The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
TOBACCO CONVENTION AT SEA
UIID O\ THE JinESTOH v,
tOuING FROM NORFOLK.
,pnut the same Time Another Oii
rminI"n Liner Lands n Confederate
Veteran Camp From Virginia GoInE
tu NaS>arhu>rtts to Help Celebrate.


,n.. .,cuui tlm.' m It, history the
... states Tobacco" Association has
-.ruItl convention at sea. cha rt"T-
.... odd DOMINION liner Jamestown.
trrys.d Yesterday from Norfolk
.. N.r,' two reasons Tor having tn"
..fpu on Cuastwis- stra mship
THIS nav One was to transact
.,. ..s-ln.-- IN the GOODNESS ~ the
,..... r.r,,,.l., and the other to get TO Now
,4nI ~'.' thing' including the Hudson.
.r..v I-Aud and other nearby summer
t.,.'..ug aud drinking spots and the
...r ..d city itself
r. Vas the associations tenth conven-
o.. Inc lnembcrs after landing at the
.,.. ., B-ach street declared that IL was
.., al, hot here a. in old Virginia and
r.,,u.. even little hotter. On the way
"A. ,u. n.emi,~rs discussed the future Of
tobacco growing IN the South, particularly
N Virginia. North Carolina and South
,,ro.ut President T. NJ. Darlington.
wru So reelected. recommended IN his
r,i.1r, that the farmers should b" urged
NV o. ,v"rproiuCe the leaf hut rather to
,t.yt.r. production Low prices. he said.
u.r.. due chiefly to overproduction
Resolutions were adopted asking tho
United states Government 10 send EXPORTS
INTO Nurth Carolina. South Carolina and
Virginia to test the various soils there
and ~ make a report a. to the best means
q improving their productivensss. Much
II The soil. the report said had run out
and it Vas necessary to know what sort
If fertilizer should Ia used 20 redeem II
TIE farmers had used the same kind 81
fertilizer Tor years and il ~ the impression
~ the ASSOCIATION that u they got the
r..n.rt Vt the scientific knowledge OF the
EXPERTS 81 the Agricultural Department
they might Ia able To infuse new life into
the soil
Re.lies President Darlington these
oNCcrS wore elected vice-president
" l. Petty. second vice-president. 7. r.
Roberts thlri vice president A. b.
Watson chairman Of the board Of CIV
.rners " T Read. The secretary and
Treasurer will not bs elected until the
return of the members 60 the South.
The 'nhacCo men will make the Impcrial
Hotel thor neadquarterS.
NhuW fifteen minutes before they
landed from the Jamestown the Old
D,uanlru hn-r jefferson had warped
mt her d'k ninety gray Uniformed
>nI,r Gt'''d men. all white hairs-i and
ms with whi~kers who came -prucely !
-
and dnlm corps II eleven. including one !
a.. asi t"atsn "a drum in the last hattie |
yrtr ( the Cunfsderary They lined I
Y, 0 mo street. 50 that some Of the news /
ga1-r lhotngr1ph"rs could take them, |
Standing - straight a. their aga would /
,-r-n'' Al seemed 20 - more than ri /
arf . ..u1"H were more than 20 They /.
,,-u.| only me faR. l hig new edition. ,
% 'r' ~'ai> and Stripes The gr1zl"d .
O..~ .".r"r who had ~ one time CARRIE /
A
Z % very proud ~ the bunting IL the !
'.-' ''s- the veterans had h.an !
g. 'nsi-l bed the tobacco men came out ,
~ 'n" street and saw the line 81 gray |
There We're about To- tobacco men all !
much Younger than the veterans and all I
49,. 'u-ty lungs. and they gave fine |
10 -"rsl yell for The veterans. who re- |
s.r'''t h's'Ttlly. raising their hats
Tv-r the veterans got into three fifth |
rr'r O" auto stages. and With thH irlnns ,
sn' '''~ making the hearts ~ folks IN tho B
ruu'.' thrill With VAR time tunes Trey w.rn +
" -rrf ~ - IN" Grand Central Station.
t.-rrg D special car attl"hs-t - the
"". * ram Cor Springfield. Mas. whore .
10y viii 30 the gu is Il T.. h Wth'rN. ;
y - o.. Grand Army Il IN. RepUhliC. T
a'l vii n"lp them celebrate IN" FOURTH /
- I.v IN" Gonfsderlt. veterans y /
h mp ~ Petersburg. Va. are under .
INLAND ~ Cot Gsorg. = Rarhari ]
!. IL" ~ Petersburg. who earned hr- ,
rr..'' nv mn" IN the civil war and who - (
: wears ~ age other elderly men /
POI 30" can't ar. 4 7 Harwoud. Who lost !
B., trrI M IN'i and who u -. and v 4 /
E1'- Sro - -
la" veterans wera greeted AZ N" I,ie-
al "-"nr'ed 10 Springfield by Com
~ .uC"r James X Anderson u the Mo-
- .'gs"''s q \ Y and Mer-,iith Latch .
>.g'r"rn"r. Shp has been fur some u ~.
-I'Iy"n - Springfield and who il "a