The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-28
THE ASSISTANT CHEMIST
DIR. De CHALMOT RESIGNS AND NO
SUCCESSOR ALLOWED.
The Board of Agriculture viii Attend tho
I'M grafton Convention-Mr.C orbin's
Critical Report to be Published.

The State Board OF Agriculture con-
tinued its session at the Exchange yes
terday morning.
At the previous session Mr. X. II.
Gaines. the department chemist. made a
statement. in which he said the term OF
employment OF Or. q. de Chalmot, his
assistant, would expire October lst. and
he understood some time ago from DIR.
de Chalmot that he would leave at the
end of that time, that on account Of this
and a number Of disagreeable episodes
between hiin and his assistant he had
not tried 10 retain him, but had en-
gaged Mr. St George Anderson to MI
the vacancy subject 10 tHe idtiiCdt'oH
The matter was then laid over so that
Or. de Chamot could be heard, ana
the question was the hrSt tahGn up a.
Yesterdays session. Or. de Chalmot was
present. and said that one chehisl was
sufficient TO DO the Work.
Colonel Whitehead, the commissioner,
said that one man might % the "Olh n,
If he took time enough, yet there We're
seasons when the WORK OF ana!y Eng Ter
tilizers was so pushed That TO nave
only one chemist would delay THIS "oIh
disastrOusly. ,. c.,
ed the statement OF Commissioner Nhite-
head and further stated that as ne knew
that Dr. De Cha.mot would retIe on
October LIST. he had engaged Mr. ~;
George Anderson, OF Richmond, 10 III
no vacancy. subject TO the action or
the board Mr. Gaines further stated
that Mr. Anderson had prepared MN
self for the work. and was counting on IlI
position. and that II the boaTd uetlim ,lsI
10 engage him he would feel in honor
bound himself to employ Mr.. Anderson
at hts own expense. .
Mr.. McMath thought that ms PuI
the board in an cmDaIrdSHlhS Po1,' -, = /,
bur Mr. Hurt said that the board was
i'm no way committed to Mr.. Anderson
ana that as It had been shown that an
assistant was not necessary, the dulS
Of the board vas plain, anu ne Oh, e 1i
| this time 10 employ an ASSISTANT O'e'H
on motion of Mr. McMath, the " whole ole
question was finally paSSeu ny ''' INC
next meeting Of the board ,,.
Air. Corbin then offered a resolution
which was adopted, stating lh4t IN par -, y
rbeorfIllv testified TO his ability as a
chemist and 10 the entirely satisfactory
character Of his work u. 20 +ba
Major Gaines made the report OF, me
committee to whom was rtle ,Ii go -, op
much of the report Of the Comm 'sl9ncr
&C related 10 an invitation to the \T-
giuia Agricultural and Mechanlcdl HS-
sociatiou to attend an immigration con
VcntiOn to be hc.d III inc 'ilS " -
mond during the approaching Sttte az
There was much discussion as 10 WHe.tl
| or or not the board should accept tne
invitation as a body and attend at the
eXpense of the State but the loHoWlhS
was finally adopted: That the boaId ~
proves and endorses the action by thr
| Executive Committee Of the AGricultuta ~
| Association in calling SAID cOhNtll.ioi,
and accepts with pleasure the lhNISd,lol
| to attend That when this board
| adiourns il be to meet again in Ken
! moud October 18th. ,,,,..
Messrs. Corbn and Hurt voted aEalIs'
| the resolution on the Srouhd thal lAt
! board should not attend al the expense
| Of the state. ...o.
! Mr.. McMath. Of the special committee
APPOINTED 10 examine the accounts Oh
| the Department Of Agriculture, itPoIl."
| that the accounts were found 10 pe coz
| rect and complimeuted the toMhll7-
| siOner ON the manner OF keeping MS a.
| counts. $500, ~.
ON motion Of Mr.. McMaih, the sum Oh
| 81 was appropriated 10 arirdN me *
! ucuscs Of an institute 10 be held AT lap
! pahaunock on october 81.
The report of President toThln, WH''H
! provoked such a lively discussion "cII
! uesday night. was again taken up aHI
! discussed by its author Mr.. Games an.
! Mr. Hurt but il was finally decided INA.
| i'm view Of the Importance of the report
! n stouId 20 over until the next meeting
| Colonel Whitehead was authorized t'
| have the report printed i'm the four Rlcn'
! ruond dailies and i'm the Industrial. SoutH
| and the Southern Planter, cdch paper u
| receive S. for printing IT,