Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-10
PEOPLE WE WANT.
A DISCUSSION OF THE IMMIGRATION
QUESTION.
Teeiing OF the state Board Of Agricul-
ture Held Bers on
Yesterday.

The state Board OF Agriculture met IN
onaricrlY session In the rooms Of the Depart
racnt Of Agriculture last night at s O'Clock.
The following we're present; Hon. Absalom
Koner pre.idonD. 6. Wexford Corbln,
Xsq., Of King George; Msior x. V. Gaines,
ei Charlotte; Normand Smith, Esq, OF Hem
rico: Judge r. NJ. Mallory. OF Brunswick
Captain O. A. Brown, OF Accomack; II. l..
lyman. EsQ., Of Alb'msrle; Major w. T.
Sutherlin. Of Dsnville; Commissioner White.
hcsd. Judge Charles Gra,tan, OF Augusta
Nmmgrsifon sgent), and d. A. Garlsnd,
clerk Of the board.
BIAcKsUURG COMMENCEMENT.
President Koiner read a letter from Presi-
dent Lomsx. OF the Agricultural snd Me-
rNsnicsl College st Blacksburg, inviting the
board 90 writ the institution on the occasion
OF The commencement IN June next as the
guests Of The college.
4 discussion arose as % whether the
invitation would be accepted and whether
lhc next quarterly meeting OF the board
.aoald be- held at that time and place in lieu
o. The July meeting.
Pending this discussion the matter was
laid on the tab until the meeting this morn
ia-.
JUDGE GRATrAN's REPORT.
The hoard thea listened to the report OF
Judge Graitsu. the immigration agent.
>i0oc tie last meeting Of the board the
JUDGE has been on o trip beyond the Nissis-
sippi river into the states Of Missouri, lows,
and Minnesota. The prospect for settlers
coming 10 virginia from these states +, not
20 good as from the states east OF the Missls-
spp river. IN the more western States
the attention oi the people Is attracted
~ the new state Of Washington.
There sra good msng families
IN Nnnnesoia and Northern Iowa who are
thinking seriously Of m0ying 10 Virginia.
Several wi hc here in the fai 10 stc lands
ih4i afe for salc. There are a number Of
people 10 lows and adjoining state, belong
InrfO tle religious srct called Fu1ker,, and
tbeirnatiepai convention will be held m June
iu thc Valley of Virginia. ana numbers
VIII feke this opportunity 20 Visit
tli- static 10 look 81 lands. The last
convention Of these people YVES h,ld
ist gcsr in Indiana and there were lj 0JO
Iunhcrs present. and neMiy as many VIII
lc 40 the Valley meeting. The county
AGENTS should have their pamphlets ready
to distribute among them. rhc-c are people
- means, aud Wiil likely prefer the Valley
ar located there.
Ju1cf reported The appointment OF
county a,eltt complete ana al doing their
w.rs we'll ie He-ied several means II
flr9er siyerusra NrciuA'- advantages 10
ilo Eeopic in no. Northwest.
roewoN IHWrtuoy.
q vrs suggested m ;he board that it
would he auY sable lor Judge Graiiau 10
make his next visit 20 Castle Garden TO sec
what csr bc done towards turning thc im.
rucr.tlon ~ ~caudioavisu- and otuc. foreign
rnnllr flls way. N was claimed That the
-ri-ensFi4us are good. indHiTious people,
ara n time voad hc ahie to buy small
lsr's ~ land sui settle permanently here.
rr. lrw4n said The proper thing to DO
would br loaJyefti,e Virginia iu ;hr native
iaud az these people. as the best classes de-
tcumre before leaving their country 10
which portion % t1is land they Wil 90.
only the inferior classes can be gotten at
Castle Garden.
Itr1rrEs NEEDED.
Nr. Brown thought orr best place 10 get
s,ttlcrs is from Europe. These people
are continually goiog through Virginia TO
other ~iatt-. and he saw no reason a nv they
shoud mos stop here. he saw CITY Immi-
grants going West over thc Norfolk and
Western ro.d Yesterday. Hr believed the
dui--s ~ our immigration sgeut might be
culaiced and he he empowered 20 get
laDoress for Virginia as well as land,buyers.
TuE NEGRO.
Major Gaines said That while seeking 20
briug seitisr. here there is q class oi people
i'm soue counties 80 iudolent, 80 laZ7, and 50
d.nsa thlt We should ttink 81 some plan -
got rid Of portion o' them. This popula-
tion is iu the wly oi foreign aborefs. t0r-
.eigDtrsaDd Africans can never work togeth-
.er. lie bad gotten iOrci- ~ while labor on bis
farm m thsrlotte county, and they soon left
on account ol certain c.ass OF people being
fO numerous. TIE situation - not 50 bad
IN ms county as Do others adjoining. TIc
issue has been made, and we must meet %:
Is the country 90 ho occupied uv ibr African
or CWct,nn racer tbs question we must
d,terr1lne among ourselves and not look io
outside heip, for il We DO Ve Viii be
disappointed. BE did not speak from
p0 .iiral standpoint. hc sad he looked at
the matter from q social aspect. II we want
good ho0csi, industrious white men we
must make room for tbem
COLOErD COMPETITION.
Colonel Whitehead coiucided with Major
Gaines HAT white men cannot Pee induced 10
.r0r up0u TIC farms in some counties while
The negro populaiionIs is so thics.
vurS oowN WHAT YOU NEED.
Major eutnerlin offered are,oution, which
Vas adcrica. winch provides that each
mcI her ~ toe board furnish The COmlnis-
frr,r wita tue class and description OF im-
m.-ralt- most needed ia thclc section and
su.l q, would make good, useful citizens
ana bo contonicd M th, country.
GO To NEW YoEK.
Nr. Rolnrr offered resolution that directs
ftt iUuiuitiaiiou Agent to 70 to New York
apJ examine into She different classes OF i'm
ni-r4uts and see what can be done IN this
direction.
The idca is that the agent will ascertain
from the countv agents the class OF lahorerS
wanted in the tlereut sections and then put
fuch county agents in communication with
tbc immigration agents Ia New York.
Moi0r sutherlln said hat the people Of
NIreinia are not vet ready 10 entertain the
iIe, o. ts.tie-Garden immigrants.
ST.. kOinor thought We should try 10 get
ihc lest immigrants 20 he procmcd from this
direction. lie Wa- opposed TO tuning loose
castle Garden upon Virginia, hnt there are
some good, industrious people 10 be gotten
from this direction. lie did not think Wiz.
CluiA would ever develop herself by her own
cilil-ns uAalded. lie said this after due |
confederation and TO his SORROW. We must !
bring other blood here TO save u from ruin. |
Sc have a class here who can work II they |
will. bsli they won't. We must iniuse new |
blood II We ever expect the old state 10 rise |
out OF tGe ruis.
BIT koiner's resolution WAS adopted.
Tue board adj burned al late hour 10 |
meet al 10 O'Clock This morning.
tue Ladies' Lunch House
The ladies Of the W Oman's Christian |
Temperance Union have opened lunch
room IN TIE old Clifton House, Fourteenth |