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Vr, -f :-.v-:-j.- ml j Tf'i si : ) 1',. ' 3. ffi 41: t 1 . i U 1 1 r PVBUBHD OaZIT (iXCXK MOM)) AW ;l. - '. ' '. Wnnr.fi i-iiy ft'- By The News and Obseryer. Co; iHfl. om Jtr, mail, poUM:lt -9$ "'. six months, " 1? r 4 Aft v. tares' ; ns Wliy, one year,' 1 . ' otf i .jdxjnontha,.. . f . .,,;- Faae entered without payment,' aad no per wt Cler Uw explrtion ol ime paid Id all oar &Ta Ubl4 daf fo tWrnert of the httard of 9altutoituned from advnc tlieeta of liotLln more interegling coalii ;Vej; laid &eiore onr reaaer. ;!' Th of arioaltare" abliabe frill rtitemeittit of thV otitiot ot Wit U WVUMMUCUV 111 . au wuuc : om ad Tan co sbeeti of wbictt w take :i ibllowinsti . : ' -' H u f ' nJltoVjwttiattooinin!saioner, whle iQof&Ve, Mted for a tinw aa liti8 QcaTiageDt fbr tfie agricultural depart ment at Waahikgton. J . j uuWhou the drDor was otTeredfto him tSe veationxl Uioia'Mj:irVvH muiea. w ine poara..JLne miADrs oeia. tiat here iraa. no .legal impeoTuaent. ; Ji v Th emwlovmentl. a iy rlamo iM ports, related only to att&nalpiat- -Mr to the cropa sown and planted tJke condition at different aeaaoiis; the yield at tho end of the year, and -to' fur nishing information on all questions em-. braced within the wide ranire iof tati tiM in this State. It was in : the Idireck line of his duties, and the information acquired by him as agent but better uhieu oiui lur uie uubieB oi nu OJQOe. 10 his work as agent no department duty ever neglected. t , t-1 It is made a matter of objection to the diroctorpjflvijUtion fiadij&creiary me uouru uit wey penormea ueriaio services forjte Ne gleans exposition . and received eompensaUon therefor. ; pfilioatipiiiW.aa, ud.td: tha chairmail of the board to aUqw, the director of the station and the secretary of the board to discbaise eerUin d&aee in connection with the xpeh,W, aloig with ' their t appointed duties in connection with the exhibit of the itate. Wise considera tion seemed to favor assent to these, re quests. The exposition was made in tha interest pt the . whole South, and . whatever any single , State could do td secure success, without prejudicing its' ; pwn interests, , was regarded is . k nigbl duty.: It was. reasonable to suppose that important advantages would "bn secured foil our exhibit when two of our own of fleers had a voice in the general manage-' menp i ; Actuated by , these con4 sileraUdni the 'chairman of t the board ' eave bis consent-which was Aflerward " 4catified by the board-and thole gentle- ... iusu cuwiwt ui exposition wera,! and'performed it so .acceptably that the .uuowgen . mA uia. exposiuon. jei(; on strained to make them A combensaMon Bat the 8uto was pecuniarily a drainer fo ,whie thus doing double duty their 1 expenses wereooi charged .to Ule de partment, but were defrayed' by them : avirea. - it occasionea : tnereioxe ' no appreciable diversion from thei own The curator, of the museum is also "an imadverted oil H '.""H" ! The curator of the museum 'ts thor oughly qualified for bis duties' He bas uma long experience, and may be said to have been trained to his duties Under Prof. Kerr. Few nien, not havine bad . ouicuuuo euucauon, possesft sucQ a wide and familiar acquanUnce with the ninjerala and woods.'of Nqrtb 2 Carolina. These are scienUficaily arranged! and displayed in the museum; Fromits va- . ried attractions the museum 'jd a placo of much resort. ; But the Tiait therere , nlaie at bo regular tune, put at different boors of the day. Hence, during a part f bis tun he is not on duty, so to speak, . P"lA?1?llr M :Iwnyi at band. : Be? if aja I araughtsman of com ' considerable skill, and a fctiUxui workman in wood and metal. In the forfaer capacity ho baa rendered Valuable services ; ; the work of preparing tProf Kerr's State map for the press was - done wbollj by bim. In tbe intervaia of tiine when be is not employed - in at tondance nbon visi'tora to i the ; imuseum, be bja been aUraya allowed to exercise bis mechanical skill upon tamaHjbbi for himself. While thus employed be is always within call of the voice in an or. dinary tone indeed, always ariswert to-J tne cootsteper a visitor ias he enters the muaqum. ..The officer who has the su i per vision of the museum testifies to bis fidejitrand attention to hia duties; The , bdlbjejxtending this iidulenoe tg bini utile thought they were affording any ground for public complaint, for ii not thus employed he would have to pass much of his time in enforced tdte- . nesa . Onthe contrary the member bT Veflected .V&b. aatisfaction; that wnil ne waa performing the duties bf waa able to add a little to his slendm means for the support of his family. : The jpress without exception approved of the New Orleans exhibit; but it ha been asked 'could it not have been madt! for less"? ."'