The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
NEWS OF THE VIRGINIAS
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

Representative Sherman viii be notified
August IS. al Utica, of his nomination
for Vice President Senator Burrows.
who was temporary chairman Of the Re
publican convention. VIII make the noti-
icaJion speech. Burrows might spend
the intervening time practicing the pro-
nunciation OF Theodore Roosevelt's name
for US on that Occazion.-Virginia Free
Press
There IS a movement on foot to secure
funds for the erection Of a Masonic me-
mortal temple TO George Washington at
fredericksburg Va The scheme orig
mated IN Fredericksburg Lodge. where the
Father OF His Country was made a Ma
son in I752 The Bible which was used
in the lodge when Washington took his
degrees and the records OF the lodge are
stin In existence Aasons from all over
the country viii Re asked TO contribute
to the memorial fund
One OF the nice things about those
farmers enjoying the state institute meet
ings and excursion al Richmond is that
the crops are growing right or while
Discussion OF horse breeding at the
Farmers Institute was led by Hon. West
mOreland Davis. OF LOudoun County.
owner Of the famous Park estate. He
argued for the profitable breeding Of the
heavy draught horse In Virginia. and
spoke at some length Cor the establish
ment Of a State stallion resistrati ton
board for the purpose Of regulating. In
some measure. the kind OF stations that
nay be used IN the STATE. He said fur
ther. The act should provide for the ap-
& competent veterinary, VINO. with a com
fed times and places within their juris-
dicciOn upon the s0undness and avail
ability Of stations whose owners shall
have made application 70 the stallion reg
istration board for a license"
The residents OF Parkersburg. W. Va.
are making a strong effort 10 get per
mission from the United States govern
ment 10 construct a bridge across the
river 20 Belpre- II the request is granted,
It VIII mean much 70 the two cities The
case is being heard before the engineers
at Parkersburg.
The annual report OF the State Commits
sioner Of Labor. L '. Barton. is now in
the press at Charleston. W. Va. and
viii be issued within the next ten days
Il IS the most complete that has ever
been issued by the State. and deals with
labor conditions IN every detail
The Fairmont Window Glass Factory
IS - light its fires at once. and about
80 men will be given work as soon as
the glass is ready for blowing This is
good news TO the people OF Fairmont- as
the factory has been closed down for
some time
Why is Vice Presidential nominee Sher-
man kept so much in the background ,
Are the campaign managers afraid to
keep the head OF the Utica ice trust
prominently before the people Lynch
burg Advance.
Col c. P. E. BurEwyn. Of Richmond.
has gone 10 West Virginia with a corps
OF engineers to begin a survey for a rail-
way line from West Point. on the York
River. 10 Urbana, In ATiddlesex County.
on the Rappshannock. a distance Of about
twenty-five miles. It was learned that
the road IS 20 be run with modern gaso-
line-electric motor cars. and will be
high-speed road. traversing a section OF
the State now free from modern trans
pOrtation facilities Northern capitalists
are said to be back OF the enterprise,
and as soon as Col Burgwyn makes the
preliminary survey and this is approved
by those backing the movement. work on
locating the line VIII be rushed at once
and actual construction will be started
as soon thereafter as the engineers are
ready for the work
Virginia's share OF the recent appro-
priatiOn made by Congress for the sup
port Of the various military organizations
throughout the United States for the next
fiscal year is 81. .I142s- Col. E. n. Weaver.
chief Of the militia division OF the War
Department, makes this announcement:
Under the requirements OF paragraph
g Of the regulations OF the department
governing the organized militia. this
amount has been set aside for the Vir-
ginis militia and must be devoted to that
purpose Any balance on hand June 30
lsos. viii be carried forward to the next
fiscal year for application 10 the same
object"
The appropriation OF 10000 BY the
last Congress for the different military