Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-05
DIR. S. W. H0BS0N W ON
HE WILL DE QUARANTINE OFFICER
OF NEWPORT NEWS.
The END OF A VERY HOT CONTEST.
A Great Victory for n bright Young
DOctor-lIindcring the Fisheries
General Capitol News.

by announcing that he had selected DR..
Samuel w. Hobson for the place.
The appointment will be made March |
lst. Dr. Hobson will enter upon his duties |
May fst His term will expire May ], 1901 |
lie Will succeed DR.. A. c. Jones.
DR.. Hobson's victory IS a great one.
He is only ~ years Of age. He was OPP |
posed in the contest by some Of the best |
known and most successful physicians 81 |
Newport News Indeed. there were but |
few doctors In the city who did not APP
plv There we're applicants from counties
far distant from Newport News. Dr. 4"
w Holland. of Eastville, Northampton
county. and Dr. r. $. Griffith. OF Baslo
City. Augusta county, wanted the plaC''
II is a good one. Persons who should ue
In a position to know say 10 is worth as
much as 5000 q year. Some put IL as hish
as $500. Others think IL worth about
siOo0 The officer receives 81 for every
| shin boarded lie IS handsomely paid Tor
! attending the sick aboard ship. Dr. Jones
/ tho prcsent official IS wealthy. lie mas
been very fortunate I'm investments in
/ Newport News real estate. Nobody mas
ever said DR.. Jones is not an eNceueht
official He has held the place lot 'hlI-
| teen years.
It is believed that fully three hundred
/ citizens of Newport News have called on
Governor Tyler I'm the interest OF the va
rious candidates. The majority We're lor
Dr. Uobson. lie was the candidate OF the
/ Democratic organization or Newport
| News. The Senator and Delegate en-
dorsed him The shipping interests vi
the CITY were for him. lie had great
! many strong endorsements from Dusli''7'
| and professional men,
! q endorsed
Of the best-known people of Newport
News A number Of them were warm per
| eonal friends Of the Governor. At least
one was nearer than a friend. DR.. Jones
had made a fine record in official life.
Or. W. c. Cooper and Dr. j. ID. Narrl-
ner were splendidly endorsed. congress-
non-elpct Young was one Of Or. Warr-
ner's strongest hackers. The contest TINS
week. II is understood, has been between
DR.. Hobson and Or. Cooper. The latter
gave up the fight Friday night.
BORN TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO.
DIR Uobson was born I'm Powhatan
county Ok wears ago. lie was educated al
Richmond College, and received his pro-
fessional training at the Medical college
of virginia. lie went to Newport News ID
1851 Associated with Dr Joseph Charles'
he buit ND an excellent practice, ana ms
standing I'm his profession led 10 his cleo
ton by the Council to the posiuoh OF
CITY Health officer. Until several months
ago he was assistant 20 Dr. A. {. Jones.
He is now surgeon TO the Chesapeake ond
ohio railway and to the shipping firm OF
Furnees. Witny & Co. and also assist
ant surgeon 10 the Newport News snip
Building and Dry-Dock Company
HINDERING THE FISHERIES BOARD
There is complaint being made that ~
at least two Of the oyster counties oi
Virginia an apparent organized enort is
being made 10 prevent the strict enforce
ment Of the state Board or flsherle'
law. and supplemental laws passed by th'
last Legislature.
A gentleman from the Tidewater Sector
at the Capitol yesterday said thal
great minority Of the citizens OF his Sec
ton realized that the last Genera As
semblv had done more FOR the people ln
terested I'm oystering and fishing thar
onv which had ever sat I'm Richmond, an'
thar they were anxious 20 see this legis
{ lation enforced. since II would cause
handsome yearly income 20 be turned int
4 the State treasury"
4 But they are not all OF one mind, so "a
as helping enforce the law is concerned
and the board and inspectors are Deln'
much hindered so far as two counties az
concerned. and the constitutonality Of IN
; been tried I'm the lower courts and wi
= eventually reach the supreme Court o
= Appeals.
I DEMAND FOR VIRGINIA LANDS.
= Never before has there been such
= great demand for Virginia farming lanl
= among people from other Statesmen
J in tho North and Northwest-as now.
y Mr.. Koiner. Commissioner Of Agricu
= ure. almost daily receives letters troi
= men I'm other States asking for INFORM.
= ton regarding farm or mineral lands
! this state. chiefly the former, thoug
= there IS much inquiry for the latter an
= for timber lands.
= AR Koiner received a letter from
= ! German gentleman in New York city yes
terday. asking him to inform him as
; the best section In Virginia In which
= 10 locate nifty German families. lie o'
= eires TO buy from 1900 20 5000 acres q
= land. He wants soil adapted especial
= 10 grass. He also wants q fair proporu'
! of tho tract well timbered. lie preie
! land upon which fruit-trees can be grow
= Mr.. Koner at once set to work TO ID
= the land that will suit his correspondent
y lie Is looking for IL In Piedmont u
! Valley, and the Southwest.
y MIR. KOINER TO THE FARMERS.
At the request Of the Atlanta Journ
> Mr.. Kolner has written for that pap
the following letter, telling how in D
opinion the farmers Of Georgia can oett
their condition:
"You have my sympathy In endeayorir
10 aid the depressed farmers OF yo'
State. l regret that 1 have not time Ju
\ now to write You q full article on u
- subject of suggestions TO the farmers
- | Georgia. There is no question that Geo
gia farmers must diversity their ciol
If they ever expect 10 pull up on sol
o. ground I'm the way of prosperity.
plant some fruit every year or warn
ties that do well i'm the locality Whel
the farmer lives. on the selection or u
right variety depends success IN this q
rection. Nature has given man fruits 4
sandy soils, red clay soils. graVelly SOL
There are many kinds Of grasses whiC
- grow In the same way. suited for certd
p soils Let the farmers Of Georgia ral
&c some stock Begin in a small way vii
a few hogs, a few sheep. q few cow
H. These cut down the store bills WOnde
- fully. Poultry raising shoots holes thrOul
st a store bill. The farmer buys too mus
from the stores. He must because
eS | neglects 10 raise many things that vs.
-, supply what he must buy from the store
l. Many farmers lose money, or rath
waste the opportunity TO make none
by not growing the crop suited for u
different soils on his farm. one field W
make more money cultivated in corn tn'
other crops. Another field Will DO We
III for cotton. Another piece of ground W
~ make most money put In vegetables
proper selection. The farmer must Inn
ba over these points. and use his mihd
hO farming just as much as his muscle
is Head farming PAYS as wen as ST. IJ,
farming The farmer VINO - mum
rrourv boc ouff carving all his eggs