? That depends upon its scope and char . acterl With respect to the object then, .in Yjew-to represent full y ah3 - iA&- atfiJjLlU the .resources Of ihcState le answer, is that it could not. h Much Oj( tjhe material ued in the Boston ex hibit could not be used agin. part of the woods had to be rv jotted. From haviog been collected at the WasoL when the sap was up which the short time if preparation rendered unavoida bleHit had split, and become so ; discol ored as to be .unpresentable. Besides, the quantity of the material waa greatly . increased. A large part of our 'finer ' ores bad lost their lustre and had; to be renewed. Many, the appearance : of which bad not, , been ' impaired,? were found, not to be fairly representative of the mines from which they were tken, and it was necessary to get other speci? mens. From these various causes the whole State bad to be gme, ojw as be fore, and the work of collecting the ores; WwnltunmaiioUpi l IMS neoesaarily great expense. The collect tion bad to be mde in tne nrss instance, for bur. own State exposition, and theE tennial at New Orleans. In the' former1 our people jrbuId.JiaTe an opportunity for the first time in the history of the State of .seeing -all beF resouroes dis ayed in one view. It was felt to be of the' highest importance that the' dis play should be uctr a to gite them ' H$ appreciation of bpr present wealCh, to tenable them to realise ner suture ca abilities; and to' stimulate them to act ive development of her . industriei of every kind. In the latter: the Centen- kial exposition feeling that the State, prior to the last five years, had bee'ti un derrated, and strong sentiment of it love and 8tate pride prompted the ut most exer tion that when she was brought no element of. her strength should' -be wantine that whatever could convey in tne most ssrizing manner a sense or ner great natural advantages and of the nigh degree of - material prosperity to which she . is destined! by nature to attain should be fully and properly displayed; It wat felt that while the cardinal virtue of economy should be always kept ii mind, that botk occasions demanded an economy of a large and liberal kicid; Such were the controlling consideration which governed the management in both expositions. Everything was done wits reference . to the honor and interest o! the 'State, and with reference to them U1 i It had been; suggested that the force employed for putting tap the exhibit was f larger than necessary. ' 1 Xhe interval between the termination ofdnr State Exposition and the opening of that at NwfOrleans waa but due month In that time the exhibit hid to be. taken down hire, then packed, then transported to New Orleans and put ii place there. But previous to putting it. up a great deal of preparatory work bad .to be done much of it artistic in de sign and- handsomely finished. Pari passu with, this work went on that of unpacking. Tbe Work of actually put ting np the material of the , exhibit was One involving an amount, dot of labor, but of real toil, of which few have any just conception. : f The whole mass of the exbibit could not have fallen short of 150 tons' weighty. The separate pieces which made up the mass were; many thousand .in number. The several pieces . or specimena bad then ! to be gathered together, in different groups, acoordiilgio the principle of classifies t6b 'adopted, abd the members of each group bad to ; be changed and rear ranged; to secure the- best effect. The labor, required: was unremittiog, and tjb4i work could fnot have been dorie wjtbin the . period in which they were h eneaeed . in ii i by a smaller number. i Whl dded grbtly to the t hardship of inetaaa; mey naa to perform was the stateof the weather and the roads J tt rajiinoeaBaniayi and aa they often did LW get away till in the night, wben the Sfxfietrcarsjnad ceased to. ply, they had N'lo.hotB'4 'firom the building on foot, Ltbgough the et, . and over streets, a partot Wbicn were then unimproved. jpPluring the timf .the exbibit waabeitig pujt in. place, tb ibllowing . named offi cers. nd enployees of the" : department wjarf&ihfires JMessrs..J)abnej,? Wibjori, Wprth Mid Dancy.. All received their regular salaries! They were there under . a . .- - . . . L jhe.otderj of , tbe board, and their rWht w.ifvi: o.wi vauuub we jusiy ques tioned. i Others .were there;: Professor Hdlmes. of, the iUniversitvt airs.- Thos. kfty BtW6' 2 - Salisbury; Di. 31um,i of lSMfciWttW. K Hiddeii, of Alexander .ipoun'tv; Mr. Freston Stamps, of liltonMr. Ci Armstrong, of Mont g6DricxMintyfi Mr. .T. P.i Clarke, of New Brner and Mr. N. A. McNeUlj of w4ei;hiia,,,i,li '-, i . m, miBWMiit,wi exiuDit eacn toox. an actfe prtHFotibe work to be done UjWbo went from! this department, and lliWbfl Jwere .edgaged specially for it, jji(tBwreu buuihuuub wi very nign prqer4 ; f; lbiaDstQi Inany of tbe employea of partmeniwere in New 'Orleans tojisainlinatalltng the exhibit i baa been made Bub ject of comment, i k There araal no foart of the mauagement naiu.fcqe minus oi reneeung men, u jixeiy to secure a more hearty approval. ocmea men were needed ; the depart ment had a forte 'trained ibtbe work re. awtea in connection with the exbibit Ihei worx in, hand being 4 part of a great public trust it waa requisite that ally Itbft engagement pertaining to it should be governed by the strictest pru- yiiinrr-MIll WW UOyuvU ' BCfTtCB BUOUlU be obtained at the moat moderate ! com pensation ; this could be done only by employing the department force, for the competition Of fifty States and Territo- ries for axuied