The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-31
THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
All in Readiness for Com
missioner KOiner.
EVERY CLAIM PAID.
And the Salaries of the Employees
Settled Up in Full,
FIVE VACANCIES IN BOARD
Terms of Members Expired Last April
President \. =. Buford Has Ten
dcrcd His ReSiguat on - Mr.
koincr Arrives and VIII Re
side on Chestnut Hill.
The Present Board.

Tho affairs Of the Department of
Agricultural which for eleven years
have been under the guidance of COL
Thomas Whitehead. have been settled uu
10 date, and everything IS in readiness
for Mr.. George W. k0incr. ths new c0m-
missioner, who takes charge next Tues
day
Judge Robert " Mallory, of Bruins
wick. and Mr.. James X. Kemper of Au-
gusta. who constitute the Finance Conn
mittce of the board were in the city ycs-
tcrday and audited the accounts of the
commissioner. which We're found iu per-
feet order Every claim against the de-
partmcnt was paid. as were the salaries
of the employees. for which They had to
wait so long, ana there were lcft over
between $500 and 500. subject 10 the con-
troll of the board.
CREDITABLE ADMINISTRATION.
Col Whitehead closes his long admin
istration in a manner creditabie 10 him
self and 10 the state. He was elected
10 that office by the legislature Of Nir-
ginia i'm December. 1AS1. easily defeating
an applicants for that office Soon after
his election the appointing power was
vested I'm tho Governor, and COL White
head was successfully rc-appoiutcd every
two years since that time by Governor
Fitz Lee j. W. Mckinney and Charles
Il. O'Ferrall.
The affairs Of tho department have
been managed by "a State Board I'm COM
junction with The commissioner. This
board met quarterly received "a report
from the commissioner and discussed
ways and means Co enhance the efficiency
of the department
Under the law THIS board is composed
of ten M mobrs-Ouc from each district.
Tho last appointments. made hy Governor
OFerrall. were as follows.
First District-A. j. McMath. of Acco-
mac. Second District. A. n. Lindsay. OF
Portsmouth, Third District. a. s. Buf0rd.
of Richmond. president Of the bOardJ.
Fourth District. Robert NJ Mallory. of
Brunswick; Firth District John J.. Hurt
Of Pttisylvania; Sixth District, W. W.
Brand of Montgomery Seventh District
J. Is. Mccain. of Fred rick Eighth
District o. j.. Hine. of Fairfax Ninth
District Henry Stuart, of Russell. Tenth
District. James r.. Kcmpcr. of Augusta.
TERMS EXPIRED.
The terms of Messrs. McMath Buf0rd.
Hurt, Mccain and Stuart expired on
April Sth last and their Successors have
not yet been appointed. col. Buf0rd.
president of the board, has rendered his
resignation 20 the Governor, but it has
not been acted upon up 20 this time
The board Is % meet I'm a few days. and
probably Governor Tyler Will make the
appointments shortly.
Judge r. NJ Mallory. who IS one Of the
hold-over members. was appointed by
Governor Fitz Lee. and is the only mem
bcr of the first board now serving
The first president of the board was
Mr.. Absolom Koiner, Of Augusta, the
second Major William r. Sutherlin of
Dauville. the third Mr. S. Wexford Cor
bin, OF King Gcorga. the fourth Judge
r. L. Henley. Of James City. and the
NTH Col. A. S. Buford. Of Richmond.
MR. KOINER HERE
Mr.. koinor reached Richmond with his
family Thursday night and viii reside
az Chestnut HIl lie has as yet given
no intmation as 20 whether Doe will make
any changes I'm the department
The present force includes Mr. Rich
ard Gaines. one of the most expert chem
lists in the State, Mr.. Thomas Suatton
Mr. Thomas Bigger. and Mr. Harold
Jobson. Each one of these gentlemen is
thoroughly familiar with his particular
duties. and 81 would be impossible To-
find a more intelligent industrious and
faithful force