The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-13


,vcntion TO order ut 0 o'clock tliss morn
Ing In the Casino, which Is located II III
the shadow Of Mill Mountain. over q mile
from the city. The president made q.
short address after prayer by Rev. Mr.
Dove. 8 The Governor d welt upon the fact
3thatathe farmers OF the State were being
thoroughly aroused as to the need OF i'm
proved methods and the value of CO. 20.
operation. Il 81 8 IA # AZ IS 55ss II
Mayor Cutchins delivered an appro-
pirate address Of welcome. and then
Governor Tyler presented MIR. Il. j.
Terry. OF Hudson, Ohio who spoke on
Soil illtivatlon." He confined himself
TO telling how some years ago he had
purchased Il very small and very. poor
farm in Ohio and by methods some of
the details Of which he described, had
made Yield him and his family a boun-
Etiful living ana Of how 1t Is now one
of the most fertile farms In the State.
The Sneaker was followed with the
closest attention., and the Innumcrnble
questions put 10 him by! the delegates
when he finished evidenced The interest
he had excited. f35 Il n
Doubles Products.
4s4 ofcssor Andrew M, Soiile. OF the
Experiment Statlo:: at Blacksburg ana
secretary OF the Institute followed Mr..
Terry, and In the COZ rae of his remarks
said he believed 1t vas possible 10 tIou-.
I bic the value or the agricultural products
OF Virginia. Some years ago. he said.
4 ne was working up an agricultural re-
port and ne discovered that more corn.
was "a ised IN the Appalachian section
iOfSVIrglnia than In the rest Of the State
Yet he had always heard It said corn
did not do we'll In the mountains. He,
recently saw d farm in Gloucester coun-8
6ty. which when purchased few years
ago was producing five or six bushels
OF corn to the acre. when with deep
poughlng and the cultivation or legu-S
5mlnous crops had brought to such q
point Of fertility 1t was now producing
thirty bushels and 1t rs still Improving.
wiz r. II. Labaume,s agricultural and In
dustrial agent OF the Norfolk and West
scrn Railway Company, made short
address. urging the Importance Of in-5
ducing a good class OF immigrants to
come to !, this country. Ten years ago..
he said. the bulk OF the immigrants were
Srom.- n orthern TIJlf6pg. !; rt1ld they were
induced TO locate In the West almost
entirely. The bulk of immigrants is now
from Southern Europe. and not more
than twelve per cent OF ltigocs beyond
the mississippi. The most OF It stops in
the crowded cities OF the North and
Northwest. n l5fs
Pathetic Situation.
~ The utter inability OF the farmers to-
secure labor was pathetic. he said. The
average paid for labor each year per
farm in tic South is 5000. he said. In
the Northeastern States 1t is 1926 per
farm; ; III the Central States. sill. and
on the Pacific slope, S215. Tit 3$
He suggested that 1t would be q good
thing 10 establish am immigration CONF
mission In Virginia, and have a repre-
sentative in New York To meet the immi-
grants and Induce them to como to this
State }s5S
IL John r. Jackson. editor OF the Southern
Planter, Richmond. himself English born,
declared the way to capture Immigrants
was to have anAagcnt get hold of them
in their homes before they started to the
ne,, world. The convention adjourned
sor dir ner at this point, and rs soon as
s ..seS u, .dy begun the afternoon session, T:
sI.,SNYilson.s of Halifax offered a resolution
directing the president and 4 secretary to
memorable the Legislature In the name
OF the institute 10 take such steps and
make such appropriation as should se-
cure from England. Scotland, Ireland and
the north of Europe q class of laborers
for Virginia farms, 0
A dozen or more members took part In
n discussion Of this resolution. AllHof
them wanted a desirable class of immi-
grants to belfinduccd to seek homes IN
Virginia. but not Ill of them would say
tho Legislature should be asked to take
Il n hand In inducing immigrants to come
in, s. Finally the resolution was referred
to tho Committee on Resolutions
Irish P Potatoes,
lAlva Agee. OF Wooster. O.. told the
institute about raising Irish pota toes Flo
Is said to be, probably. the most success
full potato, raiser in the United States
And then Judge George y. Casscll, of