The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-25
.Lcqislativo5l stiga1tin1l'gl.
Committee Meet IN IN.
Executive Session.
INQUIRY Pr OPPER T
WILL B GIN III u D D 'A'Yl y
Officials Of the ". F. 1, 4. Are Are
Lending Every Aid A ia to q M Mem
bers Of the G Committee.
No5Q Question Regard
ing Accounts Acc: ''lrl IS, q '7ss U
.S3s institution.
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BLACK sBUR "a. U III q fter on
i3 executive. session lasting until nearly y
.rnyo.k TO- night the Legislative Commit
I'M tee n I, 1orrned until % o'clOclsy II very body
H Ii absolutely at sea concerning n policy
with, reference 10 the Virginia Pol ytechnic
u tf,yestigntion,81t II Is believed the Inquiry
roper will begin Tomorrow ~. but hardly
before tie afternoon. While 1t cannot
q be stated what was 4 he; ;5i ca use Of 5Sthe
u #inIlure To outline It's plans toni IT. 4 ~
\ sr,ow,, that matters the determination
n of&whlch Will limit or, enlarge the scope
81 the inquiry were dismissed * 4. 5.
Will Examine Accounts. 3
s If senator Walker and Delegate Lyon q = Z
a rIyetl this morning, |, but3the4 first meeting
IN y. tl,e commit tee war not held until TO-
night. All the members were present, and
Il earnestly discussed the matters Under
II ladvisement for several hours. In this sit-
#uation OF afrairs II Is inpossibl 70 give V,
any reasonable idea of how long II e IN i1
INJURY will last or, what matters WI A g y
n looked into. @ Chairman Thornhili IS IN
s54a communication With an experts accountant
In 81 I.ynchburg, and ut is fairly certain
that the method OF Keeping accounts at
the Institution Will be examine i SsS 'Ihe
accountantSni arrive o-rnorro ~ morning nor
aud be put to Ework X ono No auestrlion ~
ishas beer, raised regarding TIE accounts 9 =
of the institution, but the co n.ni ttee feel
disposed sto get In to possesstor OF all ma +
tiers relating to its ma agemen nt. treas req
@ @urcr G. IL Wade and 81 the ass mana geTehht i
court tho fullest inyestigat o. ne
Financial condition SpfE The &c chool and f tnc
exped,tlire of Its funds. s5i4S9b
Ghnirinnr, Brown has called he new ~
board of risjtors9to meet here ~ thursday
4 morning at 10 .. clock. his MI be the
FIRST meeting Of the tpd aa At Pre- n7yt sen
senat tor cholss got ott ot qnl'te!t lt!
II si,un,orS I'd 40 famous
The Hal ty had Just 8inspect ted the Siaundr ~
SpIant. when e The senat tor rawle ed II put,
.8:.tye have found no dirty linen y re-
While the actual Inquiry could not e pro- pro
ceed to- owing TO the fact that IA. sen Sc
VI ator Ker and Delegate Lyon
n i-,riying, yet no time was n os as tlse
;Iay wns consumed In q tourso inspectito
81 which was almost necessary to an IN tell
cent lnsight3if,to the situation. and which
q ! M nrcdlcted In THIS corresponding ce4 yes
Il gterday. rs It was made under the persona
guidance OF Or. Nc cRryde, and ended ms u. >
afternoon with a drive over the splenNd1lld
N farm and experimental station.
professor A, NJ f3oule. as well as y ne
Il <, csidcnt anu Executive Commute OF t!le
s bca rd. nccompan led the mem pc rs e ano m , tIe
latter Inarvelcd at the fine CROWN 8 crop r
Il covering fertile acres on the very y Top
A 81 the beautiful I. Allegheny, and AZ tne g
3 .p,endid herds OF Jerseys and other STOCK
.catfared over tho green clad hills here
and thcre. The farm contains over 4U 2!
4 acresS and is one Of the most yalua ole
e AMI Productive In this prosperous sec sec
Y ton. rChe. experimental sta ation X wa was II q q
mir, I az great interest, and the party re-
mainsi there for some time. AMONG /, ,.,le g
S,nnny M dertl devices used here is a mix W
Ing machine Z, and at s o'clock the mem EN-
bers stood at the large barn IN @ tsoiute :,
wcndcr:nent and watched IN pract'c'alt .'l
l operation It may he attached 20 q lhFse t.li
M number OF cows at one time, ana v its iitts
X operated by the means OF q ga asoie.l1e . el'-
Il CINE which generates compressed ar q as
x tho power. "a II i,9 ,5 ~ 8{3 S3 I8
Grounds and Buildings.
The trip made in the morning through Y! :
the grounds and buildings was q MOST MOST
interesting one. and q few Of the men'- men
hers had any remote conception o. .,le t,lH
Improved method employed e. operate EN- ,ne
y foundr!es, machine shops, dynamo. IA DORA
tory. creamery, etc, many Of when plaInnt g .
were either wholly or In part ulppe'd
y ~ students OF this great university forf
Z lie good OF the State. The modern turn
ING g'lathes used In machine shops were
constructed and Installed here from the
ground up, ana the high class OF furnl-
ture made by the boys is at once ~ re- e
X markaple. But the story is too long "
z word. This Is mn institution unto
itself, in that 1t makes nearly everything ~
I, a nd if fthare
4 has been any laxity In Its management
tha committee certainly seemed to be
D s.From3 Missouri" up to this time. and
IL .omahody has got to show them yet.
e There fis a striking absence Of feeling
reeard,nr the inquiry on the part either
of the committee or the manasement, ana
while It is going to be thorough IN every
t detail. 1t will not leave any wound OF OF
provoke animoslty, Chairman 5Ihornhlll
declares that he and his co'leaRues ato H,Ie
not detectives, but they are upo!l s ..'e
eve OF an inquiry which shal9 ps ta!I h',u
a lust to all parties concerned. inns many
sentiment is met by DR., Mcbryde WIFI
one df equal mAnlincss, pledglng ehrnest
and steadfast Co o-operatlon TO the We11''- We11''
4 hers In their efforts to get at the true
state OF affairs, The books are Is % / ne ,e
thoroughly gone over by expert account
ants, and every feature OF the manage
ment fully examined Into.
Ma. Lost Only Week.
Archer Phlegarl Johnson, OF christlans-
i burg, has been made Official steHographer'
and II n sergeant-at-arms and clerk are
needed later, Frank II, Watkins ana 8,
N, Brennnman, OF Rlchm2n1, VIZ pe
+ wired for. b.
4 Senator Walker arrived here on the
sarly train this morning and pelegate
lyons and Chairman j., Thompson Brown,
II the board. came In later, they having
been delayed by two slight wrecks.
There is a difference Of opinion as 70
how long the Inquiry III last, One lnem-
Der said to-day he saw no reason Why
It should consume more than q week,
while others thought might take .mneh
ao one can tell until 1t 4 has gotten well