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E*A«?  RURAL  N  E  W-  YORKER 
December  30,  1910. 
The  Coming  New  York  Legislature 
The  Legislature  of  New  York  State 
will  eon v One  in  annual  session  nt  the  good; 
on jiitol  in  Albany,  Wednesday,  January 
3,  for  the  one  hundred  and  fortieth  time 
in  its  history.  Thaddeus  ( 
Phoenix.  Oswego  County 
the  Assembly  continuously  since  1910, 
will  he  chosen  speaker  of  that  body  for  o 
the  fourth  time.  Lieut.-(}overn<lr  Ed¬ 
ward  Schoeneck  of  Syracuse  will  pre¬ 
side  in  the  Senate,  but  Elon  Brown  of 
Watertown,  Jefferson  County,  now  serv-  St 
ing  his  eleventh  year  in  the  Legislature, 
wilk  *1C  the  leader  of  the  Senate,  chosen  ner 
by  fhe  dominant  party  there. 
The  advance  pages  of  the  Clerk’s  Man¬ 
ual,  issued  each  year  just  prior 
assembling  of  the  Legislature,  have  come 
to  hand,  and  gives  a  list  of  the  mem¬ 
bers,  with  politics,  occupations  and  home 
addresses  of  each.  The  Manual  is  an 
entertaining  little  pamphlet  and  contains, 
when  carefully  perused,  much  that  is  in¬ 
teresting  and  food  for  reflection.  Let  us 
consider  the  Senate  first.  Because  the 
Senate  considers  itself  to  be  first  and 
a  cut  above  the  Assembly- 
mn.  in  their  persons  each  represent  a 
constituency  of  200,000  souls?  Then, 
too  count  the  number  of  professional 
men  in  its  membership — 26  lawyers,  a 
clear  majority;  four  hankers;  and  two 
editors;  several  millionaires; 
chants  and  real-estaters  not  too  numer¬ 
ous — just  the  make-up  for  a  pleasant 
little  club  with  a  restricted  membership. 
There  are,  by  the  way,  two  members 
the  Senate  who  give  then*  occupations  as 
“farmers.”  Both  of  these  farmers  are 
distinguished  meu — each  in  his  own  way 
—hut.  neither  is  what  one  would  call  a 
“sure  enuff”  farmer  in  the  accepted 
meaning  of  the  word  up  in  Delaware 
County.  However,  Theodore  Douglass 
Robinson  of  Mohawk  declares  that  he 
is  a  farmer,  and  lib  ought  to  know ;  so 
let  it  stand.  It  is  certain  that  ho  is  a 
blood  nephew  of  Col.  Theodore  Roose¬ 
velt  of  Oyster  Bay.  and  that  ho  served 
one  term  in  the  Assembly  as  a  “Pro¬ 
gressive”  member ;  he  is  now  recorded  as 
being  a  Republican — evidently  went 
back  -with  Uncle  Theodore,  The  other  .  , 
farmer  member  of  the  Senate  is  Charles  5?it  ,  -v  Commissioner  of  Agriculture 
W.  Wicks,  of  Sauquoit,  Oneida  County;  Charles  S.  Wilson  for  a  Conference  to 
and  he  is  now  entering  on  bis  second  consider  changes  or  modifications  in  the 
term  of  service.  Senator  Wicks  is  agricultural  law ;  or  to  suggest  changes 
chairman  of  the  Wicks  Committee,  which  may  be  necessary  to  meet  new  eon- 
When  once  started,  this  committee  has  ditions  in  the  development  of  agriculture, 
brought  out  so  many  facts  and  obtained  L.  L,  Morrell  of  Kindcrhook  was  chosen 
such  wide  publicity  that  village  and  city  president  of  the  conference,  and  after  a 
residents  have  been  amazed  by  the  story,  welcome  from  Commissioner  Wilson,  in 
though  it  was  a  mighty  old  tale  to  the  which  he  briefly  outlined  some  suggested 
farmers  of  the  State.  topics  for  discussion,  the  meeting  at  once 
Only  two  farmers  (and  neither  of  divided  into  sectiona  for  consideration  of 
them  can  show  a  callous  on  his  hands)  (D  animal  industry,  (2)  plant  industry, 
