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Show Proposed Memorial , to Morton. Washington. As a memorial to the late J. Sterling Morton, the first sec-rotary sec-rotary of agriculture, a bill was introduced in-troduced Friday by Senator Burkott to provide for tho establishment of tho "Morton Institution of Agriculture Agricul-ture and Forestry" nt Nebraska City, Neb., tho former homo of Mr, Morton. Tho Institution Is to advance tho science sci-ence and practice of forestry. It would bo conducted under tho direction direc-tion of tho department of agriculture. Tho cost of tho slto and buildings is limited to $250,000, and $10,000 Is askod to bogln tho work. |