Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
THE GOVERNOR BACK.
Is ENTHUSIASTIC OVER THE PROS
PECTs OF NORFOLK.
GREAT CITY ON HAMPTON ROADS.
Governor Tyler Says He Expects to
See 1t Some Day-Assessing Rail-
Letter-ShOrt Hay Crop This Year.

Il expect to live to see one OF the great
cities of this country on the shores of
Hampton Roads," said Governor Tyler
yesterday. having just returned from
Norfolk and Portsmouth, whittier he went
as a member of the Board of Public
Works for the purpose of assessing ter
minal property.
when | was a boy" the Governor con-
tlnued, 81 used to hear my old grand
father. who lived in the shadow of
Cloyds mountain, and had served with
the Virginia troops at Craney Island du-
ring tn war of 1872, predict that Norfolk
would some day be one of the great cities
Of America calling attention to the fact
thai God had made passes in all the
mountains clear across the Continent, as
though FOR the purpose of giving a ma
tural route for straight railway line
from San Francisco to Norfolk. He pre-
dicted that such a road would some day
be built, and that Norfolk would become
one of the great cities of America.
thought of his prediction as / saw the
crowded harbor and the busy scenes at
the wharves of the two cities, vessels
loading and unloading freight Of every
character and I'm enormous quantities
Why, do you know they tell me they
can't build warehouses fast enough TO
receive the accommodating freight?
Norfolk. Portsmouth, and Newport
News are growing at wonderful rate
the Governor concluded, and the predic-
4. 4. hot ha
some day be united in one which will be
among the greatest Of America"
WORK OF THE BOARD.
The board will probably assess the At
iantic and Danville next week. ON
several of the Virginia railroads improve
ments are In progress which will require
a new assessment next year, but on the
great majority the figures will be un-
changed this year.
A member of the board spoke yester-
day in very complimentary terms OF the
attitude OF the roads towards the board,
saying the officials evidenced not the
slightest disposition to evade or misrep-
resent.
A SWORD FOR DEWEY.
An endless chain letter, for the purpose
of raising funds to present Admiral
Dewey with a diamond sword upon his
arrival in the United States has been
started at the Newsboys' and Bootbacks'
Home i'm San Francisco, and a copy OF
the announcement of the proposed scheme
was received by Governor Tyler yester-
day.
The second condition of the endless
chain is that there will be newsboy
from every capital present at the pre-
sentation of the sword. the representative
to be appointed by the Governor of his
State.
WANTS SOLDIERS HOME CHANGED.
A philosopher at the Soldiers Home,
who has passed his threescOre and ten,
and in Confederate times served in the
Sixth Virginia Cavalry, sends this ar
gument TO Governor Tyler: IAN indigents
are. by Natures law. the inherent heirs
of all frutions of Natures domain. Ma
ture owns the domain and man possesses
only by memorable imposed necessity
l. e.. tax which arises to defray expenses
In generating order. and without system
order is nulity. Tax Is the llfe-suppOrting
element Of government, and as govern
ments are a constituency OF Natupre's
own self-accruings-L e., digents and in
digents-she is morally bound TO support
her own issue from her own domains.
be they what they may, by letting her
'culturables' for tax 10 any who will pay
tax And tax being Natures own fund
the mother Nature. is sef-obligated 10
feed herself, or suffer pain by her own
poverty. Nature being a self-constituted
perpetuity, All tax laid for eleemosynary
purposes to be just must be equally d.
vided among Natures 'prodigents. and
any discriminating H. fraudulent. Hence
the founding of Lee Camp Soldiers Home
for the exclusive benefit of war indigents.
and not all the Commonwealth indigents,
is unjust discrimination. and for said
reason is fraudulent, and is. therefore.
void"
Secretary Owen thanked the old soldier
for his letter. and filed the communca-
ton along with many others. set aside
for consideration during hot summer
days.
A SHORT HAY CROP.
Mr. Koiner. Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture. was asked yesterday what he
thought would be the effect of the late
season on the hay crop. THE winter
killing of clover and other grasses will
make the hay crop short" said Mr..
Koiner, land our farmers will need more
forage feed. / would suggest the trial OF
sorghum as a valuable forage feed. Any
land that will grow corn will grow sOr-
ghum sown from one 10 two bushels
per acre according 10 the fertility OF the
ground. 1t should be sown after the