The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-19
Morning Session.

The convention opened in the annex ~
Murphy Hotel 40 10 o'clock yesterday
morning M Samuel =. Woods. az Char
lottesvlile. tho president had been called
20 New York on important business. ana
was not in attendance. and First Vice
President George r. Murreu. 81 Bedford
county. raped the body Co order and pre-
sided during tho day The president
report was later read by Secretary : l.
Lupton
Rev. Dr Causch offered prayer at the
opening OF the morning session Cover
nor Swanson. who attended this session.
Was introduced. and Doe most cordially
welcomed the delegates lie took occasion
90 speak Of the vast agricultural and MIN
eraI resources q Virginia and THO spleh-
did products OF her fields and orchards.
lie expressed the hope that all Nirgiuians
VIII pull together next year and make c@
hibits at jamestown. letting an the world
know that Virginia can produce any and
everything. and j. IN an respects. as Wei
as IN fruit growing. tho finest state in
the Ua!on.
Dr. jackson. tho cdi.or of the Southern
Planter. made she regular address ~
welcome. and gracefully extended 20 the
seventy or seventy-five delegates the nos
pitaiity Of the city. Iu the course Of hi7
remarks pr jackson referred 10 the
Torreus land registration system. and eN-
pressed the nope that the society would
endorse it. a resolution TO that effect
was later introduced and referred 10 the
committee on resolutions.
MT $. /. Lupton replied TO the address
IS os welcome. The following commit
tees, to serve during the convention, were
appointed,
on Resolutions Dr. James McCue. Or.
s. Adams Robinson and :. T. LuptOn. on
Membership-T II. Coleman, IT. G. wy
sor and G. W Koincr; on Awards Walter
Whately, II. J. Eustace and Charles Way
land: on Auditing Guerrant, W. a
McComb and J. L. MoOmaw-
immigration to Virginia.
Hon. c. w. Kolner addressed the So
ciety on Emigration TO Virginia and
told Of his recent trip to Europe in the
interest OF agricultural labOrers. He
spoke also OF the working qualities Of the
men who had been Induced to come 20
this State. Mr.. Koiner expressed the
opinion that II the difficulties can be over
come and the tide OF immigration turned
southwark. in the course OF five years
every acre Of land that IS for sale in Viz
einia will End q ready purchaser. Mr.
Koiner held the attention Of the society
all the while but especially when ne spoke
OF the fancy prices paid for American
apples in London. Liverpool and Copen-
hagen. lie showed how Virginia irult-
growers can sell their products on those
markets directly. without having their
fruits pass through the hands OF so many
"mlddlemen."
A very interesting paper on canning
Fruits and Vegetables was read py Nt'
j. L, MOonaW Of Botetourt county. MT
AIoonaw is an extensive fruit grower ana
cans fruits and vegetables on a large
scale He spoke of the importance to the
county in general Of the extensive can
ming business in BotetOurt. The value Of
the canned goods put up in that county
Iast year he put at $500, 600, all OF which
except that spent for cans and shipping
D t...-.- ,or,aiuef in the county
Fruit Exhibit.
The society's fruit exhibit was not "a
very large one and was not expected TO
he IT was made up entirely OF apples.
and some Of the finest grown i'm the state
were spread on the long table in the an
mex.
Among the exhibitors are McComb and
wright Of Augusta county, who have
thirty-two plates of Rome Beauties.
Goose Pens "Winesaps." Ben Davis, %
etc; A. II. Lockhart. OF Augusta. who
shows many wluesaps and others; H. J..
Riley, of Augusta. who shows n magnifi-
cent apple known as the BLACK Ben
Davis" or "Gano"; George r. Murren
OF Bedford. who exhibits ben Davis
''Pippins" and 'Wnesaps,' and r. H..
Coleman, OF Covington who shows a
variety Of ''winesaps"
The nurserymcn have on exhibition
quite a variety Of young trees.
Afternoon Session.
At tho afternoon session. Hon. w. W.
Tracy Of the AordculfuraI Dcnarfmcut