in  the  Senate  of  this  State!  Why  is  and  (3)  commercial  relations, 
this?  Let  us  grant  that  New  York  and  The  work  of  the  animal  industry  group 
the  Bronx  and  Richmond  and  Kings  and  had  been  under  discussion  both  the  night 
he  rest  of  Long  Island,  and  the  lower  before  at  the  Agricultural  Department 
river  counties,  and  Erie,  and  Monroe,  and  at  a  meeting  of  interested  cattle  men 
and  Albany,  and  Onondaga,  are  justi-  at  Syracuse  the  week  previous,  and  as  a 
tied  in  electing  lawyers  and  bankers  and  result  recommendations  were  ready  to 
tuisimn**  men  to  their  hearts'  content  to  hand  for  debate  on  several  topics,  but 
represent  them  in  the  Senate,  but  WHY  chiefly  as  to  how  best  to  cope  with  the 
should  the  agricultural  counties  of  Gen-  bovine  tuberculosis  situation — an  ever- 
esee.  Wyoming  and  Allegany  send  a  law-  present  problem  with  dairymen.  The  dis- 
yer  to  the  Senate?  Why  do  the  rural  mission  was  begun  by  A.  L.  Brockway,  a 
counties  of  Wayne,  Ontario  and  Yates  Holstein  man  of  Syracuse,  who  has  been 
select  a  retired  merchant  for  their  Sen-  most  active  for  months  past  in  seeking  a 
ator — be  he  ever  so  good  a  man?  Why  satisfactory  solution  of  the  problem,  and 
do  the  great  fruit-growing  counties  of  was  participated  in  by  nearly  every  man 
Niagara  and  Orleans  prefer  a  lawyer  in  the  section, 
representative  to  a  fruit  grower?  Why 
a  banket*  to  represent  the  St.  Lawrence  Resolutions. 
and  Franklin  districts?  Why,  year  That  in  a  bill  to  be  drafted  on  animal 
after  year,  should  (  hnton,  Essex  and  diseases  there  be  a  mandatory  require- 
Warren  send  a  banker  to  the  Senate?  mpijt  for  a  physical  examination  of  all 
\\  by  should  Schuyler,  Tompkins,  Che-  dairy  cmvs  producing  milk  in  this  State, 
mung  and  Ihoga  wish  a  lawyer  to  care  to  he  US0(I  as  whole  milk  or  in  dairy 
for  then*  interests  in  the  Senate?  Is  products. 
there  no  farmer  big  enough  to  represent  That  provision  be  made  for  veterinar- 
thc  Schoharie  Montgomery  and  Sehen-  ian  service  to  make  such  examinations, 
eotady  district,  that  a  lawyer  is  now  aild  for  districting  the  State,  under  regu- 
^ent .  Why  a  iau.ver  from  the  lad-  lotions  of  the  Commissioner  of  Agricul- 
ison,  Chenango  and  Otsego  district,  and  fm.p  ■  * 
another  lawyer  from  Livingston  and  Approving  of  provision  being  made  for 
stenhen,  aud  still  Mint  hoi  fioni  Gicene  pu,  more  general  use  of  tuberculin  under 
uid  Lister  M  hv  a  banker  .  enat.ir  trom  rules  to  be  determined  by  the  Commis- 
Noneca,  Cayuga  and  Cortland?  Why  a  si(ll,er  of  Agriculture. 
yX  2*3-2SB  ,  “accredited”  herds  under 
n'gton?8  r0Untie3  °f  Sarat°Sa  aDd  WaSh*  Declaring  it  '  to  be  the  sense  of  the 
Why?  Why,  because  the  political  rCTnain  8S 
nanagers  of  both  great  parties  have  cun-  .  A.  H  t  ie  *  , 
lingly  arranged  matters  so  that  the 
farmers  have  had  no  say  about  wbo  -10  per  c«u.t,  for  generahzed  cases ;  90  per 
ibould  be  their  candidates  for  these  ‘  j  01  lmed  cases  of  tuberculosis, 
llaces — and  the  farmers  have  supinely  ‘ f'u  l1  valuation,  with  a  inaxi- 
aibmitted.  During  the  past  six  months  mum  of  tor  gi-adc  and  ?125  per  head 
he  farming  farmers  of  the  State  have  io>  purebred  animals. 
