Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-30
SEED DISTRIBUTION.
SECRETARY MosroN's SUGGESTION
NOT LIKELY TO BE ADOPTED.
consrr..nan wheeler the Same Tirciess,
Active Individual He Was During
the war-professor Dabney.

his annual report Mr.. Morton, secretary
Of Agriculture. recommended that Con-
rt,ss do away with the heavy appropria-
tlon devoted to distributing garden
seeds. Re contends that only enough
mercy should De appropriated TO send
out limited quantity Of new varieties,
ana that most OF the work OF showing re-
suits be confined to the agricultural eS-
pertinent stations and colleges that have
boon established I'm the various States and
Territories The indications are that Con-
gross viii not heed The advice OF ms
verify Secretary while seed-distribu'ion
has probably become somewhat abused,
tho custom Is so rooted that the people
viii continue to expect a remembrance
each wear from their congressman. VIZ
gin.Rns are perhaps as uppreciative az any
constituents OF the cOurteaies mat are
thus extended. but OF late years the de-
rand for seed has become so great mat
,bo Virriuia members do not begin 70
lavc half enough to supply the wants OF
their constituents. This Is largely cue
4, me fact that whole families write m
clvidtailv for seeds ami IN that way eN-
rect to get a planting. Ii was never m
tfrdtd that the government Shoulc aCtu-
any supply persons with suthcient guam
titles for a planting. and those VINO MAKE
Of the intention on the part OF the govern
mont. but they put the congressman 10
c,,d,ess trouble and work IN answering ie-
Guests when they are compelled 10 Wrlte
that their supply has long since been OK
haustcd. and that they ARE very sorry
thaf such is the case Then they a'c
corrrcllcd also to add that they hope MI.
and Mrs So-and-S0 VIII be carrier 'tN
ycar i'm applying. as the supply docs hot
hi he
pic.
VOW WHEELER KEEPS SOLID
,.,.rol Toe Wheeler. Of Alabama dis-
,,,,,,,cs more seed i'm his district than any
<,,.r ton members Of Congress cOnointd'
m, convressmen from the large cities
80, h.,,nr any constituents who WISH
:, miami except here ana there soii' "''0
&,bo has an out-of-town place nave ~
rs. for their quota, and they ci'heI sl'
tbcrn away or sell them 10 thelI iu,"I
c.rrrcs sIonal associates. GenerH N"oVlI
ranaecs in some way 10 secure enous"
., literally scatter his district win PACK
aces IL is said he puts up signs AT al
81 ,rc mat .of,ices and at the road ross
ING that any one desiring garden-seed WIN
o,,t, 10 haV, TO apply to Joseph NhteitI'
Nc,rbs.r Of Congress. W ashinStoh II. -
II Is tire cheapest way 10 keep bo"u WIZ
condiments in that part Ot the CoulirS'
hut Il would make no dinefehCc u 80
81 n-bs.ler He cares very little about
cost As long as his money holds out lhe,e
49,, VAS a more inGefatigable worker IN
,-r,erass than he. He is the same ure-
- active man that he was during
no var when General Sherman was Try
ing 10 surround him. When ne 'housn1
General Wheeler was IN his 'front.' u,c
Albanian was lkcly 10 turn up Oh MS
flank or at his rear. and thch theit vs.
n hish old time f0r the Union loIoos
sherman never did trap him; ana now n
times Of peace. there Is no. q politician ~
The district he represents VINO can pce"i
10 cope with him In activity.
THO General employs seven or clEht
clGks. as he Is possessed of considerable
means. and every day when WORK cas-
=. ras practically cleared UP everything
on lis hands In addition to the heaVy
mass of routine work that he dispatches,
he T. Ekes great many speeches most oI
which require the most careful prepara-
ton. and he usually is on hand To tane
rart In some Of the running debates IN
e., House when there IS anything OF
e.r,rsI public interest going on
The interviews he has submitted to nave |
Cf,d columns bv the hundreds since ne |
has been in Congress, and NJ all times |
he is one of thc most genial and consIde-
y.tc OF men 4 wonder Is the Alabama |
member. and he really at times does hot
look as IL he had the health and physicai |
strength 10 20 through session but he
IS OF that fibre which does not seem to
wear out fast
TuT, CORN-BREAD PROPAGANDA.
The Department OF Agriculture stu has |
n representative in Europe trying To IN
duce the Germans ard others TO adopt our |
corn-bread as an article of food. but the |
success Of the undertaking Is not assured |
on the contrary. the Germans anu Au-
strians do not appear to be Wiling 10 eat |
hoecakes such as the people OF virginia |
delight TO revel in. nor viii they tackle the |
big corn-pone even n II Is mixed with |
rye or -four, as II was at one time thought
they would adopt II for the feeding OF tho
poorer classes Cold corn-bread Is thing
that even a dog Will not eat unless he
Is almost starved. but IL the Germans
could only be induced TO cultivate taste
for hot bread they would take to corn
bread az naturally as u duck does 10
water.
The other night Secretary Morton was
asked by the Dispatch correspondent
he liked corn-bread, and with radiant
smile on his face. he SAID he thought there
Was nothing better, but he added that Its
Use as an article OF food in this country
xras not nearly as common now as II was
twenty-five years ago. The Secretary al
N,ays had plenty OF corr-bread when AT
home in Nebraska. hut he says the genu-
inc article is a mighty hard thing to get
at the nations capital.
Professor Dabney, of Tennessee, FORM
srly of Virginia. the new Assistant SecIe-
tary of Agriculture. Is noted sVieh'nie
man. and he will specially look after sci
ont'lc matters Ia the department. Inc
Secretary saws he regards him as one OF
the most fney-equipped men who couid
have been selected for the position.
BEET SUGAR.
Professor Wiley. who has been so many
years with the department, is also sci
cntinc man, and he has devoted great
deal Of his life To the sugar question. he
tfinks the possibilities for beet-sugar Gull
To- In the United States are great, anu
l. Virginia In time VIII produce
hc..tt. this kind OF sugar. Largely
throw p the efforts OF Professor whey
the improved methods for producing cane
anc sorghum-sugar were brought ABOUT
The machinery now in use has enabled the
LOUISIANA planters TO secure much larger
percentage OF sugar from the cane, ana
the treatment Of the Juice after its ex-
traction from the cane has been scientln-
cally followed by the department until the
American planter has gotten the peheh,
az all the advantages made In foreign
countries. and we have also taught those
Countries many things as n result or the
study given the question by the depart
ment through the experiment stations es-
tablished some years ago.
NEW PosTMASTERs.
Pos,masters appointed: For Virginia
BENJAMIN r. Barrow. Alvah, Henry
county. vice Stone. resigned: Benjamin
y. Brown. Hague. Westmoreland county
vice Mays. resigned: Addie r. Agner,
Monmouth. Rockbridge county. vice Har>
rison. removed; George w. Cox, Floyd
county, vice Pickett resigned.