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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
COMMIT TEE GOES
OVER PLANS FOR
BIC CONVENTION.
Manager Of Curtis Neck
Farm Personally Extends
Invitation to Farmers
to Visit Plantation.

At a session of the executive cons
mittee of the state Farmers Insti-5
.tute, held at Murphy's Hotel last night.
the final plans for the meeting which
opens this morning in the auditorium
of the Jefferson Hotel were gone over
and approved. The program was found
to be complete in every detail With
the large number of subjects to be
treated President Sandy was urged
to hold the various speakers to the
time allowed for their papers or dis
oussions. in order that each session
might complete the work allotted to 1t.
I The executive committee appointed
Messrs. j. l.. Moomaw, j. NJ. Williams
and B. Morgan Shepherd special
committee to confer with Business
Manager Dabney, of the Chamber OF
Commerce, in regard to the details of
the proposed excursion on the James
River on Thursday.
This committee will have charge OF
the issuance Of all tickets for ladies
and for the especially invited guests
OF the institute.
Manager Bedell of Curtis Neck, the
model farm of Mr.. Charles II. Senff, on
James River, appeared before the execu-
tive committee and personally extend
ed an invitation to the members OF the
institute to make an inspection OF the
farm on Thursday. He said that op-
portunity would be offered to the farm
ers and those accompanying them to
see the working Of every part OF the
farm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04

home of Colonel William Byrd, the
founder of Richmond. When the first
party has inspected the farm thorough
~, that boatload will proceed down
the river While the other boat Will
make it's stop in the afternoon at Curtis
Neck on the return trip.
Luncheon will be served on both
boats and 1t is anticipated that the day
will be the most enjoyable one of the
institute. A large committee from the
City Council and the Chamber OF Com
merce headed by Mr.. Robert Lecky,
Jr., will look after the comfort of the
guests
Features Of Program.
or the program for the institute proper
the diversity of topics announced
shows the wide range of farming in
Virginia, and also the tendency of spe-
cialization, which has developed in the
form of fruit-rasing and cattle-rais-
ing, as we'll as In tobacco and other
crops.
In the sessions this morning after
the addresses of welcome from the
Governor of the State and the Mayor
of the city, with response from the
Hon, John w. Churchman, member OF
the Legislature from Augusta county,
and chairman of the State Board OF
Agriculture, the presidents address
will be delivered by Hon. Il. Q. Sandy,
of Burkeville. director Of the expert
ment farm at that point, and one or
the most progressive dairymen and
general farmers in the State,
After the appointment of commit
tees and the transaction of prslimi-
nary business, there will be an adj
dress by DIR. Paul B. Barringer. pres
ident OF the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute. Hon. G. w. Koiner, State Com
missioner OF Agriculture. will discuss
immigration and Farm Labor en-
| planning the attempt on the part OF
the state TO increase the value of farm
land by inducing immigration of thrift
! ~ and Woodworking people from de-
/ sirable sections.
The State Fair as factor in the
advancement OF the agricultural in
terests of the State will be discussed
by Hon, Henry c, Stuart, president OF
| the Virginia State Fair Association.
and prospective candidate for the
I governorshtp. The possibilities OF seed
l'growing in Virginia will be discussed
! by Mr.. Henry W. Wood, of Richmond,
head OF the seed firm of II. w. Wood
g. Sons, Of this city
4 Among the subjects on the program
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04

