The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-28
Invited, With Other Distinguish
ed People, by Manager Of
Curtis Neck.
GREAT INSTITUTE EVENT
City Attorney Rules That Council
Can Charter Boats for
Trip.

Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son has been invited to join the Vir-
Einia farmers at Curtis Neck farm when
they meet there on August 9Th. In ad-
dttton to members Of the institute. who
will go to the famous estate on two
steamers, the managers have invited
a number of distinguished people 10
join them there and inspect what Is
probably the finest plantation IN this
From all indications the ATTENDANCE
will probably run up to the 1000
marks. letters having been received
here from all counties In the state
that the farmers are deeply interested
Z in tho meeting.
Neck. other than members of the in
stitute. who are invited without FUR
Their notice, are:
Hon. James Wilson. Secretary of Ag-
ricultnre; Hon. W. NJ. Hayes. assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture; MIR. Clifford
Pinchot, Chief of Bureau OF Forestry;
Prof. B. T. Galloway, Chief Bureau of
Plant Industry; Professor w. N. Tracy,
J. Spillman, Bureau of Farm Manager;
Professor C. v. Piper, Agrostologist,
Z DIR. A. F. Woods. Bureau Of Plant In
dustry.
Virginia Guests.
Hon. Claude A. Swanson, Hon. John
Lamb. Hon. J. D.. Eggleston, Jr:, Hon.
G. w Koiner, Mayor Of Richmond.
Hon. D. C. Richardson, Judge R. Carter
Antrim. Komas: Atkinson lGordons-
vtlle) s. Ba ties. Jr..Dr. f. II. Beadles.
o. II. Berry. Mrs. a. G. Bransford
9 5ngton Bottoms tseven Pines), NJ. L.
Ronham, Jr.. N. ". Bowe. John Stewart
Bryan. C. r. Burnett, Colonel Alexan-
der Cameron tGordonsville), a. B.
Clarke. S. D. Crenshaw. Rev. Joseph
+. Crop, William T. Dabney. Jackson
". S. Forbes. l. NJ Foster. "A. P. Gill
bert. W. E. GRAFT, Joseph T. Griffith,
i Edgar G. Gum, Julien Gum. F. L.
Harrison, Fl. G. Hechler, j. G. Hening,
Kemp, J. a. Kennedy (staunton). Hen
ry kim (Portsmouth). Charles D. La
rus. Jr., Lewis Larus, Rev. George w.
Mcdaniel. DR.. Edward Mcguire. Dr..
Stuart Mcguire. n. N. McVey. P. Fl.
Mayo (Boyce), Captain John F. May
er. John NJ. Miller, Jr.. Polk Miller. II.
Il Nuckols. ]. D. Patten, A. w. Patter-
son. R, Z. Powers. John 3. Purcell, c.
u II. Robinson. James T. Robinson. =. II,
Russell, Rev. c. H Ryland, T. o. Sands,
third, H. 9. Saunders (shirley), w. e
+ Saunders (Glen Allen), William p;
Is Saunders N. r. Savage, F. w. Scott
George w. Stevens. Williamson Talley
r. s. Tuck, IS. P. waddnl, S. P. Walker
". J. Wallace (TunstalD. c. II. Wat
kins, George Watt, Irwin Weisiger. a
p. Williams F. D. Williams. T. c. Will
liams, Jr., r. T. Wilson, Colonel c. E
Winn. W. F. Wise (West Norfolk)
q Henry W. Wood, w. p. w God, Samue
Il 3. Woods (Charlottesville), ]. A. Rose
40 Pennsylvania),s H. w. Colingwood. edi.
tor Rural a New yorker; J; J. Dillon, as.
Alex. Forbes, Charles Henderson, II
p. Walker, president Old Dominion
10 steamship Company; ". L. Woodrow
n, rafficf manager Old Dominion Steam
ship Company. New York.
ss5as City Cnn Charter Boats.
" Il. on his return TO Richmond from Balti
more yesterday morning City Attorney Po!
Of the Common Council, asking il the C Cit
Auditor was authorized to honor warran
for $4,000. appropriated by the Council 10
81 tue. The city Attorney holds that it
perfectly valid to set aside funds for rive
& excursions. The broad question OF what
81 0dVertisIng?" was involved. I,
Answering President Peters. Mr.. Polar
III am in receipt Of your communicable
ficIn Mr.. Alfred Mcdowell, clerk Of Counc
. sss L 1s
n may be necessary. for the purpose OF nc
Ssrtising the resources and business adyar
tages OF the city Of Richmond, and auth,
tr!5fnx a special committee, consisting OF tt
cIayOr, president Of each branch Of IL
Council and one member from tho Board
III Aldermen and two members from the Con
mon Council, to draw upon and expend su
sam and also copy OF resolution adopts
BY the special joint committee at 2 recel
SMeetinE held ~ them, whereby $4,000
might be necessary. was set apart ITO pro.
terls advertise orr city To the state Farmer
August a, S53 and g, 1908. with the reaue
thai i infornl you whether the appropriate
~ 1900 made by tho spscial Joint con
ittee can properly he expended In 'ente
raining the state Farmers Institute on "a,
0bSt 4. rs and 6, 1905, ~ q a2ls "a ss;