Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-02
RICHMOND
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Governor Tyler and Party
Leave For Havana.
THE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
Commissioned OF Agriculture Koincr
Discusses Dog Laws nnd shoep
Nusbandry-A Anxious 10 Nccure
Normal schooIs-Coi. Ecker Ac-
ccpts Row Position-Ordor FOR Lo.
comotiyes- Baseball Chat,
THE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
Especial to virgInian-PIlot3


Richmond, Va, March 1.-Governor
Tyler and party left at 9:05 o'clock this
morning for Tampa and Havana. In
the party besides the Governor. were
Mrs. Tyler. Miss Tyler and Miss Sue
Tyler, Col. w. o. Shelton Col. Brighton
Tenant and wife. and Mr.. Wyndham
r. Meredith. The journey to Tampa
will be made in the private car of Mr..
John Shelton Williams. president of the
Seaboard Air Line. who suggested the
trip. The party will return either
"Wednesday night, or the night OF Sat-
urday; the 18th instant.
There is not at present any pressing
or important business demanding
Governor Tyler's presence in Rich
mond, and as he has not been in the
best Of health lately q trip OF the char
acter of the one he Is now taking Is
expected to do him good
LABOR MEN AND COMMISSIONERS.
Commissioner OF Labor Montague
was much interested to-day in the re-
port of the debate in the Trades and
Labor Council Tuesday night regard
ing the bureau and his own standing
as q labor man. Mr.. Montague is not
now q member of any labor organiza-
ton. He was for years an active mem
K. Der OF the international MachiniSts'
Union, but for the past few years he
has been doing mechanical draughting
at the Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works, and has not affiliated with
the machinists organization. II am n
union man in the sense that all my
sympathies are with the efforts being
made by organized labor to accomplish
certain great ends. am just now NOT
in union, but does that mean will
never, or must never, join any labor
organization?"
Regarding the time of the appearance
of his report. Mr. Montague said that
1t would probably be out in September.
at just about the close of the fiscal
year. The work OF establishing the bu-
Ieau, and of mapping out the scope Of
the forthcoming report, as well as the
collection of information from manu-
facturers who were slow to respond as
they did not understand that their re-
plies under the law are to be regarded
as absolutely confidential. Mr.. Monta-
que had to write to certain firms re-
peatedly before replies could be obtain
ed. il was difficult to obtain replies
from many of the labor organizations
The forthcoming report will embrace
two years in one volume. There can
be only about 1000 copies of the re-
port printed, owing to the meagreness
of the appropriation for the support of
the bureau.
WHAT ABOUT DOG LAWS?
Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner
is receiving nemcrous inquiries from the
North and West regarding the adapta-
biiity of Virginia grass lands to sheep
raising. In nearly every instance the
l1nl i,,tn
State. provided there is n dog law for
the encouragement of sheep raising In
some OF the Virginia counties there is
such law. but in the great majority
dog raising is more encouraged than
the raising of sheep. MIR. Eolner Is de-
sirous of obtaining n list of the coun-
ties having Il dog law.
There Is not In the world. probably.
land better adapted to sheep raising
than the Valley. Piedmont and South
west virginia. said Mr. Koncr. At mean
especially the rough uplands in those
section too hilly and rugged for til
lage." And then the Commissioner told
some wonderful stories regarding his
observation OF the surcrootedncss OF
sheep, which enabled them to stand ON
rocks and stumps and Craze among the
branches OF trees.
wish Virginia farmers would de-
vote more attention to raising sheen"
continued Mr.. Koiner. There is money
IN ~. Ihere IS money I'm poultry. too.
FARMERS are beginning to realize this.
II IS fact that the value of the cegs
and poultry produced and sold in tho
United states last year was greater
Than the Wheat crop; and nearly twice
rs great as the value OF the beef"
WANT TO GET NORNIALS.
The efforts being put forth by various
cities and towns of the State TO securh
summer normal schools this year are
somewhat more vigorous than usuol
among the places which are trying to
ool.un one or these schools are New
port News, Rappahanonck. Cbnrlottos
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