for the afternoon session are TRUCK
Farming in Eastern Virginia." 'The
Management of Eastern Virginia Farm
Lands The Use of Crimson Glover as
an Aid to Land Improvement Sugar
Beet and Peanut Growing in Virginia"
and Live Stock as Factor in the
Advancement of the Agricultural In
terests of the State
Tonight will be largely given up
to discussion of fruit growing, Hon.
Samuel B. Woods, of Albemarle county,
former Mayor Of Charlottesville, dis
cussing the Farmers Orchard" Dr.
S. w. Fletcher, director OF the Vir-
ginia Experiment Station, will lecture,
with stereopticon Illustrations on
Farm Orchard Management"
Problems of Farmers.
Perhaps Of even more practical bon
eft Will be the program of tomorrow,
the subjects taken up being, IL any
thing. more directly related to the in
dividual interests of the Virginia
farmers and the problems with which
they are daily confronted. Business
organization on the farm win be dis
cussed by Hon. A. j. McMath, secre-
tary of the Eastern Short Produce
Association, after which several mem
hers of the institute VIII join in a
discussion of the various forms of
grass growing in Virginia, especially
as to the advisability OF raising FL
falfa, Tobacco growing, the principal
industry of the Southside Virginia
farmer, will be discussed by Professor
e, II. Mathewson and Mr.. ]. r. Hors-
ley. Sheep husbandry in Virginia, an
industry which is too much neglected
In this State, but which few farmers
are finding to be most profitable both
IN it's direct results and in the improve
nent of the land. will be the subject
of papers by Hon II, b. Arbuckle, Of
West Virginia, on whose Greenbrier
farm sheep raising has long been con-
Quoted, and by Mr.. Willis O. Wing. Of
Ohio.
Commercial Fertilizers. Their Use
and Abuse" will be discussed by Pro.
fessor r, j. Davidson and DR. IL. ".
Magruder, chemist of the state De-
partment of Agriculture, An extended
discussion will follow on tho merits
of home fertilizers as compared with
the commercial article. Many farm
ers or Tleamont and Eastern Virginia
have made u remarkable Improvement
IN the character of tho soil on their
farms by the planting or cowpeas
and other similar rapid-growlng vines,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
cok.T eA BERT WOOD

which We're turned under to enrich
the soil preparatory to planting a
grain crop. Some progressive farmers
have in this way from year to year
brought up old and abandoned land
until it now ranks and is valued with
the best in the State.
The breeding of draft horses in Vir-
ginia will be discussed by Hon. West
moreland Davis, of Leesburg: the gen
discussed by DR.. ]. G. F'erneyhough,
the State Veterinarian, and by Mr.
S. Hairston.
Tomorrow afternoon the leading dis
cussion Will be by Hon. P. ST. Julian
Wilson, State Highway Commissioners,
on THE Improvement of the Roads in
Virginia" 1t is hoped to have an
address at this time from Hon. T. r.
Lassiter.
"Dairying in Virginia" will be dis
cussed by Professor w. D. Saunders,
state Dairy Commissioner, an author
ity on the handling of milk and dairy
products. Mr.. j. A. Turner of Hollins,
Va. will discuss The Proper Feeding
of Herd of Cattle"
The Eradication of the Cattle Tick
VIII prove live topic, and there will
be papers and discussions on Beef
Production" THE Hog Industry" and
Poultry Raising" the latter subject
being one of which the farmers of
Virginia are only beginning to realize
the commercial possibilities.
Chamber of Agriculture.
At the session tomorrow evening
the reports of the committees will be
received and the election of officers
Will take place.
In this connection perhaps the most
interesting matter is the report Of a
special committee, of which Mr.. West
moreland Davis is chairman, appoint
ed to look into the advisability Of In
cooperating the institute, securing 4
charter with certain definite powers
for the more extended protection of the
agricultural interests OF the State. The
committee has not as yet made public
the character of it's report. although
1t has had the matter under advise
ment for several months, In general
way the plan proposes the establish
Ment of central organization, which
would accomplish for the farmers OF
the State something notunltke what IS
undertaken by the Chambers OF Com
merce Of cities
Il Such central organization, or
"Chamber of Agriculture" would lools
after the interests of the farmers be-
fore the Legislature, see that no un-
desirable or unfair laws are passed,
represent the farmers in the matter
OF freight rates and selling prices OF
the various crops, keep them inform-
ed as to the condition of the mar
kets, and in a general way be cons
stantly on the watch,
The securing of charter would en-
able the institute to receive State AID
and to raise money In q central treas
iury for various plrposeS, y
Should the Institute decide ON In
corporation, the duties OF the various
officers would be materially changed.
and on the report of this committee
and tho consequent action of the ln-
stitute at large. hangs In large meas
ure the choice of officers for the en-
suing year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
SUFFERS FOR HER LOYALTY

Courtney spruell ls Fined So for Inter-
ferinE with officer.
Charged with interfering with and
resisting Officer loot, while the OFF,
Ger was trying to arrest Silas Hunt,
Courtney Spruell. colored. was fined
s25 and put under 500 security for six
months in Police Court yesterday
mornlng.
Offcer foot was endeavoring to ar
rest Hunt on a charge of shooting
Iohn Martin, when the woman inter-
fered. In the melee Hunt escaped, and
root arrested the woman. Martin was
shot In the left side OF the neck, one
bullet out OF six fired taking effect.
He Will recover.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04

