The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-25
MR., M'LAUGHl|N
BE NAMED AGAIN
Pretty We'll Settled That Lynch
burg's Efficient Postmaster
Will Not Be Disturbed.
NEW EXPERIMENT STATION
,prom our Regular corrospondcnt)

f1CrOm our ltCpuliiT OlICsppHuClII
WAsH1NGTON, y. c.. May 24-1t
sectns pretty we'll determined that Post
matter james M. Mclaughlin, OF Lynch
burg, will be reappointed by the Presl-
don't, Willie this information Is not OIL
cial, 1t Is well enough authenticated
semi- officially to make 1t Il sufe guess
II not all absolute certainty
Postmaster Mclaughlin was In Wash
ington Monday and Tuesday. Tho only
opposition to his renppolnttncnt was the
suggested candidacy OF Captain Pat Nc
Call. the present assistant postmaster.
There can be no doubt that Captain
Mccall was an applicant for the post
mastcrship, but Mc1aughllns spletd9nid
enlargement by the whole business COM
munlty, his fine record and tho high re-
gard in which he Is held at the Post-
Office Department here were determining
factors in the decision, which IS SAID 10
have been reached BY the IrcsluchI anu
the Postmaster General.
T.esdes LynchburE Is the nome VI
Senator Daniel and OF Represcntatifc
Glass, and 1t seemed 70, be well uiiuei
stood at the Postoffce Department tnul
Mr.. McLaughln's continuance IN otilca
would be entirely agreeable 10 tieso
gentlemen. Moreover, 1t Is reliably sth.eo
that Colonel Slemp the only RePupi'-
ioan member of ,Congress from viz
rInia. ia not unfr,cndly to Mr.. McLnugh-
lin. In fact he Is known TO nave stateu
that ne would feel disposed TO endorse
for tic postmastership at Lynchburg ING
man who was most acceptable to senator
Daniel and Mr.. Glass. Colonel Sleinp III
also personally, very friendly to Cap
tain Mccall and feels under some obii-
cations to the latter for having can
yasscd the Ninth District IN DIS pe
half last fall It Is reported that Colonel
GLENN, interested himself to nave Nc
call retained as assistant postmaster
ana the uroba billy is that this VIII be
done.
Underwater Experiment Station.
congressman Glass and Lamb visited
The Agricultural Department to-day IN
company with Rector j. ThoinPsoi'
Rrown OF the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, and Professor A. M. Soule. Dean
OF the Agricultural School at the safl'e
institution, with view to adjusting some
troubles betr1.en the BlacksDurg boara
and tho State Board OF Agriculture re-
lating to sub-experimertal station 70
no oneratcd In Tidawater Virginia.
The department here always prefers to
cooperate with such s,in-stations through
the regularly established experiment sta
ton of the State Secretary wilson, IN
this particular case, was informed thal
the Blacksburg authorities had refused 70
cooperate with the Experimental station
in Underwater. unless the State Board OF
Agriculture would pay Professor souie
n salary Of 500 to aid in network.
AS n matter Of fact this information was
eutirssy incorrect. There We're some nego-
tiauons about compromising PROFESSOR
snule for this additional work. but this
negotiation was between Professor Souie
and individual members OF the STATE
Board OF Agriculture. The matter was
never officially brought to the Afternoon
NJ the Blacksburg Board, nor did the
members OF the latter board know any
thing about the negotiations for increased
compensation TO Professor So,llc- ASSUME
ing that its information TO the erect tnat
the Placksburg board had In fact declih-
cd to CO. operate with the State Board Or
Agriculture In the work ut lloeWhter
unless the State Board or Agriculture
would give Professor Soule extra COM
pensatIon. the department here decided
in co-opcrate with the State Board OF
Agriculture directly, and thus Ignore
Blncksburg. AS stated this would nave
been contrary to the usual practice OF the
Federal Department and contrary 10 the
desire of Secretary Wilson, but the latter
q
alternative.
Matter Strengthened Out.
CONGRESSMAN Glass and Mr.. Brown
cleared up the misunderstanding ny
stating to Secretary Wilson that the
Backsburg board is and always mas been
willing and anxious to cooperate with
the state Board of Agriculture II given
nm opportunity to do so, and Mr.. Brown
speaking for tho Blacksburg authorities
stated that they would cooperate, and
that no question Of extra compensation
TO Professor Soule would be permitted
to intervene to prevent cooperation
Professor Soule stated to Secretary
Wilson that while he felt he was entitled
to extra compensation, he would not per-
NIT that matter to Interfere with entire
concord and cooperation between the
Blacksburg board and the State Boerd
of Agriculture, and that he would not
in the circumstances accept any increased
compensa ton.
Secretary Wilson frankly told Professor
soule that he thought that was the right
position to take and the position which
II would have been wiser for him to have
taken In the beginning. AS a result OF
the interview, Secretary Wilson directed
q communication to be addressed TO the
State Board of Agriculture to the ef-
feet that the department here would CO.
operate in the experimental work at Nor
folk through the regularly constituted
State experiment station at Blaoksburg,
Captain Lamb took no part In the con-
troyersy. but as senior member of the
Committee on Agriculture, accompanied
his colleague, Mr.. Glass. to the Agricul-
tural Department. and was much pleased
at the clearing up of the mlsunderstand-
ing