The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

MA. The Sunday Times Dispatch:
hardship trial awaited them some years yet to
Soon after Lord Delaware's departure there
High Marshal Of Virginia, Sir Thomas Dale who the
especial friend OF Prince Henry and who appointed
the princes earnest Communications He had been soldier
and of iron will and Of heart seemingly as hard
his will He about to rule the colony with the
most strict and caress absoutism. He tolerated Interior
from quarter whatever; he the absolute
disputed autocra OF the colony 1t worth mans life
raise any question Of his right authority. Matters Of
life and death altogether in his hands, and from him
there appeal. And yet his administration in
many things exceeding wise, and in the long
doubt wholesome and benecent for the settlers Out of the
chaos and confusion into which the colony had fallen, he
brought order and system Every put instantly
to work The old socialistic idea of working for
fund abandoned He divided the land into small plots
and distributed them the settlers requiring that every
diligently cultivate the plot allotted to him. This was
Improvement although the exactons required OF the
settlers large to leave little for individual profit
gain Daes whole idea make money for the
pany and he used the colony justly and wisely it was i'll
order that he might get the better results and service out OF
them As time instead of growing softer and kinder
in his rule he seemed to become harder and tyrannca
The penalty Of death inflicted with undgned flppancy
and unprecedented frequency This sort OF administration
could not be maintained without exciting great dissatisfac-
ton and the discomfort OF the settlers widespread and
yet for fear OF punishment it concealed much
sble. In making up estimate of Daes administration
there little confusion OF the mixed testimony
finds 1t will be discovered that the friends of the
pany the best of them give hearty endorsement to his
administration and speak OF him being the saviour OF the
colony They testified only to the wisdom of his rule
but strangely enough the picy of it. On the other hand
testimony OF those who lived in the colony under his adj
is that he hardheartcd taskmaster and
his administration marked with cruelty rnne-
ccssary wicked However all this be IS very
plain that such administration his part of that dis
cpnay training through which the nation had to
In 1915 Sir Thomas Dale returned England leaving Mr.
George Ycardey deputy Ycardley wise
energetic man. and might be called the first political
economist of America He first to Virginia with
Somers 1910 and with the party shpwrecked tho
Bermuda Islands During the time of Dale's administration
member OF the colony and had control OF the plan
ation OF Flower Hundred Here he introduced the first
windmill America and brought the first real herd OF
blooded cattle having imported herd OF wentyfour
He planted much Indian and wheat and advocated the
fertilization of the soil with mari He quick to observe
the success had attended John Rolfs experiments in the
raising Of tobacco and lost time encouraging its
cultivation But he remained deputy Governor only Tor
year. and was succeeded by Argall.
Argall from the beginning thief and CRATER of
deepest dye He robbed the colony Of everything that
could moved He had for his partner at home by
1e Of Rich, who secured contracts from the London
Company furnishing supplies the coonss So while
Argal robbed the colonists abroad, Rich of the