Uncovered  they  can*  through  codpern-  I  liat.  provision  be  made  for  the  ^  com  pill- 
ion,  do  about  what  they  care  to  do  in  sor-V  pasteurization  _  of  skim -mi  lk  and 
heir  own  localities.  Why  not.  now  they  lioia  creameries  and  cheese  fac- 
mve  found  themselves,  take  from  the  tories  and  other  plants  giving  back  or 
mliticians  and  into  their  own  bands  the  s<?'l,n8  hack  skim-milk  or  whey.  _ 
laming  of  their  representatives  in  the  .  1  Legislature  appropriate  suui- 
.egislature?  They  can  do  this  if  only  cient  amounts  ot  money  properly  to  carry 
hey  will  Work  as  fanners  and  not  as  011  hie  work  of  the  Department  of  Agri- 
lide-bound  members  of  one  or  other  of 
he  political  parties.  It  is  an  object  That.,  there  be  enacted  a  law  for  the 
cell  worth  accomplishment.  The  far-  protection  of  certain  domestic  animals 
lers  in  the  counties  comprising  the  Sen-  und  the  encouragement  of  the  sheep  in- 
te  districts  named  above  are  -strong  dustry. 
nough  in  numbers  to  send  farmer  rep-  All  of  the  above _  resolutions  were 
esentatives  to  both  branches  of  the  agreed  to  as  read,  article  by  article,  by 
legislature.  There  will  be  lawyers  the  members  assembled  in  full  meeting, 
nough  from  th  city  counties  in  the  The  section  on  plant  industry  recom- 
.egielature;  never  fear  there  will  be  a  meixled  as  follows: 
earth  of  these  gentry.  That  the  apple  packing  law  be  left,  in 
Now  turn  to  the  lower  house — the  As-  its  present  form — neithei  repealed  nor 
managing  law  clerk,  which  is  almost  as 
.  m  farmers,  and  the  remaining  75 
taken  from  many  trades  and  callings. 
One  gentleman,  rejoicing  in  the  name 
Sweet,  of  of  Uatrz.vkowski,  has  the  courage  to  state 
a  member  of  he  is  a  retail  liquor  dealer.  Of  the  far¬ 
mer  members,  Allen  of  Dutchess,  Cheney 
f  Erie.  Wells  of  Genesee,  Maehold  and 
Augshnr.v  of  Jefferson,  Wheelock  of  Liv¬ 
ingston,  Harris,  Dobson  and  Judson  of 
Monroe,  Cowee  of  Rensselaer,  Soaker  of 
Lawrence,  Soelye  of  Saratoga,  Tal- 
mnge  of  Suffolk,  Witter  of  Tioga,  Fen- 
of  Tompkius,  Brereton  of  Warren. 
Bruit  of  Washington  and  Fullager  of 
Yates,  have  all  had  previous  experience 
to  the  'n  hie  Legislature,  some  for  but.  a  sin¬ 
gle  year,  others  from  two  to  six  years, 
and  while  all  of  them  gave  their  occupa¬ 
tions  as  “farmers,”  still  it  would  he  a 
safe  bet  some  of  them  could  uot  tell,  if 
required,  when  a  plow  needs  a  point. 
Messrs.  Ford  Hager  of  Red  Creek,  Cay¬ 
uga  CoUnt.V,  and  Frank  Dobson  of  Ro¬ 
chester,  describe  their  occupations  as 
"farming,”  while  the  others  arc  given 
for  do  they  ?s  "farmers” ;  just  what  the  difference 
is,  is  not  now  known.  Pratt  of  Wash¬ 
ington  announces  ho  is  both  "lawyer  and 
farmer.”  _  He  recently  did  some  good 
work  during  the  late  unpleasantness  with 
the  milk  dealers,  and  let  us  hope  that  he 
and  mer-  wi,l  somewhere  with  his  dog  law  this 
session. 
It  is_  expected  that,  there  will  be  plenty 
of  legislation  affecting  agricultural  in- 
of  terests  brought  forward  at  the  coming 
session  aud  the  forecast  is  that  the  far¬ 
mers  will  be  invited  to  the  first  table  the 
coming  year — all  due  to  their  having  as¬ 
serted  t.1ipm selves  in  the  milk  price  con¬ 
troversy  and  won  out.  IIow  easy  it  will 
be  for  them  to  continue  to  occupy  these 
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