The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-08
ASKS LEGISLATURE
TO INVESTIGATE
State Board o} Agriculture
Adopts Resolution Calling
for Inquiry. !,
Will MEET AGAIN TO-DAY
MEET AGAIN TO-DAY
Committee Named to Look Into
Alleged Charges Made
Against Board.

The State Board of Agriculture nnl
lmmigratio met yesterday In the Capt.
tol Building, and as forecast in this
paper, unanimously adopted reso-
luton. offered by Mr.. Beverley. re-
5q,iesting the president Of that body to
furnish to the presiding officers sot
both branches Of the General Assembly.
copy Of the resolution adopted at the
october meeting, In which the Legisla.
ture was asked to investigate tho re-
cords OF the board, and the "workingy
or the Office Of the commissioners" This
investigation Is asked, as stated in the
resolution. to decide whether or not
the board has usurped any power to
which 1t was not entitled, and to de
eide upon the merits OF this contro.
yersy.'
Session of Board.
resident, Heater was in the chair.
aud the following members were pres.
cnt: Messrs. Beverley, Mauck. Scott,
Aryin. Barker, Adams. Heater. Egg
born, Churchman and Dr. Barrin ger. the
only absentee being Mr.. Goodwin, Of
the Ninth District.
The meeting was lacking in any fen-
ture which tended to bear upon tho
controversy now at issue, except in
one instance.
This was the charge of Mr.. Beverley
that the commissioner had In his an
nual report, just from the printers,
given the impression that the pure
food work had been neglected because
the board had abolished the position u
food inspector. This did not agree with
the statement made the preceding day
BY the chief chemist that there were
more food samples then in the laboratory
then could be analysed. The board had
not abolished the office Of food inspec-
tor, but had merely transferred the
duties to chemist, which was In ac-
cordance with the communications OF
the chief of the laboratory. DR.. Barrin-
ger said that as a member or tho
board he Was not willing 20 st stu
and allow such an impression to be
made He moved that committee be
appointed to investigate this charge
brought against the board. and report
to that body. The motion was adopted.
and DIR. Barrinser and AIessrs. Bever-
ley and Adams were appointed as the
committee.
Tine Extended.
one important action taken By thn
board yesterday was In granting tho
expressed wish OF the truckers 81 tho
eastern section OF the State Tin the See.
ond District) to allow the fertilizer In.
spector for that distric. to remain III
the field for q longer time thai Ind
been customary heretofore
The following fertilizer inspectors
were nominated by Mr.. koiner, and ap.
pointed by the board: f. B. Brown,
First District; Frank Wright. Second
District: ]. H. Lester. Third District;
ICE. Spatig, Fourth District: A. L.
Moore, Fifth District: Wv. Ward.
Sixth District; O.. B. Parrott, Seventh
District: A. K. Wood, Eighth District;
]. W. Williams. Ninth District; J. II.
Leech, Tenth District.
Much Progress Shown.
Mr.. Beverley. OF the governing
board OF the Norfolk truck experiment
station, made a report showing the
satisfactory progress that was being
made at this new station, the only
one in the United States devoted to
the trucking industry.
The board adopted a resolution, in
troduced by Dr.. Barringer. asking the
Legislature to make an appropriation
to be used by the board in conduct
ing the work at this station.
Commissioner Koiner reported that
the record of his Office showed that
over 500 immigrants had reported to
the department. The United States
Bureau OF Immigration stated In its
reports that 1876 immigrants had been
located In Virginia. The commissioner
said that the result OF the work had
exceeded his expectations. With the
small appropriation at his command
he did not expect half this number.
Some had left the farms and located
In the cities. but the number was COM
paratively small.
The board. upon motion of Mr..
Churchman, gavo its unanimous con-
sent to Dr. Barringer to draft with
the assistance OF his chemists at the
W. p. l., a new fertilizer law to be
Introduced at this session OF tho Legls-
lature.
The board adjourned until this morn
Ing at 8 O'clock.