The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-08
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..See that man there?" asked clerk
in Murphy's yesterday. Talk to him.
He can tell you a snake story"
The man indicated proved to pe Mr..
Jere Smith, of Galveston who possibly
Eas the queerest means of making money
| Of anybody in the country. He runs q
snake farm near Galveston, Texas. and
| raises all varieties Of snakes from the
| garter to the RATHER.
IT suppose it seems odd to an outsider.
remarked Mr.. Smith, ''but there is
| wide demand for snake skins and sup
ply a large portion of this demand. they
are used for pocket-books and similar
] trifles, particularly the skin OF the rat
! tier. Last year I raised about 1900 rat
tiers, and the sale Of these ran away up
into the thousands. It's queer business.
out 1t is lucrative"
Mr.. J. M. Cup, traffic manager Of the
Southern Railway system, accompanied
by his private secretary, registered at
tho Lexington yesterday afternoon. Mr..
! Culp came here from Washington to APP
| pear. so it is stated, before the Commit
tee on Corporations of the Constitutional
/ Convention to-day in opposition to the
proposed Railroad Commission
Railroads generally oppose this commits
| sion, and Mr.. Culp, Should he appear
| before the committee as expected, viii
be one of the most prominent men to
! come before that body
"Of course, I don't know very much
= Nj9t RI "
i Hearon. Of New Orleans, who was in the
city yesterday, "but believe that if the
Carnegie Library scheme here fails. as
| / see is possible. 1t will mean great harm
T, to Richmond In my travels throughout
| the country I have been amazed at the
! stimulus given to education by the Car
| regie Libraries Thousands of persons
i who never seemed to read at one time
| have the reading habit now through the
Libraries. I think that Mr.. Carnegie IS
he greatest educator, in his own way,
that this country ever knew"
| Mr. S. Hotta, a special representative
of the Japanese Government In this coun-
try, whose duties relate nearly entirely
| to tobacco growing and trading, is ex-
pected at the Lexington this morning.
Mr.. Hotta's baggage has preceded him
Mr.. Hotta has just recently returned
| to this country from Japan, and while
| in this city will probably make extern
! sive purchases of tobacco. In addition
| to representing the government, he buys
| for several Japanese manufactures OF
| tobacco.
while talking politics. don't ever for
get Governor Odell, OF New York" re-
marked Mr.. Henry Guy Carson, formerly
a civil judge in New York and now in
terested in politics there IF, perchance.
it should happen that Roosevelt is not
the next President of this country. as
| now seems likely, it will be Governor
| Odell Governor Odell has been men
| toned before in connection with the high
est gift in the power OF the people. and
| despite Roosevelt, there Is a strong SEN
timent for him in New York now, and 1t
Is growing every minute"
NIurphy's, the Lexington and New
| Ford's were crowded yesterday with hor-
| ticulturists in the city to attend the con-
vention and display Of the society now
| on at the Chamber OF Commerce. Among
the most prominent of these were Mr..
! a. p. Gillespie, Tazewell; AR. S. w.
Jamison, hoanokea Mr. c. D. Henger,
Layton, and Mr.. W. H. Miching. OF
| ACQdTiOtleSEIle, registered yesterday 1T
Murphys. At New Ford.s were Mr.. J.
| L. Powell. Colonel McCalla Haslxins and
Mr.. E NJ. Jones, of Nottoway.
| Mr.. A. T. Lincoln, a member Of the
/ Constitutional Convention from Marion,
| returned to Richmond yesterday, after
| spending several days at home Mr. c.
E. Miller, the member from Mt. Airy,
| also returned
| One of the most prominent lumber deal
ers. railroad contractors and merchants
Of the State, Mr.. II. NJ White. of White
Hall. was at the Lexington yesterday
/ He Is here on private business
Other well nown virginians in the city
yesterday were: Mr.. W. NJ. Boyd, of Nell
son, and Mr.. o. M Vigard and wife, of
Wise at Murphy's; Mr.. J. G. Martin. OF
/ Carsville; Mr.. Eugene Ould, of Campbell
county, and Mr. James H Guthrie, If
| Houston. at New F'ords. and Mr.. A. B.
Mitchell. West Point: Mr. w. B. Griffin.
of Danville; Mr.. James l. Lewis. Lynch
burg: Mr. R. P. holland. Newport News.
and Mr.. U. @. Sturgis and wife, Of Oman
cock, at the Lexington.
Among the noted visitors to Richmond
from other States yesterday were DR.. L.
/ &c. Collocl1. Of Wilmington. Del, ana Mr..
E. ". sickles, a relative OF General
Daniel siekles, OF New York, both at the
p exington. s-ss
Mr. W. f. Dick. of Washington, and
Mr. Wade Meadows. of New Bend. N. C.,
We're prominent out-of-state men at New
i Ford's yesterday while at Murphy's
were REGISTERED Mr. s. D. Anderson. Of