Ubof to be performed in 4 abort! time would raise its price to ex travagant rates. A steady force, avaU Uelat,aU i ttmiei waa neoesg&ry when the exigencies of the case prompted con stant couOter-biddinr ; the department ebbloys: wdnW fe dependent of auch offerawthey would, 'too, be Itiinulaled by 1ot for tbe Stite kbd a desire for its triumph.. ' ' I ; j ' It ba been WgedSthkt as the direcfer f thp stattonattd oho assistant ifrdm the laboAtory ttoe in New prleana to aid d putting up the Exhibit, and one at the eiidjof the ekhibit to aid in packing itjup; therefore, it ia to be inferred that thle services of one might be dispensed with, altogether- - ! - iSo inference woul K lno. .! The twO former, were there but a short time bavmg returned as soon as tho exhibit was installed I the latter but a few days to help in cbsinar it un Thv rentidown toimeet Ja demabd Wising nt iif $ greit emergency a demand, bo Mature, of Which has been explained, wd which ad. itted of no delay, ij Tho irfrkoflhe laboratory could, under! tho pressing, circumstanpe, be deferred i for f j bd;brougbiup. by night work, "? was alter wards done. !5 i 5Aftor he eihiblt Was In felace itbe permauent? foice there Was rd'ijfoed to' fiv,;gv: Mri Wltaon. the 'iim'n chirge; M. Brnner, Mt. Hidden, Mr. otampa and Mr. Clarke . fsttD. aequebtly Prof. &) if. SnathWialao employed 4 r i lit- . ttjiiaue jnatter W objeetjkmiOutJ the: commissioner spent twelve davrin tl ne oommuwinner nauui cuarge, un der the' iirection of fheboard. the or ganizaticni and rfaiiiigaiiieat of the State and Ne. Ortoans extfibitSi The latter was made at the distance of nearly a thousand miles, and it was found that none of, the bjaard eirteptf thl OoVferttor oouid go down' to "inspect (he ' exhibit' in person. " It was deemed advisable that the commissioner should go in or der; that he might be able, to submit a full report thereon at the' April meeting of the board. It is charged that the secretary re ceived ft25 1o covet incidentals he might not be able to remember. The entire account of the department is hereto annexed. - NO sucHf item is to be found in it. It is needless, there fore, to say that no such allowance was made for any such consideration. The cost of the North' Carolina ex hibit to the. department of agriculture was a fraction less than $8,000. To this. is to be added i tbe sum of $3,S33, re ceived from the United States commis sioner and expended in the exhibit. The amount; $3,833, received from the ex position through the hands of the Uni ted States' commissioner by jthe director and secretary has been accojunted forvto him, and an itemised account, together with receipts covering the en tire amount, have been submitted to him : The State of Nebraska spt $15,000, appropriated by its legislature; Wiscon sin the sum of $12,000; Mississippi the sum: of gl'2,000; Texas' the sum of $50,000; Minnesota the sum of $30,000, and California the sum of $60,000. Each of these States received in addi tion to the amodnts named their relative part of the exposition fund. . , Tbe case in regard to the experiment station stands! thus: The gentleman at the head of that branch of the depart ment is a master of his profession, and is of the highest integrity. The -fact that he has such a force at work is a de cl&ration that tbe force ; is necessary to do the work properly. It is a question of wnicn he is the only competent judge, and tf his skill, experience and integ rity; snord any just ground for conn denoe, tbe force cannot be'iessened with out crippling its efficiency. In connection with the laboratory it may be well to subjoin a note in regard w soap, vi wnicn a paper savs there are i. 'lots" used. TTi1 work of P.hpmloal an&lvaia ! nnn pf the nicest and most delicate that can be performed. : For weighing the sub stance, to: be analysed balances, are em ployed, so perfectly adjusted that a sin gle hair will incline the scale. The balances themselves are , kept ; as bright as a jeweler s wares. While; tbe work of analysis ia going on every particle of aust is consianwy rmoveo ne glass ware -of. which much has ' to be used- IB kept as pure ; and clear - as possible; everything is removed that can inter fere with; the accuracy of the' process Also, while the.operator is at work his wasnmg. it is thus seen for good work of this kind soap and water have to be used without limit. It niay I be .mentioned thaV through the cbmmissioner's office soap is occasionallv purchased for tb State water-closet and charged to the department,; but none so cbarged is used. in. bis office. Tbe ne- I oessity for its use in tbe place mentioned wui ne oovious, i There ;jare cerUln specifications in wbicb extravagance ia alleged or im- plied The first is for employing extra clerical aid in tbe commissioner's office. ! Extra clerical help, was employed on tnree( occasions. lhe nrat and aeoond instance occurred wbile Mr. Wilson, the Secretary, was in New; Orleans, and while: Mr. Montgomery, the aotinsr sec retary, was on bis rounds aa inspector of fertilizers. Tbe oommiaaioner being tW alone in tbe officer availed himself of the permission of the board to em ploy help in such cases, and' called in Ui ..1 