Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-04
DR.. JOHN A. MYERS
Memorial Services IN his Honor
at Washington.

at Washington.
Founder of Several Societies and Or
/ ganizer of Experiment stations
known and Henored all ever the
Country Monument Likely to be
Erected.
The death of DIR. John A. Myers,
so well and favorably known in
Morgantown was the occasion for
appropriate and touching memoria
services at the joint meeting of the
American Chemical Company and
the Association of Official Agricul
tural Chemists, held recently.
The publication of an account of
these exercises in bulletin No. 81 OF
of the Bureau of Chemistry of the
u. S. Department of Agriculture
torcibly reminds Dr. Myers many
friends here of the deep grief felt
at the news OF his death, April s,
1901 He was in California on his
way to the Hawaiian Islands in the
interests of the Nitrate of Soda
Company, when he was stricken
with fever and died two weeks later.
Mrs. Myers reached his bedside
from New York two days before he
passed away.
DR.. Myers was highly esteemed
by all with whom he came in con-
tact while stationed here and his
death was felt as as great person
al loss by all who were fortunate
enough to be acquainted with him.
Socially. in a business way and
as leader in scientific thought,
DR.. Myers made many friends and
he and his family were much beloY-
ed by Morgantown people.
There being no church of his de-
nomination, the Christian, here he
identified himself with the Epjsco-
pal congregation and is tenderly re-
membered as superintendent of the
reorganized Sunday school OF that
church, as well as teacher OF the
Bible class.
The West Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station building and
the organization of the station work
are lasting monuments to the abili-
ty and energy of DIR. Myers.
DIR. Myers was united in marriage
to Miss Plunkett, Lexington, KY,
while professor of chemistry in the
University and his wife and daugh-
ter survive him. He built the
house on South Main Street now
owned by Mr.. Poster, and that was
his home during the last years OF
his residence here.
A move is on foot to erect mon
ument to Dir. Myers memory at
Lexington, KY, where he is buried.
May the memory Off sunny, help
full disposition and of his great work
as scientist, ever be kept green.
The following tribute to Dr. My
ers is from the Wheeling Register:
Prof. Myers was recognized as
an authority in every prominent
college of chemistry throughout the
world He was native OF West
Virginia, having been born on a
farm near West Liberty, Ohio coun-
ty, forty nine years ago He was
graduate of Bethany college, taking
post graduate courses at home and
abroad. He was elected to the
chair of physics and chemistry of
Butler University, Indiana, the pro-
fessorship of chemistry and natural
history of Kentucky University,
which institution he organized, lat
er adding its agricultural expert
ment station. He also organized
the Farmers Institute of MISSISSIPPI.
AT the invitation of the board of
regents in 1888 Prof. Myers return
ed to West Virginia and in connec-
ton with the State University or
ganized the West Virginia Agricul
tural Experiment Station. The en-
tire organization, buildings, equip
ment, work, and the magnificent coll
lection of apparatus, libraries,
etc, were effected under his direc-
ton He also organized the West
Virginia Agricultural College. OF
which he was dean, and the farmers
institute work in this State, as well
as the work oil the State chemist of
West Virginia. Alter continuing
here for ten years, Mr. Myers was
appolnted manager oil the Propa-
granda for Nitrate Of Soda in the
United States, and since then have
been added to the territory under
his charge Cuba, Porto Rico. the
Sandwich Islands, and the British
provinces of North America.