Show SERVICES OF SEC WILSON there has been talk of secretary bilson bing forced to retire from the cabinet because of his activity in bringing the packers to arms no man in tha presidents official family has been of greater service to ohp than secretary of agriculture wilson he has made department a source of great benefit to the american farmer and in a practical way has brought them good he is now sending N E hansen of north dakota to trance in search of the stock potato which is largely raised an fn europe for stock feeding this potato is larger and coarser than that raised in this country and it Is wath view of introducing it in the united states for the procuring of alcohol that the department has sent mr hanson to europe mr hansen will also endeavor 10 secure I 1 some types of potatoes with disease resisting this will be bis 4 second to europe the last trip V re in his bringing back the hardy cherry from russia tho rais 1 ng of haa proved a great suc cess in minnesota and wisconsin his itinerary takes in stockholm and swe den where a number of valuable brutes are grown and U is expected he will bring back many new varieties ho will also visit norway and finland and cross to st petersburg from whence he will go to archangel then south i through eusau winding up his tour with a visit where an excellent type of alfalfa has already been secured by the department the country could part with any other cabinet officer and suffer a less loss than it would if secretary wilson were to retire the old scotchman has made an excellent record and his heads iii an d hopa to aioo kim whore lie is advancing the aall cultural interests walh all the energy ai his coni band |