a- mi .i . . uif sop to 1118 assistance . ine tnira in A 1 ST tTT etapoe pocucrea. wnen iar. w uson was absent by. the direction of tbe chairman o( the boards J4, ( Montgomery bad some ime hetore retired from service in tbe department, and the commissioner was again without an assistant, and ag,in his son. was called ( m for a few days. ! Except in these cases no charges for clerical assistance are to be found in bis offim. i i . . I . The amounts paid for clerical work in tne. experiment station . were appropri- atea ty tne Doara, and roc the following ireasons: A record of all the work done in the laboratory, of all the figures ob tained in tbe analyses, of all reports on the same, of all letters, tc, is written up and preserved in convenient form for reference. The bulk of this .work is done by the regular force, but during toe ousy season winter and spring wnen every, attention is dtrected,to the analyses proper, it baa been necessary to engage extra labor for this purpose It waa . founds upon consideration, to be considerably cheaper to employ expert clerical neip tor specified work; than to employ a clerk capable of doing it for nia wnoie ume. Objection bas been made to certaid porter's fees allowed by the commis sioner, director and secretary in audit ing the accounts of employes of the department.; These items amounted to $3.90, They were objected to by the finance commit tee of the board, and that sum Was re funded to the treasury by the officers iuboye named, as will appear by the re ceipt ot j the: treasurer hereto appended piOKra Uiaotnia Tkias't Dipaathkxt, ' RiuaeH, February 11, 1886. $3m Ueoeived of M. McOebee, C ubn, fie., and P M. Wilson hre,etdoHara and ninety cents, it beinc the amount refunded by them to cover perwm pxpenaiturea ooepted by these Officers i ia aceounta rendered by their aasifUnta and Jaij otlt 'on their prder, but bot approved by tbe finance commit tee of tbe board of agrioulture. - D.WT Baixi Treasurer, ex-bffioio. i ; pt T. A. Bako$a Clerk. -. Il ia alleged that there are too many band is ofton brought into contact with bcidl and, other things which require im mediate washine. It is thus seen that Mvvauwi is tnp uevKtaeui, ' w .i i t f r . . f aV - 3 j .. . i , - JThe first is a niirbt watchman. The' second: has the Care of the State- water-closet. Prooerlv. his wsirw shodld be paid by ; the State, bus the legislature having failed to provide a servant for this purpose, the board has done so to prevent the place from be- Lfc coming an intolerable nuisance on its premises. ; The titrd ia em ployed in the experiment station. . He, bas cnarge ot the steam engine in the laboratory, i which occupies the greater part of his time, and, when not so em ployed, waits in the laboratory. The fourth waits- upon the office of tbe com missioner and that of the general immi gration agent. J ' i. " ; . . . .- . '. The servant who waits in the laborato ry and has charge of the steam n 'ine used in connection with it, receives 825, tbe one Who waits on : the offices of the commissioner and immigration agent. twenty-five dollars; the servant who has charge of tbe State water-closet, fifteen dollars. It is alleged that the amount paid for carriage hire' while preparing for the: State exposition was large. Tbe exposition build nz was two miles from town, and the persons en gaged in putting in place the vast quan- tuy oi material, wraea occupied one fourth of the extensive building, had to go out in the morning and return in the evening in carriages, and, in the pro gress of the work, it wasoften necessary to dispatch messengers to town in the course of the day to fetch . articles that were needed. The carriages were eh gaged at the lowest rate at which they could be secured by special contract the same rates that were paid by the managers of the exposition without complaint on the part of the corporators The number of persons that had to be employed by the department in so great an undertaking, and the distance to be traveled to and fro, necessarily swelled tbe amount of the carriage hire. . . , Another allegation, under the bead of extravagance, ia that S26.03 were ex pended for German books for the experi ment station. "Ought, asks a paper "the State. to be required to pay for such books ?" j The director of the station is the State chemist; all his-work is for the State The health of a trade involving two mil linn dollars in value depends on the ac curacy of his analyses. Germany is the seat of chemical science, and its greatest progress from year to year is made there. As the State purchases law books every year for our supreme court library, to enable the judges to keep up with the progress of the law, it seems but just that the Department should provide books to enable the State chemist to be in the very van of his pro fession. . , . The bills for postage, express, station ery and telegrams are alleged to be ex cessive. . ! i i ne aeparnnent was. estaDiishea in part to give information apout the msH terial interests of tbe State, .in answer to all inquiries, from whatever quarter they may come. Letters icoverin this immense field are constantly "addressed to the commissioner. Besides those