The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-31


mittee recommend that an agent he Az
pointed 10 20 To Europe and represent y IT.
/ gnia as an inviting field for immigration.
ORRrs \. Brown. Chairman.
:. WELLFORD tOEnIN.
The report a. whole was adopted.
TO MEET JANUARY 1IH. 1870.
Mr. >uiheriin offered the following:
HcS0frcd. THAT when the board aI-
iOun il adjourn 10 meet again ON the 18th
day Of November next. and that the several
committees 10 whom were referred the c0m-
missioncr'> report. be- requested 10 report at
that time"
Mr. Palmer moved an amendment that thn
board adjourn tO meet January sih. $500.
The amendment was accepted hy Mr.. -uih-
crlin. and a. amended the resolution was
unanimously adopted.
FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The finance committee reported that they
had examined and audited fhe report Of the
Commissioner of Agriculture. find the total
disbursement since the last meeting nir0unt
10 SJ,021.M. of the contingent fund Nljsl
was on hand uneXpended. All OF which
was found by vouchers tO Doe correct
INFORMATION WANTED.
Colonel Normand smith offered the fol-
lowing:
Rcsolrcd. That the Commissioned Agr-
culture be requested 10 obtain from the
county land agents. appointed by the lmm-
grafton Commissioner. the amount Of land
sold 10y them and the price paid therefor
and report al the January meeting IN lSHo.
adopted.
The ANNUAL REPORT.
The annual REPORT of the board will have
10 be- submitted 10 the Governor in 70 short
while. Chairman koiner will write the
opening report. in which be- will. by the COM
current consent Of the board. recommend
the following:
SOME REC CONVERSATIONS.
\ bill recommending that the fees paid
hy the fcrtilizing men tO the chemistry de-
partmcnt Of the Commissioner Of Agricul-
lures office be- used IN the Agricultural /
Office. and not turned into the state treas
ury.
That there be- legislation 10 provide for q
system Of draining throughout the state.
That the road laws Dee made more effective
and simpler than they now are. and such
other matters aS committee appointed iHf
the purpose will bring 10 the Legislature ,
attention.
STOCK n THE STATE.
Mr.. koincr (Nr. Corbin In the chair read /
the report Of the committee ON stock IN the /
state.
HorscS- Regarding horses, the report /
stated that. prior 10 the war. Virginia cA-
celled any state in fine horses. That war
caused the bulk Of the fine horses 20 dl-ap- /
pear, but. with the remnants Ut the old herd /
and the importation OF new strains. ir- /
ginia WAS progressing rapidly towards rr- /
gaining her former standing.
Throughout the state the report /
said that the finest cattle reared. and such 3
were their superiority that breeding cattle /
reared in Virginia have been shipped to /
foreign countries. and the shipments. from
what the committee learn. arr on The I'M /
crease. The same can bee said Of beef cattle. /
.>heeg--NO state grizes finer sheep Than
Virginia. Young lambs sell ~ high a- six /
dollars a piece. and a. wool j. in demand. /
no industry viii pay better than sheep cui-
ture,
TO BE PRINTED.
II was ordered that the report of the CONF
nttee on railroads and express companies,
pomolOgy, finance. stock. and Immigration
he printed IN full i'm the forthcoming report.
After much talk last night. which lasted
n long time with no results. Tho report ~
the Commissioner Of Agriculture WAS ae-
cepted and ordered to be- printed.
AND FOREIGN MMlGkAfiON.
During the discussion Major Gaines said
he wanted all energies bent 90 get inter
-fate immigration.
Mr. Brown wanted European immigra-
ton of "A proper character. He wanted iD
build up the waste places Of the state. lie
wanted an agent sent 10 Europe.
Mr.. IOrbin said that no state in the
Mon had vet succeeded in getting immi-
grafton which had not sent an agent 20
Europe The immigration agent. judge
lirattan. had been 10 Castle Garden. ana
there he found that every genuine immi-
srant was booked 10 point, west by Euro
pean agents OF the states.
II will require legislative action 10 get
The agent SEM 10 Europe. as the board has
not the funds with which Ia pay the cN-
Dcn>c.
TO CALL on THE LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. Brown offered the following:
ReSofyed That a committee II three b"
,ppointed 10 suggest 20 the Legislature ana
% draft proper bills that the Board 81 ASri-
culture desire to have presented that VIII
-cdown 10 the benefit Of the farmers.
This resolution was adopted.
Mr.. koiner was asked TO he the chairman.
,ut he declined positively. stating that Dc
vas tired OF legislative work.
Ths. committee appointed are :. Wexford
,orbin. II. l.. lyman and W. /. >ntheriin.
Mr.. Horace Brown was appointed, but Tor
God reasons was compelled to decline.
WEATHER BrREAJ.
Major Gaines wanted weather bureau
established with stations at every cross
DAD.
Mr.. Brown stated that all he wanted to
now was when there would be ram,
ro,t. or IA cold wave. and he got that nom
n a.binetOn. No action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
After some routine business the boafd. III
l:l5 o'clock. adjourned TO meet on January
1890. at : L. W.. in the office Of the Com
missioner II Agriculture,