The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13

Convention One Of Most Import
ant to Richmond Ever sa
Held Here.

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From present indications fully 1900
people Will gather In Richmond for the
Which begins here on August ith. to
rtn,nin In seasiOn three days. Every
effUr; Is being put forth to make tllis
the most successful institute yet held,
land nll interests are cooperating to
| that end. "a
As the fafmers come to Richmond at
the invitation OF the Chamber OF Conf
merce, at 3is natural that this body
should take the lead,t but sall other
|scommercial organizations nre uniting
lin plans to give the sturdy vlrgininns
| a royal welcome to Richmond. One OF
tie chief features Of the convention
will be a visit by the whole body to
the famous farm OF Mr.. Charles ..
senff, OF New York, on the James
River. Two Old Dominion steamers
have been chartered to take the dele
gates down and back, and the day will
be spent, through the courtesy OF the
manager, in inspecting what Is recog-
nized as perhaps the best equipped and
bestFmaintained plantation In Virginia,
a farm on which the members OF the
institute may see a ficldrof 400 acres
OF alfalfa growing at one time. The
entire day will be given up to an In
spection OF this place with view to
showing what an expert can do. and
how, by the use OF labor-saving de-
vices and Improved machinery, farm
Gun be made to pay handsome profits.
Important to Richmond.
Z. Mr.. Henry w. Wood has been named
as chairman OF the committee OF ar
rangements for the coming institute.
and has Issued an informal invitation
to members OF the various commercial
organizations to name representatives
on the entertainment committee.
3. Chairman Wood believes that OF all
the conventions which have been
brought to Richmond in recent years,
the gathering Of farmers Is the one
which can most benefit the city. and
that It Is here at the capital and nat
.urai centre OF the State that the farm
.ers can hold their largest and most
Interesting gathering In this con-
nection Chairman Wood said yestcr-
day.:
"Richmond has to compete with Bal
itimorc on the East ana with Cincinnati
on the West for trade for all that sec
Etion OF the State west OF Charlottes-
Vile. The coming gathering of the
farmers. with the exhibits which will
be made. will give Richmond mer-
chants an excellent opportunity to
place before the farmers from the
Valley and southwestern parts OF the
State the advantages OF Richmond az
a trading centre. instead of going to
the North and West to purchase their
machinery and supplies"
The State Department OF Agricul-
coming meeting, and the officers. In
GLIDING Commissioner Koiner. will be
en- the list OF speakers. Among those
who have also consented to speak are
the following: Dr. S. A. Knapp. De-
partment Of Agriculture. Washington.
D. c.. special agent in charge OF farm
demonstration in the South.
T. C.. Johnson. of Norfolk, director
OF the trucking experiment station:
p. II. Mathewson, OF Washington, 81
G.. crop technologist In charge of the
CO operatlon tobacco experiment sta
lions in Virginia.
Henry w. Wood, OF the seed arm OF
T. W. Wood & Sons. Richmond
DR.. r. NJ. Magruder. Richmond. chief
chemist OF the Department OF Agrl-
culture OF the State.
Willis o. Wing. OF Machanicsbhrg. O.,
specialist In alfalfa and sheep.
N. Schmitz. Washington. d. c., Bureau
of Plant Industry. and In charge OF
alfalfa investigation in Virginia. Mary
land and the Carolinas.
T. o. Sandy. president OF the insti-
tute, and head Of the test farm at
Va.
\ W. D. Saunders, Richmond. State
Dairy and Pure Food Commissioner.
J. A. Turner, Hollins. Va. expert
dairyman.
Westmoreland Days. Leesburg. Va.
owner OF Moryen Park estate. contain
ing one OF the finest diaries in vir-
sina.
DR.. w. j. Quirk. of Blacksburg. dean
of the Agricultural Department.
Der OF the State Board of Agriculture.
DR.. T. NJ. Owens, Richmond, Fed
eral inspector In charge OF the cattle |
tick quarantine.
Dr.. j. G. Ferneyhough. Burkeville.
State Veterinarian.
Lyman Carrier. Blacksburg, agrono-
mist.
Leslie D. kline, vaucluse, Va. mem
Der OF the board Of the v. p. l.
DR.. Paul B. Barringer. Blacksburg.
Va. president Of the v. P. I.
James Bellwood. Chesterfield county,
ono OF the largest da!rymen in Eastern
Virginia.
DR.. Charles U. Grayatt. Port Royal,
Va. State Senator and author Of the
agricultural high school bill passed by
the last legislature.
T.. G. Wood, Agricultural High School,
Va.
Captain P. St Julian Wilson, State
Highway Commissioner.
Congressman f. r. Lassiter. Of Pc
tersburg.
Dr. S. W. Fletcher Blacksburg, d.
rector of experiment station.
Samuel B.sWoods, OF charlottesville.
president State Horticultural Society,",