Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-17
TILLERS OF THE SOIL.
IxMIGRATIoN EFFORTS OF THE BOARD
y OF AGRlCULTURg.
be Farmers Assembly Discuss Railway
Rates Campaign Organization
and silver Coinage.

Xjournod. aud most o; the members left on
Rfte later trains FOR their homes.
Immediately upon assembling yesterday
morning Colonel W. T.. Preston, director Of
the agricultural experiment station at
Blacksbure, addressed The board by
inylation, giving al interesting sketch
81 The work already done, and in
general terms outlined the plans for
the future. During his remarks Colonel
Preston said that m a very short time he
would be able 10 send out bulletins
from The station. lie gave an sccOuot OF
The subjects now being experimental on,
asked the COOPERATION Of the board in the
work for which the station IS established,
sud said that % would be very pleasant 10
have the honorable body hold their June
meeting at ilacksburg.
A resolution vas adOpted thanking Colo
rel Preston for his address and giving as
sulsuce that the board will cooperate with
fae experiment station.
rfEiNcIAL EXHIBIT.
The Committee on Finance. through
Mcsrs. u. VI. Mallory and =. Wexford Cor
hin. reported that they bad examined the
accounts oi the Commissioner and found
them correct Thctotal amount Of expenses
since the board took charge Of the depart
mcnt IL shown 10 bo Sj,9il 20. To this
should De added 5973lS expended by the
Commissioncr before thc board came into
existence. The total amount Oi dlsburse.
mCuts for the year has been s69i4.3S
The reuori was approved aud adopted.
The following, offered by Mr. Corbn, was
adopted:
Hsgoiyrd. That the President oi this
Board, The Commi, sioncr of Agriculture,
be instructed 10 call upon the Auditor Of
Virginia and get from hlm written state
mrnt o. the time and amount available OF
the appropriations for the Use Of this board
under the laW.
LIBRARY WANTED.
Mr. Lyman. from The Committee on Pub
Hrations. &C.. 10 whom was referred the
resolution looking 10 the appropriation OF
$50 for publications, reported on the same,
recommending that the Commissioner OF
Agriculture aud the Chemist be directed 10
cali upon the state Librarian and secure. II
uo.siIle, the purchase by him OF such peel
odicsis aud publications on scientific sub
feet, connected with the work OF this de-
pafmmt, as they may deem necessary.
Adopted.
COUNTY AND STATE MAPS.
The need ~ good maps OF the state for
general disfriontion was discussed bt seye.
rsl members. and the following, offered by
Colonel hltchead, was adopted:
The Commissioner ~ Agriculture - di-
rcctcd io ascertain the cost Of a cheap map
of Virginia suitable for circulation among
those lnouiring about The state, aud upon
tnc approval of the President 20 purchase
So many a. may be necessary for his ofhce
and the use 0f the Commissioner OF lmml"
grafton.
Mr. Lyman presented the following;
Hcs0lYcd That The Commissioners on
Agriculture and immigration be-, and they
me hereby, directed % confer Withthe state
Board NJ Education with view 10 securing
"a completc man of lbe Commonwealth oi
virginia. including thc developments TO as
late date as practicable, aud that they re-
port the result Oi their conference to the
next quqrtery meeting OF the board.
ON motion of Major GainCs:
HfA0iUel. that the state Board OF Agricul.
trrc would earnestly recommend 10 the Board
Of supervisors the necessity Ol having pre-
y5srcd fuH and complete maps Of their re-
aucctiye counties. with q view oi facilitating
the efforts OF this board ma carrying on the
work of immigration.
At $50 T.. 81. the board adjourned 10
O'Clock. when the MINUTES OF the ~ ceilings
were read aud approved and then The con-
ference CLOSED.
Fhe FARMERS Assembly.
The Farmers Assembly met in the hall OF
the House of Delegates Yesterday morning
iu their second day = session.
JUDGE Charles Grsttan, the immigration
agent of the stale Board Of Agriculture,
was present. and made an address ON The
subject N immigration. A vote OF thanks
wa, rendered hun. and he was requested TO
furnish q copy Of his remarks for publica-
tom.
.Iudge Grattan told the assembly about his
recent travels throughout the northwestern
states AS the immigration agent OF the state
Board of Agriculture and of how anxious
thc people in that section are 10 move 10
mlldcr climate, and said that he believed the
harvest was almost ripe Tor a great lmmigra-
ton from those States TO Virginia. The
judge urged the assembly 10 encourage this
movement In every possible wsy.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Attorney General Field, from the
Committee on Local Organization, submit
ted report fayoring q thorough county and
ur.cinct organization Of the farmers OF the
Stale 10 secure the election oi such men 10
the LEGISLATURE ss are in sym pathy with the
agricultural interests.
The report authorizes the Executive Com
mutce 90 appoint county and precinct duec'
tlfs % De composed ~ practical aud III
Guentml agHcultuusts men of energy and
determination who viii carry out the ideas
0i the assembly.
CAMPAIGN CLUBS.
The repost suggested that campaign clubs
be Organized, and that the committees work
m bo'h Republicans and Democrats In order
that none but mcn thoroughly identified with
the great agricultural interests OF Virginia be
nominated The report was adopted.
AGmculruRE ~ TUBLIC SCHOOLS.
colonel Il. 4. W. Duke offered a resou-
ton that 3 committee be appointed to make
injuries into the eXpedicCcy OF adopting
measures that will secure the teaching OF
toe principles OF agriculture IN the public
schools. Referred 10 the Executive Com
miitcC.
uFCTIoN or OFFICERS.
The assembly then proceeded TO the cleo
lion of officers 10 serve for the ensuing Two
years.
President. Colonel Robert Beverley, Of
Fauquier, reelected.
Secretary: W. Gordon Merrick, OF Abe
marie, reelected.
IXECUuVE COMMITTEE.
One member OF the Executive Committee
was chosen from CSch congressional district
an lhe place Of those whose term has eN-
pired--one half Of the members OF the EXecu-
tive Committee holding over for another year.
The election OF new members resulted as iol-
lows:
First District Or. A. BrocAenborough,
OF Northsu pton, reelected.
Second District; \. Jeppards, OF Nor
folk. vice L. W. Urqnhari.
Third District: Joseph Z. Anderson, Jr.,
Of Goechl.nd. vice }. NJ. Ruiin.
FotRth District: T. +. Riyes, OF Dinwid'
oir reelected.
Fifth District: No member present.
sixth District: j. Thompson Brown, OF
Nelson. reelected.
Seventh District: J. n. Long, OF Fredo-
rick, vice G.. W. Clarke.
Eighth District: }. h. Beverley, OF Fan-
qucr. vice Il. W. Tyler.
Ninth District: ). Hoge Tyler, OF Pulaski,
vice A. NJ Bowman.
Tenth District: q. Julian ffatt OF
Augusta, reelected
Mr. n. r. Walker, OF Madison, one OF the
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