt affect
I'M, a,r,i,,,Itrr, ,yorn nIacad under =
.anarota and distinct organization
l.n,,,., ,s tho Danortment of Agricul
i'm, cIa,.trA of II commissioner of
.,"rfcultnrp # did not rank. how
,,,.or with tho other ovecutiye denart
,nants and rho commissioner was nor
,a,,ftIod 49, - cont in rho presidents
,.,,hinpt Isaac Newton chief Of the
.,a,f,uItur,1 sectfnn in tbe pateDt office
va. onn.,intad tho first commissioner
If a.,.icuItura otber officers nrovidad
hv tha organic act included a statis-
t,cfan = chemist an entomologiSt and
> SUPERINTENDENT Of the pronacating
Garden and experimental farm
Tho cbrvsalis was NOW ready 70 be
trol,an In 1850 tho Department of Az
,,cult,,ra was elevated +, the rank of
tna other evacutive dppartments and
rs commissioner WAS made secretary
If agriculture with = seat in the Presf
d.,n+,s cohinat This u-aS i'm Grnyer
(Ea,,o,o,,a.. administration Tn bonor
af ;+s now. ropl, = fa,r moro functions
,,.oro +,I.on ,n
D.. tI,,t,, o,,o,,,,l, do+,ii II l,o,t ~,
poo.i,,,si,,,. ,,.i+I, 81, o,,,ro