The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-02
VIRGINIA
AT ST. LOUIS
Too Much Attention Being
Given Tobacco
AND TOO LITTLE TO STOCK
Prominent Virginians Crit1cise the Ex-
position Commission-What He-
comes Of the Snuff--Mr. Tul-
lock May Sue.
AND TOO LITTLE TO STOCK
The Times-Dispatch Bureau.
No. 1417' G. Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. c., July 1st.


Washington, y. c., July 1st.
Washington to-day did some very EN-
phatic talking concerning the nature Of
tho Virginia exhibit 1t is proposed to
have at the st. Louis Exposition.
THE commissioners are apparently de-
voting all their energies towards having
great tobacco exhibit" he said. "ln
my opinion, and in the opinion of every
men chiefly, this is absolutely foolish.
Everybody who knows Virginia knows 1t
Ia one of the great tobacco raising States
of the Union. That is an old story.
mir. koiner, the Com missioner Of Ag-
riculture, must know this. and he, OF all
men, should know that thousands of peo-
pie of the West and Northwest, anxious
to find more hospltable climate, are
looking to the Southern States as desra-
BILE places Of residence, where they may
engage in stock raising, trucking and
general farming.
II wish the commissioners to pay par
ticular attention to the features OF the
exhibit which will bring strongly before
tho world the resources of the State as
stock raising country and one suited to
growing grain, and fruit. Such an ex-
hibt would prbduce results, but one of
which tobaccol was the chief Tehtute
would do the State no more good than
were we to do nothing more at St. Louis
than show miniatures OF the Capitol at
Richmond and old ST. Johns Church.
have recently heard on several occa-
sions exactly similar views concerning
the Virginia exhibit. There is most
general opinion that the commissioners
may make too much OF feature Of to-
bacco, to the neglect OF other and more
important interests.
Senator Martin is here to-day on Of
fetal business. He met here his brother
and secretary, MIR. L SIZE n. Martin,
who has been in Baltimore some weeks
receiving medical treatment. His health
is now pretty well restored.
Senator Martin is not disposed to dis
CUES his prospects Of reelection. but IT
may be said that he is we'll satisfied
with the condition OF affairs political In
Virginia.
II never knew where all the snuff
manufactured in this country went to
until few months ago." said Mr.. Alex.
Mcmillan. clerk OF the Supreme Court OF
Tennessee. to The Times-Dispatch cor
respondent at the New Willard to-day.
II was visiting a friend who owns an
immense cotton farm on the Mississippi
hundred miles below Memphis. rode
out over his farm with him one morning.
He had hundreds OF negroes at work IN
gangs of twenty-five, each gang under
an overseer or foreman. Nearly every
negro I saw was using snuff. and at
every gang my host was requested by
one or several of the laborers for an
order on the farm store for snuff. The
negroes do not use the snuff as our
Erardfathers did. that Is via the nose,
but you will see one Of them reach IN
his pocket, draw out a bag or boa, TAKE
from it wad Of snuff as big as a
hickory nut and pulling out his lower
lip, pack In the snuff around the gums,
and then let the lip fly back on 1t. he
will not want fresh snuff for an hour or
two. In the mountains OF Tennessee
and North Carolina. and probably other
Southern States, many women use snuf1.
They do so by first chewing the end OF
q dogwood switch a few inches long,
and dipping this in the snuff and rub
bling their teeth with 1t. That IS called
dipping. Some OF the most beautiful
teeth I have ever seen have neen IN the
heads Of these fair Clippers.
n IS rumored to-day that s. w. Tul-
1och. ey-cashier Of the washington post
office. will institute libel proceedings
against expos, mas ter- General Charles
Emory sr:ith. Mr.. Tulloch is the man
who preferred charges AGAINST MI
Smiths administration as Postmaster
General, charges which appear TO nave
heen sustained by the investigations OF
postofice inspectors, though Mr.. Payne
at first termed them "hot air." Mr..
Smith, who is editor of the philadelphia
press. published what he himself termed
a .'broadside' editorial on MI, Tulloch
IN the Press of last Monday. In the
course of the article he alleged MT. TUT
loch to be every kind OF liar known,
ave, In washington, and intimated that
hereafter the expression. Tile like Anna
Mas" would be. "le like Tulloch," Mr..
Tulloch has not made up his mind as t"
whether he will ask the court to- give
him damages for this effort of Mr.. smith
to make a historical parsonage or NM
but he is considering such a course.