directly addressed to bim, letters of a similar character are. constantly referred to him from the State i departments; These are exclusive of those which relate to tbe regular duties prescribed in the act which created the department., Great numbers of letters are addressed to the director of the station in . regard to mat ters, pertaining to bia department. Great numbers of 'letters are 'also addressed to the immigration agent by those who think of removal to the State. Th vol ume of correspondence may be said to be immense; and hence the, quantity of siauouery ana suunps is: neccessamy very large. I But the department pub- lubes both books and maps illustrative of the State,: and the director publishes the fertilizer report annually. Hundred of the former are sent off every year of the latter, thousands. These con tain information of the highest value, and they are freely aent; to all appii cants lor them, .bach of these requires three or more stamps, so that there is a great uemana ior stamps - in mis way. When the inspection of fertilisers is going pn, all tbe samplea collected: are aent to the department by express,; it being of the first importance that,, they shquld, be analyzed as , aoon aa possible, that tbq fanners may have the benefit of the ana lyses in their purchases at each season of the year. When the inspector meets with any irregularity in the fertiliser trade anything out of the way he must refer to the commissioner for in structions. In such cases the telegraph is used both ways. He cannot wait the course of mails ; one day's board would eat up tbe price of -several telegrams. During the exposition at New Orleans especially the early part of it it was necessary for those in charge there to communicate quite frequently with' the department ; but the positions held by the director and thefsecretary in connec tion with the exposition gave them Com mand of the lines to send messages, and the department paid, only one way. It is not posible for any one unacquainted with tne working of the department to form a just opinion of its requirements in the particulars last mentioned. XXPXNDITUBIS FOB HSCAL TSAR HIDING NO vKMBxa 30, 1885, Fish and Fisheries December 2, . M. Robinson, salarv. 60;8. G. Worth. lary. $141.66. i Experiment Station December 5, El mer &. Amend, apparatus and reagents, Board 'of Afrrin1t.iiMT)Aft)TihAr 1 Julius Lewis & Co., nails, State expo sition, S8.90 : Deo. 8. W. G. Lewis. ! alary, traveling . expenses, phosphate urvey, $133.36; H. M. Chance, salary, $150; H. M. Chance, labor .supplies, ex penses. $174.50; . Deo. 10,1 Thurber, Whyland & Co. r preparing North Caro lina fruits for the Sute exhibits, $351.68; W. H. & B. S. Tucker, cloth State bxbibit, $134.99; Dec. 11, i Blake, Ma in Uo meals employees at State ex Wfr.JIfBi.yrt p.,Kerr. freight, ex press and expenses, $58.23; Dec. 13,-1 liougee & uoodwin, dressing j atone for expoaition, $5.50; Deo. 16, m, C. Rich wwa, agesty freight (ttiwtoi). 4.73; Dec. 18, J. R. Neal, fruit, $25; ieoUK; Foust. fruit. John T. Pll- riekilidvertiaing,- $300.' j i liitoaDaruneries January au, XtoDt. Viliiauts, services, corjp ponds, $1CL iiucuii oumuii ubu. o, Aimer Aweud, apparatus and reairents. $32 .361. Co&ftuissioner's Office Jad. 2A.T.A. Montgomery, sampling fertilisers, trav eling expenses, $100. : Board of Agriculture Jin. 13, II M. Chance, salary, December, $150; H. M. Chance, labor, supplies and expenses coal survey, $217.92 Jan. 15, W, G. lewis, balance on account, salary and expenses of phosphate survey, $6.20; N A. aicrieiii, services and traveling ex penses, returning from New Orleans, $41.76; Jan. 22, L. D. Heartt, treas- urerj painia ior otaie exnimt at state exposition, $42.54; Chas. W. Dabney, Jr., supplies at A ew Orleans exposition, for which Vouchers are filed, and travel ing expenses, return to Raleigh, $37. 80; Jan. 29, Joseph G. Brown, cashier, $8,000; Jari. 31, Claes & Lehnbenfter purchase ot show-cases for exhibits and museum, $356.25. experiment1 Station Feb. 7, Emu Greiner, apparatus, $10.50;? Feb. 18, C. W. Uabney, Jf., cash paiorbut fOr copy ing records of office, $75; Feb. 24, Eimer & Amend, apparatus and reagent, $51.48. . . Commissioner s Office December 9, T. A. Montgomery, : travel ing expenses, ko., inspecting fertilizers, $60;, December 24, T. A. Montgomery, traveling expenses, &c, inspecting fer tilizers, $100. : Board of Agriculture February 3, D Rt Murchinson & Co., bale, cotton exhibit, $59 29; Worth & Worth, tor pentine exhibit, 4 26: Geo W. Wil liams & Co.. sheaf r?ce arid rice' for ex hibit $18.25; T. H Briggn & Sons, nails tacks, &e., hir ware for State ex hibit at exposition, 43.28; Johnson & Barbour, one' dozen chairs and table for exposition, $23.50; Wallace Bros., ticket to New Orleans on exhibit medi cinal herbs, $27.35; W. E. Hidden, on account salary and traveling expense! at New Orleans exbibit, $173. 