The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-11

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and In breeding seeds, and the are y ef
them before being placed In the ground.
l SO last fall, @ at the. sOllcltnt ton or our
Agricultural Department and the SAsri-
cultural Departments OF other roads, ar
fragments were made to move ~ train
OF cars over portions OF the roads, top
ping at different stations. Accompanying
this train were men who had made q
study Of the question of sceds--hoW & to
breed them and how to select them.
tNhethersIwe derived benefit from this II
know not.si + believe we did, It Is II our
purpose to furnish other trains TO 80 to
other sections long our line for the pur-
pose ofseducation, and this convention, and
like conventions are for the purpose OF
educatlon, M 4 .5#
You are the backbone; you are the
foundation on which the superstructure
shall be built. II you do not produce,
we cannot live, and why should you not,
with these u, Oo0 0cO acrs OF untitled land,
and pardon me II ! say many more mill
Ion acres Of land not properly titled, why
should you not lend your energy und
lend your aid to the fullest extent In the
upbuilding Of Virginia? M
New Settlers.
Lot me also call your attention to a
condition that know exists at the
present time ana Is growing. ! referred
early In my remarks to the growth of the
western country. That country, In Its
carly settlement was occupied by young
men and young women, strong, vigorous
and capable OF withstanding the rigorous
winters and Indictment weather prevail
Ing In the West and Northwest that we
do not have In Virginia, These people
have grow, older the younger genera
s ton are coming on. and there Is the
father and mother OF tho family still
in vigorous health. There Is the young
manhood ana young Womanhood ready to
take UP the burdens; but there is yet an-
other generation. lads and lasscs, from
ten to sixteen years OF age and 1t is
logical that these people may be seek
ing a more eongenial climate. $We have
already secured to your State these very
classes OF people, the father and the
mother, bringing with them the younger
children to live in this more salubrous
clmate and the midQle-nged people re-
main in the harsher climates,
Let these people come and these young
children viii soon grow up 70 be the tillers
Of the soil. We must invite AND urge and
persuade tho intelligent, v lawrabidlns
foreigners 10 come to our State We do
not want anarchists; we do not want
improYident foreigners. but we want tho
healthy. Intelligent, law-abldng citizens
OF foreign countries TO CONS to our State,
settle among as and make their homes
With us and become good. luw-abiding
citizens.
President Tyler.
ES-Goyernor Tyler, president OF the IN,
stitlte, said he had not time to prepare
a spt ech, and he had hoped that he couid
| have worked O.E an old on,, F,intl TIL.
Times-Dispatch called In him for. a copy
OF his speech He then reviewed she wors
| done by the institute, and claimed that a
| great amount had been accomplished by
| the organization. The appropriation no,
| cured for the Y, r. |. had resulted from
! organized effort. and there was a gem
eral upward trend OF the farming Industry,
| The speakers then touched on the proh4
lem OF Keeping the boys on the farm, lie