Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
SENATORIAL PRIMARY
GOV. TYLER WILL PROBABLY nE-
COMMEND PASSAGE Of A LAW.
A TAX ON FERTILIZERS SOLD.


Among the recommendation. whic'
Governor Tyler is likely TO make IN h..
message 10 the next Legislature Is one foi
the passage Of a general law for The Sc
lection q a senatorial candidate oy a
primary.
Governor Tyler stated last night he hao
not decided upon the form Of his recon-
mondation II IS probable the law re-
COMMENCED viii be one quite similar TO
that offered by Hon. William IT, RedGy
al the las, session OF the General As
ser bly,.
Governor Tyler viii also probably &c
commend the imposition OF tax o. ~
cents a ton on ell fertilizers sold in INC
State. the proceeds 90 be used Tor ue
support Of the Department Of Agriculture.
IN south Carolina a tax of 90 cents
ton is imposed on fertilizers, while Norm
Carolina imposes tax Of p cents.
WILL VISIT THE REFORMATORY.
Governor Tyler. the superintendent OF
tho Penitcntiary. and the Board Of Direc-
tors Of that institution, will so up To
Hanover county Saturday to Inspect the
oolored reformatOry for boys. President
John Smythe (colOrcd) was at the Gov
ernor Office yesterday. and gave the IN
vitauon. The officials wish To become
Informed as 10 the facilities OF the IN
stitutlon for caring for the minor con-
vfots. which II Is desired Governor Tyler
shall give into It's charge This has been
done in about half dozen cases.
A VIOLET EATER.
Commissioner Koiner received yesterday
2 box OF bugs, specimens Of those when
are depredating upon violet beds IN me
vicinity OF Green Spring, I'm Louisa conn-
~ Mr.. Kolner sent the bugs to the
EntomolOgical Bureau Of the Agricultural
Department at Washington.
1t IL not generally known that Wolets
grow TO greater perfection, and are PROB
ably more extensively cultivated, -
Louisa county. than anywhere else in the
United States. One lady sold as many
as SIS worth last year from a plot % feet
square. Violots grown in Louisa nave
sold in New York for as much as cents
apiece. These were very fine specimens
Of course. some Of them measuring / Inch
in diameter.
A GIANT OF THE ORCHARD.
Mr.. Koiner also received a photograph
OF probably the most valuable and GER
tainly one OF the Oldest, apple trees IN
Virginia. II Is q picture OF an immense
plpoin growing upon the farm OF Mr..
Kyle Vert. I'm Roanoke county. The !
tree IS over 80 years old. il has yielded !
more than a thousand dollars worth Of |
apples in its lifetime. Seventy-two BUSH |
els were picked from the tree last year. |
and sold for 81 a busheL This does not /
include the apples which fell to the /
ground. The tree has never been feru- /
lied or sprayed.
VIRGINIA LAND TITLES.
Governor Tyler has received a letter |
from Mr.. NJ. Y. Richards, land and In /
dustrial agent Of the Southern railway |
asking n titles 10 land in Virginia are
general good. The letter was referred TO
Mr.. Koiner. who replied that land titles
We're clearer nowhere than I'm Virginia.
Mr.. Koiner also took occasion TO speak
good word OF the section of Virginia 4
through which the Southern runs, saying
that there IS no country In the world bet
ter adapted TO fruit growing and cattle
raising
UNCONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARY.
Governor McAillin has notified Governor
Tyler that he and the AttOrney-Gen-
sral OF Tennessee can meet the Cover
nor OF Virginia and Attorney
Montague IN Washington about Decem-
Der 18th for the purpose of comforting re-
sarding the Nirglnia-Tennessee boundary
dispute.
Governor Tyler is receiving numerous
applications for appointment as commits
,iOners of deeds for Virginia ia Cuba.
MUSTER IN OF COMPANY b.
Captain William l. Daughtrey notified
he Adjutant-GeneraIs Office yesterday
hat no had mustered in Company b
he Walker Light Guard-Wednesday
light, acting for Northumberland JO
-ane Stern, who is out of the city. The
company was mustered in with sixty
hree names on the roll. Following are
no officers and non-cOmmissioned officers:
/. ". Miller, captain; 5. b. Ragland
rst lieutenant; L. T. Matthews, second
lieutenant; W. Il. Johnson. first SER
can't John 4. Sharpeley second ser
cant; John w. Starke, third sergeant;
chm - Russell, fourth sergeant w.
!. Slack, fifth sergeant. Corporals-N.
Bernstein Forest Redd, Harry Jones,
oe Adams, c. Il. Gerring W. Brill and
Jerry Bernstein, lance corporal.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Adlutant- General Male went TO Licking
on yesterday TO attend the meeting of
he Board OF Visitors Of the Virginia Mil
tary Institute, of which he is an eX-
fiCio member.
The Board Of Fisheries called on Gov
rnor Tyler In body yesterday and paid
heir respects.