The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
Heard and Seen
in Public Places

LU n UOLLC FL1CES
The twenty-nfth annual session Of tho
Farmers National Congress- OF tho
United States. which was hold IN this
city last week and somewhat unexpected.
~ concluded its lnbors on Thursday
brought small army Of prominent ngri.
culturists OF the country TO this city and
not few OF them fingered In and
about Richmond for several days TO
visit historic places. The prcnrranged
liberal terms given the members by the
railroads allowed margin of six days
or moro for side trips, excursions and
jnunta around historic Virginia. Many
OF tho visitors from other States who
had heard OF bntteflclds and war times,
but had never seen any Of them, wanted
TO walk around on historic ground and
they were not slow to take advantage
OF the, occasion OF their first visit to tho
old Dominion to do that thing as far
as ticket limits would allow.
~ Some Of the delegates to tho Congress
from Northern and Western States
visited these parts something over forty
years ago sa,d they had quite warm
time, The last OF the delegate excursions
ono Of them had any but nice things
to say OF Richmond and Virginia
Mr.. s.. M. Black, d delegate from illinois
and most successful farmer OF thar
great agricultural state, was one OF
these. He is one OF the leading mem
bers OF the Congrosa and speaks right
out in meeting when stirring subjects
come up for discussion, Since tho adj
tjournmcnt OF tho Congress Mr.. Black
has been travelling around the battle
fields and other places OF civil war IN.
tereat and having finished up his limit OF
Sightseeing In old Virginia he started
back to his Illinois homo last night. IN
a shorts talk with Times Dlspatch man
at Murphy's Hotel Mr.. Black said: ~
had very hard time trying to get to
Richmond in tho sixties, and as mat
ter OF fact, never did get here. MY
Southern friends made It too warm for
me and my associntes.ttI had no trouble
get ting here tho other day. although
I must say my reception was again
warn--not Just the kind Of warmth
ran UP against In tho sIxties. The peo-i
pic received mo with Wide open arms.
so to speak, and the moro told them
about my frantic efforts to set herc be-
fore and my failure to arrive the bet.
ter they seemed to like me and tho
more some OF your dear old vets told me
OF their struggles to keep our folks
away the better liked them" III saying
goodbye Mr.. Black added:
Richmond is a good town and let me
tell you Old Virginia. or at least that
part OF It ! have seen, Is not bit be-
hind Illinois In up-to-dute agriculture. and
you must know from some things YOU
heard me say In the Congress that I
think Illinois is some pumpkin alons
these lines.
Mr.. J. J. Laughinshousc, OF North
Carolina. another prominent member OF
tho Congress- also remained over to the
full limit OF his ticket and spent the
time looking over the battlcflelds and
other interesting things around Richmonu,
including Old Point and Newport News.
Mr. Laughnghouse Is not only one OF
the most successful and one OF the
wealtl,iest cultivators OF the soil OF the
Old North State, but Is also something OF
a statesman He has frequently 'epre-R
scented his county (Chatham) In the Legs-
lature Of the State, and has no trouble
In getting elected whenever no chooses
to become a candidate, which ne somc-
times docs between other crops. He u
the author OF more than one OF me
good laws now on the statute BOOKS OF t,lo
Old North State looking to the protection
OF the farmers interests; and he got an
these good laws PASSED without becoming
n z Populist. Mr.. LnushlnRhouss !as ",
ways been a straight Democrat.
Mr.. W. c. Mabrey. n merchant OF
Ridgeway, N. c., Is In tho city With
great long memorandum book. lilo -
stopping at the Lexington. and his bust
ness here is to buy goods for his large
fall trade. Mr.. Mabrey stands Al win
the Richmond wholesale merchants, ana
Judging from n few remarks he made 70
\ Times pispatcr man In the lobby OF ne
Lexington last evening, the Riehmond
maercliants stand al With him, Said ne:
"over there in North Carolina, wo conh-
try merchants have been experimenting
for long t!mo. We have hit Baltimore,
New York and all the other markets. anu
We have about reached the coleclus'on
that Richmond suits US ~ l''ose au."1 10
hottcr than any other market We arc N
reach Of. Prices suit us and freight rates
ore all right si3s5s