The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-01
SWANSON SHOWS
: FURNACE T0MANN
Tells New Governor How 1t
Works and How Meat Prices
Have Jumped.
M OWING DAY AT CAPITOL
Stream OF Callers Honor Gov
crllor on Last Full Day
of His Term.

Moving day was observed yesterday
at many of the State Offices. Officials
were packing their personal papers
preparatory to giving up Office to-day,
and others were putting their houses
in order to be ready for the incoming
administration. At the office of Gov
ernor Swanson there was an almost
continual stream of callers throughout
the day, all sorts and conditions of
people coming to shake his hand. But
the Governor says II wasn't the clos
ing day. lie proposes to remain as
Governor of Virginia until after the
Inauguration ceremonies to-day; when,
after Governor-clect Mann has been
formally indicted into Office in the
Hall of the House, the incoming and
outgoing Governors will retire to the
executive Offices and the keys of the
Governors desk will be turned over
without formality.
New Governor Arrives.
Govcrnor-elect and Mrs Mann ar
rived in Richmond yesterday morning
and were guests at the Mansion last
night. Early in the afternoon Cover
nor swanson excused himself from
further callers, saying that he wished
to show his successor how 10 make
the furnace draw and talk over tho.
high cost of living while their wlvcs
discussed the servant problem
Private Secretary Ben p owen re-
NAMED in charge. Governors might
come and Governors go. but he goes
on forever, he asserted. as he dumped
into the waste basket double armfull
OF engraved invitations received by
the Governor to jamestown Exposi-
tion functions, and then turned TO pin
a yard or so of ribbon to the COM
mission of one of the new colonels.
Among the last official acts of Cow
crnor Swanson We're the signing of
the bill which makes possible the
union of Richmond and Manchester in
time for the Census of 1910 and APP
proving the work of the Gettysburg
Monument Commission.
AttorneyGeneral William A. Ander.
son was also on the move yesterday.
Except for the handling OF the vir-
ginia- West Virginia debt suit. for
which he is to be specially retained
by the state. his legal labors ended
with the adjournment of the Supreme
Court on Saturday Yesterday he was
found on his knees in the middle OIL
the floor tying into neat packages the
papers in which the State has an in
terest, and preparing the Office for
his successor.
General Anderson Rcmnius.
Adjutant-General Charles j. Ander
son will not give up office until afterE
the Legislature adjourns BY specialI
request of Governor-elect Mann he has
consented to retain the position un-
I'll Senator Sale can take charge. so
that it will not be necessary for him
TO vacate his seat
Other officials caught the movin.
fever and there was general house,
cleaning at the Capitol late yesterday
afternoon. superintendent of Pub1icl
Instruction Eggleston who won in a /
walk, cleared his decks for new as
sault on the Legislature for school
funds. Commissioner of Agriculture
koiner, who got back by the skin of
his teeth, made ready for receiving
the farmers who will gather TODAY
for the State Institute. Secretary of
the Commonwealth b. o James only
recently took charge. and hasn't had
time to let papers accumulate. state
Treasurer A. w. Hartman. Jr.. de-
clared that his office strikes balance
every day. and that no Quadrennial
house cleaning Is necessary.
All will be present to-day to hear
the inaugural address of the INCOMING
Governor. to be delivered in the Hail
OIL the House of Delegates.