Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-26
OUR PUBLIC ROADS.
THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE TAKES
STEPS TO IMPROVE THEM.
TO Hold State Convcnt,on-Ths Sab
sidiary Experimental stations--n Report
as 20 Farmers' Institutes.
The State Board Of Agriculture recon-

The State Board OF Agriculture recon-
vened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
Major W. T. sutherlin, the president. in
the chair. The first business before the
body vas the report of the Committee on
Farmers Institutes. This committee was
composed Of Mcssrs. Lyman. Koiner, aud
Browne. The most impor ant recommenda-
tons of the report were the following;
That the number OF names TO be required
on the petition Of any locality be reduced
to 100; that the amouDtto be appropriated
TO any institute be reduced so as not 10
exceed 500: that the member of the board
representing the district from which the
petition emanates he associated with the
Commissioners in the management of the
institute; that the managing commis:
sioncrs shall associate with them local
representatives "a local commit
tee: that tho local committee shall be
urged 70 provide hall, lights. and fuel. and
where possible shall secure local talent IN
the persons OF those known 10 be success
full IN some special agricultural VOCATION !;
that the managing committee shall MAKE
every effort to secure, VI pracncai. rs
many as four speeches. to be delifercd
at as many different places 10y each speaker
or expert agriculturisf secured that a. lar
rs possible the productions and adapta-
bllity of the soil Of the locality shall gov
ern the subjects treated at the institutes.
The paper was adopted as awhole.
SUBSIDIARY ExPRRIMEsTAL STATIONS,
The following resolution. offered by Mr..
Gaines was laid on the table for future
action:
EssoIrcd, That n committee Of three be ap-
pointed by the Chair,who shall consider tne SID
feet OF establishing one or moro sub-iulhr! "r
Outlying agricultural stations, 10 ne run IN Con-
pcction with the experiment station NJ hhvAs
bnrg undor the auspices % the state BOar1 d
Agriculture which shall report 10y oil or Othet-
wise.
The board then went into the considera-
ton OF the manuscript for the Handbook
OF Virginia that is now being compiled,
and some time was spent IN tins WORK: On
motion OF Mr.. Corbln, that portion OF the
document not revised by the board was re-
ferred 70 the Committee on Publication,
which was given power 70 EMPLOY such AS
sistance as they need. recess was at
this point taken until! 4;SO O'Clock III the
afternoon.
TIE STATES PUBLIC ROADS.
When the board reassembled IN the al
ternoon Captain Orris 4. Browne. chair
man of tbe Committee on Roads, pre-
sented the report of that body. En-
braced in ii was a letter from the secre-
tarv of the National Road League. urging
that Virginia should be represented at the
meeting of that association IN Nashlng-
ton January 18th, and that steps tor the
promotion of better roads IN the STATE De
lnauguratcd along lines beng operated
upon IN so many other states;
This communication had been referred
by the Governor to the Commissioner or
Agriculture, and by that Official 10 the
chairman OF the Committee on R0ads.
This committee held a meeting ana Gap
tam Browne and other gentlemen from
Virginia attended the Washington convo-
cation. As result. the committee IN It's
repolt recommended that State con-
veution be called for the further
consideration OF the matter. and that
each county IN the Commonwealth
and Engineering Departments o. the
various institutions be requested 10
send representatives. 1t Is the object
10 form an organization which VIII take
hold of the matter Of road improvements
and push Il vigorously aud ehectuaily
until the desired conditions shall have
been brought about. The report was
adopted and he letter referred back TO the
Governor with the approval OF the board.
MAJOR GAISEs's RESOLUTION.
On motion Of Major Gaines his resolu-
ton in reference TO the establishment OF
outlying cultural stations. was taken
M and again considered at length. 1t
was finally referred 10 a committee con
sistirg of Mcssrs. Games. Mlckhum. and
LYMAN. who were appointed to investl-
gate the expedlency of such institutions
and report at the next meeting OF the
board.
The BODY then adjourned till O'Clock
thus morning.
Several committees of the board held
meetings AT the Exchange last night.