While all are looking forward to the
nearing of discussions and papers on
the various subjects in which they are
interested, perhaps the most generally
anticipated feature OF the institute
Will be the trip to Curtis Neck and the
Inspection OF the model farm at that
point. On this trip all members of
the institute Will be the guests of
the City OF Richmond and of the com
merctal organizations of the city, the
detailed arrangements being in the
hands of joint committee from the
Council and the Chamber of Com
merce. presided over by Mr. Henry w
Mood. The steamships Pocahontas
and Berkeley have been engaged, and
lwin leave the Old Dominion Wharf
lat O'Clock on Thursday morning.
Tickets are being issued by Secretary
Moomaw as the delegates register at
his headquarters. The Curtis Neck
farm is owned by Mr.. Charles II. Senff.
q sugar magnate Of New York.
He erected the present handsome
brick residence which stands on a
bluff a little back from the James
River. almost on the site OF house
which was once the home of NathauIa!
Bacon Report has it that MIR. Senm
bought his enormous Virginia planta-
ton both as q hunting and fishing
ground. and also 10 make extensive
experiments in raising beets for sugar
manufacture in Underwater Virginia.
AT any rate he has highly improved
the farm having several thousand
acres In cultivation, all underdrained
and laid off with nacadarlized roads
His stables and farm buildings are
models of their kind having every
possible convenience and Improvement
while there are homes on the place for
khe largo number of laborers employed
"A big min enables the proprietor Il
sell many of the products of the farm
i put up ready for use. Manager Be
dell WILL welcome the guests, who hav'
4 been especially invited by the pro
sprietor 10 inspect the property, and thu
train OF big four-hourse wagons, with
which the produce OF the farm is usu'
ally hauled to Richmond, viii be pu
into use 40 take the visitors over tbs
place.
In order not TO cause oyererowding
d X has been planned that one of tn,
4 boats viii land Its party al Curl
q Neck In the morning for several hours
q while the other proceeds on down TN
y styer as far az Westoyer, the famou
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04

eve than pleasedat the outlook for the Farmers
Institute Business Manager Dabney the Chamber
Commerce. yesterday Il returned from Atlantic City to-day in
Of the reception committee and delighted
find the indications pointing large and enthusiastic attend
believe the meeting of the farmers Richmond will
their friendship for Richmond and i'll the long will
be productive OF much benefit the commercial nstitu
tons Of city the way OF building up trade conditions with
Of the State any gathering which has been held
in Richmond in recent years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04

anticipate the most successful meeting in the history of
organization said President T. O. Sandy, the Farmers
Institute representative of The Times Dispatch last night
The committee has tonight with representatives
from all sections Of the State attendance and all the officers
and leaders the institute the ground Every indication
points the largest and most generally distributed attendance
have had believe the program prepared the best have
had and will prove OF the greatest benefit all present
The influence Of the institute farming in all parts OF Vr
ginia will be enormous
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
SITTING IN MURDER {: TRIAL
Judge ingram Hearing Case Against
T. ". richards In Floyd County.

Judge John II. Ingram. Of the Law,
and Equity Court is sitting at Floyd
Richards. charged with the murder OF
Maurice Francis. a rival in love af-
fair
Richards has been tried three times,
Tie first time he was sentenced to be
hanged; the second time he was SEN
fenced to prison for life, and the third
trial resulted In hung jury.
The killing of Francis occurred about
two years ago. 1t Is alleged that
richards, who had bought home, with
the idea Of marrying, lay in wait for
Francis. who was paying court to
the same girl. and shot him to DEATH
The girl has since married another
man, and y l y, happily Both par.
died since he has been In jail, .l.lI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
HARDNETT BADLY HURT