09; Febru ary 4, Pi M. Wilson, expenses Oot. 26, to and from New Orleans, Jan' 17, $68.75. February 6,Edward S. Fowlkes, painter, on account painting on exhibit New Orleans, $128; Feb. 25, H M. Chance, salary, $300. f Fish and Fisheries March 5, S. G Worth. I salary, February, $141.66; George W. Jones, laborer at carp ponds. $10; March 11, Ellis & Webster, ma terial for preparing fishery collection, $21.89;S. G. Worth, bedstead for house at carp ponds, alcohol for specimens, $8.75; March 21, S. G. Worth, distrib uting carp, expenses, $15. ; Experiment Station March 12, Emit Greiner, glass apparatus $5.60; March 17, A. Hoen k Co., 22,000 maps phos phates, $150. ; Commissioner's office March 5r W P. McGehee, services as clerk, in ab sence of Montgomery, inspecting &c. $37.50; March 21, W. P. McGehee clerk in absence of secretary and Mont gomery, $13 $3; March 27i W. P. Mo Gehee, clerkin absence of secretary and Montgomery, xts.w. Board of Agriculture March 3, Jos A. Holmes, railroad fare from New Or a . leans,; ana worx on boxanical specimens for exhibits,' K81.15; Marfeh 4, F. X. Ganter, rent show cases for State expo sition, $57.93; J. A. Holmes, traveling expenses collecting specimens for exposi htion, $62.35; H. B. Short, wine for de partment exhibits at state and New Or leans eXpostfidns.'MS; W. E Anderson president Citizen's national bank $5,000 Mareh 24; P. M. Hale. 50 copies Woodi uu Aiuioers, oi.iu; juarcn 40, j. Armsfrong, trave fing expenses to from NeW Orleans (from Montgomery county, v.) jpy. uo, ! Fish abd Fisheries April l4. S. G Worth; subscription to Science'' $10 i a- AjmA bwu , ouugviiuuuu, AT L at ; 1 a. i : ..'. . . . i . . . vape Ann Advertiser, . subscription $3; "American Field," subscription $5; J. W. WatsOn, printing photos. SS Rufus Ricks, office-boy, $6; J. F. Tay lor, rent carp pond, $12 oU; G. Jones, laborer earn ponds, ftlO: James S. Gold smith, preparing carp list 1884-'85, $8; VAnieriai Angler. aubscrintion, $3. wwas, irougnton KjQ., paper ior re port, 10,000l5Opres,; $SI4.2i; April 18, Aimer Ameua,oaemicaii wo, April $19.66; Elmer & Amend, kpparatus and reagenes,d;l'i U. Hale, btate printea, printing report, 10,000 copies, wrap peravetp L; A. D. Mickle, copy ing ottt records Of Office, $30.00. Commissioner's Office April 20, MbntgdmerV, "expenses ttavelin: in sptinfertlliiers, 1$100': April 3flT, A. Montgomery, silary, S7o. Boairdof AircttltuTe Anril 14. T S. Stoltx, sheaf wheat and oats exbibit, $5; April 18, Jos. A. Holmes, for ser vices of Dr T. W. Harris, aa lecturer to bis classes wbile attending Sute anc New Orlean ekoositions. ftlOO: Photn electrotype edmp'a&y, rohe plate of ex hibit, m N. C. indbstrial Msbciatlon. ew; Apru a. so., unance, salary, AOnA. i am t mv m ' . expenses, labor. SR367.41. Fish and Fisheries Ma v 2 (1 uones, laoor at carp ponds, $10; May 26, C. C. Christmas, mending tanks at fish pond. &6.12: Mav SO. GaorirA .Tno. labor at carp ponda, May, $15; J. C. Brewster & Co., cartridges, traps, re pairs and core gun, lime for use protect- uiif cam nonaa. xiu.yn. : I Experiment Station May 6, C M. UawXinsj 1 second-hand caligraph, 25; May 7, J. T. Morris. 1 desk fttf2: Mav 18, rM. Hale, State printer, nrintine analyses fertilizers, binding and wrap4 pers, gll5 50: Mav 22. Emil glass apparatus, $8.15; C. W. Dabbey, Jr., cash paid out for ! ormwVfxr XiSI . w analyses records, $45. CommiseiOber's Office MaV 7 W P McUehee, clerical wdrk, -in absence of - k . . , J a secretary and Montgomery, $60.67; May til T. Ai Montgomery, traveling ex- Eenses mspecting fertiliaera, $50; May 3; W. P. 'McGehee, . clerical services, in absence ;of - 'setfreiang and Mont- gwnery, $8. 1 ; j , ? Board of Agriculture May 4. Rice & Colemaii, timber for two expositions, 00; May 7;C, 8. Allen, agent, freight, '4 G. R. R.. artTcles for exhibition at State exposltibn, $189 29; May 18, H. B ' Battle,: expenses traveling to ab(l from and while in New Orleaiu. A125: (unexpended balance returned. ft4.55. ponds, $15; H. M. CbabCe, preparing 8 mabs fotphotblitdgra'phy, $i0; May 80. B. vpn UerfT, cssh for photograplis, exhibit at Sute and New Orleans expo sitions, $40.50. i ... ! Immigration Aeent May 22, J. T. Pstrick, aalary; aelf and eTefkT$I3T; advertising at Northern fairs, postage, telegrams, freight, c, X146.82, Expenmeut Blation-J mtr-lSTElnTer & Amend, apparatus and reagents for labotafory,' $60.79.' Immigration Agent June 17, J T. Patrick, Northern fairs, advertisements, postage, freight, stationery; $146.32. Board of Agriculture June 23, U. W. Spurr, freight on bomaeof North Carolina ornamental woods. New Orleans to Boston; used at State and New Orleans Fish and Fisheries Getfge; J6nes, labor at earp: ponds; $15. U Immigration Agent JufV 1 J. T. Patr ick , I northern fairs, freight, ! box rent, express, $148.86. 