The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-21
TO! BENEFIT
OUR STATE
Board Of Agriculture Working
to, Induce Immigration IL
Virginia. .s5.
the INSPECTORS ARE NAMED
Board Appoints Those for the
Various Distrcts--Enforc-
ing Purc Food Law.

rho state Board or Agriculture and
Immigration met in DnnviNc yesterday
and discussed aud formulated plans or
Importance to virglnia's agricultural m
tercsts. The prosecution Of these, "heh
they nre more thoroughly developed, may
bc largely instrumental In turning the
tide of.mmigratlon TO this State.
Tho members Of this board present were:
President, j. lI.3C. Beverley. and Messrs.
j. M. Barker, j. n. Cownn, G. W Heater,
W. II. Eggborn, j. S. Gillespie nnd Dr.
u Nj. McBrydc Commissioner g, w.
Kolner, rs usual, was IN attchut !, = -.
and made a most encouraging report g !
tho work being done by the department.
rIe submitted his financial sta temcnt for
tic 'uuarter,Y and the board approved It.
The Executive Committee. composed ot
Mr. j. ~ C. Beverley chairman. and
Mcssrs. 11eatcr. Eggborn. Cownn and Or.
McBrydc. met Tuesday and carefully nu-
dtcd the accounts OF the department e,
examining every voucher. representing the
disbursements for the quarter. They re-
ported that; tho same were correct and
In proper sha pc.
L.. INSPECTORS APPOINTED.
The board appointed TIL, following fer
tilizer inspectors: Mcssrs. cambridge Sale,
of the First District; r. G. Madison, {
tho Second: C.. l.. Turner. OF the Third;
l.. p. Jones, OF the Fourth; a. L. Moore,
OF the Fifth; Byrd Anderson, OF the SIXTH:
w C.. Waite. of tho Eighth: M. L. Perry,
OF the Ninth. and j. III. Lcech. Of tho
Tenth Tho inspector for the Seventh
District was not named at this NEE ting.
but will he appointed in few days.
The new inspectors nre Messrs. Madison,
Jones. Anderson and Pcery.
Chairman J NJ Barker Of The Test
Farm Committee submitted his quarterly
report Of the work being done at tho
departments experimental farm In Char
lotte county. Tho report was a most sat
isfactory one. The subjectaof farmers
Institutes and immigration were both dis
cussed by the board. Arrangements Will
be. made to hold good many farmers
Institutes during February and next
spring, DR.. McBrydc offered the board
tho services OF several lecturers OF tho
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
TO INVITE IMMIGRATION.
The board devoted some time toNa con-
sidcratlon OF the best methods OF adver-
Using the State. with view OF incrcas-
ing immigration. Commissioner Kolner,
since he has been In office, has been won
derfully SUCCESS full in locating settlers In
Virginia. Just before he eft for tho
board meeting three Intelligent Germans
from the West called at his office and
stated that, us n result OF In Information
and advice furnished by him, they had
purchased farms In this State and would
Immediately locate upon them.
PURE FOOD.
The commissioner reported what pro-
gress had been made In the pure food
work. Samples OF foodstuffs had been
drawn In Richmond. Norfolk Newport
News, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Fredericks-
burg, Charlottesville and PETERSBURG. and
were now In the laboratory of the depart
ment. The special apparatus, some OF
which was ordered from Germany, has
not yet arrived, 80 the samples have not
vet t.een analysed. The analyses will
be made. however, as soon as the new APP
paratus is received. 1t has been expected
for some days.
Tho meeting in DanvtlTe was n most
pleasant one. Hon. J. NJ. Barker. OF
Henry county. made it a personal matter
to see that the board was properly cared
for, as In sense he considered them
his guests. in that this meeting was
held in his district He escorted the
board through one OF the largest to-
bacco warehouses III the city, and then
pi:oted them through what Is considered
probably the largest cotton mill In the
South. Captain Harry Wood, Mayor Of
Danvillc. called upon the board during
It's session. and extended to the body
the hosnitalitv ,of the city.
The board decided to hold It's next meet
ing at Blacksburg, on the 27th Of April,
when they wils inspect the Virginia Poly
technic Institute, upon invitation OF
z Dr. McBryde. Is