Case Against Tallcy, Charged With
Cutting Man In Eye Continued.
James ,fa11ey colored charged with
stabbing Henry Hardnett, also colored,
in the left eye, appeared In Police
Court yesterday morning. but owing to
the condition of the injured man the
case was continued until August 13th.
Hardnett was reported by DR.. II. r..
Hoskins. Of the city ambulance corps,
to be still In q precarious condition,
and bail was not allowed. Harnett's
eye was taken out soon after the af-
fray.
Charles Moore, charged with slash
ing Ifrey Shelton In the throat on
Saturday night, was sent to the grand
jury. The wound was OF a dangerous
character, but was not deep enough
to cause fatal injury.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04

tised for bids on stone fence for the
entrance with iron gates. These were
found to be too expensive. Rather
than wait to ask an additional apprn-
priation from the new Council the
committee decided to have in place OF
the stone an iron fence, which will
look quite as we'll, and which will be
much less expensive. 1t is expected
that the cost Of an entrance entirely
of iron will fall well within the amount
in hand.
Besides this matter nothing but rou-
tine business was transacted by the
committee. Pay rolls were signed and
bills were ordered paid.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
Coal Contracts Awarded.

Contracts for $4,000 tons Of gas coal
and 1900 OF Pocahontas steam coal
were awarded to Messrs, L. G. Cren-
shaw s. Co. by the Light Committee,
which met yesterday evening. The
accepted bids We're s2,6S per ton and
$2.9S per ton, respectively
Besides this the, committee transacted
only routine business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
DrOke Ierin Lem.

Leaping from his wagon while his
horse was running away down a, steep
incline. j.. r. Melton. of No. 1917 Bald
win Street, suffered a broken leg yes
.tardaY morning. He was attended by
Dr. Eggleston, Of the City Home
corps, and was later taken to the
Memorial Hospital for further treat-
smeut. Ssi RI N 3s. FsS9t &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
ENTRANCES TO CEMETERIES
Decides on More Modest
Design to Come Within Appropriation.

The Council Committee on cemete-
ries. which met yesterday at noon. de-
cided to advertise as soon as possible
for bids for the new entrances TO tiv-
eryiew and Mt, Calvary. which Will
come within the amount available fnr
the worl-$ /, 0o0 --appropriated by tho
scouncil ana like sum given by NE,
Calvary. ss ss,, ~ \ !, Z Z,
some time ago the NM tt y aoVa q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
STATE OFFICIALS VISIT
RAILROADS. MODEL FARM

DR.. IT, w Mngruder chemist Of tho
State Department OF Agric ul ture, and
Mr.. Charles A. Miller, OF II he ~ epa,rI. ~
,nlent, returned yesterday rom q sYlsls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
PROSPECT OF BIG
CROPS IN STATE
CHEERS: FARMERS
Drought Broken and Good
Times Seem to be Com
ing. Chamber Of
Agriculture.
AgTiculfuTe.
CONTINUED FROM First Page.)
Trip 10 Famous Fnrm.

bers may obtain rooms at reasonable
j
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13

economists
The railway facing big
IT is called
meet three
when
for any investor in legitimate public enterprise allowed
ana really criminal
be o
However Tom Johnson
brana
body
OF the sentiment of justice his make
is So he willing in
the old five
This is beautiful
place and manifest
regardless
The trouble
anxious public
a
clean afford
generally
make they
further while company
its income, o Cleveland.
Georgia
prejudice
of the unthnkHg the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13
HE TASTED LIES TRUE PLEASURES

An old recse died
lived the life by
the brooks listening
eveng of
he had
gold that the ruined
hidden wealth that his
that the old
feathered
miserable
we'll Diligently
down the chimney fnding-poems.
Nothing but tender
in withh
heart
from the sordd trade
earth
Poems, nothing poems!
Fool" the disappointed world
old man
really the the
the and the hoer
found joys beyond ordinary human
in the glowing ances of the darkness he things
the mind chained
flooded the little
land that
that waking Of Surely
Lord is this
They buried the
the the winds desion
the flames in disgust gold
And then the heirs back
travel tie old where
grabbing
doubtless tell with bad of the old
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13
WHAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN.