4 f Board of Alrrrculture J ulv t'i H. B. Battle, paid lib laborer, and packaieon cars returning exhibits, express on loaned exhibita, $108.70; W; G. LewU, paid for transportation timbera fof exhibits. settlement bill Ot Newkirk, $78.25; July 11, Ed. 11. Lee, one prize bate Of cotton exhibit, $62 61 j JAly 1, O. W. Dab ney, Jr., traveling expenses, agricultu ral convention,! Washington; $42-85 July 18, T. Ki Bruner, bal.' on salary as assistant atv iXew Orleans : exhibit, $234.50; July 24, W. P, McGehee, clerical services in absence' secretary on dept. business, Ky. 6b; July 2, M. Mc Gehee, traveling expenses, agricultural convention NT ashington, $32.46. Fish and Fisheries August I, Geo Jones, laborer at carp ponds, $15. Kxperiment Station August 20, Bat tle & Dancy, for! 15 copies book, chem ical conversion tables, for use, in lab oratory, $25; Eimer & Amend, apparatus and regeants, $18.82; bmil Greiner, glass apparatus, i $4.80. Board of Agriculture August 3, W. S. Primrose, 1 bale cotton for . exposi tion, $50. r j : ' 1 Fish and Fisheries September; 2, George Jones, laborer at carp ponds, $15.00. y i ' : : Board of Agriculture September 4, Prof. J. A. Holmes, expenses in employ board on Kerr's geological report; $85; September 9, M. i McGehee; traveling expenses to fruit growers' convention, $7; September 24, P, M. Wilson and H., B. Battle, cash paid out for i unloading exhibits, from cars and transferring same to R & G. and R. & D. : depots and exposition building, items filed, $40.12. -j : ir;-: Fish and Fisheries Oct. 2, Geo. Jones, wages at carp ponds, $30; Jesse F-Taylor, cleaning race to tish ponds; $3.62. Experiment Station October : 16, Eimer & Amend, balance apparatus and regeants, $12.90; Eimer & Amend; bal- a i'-z kniv rim anoe apparatus ana ; regeants, ; t .ao; Kimer & Amend, balance apparatus and regeants, 35 , 46 ;! October 31, U. W Dabney, cash paid' out for copying 1568 pages analyses recoros, receipts nled, $50,001 ! " i ; I I - ' !;::'! Agent Immigration October 31, ; J. T. Patrick, advertising and correspond ence in 70 Northern papers, itemised statement enclosed, $62.10; j.! T. Pat- f rick, cash expended making exhibits- at i orinern iairs, liemuea Buwaicni sua XT . 1 i . . . . . J vouchers enclosed, $247.09. ! ; f Board of Agriculture October 6, L D. Terrell, traveling expenses; collect ing samples of fertilizers, $60. I ) : i Oct. 21. C. W. Dabney, Jr.; traveling expenses attending: meeting, official chemists, $46.87; Levy type company, diagrams and sections tor coal survey, $16; Oct 28. E. M. TJiell, 14 reams paper, printing Chance's report coal fields, $56; Oct 29, Thoa. Dkon, Jr. mica for exhibit, 815.50. - Experiment jSution Arthur. Wins- low, on account of pyrite -exploration, $100; Whitall, Tatum & Co., glass ware, $6.55; 0. G. Crawford, cyclo style and equipment! same, 813; Is. C. Chapman, 1 aspirator, $3. : Board of Agriculture Novi 4, Jos A. Holmes, expenses trips to Oxford and Nantahala at work on Kerr'a geo logical report, $72.45; - Nov: ? 5, . John Nichols, treasurer; ; appropriation to State agricultural ; society for premiuma on field crops, stock, &C, 7iw; nor 10, K. M. Uxiell, 30 reams paper; re printing Kerr a chapter I, volume ? U, $120; J. H. Young,- treasurer North Carolina industrial i association; balance legislative appropriation ; for premiums, $300; Nov. 17, Lieutenant? Francis Winslow, on account oyster lurvey, $204.20; Nov. 18, Lieutenant; Francis WinslOw, On account Oyster Survey, XI i0; Breuxer & Jvessler, pr maps, Chance s coal survey. $63.75. ney received $1,000. and Mr Pw Wilson received X4.875. that were di8- bursed atWew Orleans, . ! ' 1 Expended by Dr. Dabney F. B. Dancy, cash to A. Baldwin & Co.. nails. $8 30; T. K. Bruner, ;traveling4 ex. penses Kaleigh to .,U.. 818.30: S..G Worth, bal. traveling expenses, self ind T. P. Clarke, Raleigh to N. O.. S27 84: P. Stamps, on account, bal. expenses R. to.N. O., $20; W. E. Hidden, on ao- count salary and expenses, $100; T. K. Bruner, on account board and expenses. $49.66; F. B. Dancy, on account board and expenses, $30; r. Stamps, ; on; ao count salary, board and expenses. $31.75; J. A. Blum, on account ser vi ces, board and expenses, $25; Mrs. J. Kothenbilder, board, Worth and viark, 1 week ending December 71 R20; Q. W. iaDney, jr., casn paid d.& ty. kroner, Fellman liros., D. 11. Holmes, and Jno. Gauohe's Sons, for sheeting, towels, comforts, quilts and crockery for, em ployes' mess, receipted accounts filed herewith, $59.10; Edw; S Foulkes,' On .1 a ' 7AAA T account worx, painting, xzv; vr. u. Tebault. two Ubles, $4.60; T. K. Bru ner, part on, salary, 1st month, begin - . M m ' ' . Ai . ' ning Wovemher 11, xw; trrot. Jos. A. 1 , $w; x-roi. os. A. TelinV penses Raleigh $ll; (fmollton- aTw noimes,. vi. traveiu to New Orleans, $ $20; P. Stamna. aalarv Wfo1l-ntk!ftfHl.' C. Dab;.-Jri7eM i?7BeoVritk 5l v. Iffl-'.VTI, HIWIHUI, workman, regilar ewWehdmi Deb. ,'andB'caid decorat tora extra night time, amonnta reoeifted or on . pay-roU by indiridnalaj? fetal e2l accourit, $46.60; S. G. Worth, board, self and UlaTke. $31.45; S. U. Worts, strrrt-ear fare and luorhes, 14 days, $7; J. A. B'um. on account services. ft35: T. K. Bruner, board anl expenses, 10 ZzdZi v"l4 jifHs pensea. IOi days, $21; Prof. Jof." A. Holmes, board and expenses, 5 20 flays. 