[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 42 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        JAMES PHILANDER CAMPBELL

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, James Philander Campbell made 
significant contributions to the State of Georgia and the Nation during 
his lifetime, especially in the area of agriculture. J. Phil Campbell 
was born in Dallas, GA, just northeast of Atlanta, on March 28, 1878. 
He grew up on a farm and at an early age helped enact legislation to 
authorize agriculture instruction in Georgia's rural schools. Mr. 
Campbell was a true visionary who saw the importance of agriculture to 
our Nation and the need to establish a comprehensive national strategy.
  Between 1908 and 1910, Mr. Campbell served as the first farm 
extension supervisor to the southeast region. This was done before 
passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1915, which created the Federal 
extension service. In 1910, he began a career as the Georgia State 
agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as serving on the 
staff of Georgia State University's College of Agriculture.
  Mr. Campbell was the director of extension work in agriculture and 
home economics. In 1933, he helped assist the Agriculture Adjustment 
Administration with its cotton belt crop replenishment division. 
Shortly thereafter, he was named as Assistant Chief of the Soil 
Conservation Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He remained 
at that post until his death in December 1944.
  The legislation we have before us today, H.R. 785, sponsored by 
Representative Charlie Norwood, recognizes the lifetime accomplishments 
of Mr. Campbell by renaming a building which he was substantially 
responsible for creating, the Southern Piedmont Conservation Research 
Center, in his honor. H.R. 785 is similar to legislation which I 
introduced earlier this year, S. 338, which renames this center in Mr. 
Campbell's honor. I would like to thank my colleague in the House, 
Representative Norwood, for his work on this legislation, as well as 
Senator Cleland for his cosponsorship of S. 338 and help in 
facilitating the passage of H.R. 785. I would also like to thank 
Chairman Lugar, the staff of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the 
majority leader, and the minority leader for their help in enacting 
this legislation.
  The Southern Piedmont Conservation Research Center is located on 
Experimental Station Road in Watkinsville, GA. This legislation would 
redesignate this facility as the ``J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural 
Resource Conservation Center.'' I would like to point out that the 
Congressional Budget Office [CBO] has stated that enactment of this 
legislation will result in no significant cost to the Federal 
Government or taxpayers. In addition, Secretary of Agriculture Dan 
Glickman has no objections to this legislation.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Campbell's 
contributions to agriculture and our Nation by supporting this 
legislation.
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. I ask unanimous consent the bill be 
considered, read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be placed 
at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 785) was passed.

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