Bloody Crusade the Macon Telegraph
makes judgment those
charged with the administrator
recollection the story
been given and that has been mainly that
murderers, rapsts, burglars. frebugs."
While there the daily
dose of horrors that has
conclusivey system
There of
and investigation OF the treatment of the convcts
given There undoubtedly
much reliance those
te p oo uch Inclination TO accept the statements OF those
interested making Of
ing for liberal reduction in the
ia ee mas oee uch Xaggeraon from unprncped wneseshe
truth unquaIfedy
condemned
mat Georgia WI" tolerate no longer than is necessary succeed with
better leasing
subleasing profit yellow journals
may nave become oWrought IN their nervous zeal they be parca
all that the
that they did bring light in this investigation
up ana nave mad 1t demonstrated that there has been woeu
almost criminal lack of intelligent efficient
they will besmrched thing
mine whether efforts being
injury
existing system just about
bad could be We doubt
position where fnbuman methods We're necessary for tho t
wardens much
realize fortune
by the misuse of his position influence
intended that the inspections erunctory
exposed good been
directing
Telegraph though the fact that the
overlooked
They punished farms
public they put
by the thumbs until the
should whipped
disposition make Of this
class of undesiabes the problem their
might be asphyxiate get
work
out the problem with patience and for the protection of
as best
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13
"Can Ne Bill.
PHILADELPHIA Record

There can no longer be any ques-
| ton about the election of the Repub-
lican candidate for the Presidency.
He has struck the tenderest chord in
the popular heart He has swept his
hand across the strings of human
sentiment and evoked therefrom soft.
vibrating, thrilling notes. Call me
Bill he says to TO the Newspaper
Corps at Hot Springs.
Who can resist the invitation to
call him Bill or, accepting it. fail to
vote for him? Call me Bill" 1t
sounds like an appeal from the Old
Homestead. 1t is almost as good as a
play by dear old Denman Thomson.
1t carries one back in the Imagination
TO the little old red school house. and
the orchard that didn't belong to dad.
and to all the ''fellers' The poet
signs in vain for Father Time to back
pedal and make a child again lust
for tonight, but the Republican can
didate says Call me Bill" and we
are all boys again.
And then, too, it is such republican
simplicity. Thomas Jefferson must
have dismounted at the foot of Capitol
Hill, tied his horse to a fence post
and walked up to the spot of inaugu-
ration-or he may not But it is not
recorded that he ever murmured to
the CORES ondents of the Columbian
Calliope. The Peoples Palladium and
The Daily Destroyer of Despots,
Call me Tom" No; sympathetic as
he was to the French Revolutionists.
he never reached that point of liber-
ty, fraternity and equalization
The corresponding ere not agreed
whether to address distinguished
guest of the Hot Springs as Secretary
or Judge. or Candidate, or Next-Pres-
ident, and the good man who weighs
297lb pounds and does not even take
his smile off at night made them per
fectly easy by inviting them to call
him Mr.. Taft when tremendously
disposed, or in moments of campaign
intimacy to Call me Bill" Nothing
struck up about him. No off1cialism.
No red tape. No ceremony. Just
man of the people, with a name that
all the people can remember. But if
Mr.. Bryan had said, Call me Bill, !"
what shiVers would have Jared the
frames of the New York and Boston
newspapers! 1t would have been re-
voting demagoguery on his part. But
it only proves Mr. Taft to be a sim
pie, warm-hearted man of the people.
Call me Bill-and don't forget to
vote for me-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13
ANOTHER EXAMPLE FOR GEORGIA.

There wild the INSCRIPTIONS
railroad
freely predicted is always
a expenditure
though
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13

As might be expected. the defeat
ed candidates in the Illionis primary
held last Saturday. are roundIy abus-
ing the law. And everybody was hop
ing that an answer would be found
to the question, What is a Demo-
crats?" or the equally important one
What is a Republican,"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13

The Montgomery Journal sizes up
the Taft dodge of the Brownsville in
cident thus: Mr. Taft pleads the
baby act and has the president as
sumo all responsibility for the dismis-
sal OF the negro soldiers in Browns
vile. If the president has done any
thing TO his everlasting credit that
is one and the first of them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13

Honors are being divided between
King Edward and Roosevelt in New
Zealand, where the battleships are
at anchor Each is a born ruler;
each is a peacemaker'' is the way the
prime minister puts it, 1t makes the
New Zealander feel good to have the
feet of an English-speaking nation
in adjacent waters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13

A halo of happiness hangs about the
seraphic countenance of John Temple
Graves. North and South Carolina
are disputing as to which State he
was born in. This is fame, pure and
unadulterated fame. Unlike with Ho-
mer, men combat for the honor OF
Graves birthplace while he is
still tiptoeing along this mundane
sphere
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-13

The lower house has passed a bill
providing for the annual payment of
terly the latter system having been
recently inaugurated. While there
were many protests when the change
was made, the veterans have become
somewhat accustomed to the plan,
and some of them will doubtless OBJ
ject to another change