45 65; S. G. Worth, miscellaneous tfu-ppTif. fish eibTbit, $10.85; total. $1,049.50.1 The overdraft waa paid by the exposition commissioner, and should Be deducted, amounting to $49.50; to tal, $1,000. ! r Expended, by Mr. Wilson: Preston Stamps, receipts filed, salary, from Dee. p 1884. to Way 41885;, 132 days, at $2 per day!, $264; cash paid board from Deo. 7th toMayp4tb,tncluaive,$236; cash paid; ear-fare i expenses, $62.45; cash paid R R. tickete and aleeper returning home. $39.15; T. K. Bruner, receipu filed, cash paid on accoiun of salary from Jan. 10th to Jnne 9th, 1885., at $3.50, $400; cash paid . for board, 161 days; $241.50; cash baid car-fares and expenses, $100.85;' R. R. fare, aleeper, $3(5.25. Dr. C;D. Smith, receipts filed, eashpaid, salary $100 per mo., $159.55; cash -paid, ; board on aecnunt, $67.60; eash paid, railroad fare, : &o., $44.60; eashpaid photograph pass, $50; C. A. Armstrong; receipt filed;N eaab paid, salary j$5Q per mo , $100 ; ear fares, expenses, - &c., $9 5 cash paid, rail road fares. $26.50; T. P. Clarke, re ceipts filed, eash paid, eajary $50 per mo., $260 ; car fare, expenses (lunch at grounds), $40.30; railroad fare, sleeper, fec, returning heme, $45.70 ; W. K Hidden, receipts filed, cash paid,. 3 months salary, $166.66.! $499.98; to check returned to treasurer, $18.50 ; P. M. Wilson; receipts filed: msh paid, board 137 daya, $205,50 ; , car fares 137 dajs, $33.40 ; postage ad stationery, $7 ; telegrams, $28.60 ;i casa, cloth, tacks, s per bill, $5 ; railroad' fare to New Orleans and return, $51.25; J. A. Holmes, receipts filed: cash for board, $15.90; SrG Worth, receipts filed, easb for board from' Dec. 24 to January 9, $23 36 ; cash paid, for lunch and supper out at grounda when working at night, $13.05 ; cash paid expressage on Japan tish, brick work on fishery department of exhibit, $12 10 ; cash paid railroad fare, sleeping car returning borne, $38. 25 ; J. A. Blum, receipts filed : cash paid on account of salary $75 00 ; F. B. Dancy. receipt filed : cash paid on ac count of board 10 days, $15.00 ; car fare and expense?, $6 ; cash paid railroad fare returning home, $39JU0 ; M. Mc Gehee; receipts filed : cash paid for board wbile in New Orleans, $20.00 ; D. D. Van Bask irk, receipts filed ; cash, paid for services as oarpcnier and ser vant, five months, $65, $326 ; E A. Burke, check filed : cash paid for rent of house, December 1 to June 15, $625; pay roll, receipts filed: H. R. Fishen labor, $11.00 ; W. F. Leach, labor $21.00; L. Gilraartin, labor, $5. 50 : Jno. Mots, labor, $10 00. $47.50 ; pay roll, receipts filed : N. Martino, labor, $4.50 ; M. Shields, labor, $4, 50; Wm. BarnesU labor, $5.00; Lewis Hovery, $4.00 (see pay roll), $18.00; Eay roll, receipts filed-: cash paid Joe. eo, $8.75 ; D. D. Van Buakirk, $10, 20; before employment by the month ; F. Brady, $16.50; S M. Dagger, $12. 00, $47.45; N. A. McNeilf, receipts filed : cash paid balance wages, $16 75; easb paid on itemised bill for nails, glass, drayage, binges, see bill, $22.45; E. Helmeyer, receipt filed : ca. b paid for map of exhibit space, $15.00 ; cash . paid Times-Democrat for papers sent to nonn varouna legislature and depart- mit at Raleigh, receipt filed, - $12.00 ; casn paid Picayune tor; papers sent to North Carolina legislature and depart ment at Raleigh, receipt filed, $6.0Q ; Cxt'hatiire charges on chefeks as per bank book, $8.66 ; total $4,384.30. BKMAKKS: The board prhits in the Bulletin all the items of expenses incurred by it during the last fiscal year. These cover the monthly payment of salaries to tho officers and clerks ; the quarterly pay ment of per diem and mileage to the; members of tbe board ; the payments to the servants and little incidental ex penses. ' It would unnecessarily occupy our space to print these items in extenio, and so we give only enough of them to insure an understanding of the matter. The annual pay roll seems from tbe ac counts to be as follows : ' Officers M. McGehee $2,000, P. M. Wilson $1,600, T. A. Montgomery $600. C. W Dabney f 2,500, B. VonHerff $1,000, H. K, attle $1,000, F. B. Dancy $1,000, W. A Withers $720. T. C Harris $900, J. T. Patrick 81,500, S G. Worth 81.699. E. M. Robinson K720, L. D. Terrell J540, W. J. Newsom $240. Servants ohn Stanford 300. Wm. Wbitaker $300, Jesse Turner 300, James Higgs $180 r . . 68 There was a postage account and a telegraph account, a gas account and bills for chemicals and articles haoessary to be uaed about the "little earp," about the experiment station, eto. The pay roll is fixed by the board of agri culture, and the . gentlemen on that board have doubaeaa kept it-at reason able Ignlia.lderlDg tb"wVJr to . be done. 1 - ' ..v.w i"r .. - The little bcfdek'talaare' buVcbaaea hw the officers, who are men 1of character and, whose ationj baseen considered and approved by tbe &ance Sybnmittee. We assume1 that the little articles pur-., chased were realbtyal&esRary and in the absence of invthiasr ao'tle eontrarv? we likewise asbbm'e that tile prices DaidVi come fair We ffe a f&w bf them Jan. 26, co:Eebi20convinir.; L March 28, filin eases. 820.20: March , 20, repaira to rump rt fvcb, 30, uusr ivu., .aLiu. ao, uirecting rep1rtrtax. BtsC $16.60; AprTl 30,. wrappragand aHingiifepdrtaC Mar 30. ruMwboou.aaaisUnt at tanr ponds. $5.90; May 30, horse and buggy Mav 99 Z l7 toPttmP.. UM I' 5Mker vr, yma, $i; jjaay 3, stttiooary &i; Maw ) a. m . , i-T ff " f.0T tki hammerv 1 nr tar fMl etc.v ... - . yauwu wm properiy made oy the ana these i k.fMoostr P401 exhibit at New r M thouaand del- K'ft'.4 11,1 1 U"" VM w aio waamaqt irf'i iif iTirw'r if ?1 1 1 l t r
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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