The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-16
70 ADVERTISE TIE STATE.
EUROPEANS TO BE TOLD OF ouh
ADVANTAGES.

D.,,h.r.tIons Yesterday or the sts's
po.,a Of AgrIouiture-rhe Next meet
Ing to be In Cape Charles e'S-"r
propriaiions of FUNDS.
The State Board Of Agriculture met again
Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock. The COM
mittee on Immigration to whom was re-
rerred the resolution, offered by Dir. kslner
on Wednesday, commanding the objects oil
the German newspaper, Der SUDDEN. report
ed in favor OF the adoption OF the same,
which was agreed to.
Major Il. V. Gaines offered the follow 'ng,
which, at his request, was lald on tue taOie
until the afternoon session;
Whereas the wishes OF The people have
been repeatedly expressed I'm favor OF law
for the regulation Of railway trafiic IN lnls
state, which wish. though three tines re-
spondsd to bv the popular branch OF our zen
ernl Assembly, has bsen defeated IN Tue reu
ate: and whereas. the action Of the state
Board OF Agriculture In its Efforts 10 fCstei aLu
encourage immigration have been rendtIeu
nugatory 10y the harsh and unjust ctlueisin
Of said body
Resolved, That We believe the best ln-
terest Of the Commonwealth will be SUP
served by making these Two measures Tue
leading issues In the election OF Tue mex
General Assembly: that i'm view OF the extra
ordinary and unprecedented developments
now going on I'm this state. the estapllsh
ment OF new Industries. the laying out Oh
new towns, the redistribution OF population
growing out Of the unhappy condit on 81
agricultural classes. that we advocate the
appropriation by our next LeghiatuIe oi a
.um sufficient TO advertise this State
throughout this country. Great Britain ana
the continent Of Europe.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following was offered by Captain
Browne, and was adopted:
Thst the president Of this Board do hereby
appoint two members OF this Board, VINO
with himself shall constitute ana De Know
~ the Executive Committee or TINS boaiq.
Of which the president shall be cnaiIh lIi,
shall be the duty OF the committee to meet al
such times and places as the president may
direct, TO cooperate with the Commissloner
in executing the orders and wishes OF the
Board.
The president appointed Bessrs. Browne
and Lyman as the committee.
Major Gaines, from the committee on
Chemical Analysis, recommended the
adoption Of the following resolutions re-
ferreG to chem, provided it shall not inter
fere vita the legitimate and specific werk
of the ID spartment in regulating the c0nuOl
OF the fertilizer law:
That tho Committee on Chemical Analysis
inquire int the eXpediency OF having qufn-
titztive nalysis made OF such articles pre-
scented 40 the Commissioner OF Agriculture
shall consider OF sufficient public impor-
lance.
After considerable discussion the paper
was recOmmitted.
rhe Board, at 10 o'clock took recess
to 4P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
The Board reassembled shortly after
O'Clock.
The resolution offered by Major Gaines
was again taken up, and ELECTED several
hours Of del ate, but the resolution was laid
over.
The Committee on immigration reported;
"That we are still Of the opinion that the
adyant qes of Nirginia as a home for Euro
peans should be properly advertised in Eng
land Ireland and Scotland and we there
fore recommend an appropriation for
that purpose me reply was SaScn maqe
that the rates for advertising In
England ireland and Scotland were so
high and eXtravagant that he was induced
thereby to fall to invest the former appro-
priations as dire ted bv the Board. Inc com
parisOn OF English rates made by the COM
missioner was with the local patent-outside
weekly papers OF the North and West. ana
not with the firsl-class agricultural Journals OF
this country. such as the Country Gentleman.
American Agiicultufist ami other papers OF
that stamp. Your committee ind that the
rates I'm England are really less than they
are in the same class OF papers in this cOun-
try. We therefore recommend that fOuf
hundred dollars be appropriated 10 De eN-
pended In advertising irgi la In England.
Ireland and Scotland as "a suitable home Tor
those persOns coming nom those countries
TO the United states. as WIS contemplated by
the act on OF the Board at its meetiog in sep
TENDER. 1890
TO Planter
next three months TO be distributed by the
editor To Individual persons ln single wrap
pens; that the Commissioner OF Agriculture
shall pay for such circulation only after the
editor OF the Planter has furnished the Com
mis sioner with list OF the persons q tn their
pOstOffice addresses In full, 10 whom tie has
sent the 800 copies mat he Commissioner
Of Agriculture shall be authorized TO eXpend
. SUN not 10 exceed $500 IN ad-
yertisng Virginia in first-class agri-
cultural journals u this country
That the Commissioner Of Agriculture be,
and he Is hereby requested TO submit n re-
port In writing AT The next meeting OF THIS
Board, setting nth the cost of advertising IN
each aud every paper IN wnlch ne places an
advertisement, showing the cost per line for
one or more insertions, ami the number OF
plporE circulated at each issue. II the owners
Of said papers will give the information, aud
TO r port those that decline TO give the num-
Der OF papers circulated.
The report was adopted.
ASSISTANT CHEMIST.
Colonel Whitehead offered the following,
which was adopted
Resolved, That for three months Mr. Il +
linney be continued as assistant chemist
and fertilizer clerk at salary of seventy
i've dollars per month, and that the salary OF
the department clerk shall remain the same.
Mr. Lyman offered the following, which
was adopted
Resolved. That the Com issiOnor be Ill
rected To cores pond with the scientific men
OF our educate AM other institutions,
and our most succe sfel farmers. particularly
those who have attained great success m spe-
eal lines. for the purpose Of making list OF
gentlemen who Will each prepare lecture
ON special agricultural subjects"
The Board adjourned at 1880 O'Clock, TO
meet again at 8 O'clock.