Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

Stops Over Here on His Wa,
From Harrisonburg to Rich.
mond And Has a Talk Witt
Some of His Politica
Friends--His Views on The
Coming Meeting of Ths
House Of Governors
Governor Mann came to Stauntou
last night after day spent in Rock.
lngham county, and registered at the
Hotel Augusta where he had a talk
with several of his friends, including
Senator Echols and Mr.S. M. Donald.
He left hero for Richmond on G. and
=. train No. 2, early this morning.
The governor has had a rather busv
sime OF it in the last two days. He
left Richmond Tuesday night and
went to Front Royal where he attend.
ed the ladies Memorial Bazaar and
made an address. He also visited the
excellent poultry show in progress at
Front Royal and says he saw some
mighty fine fowls. He went to Har-
rlsonburg yesterday morning and in
the course Of the day made four
speeches. Early in the morning he
drove out to the Shenandoah ColIee-
late Institute at Dayton where he made
an address, and on his way back
stopped at the public school between
Dayton and Harrisonburg. There he
found the pupils drawn up before the
school, waiting to greet him as he
passed. He stopped and spent q few
minutes very pleasantly there, and |
made speech to the children which
delighted them. He was accompanied
on this trip by Messrs. George N. Con.
rad, q. II. Hulvey, G. J. Heatwole.
Charles E. Fahrney, Frank H. Heat.
wole and Charles W. Wampler.
Next he.went to the horticultural
exhibition in Assembly Hall, inspected
the splendid display of apples now on
exhibition here and made an address in
which he spoke of the magnificent
possibilities of the valley as q fruit
growing section. From there he went
TO the Boys corn show in the News
building. where the youngsters are
making very creditsble:: showing.
he told the boys the country was
looking to them to produce the biz
crops OF the future and to show their 9
fathers how to run the farms, and to
grow corn as well as other things, I
"And they'll do it too," he said last +
night in speaking of his days expert !
ences. 1.-The future Of agriculture in
this state, as we'll as elsewhere, is in 9
bhe hands OF the bows now on the 8
farms These corn shows and other ex. q
llDltions OF products of the soil are T
good things and ought to be encour. p
'ged. The show at Harrisonburg was n
good one but it could have been bet. }
'er. The boys did not start in time, v
Inc movement looking to the show II
lid not start until last April. If you Il
want to do the best with corn. Won
'ught to start the fall before, get the
'round plowed, so as to have time to u
'et it in fine condition by planting
ime. One chap raised 70 1-2 bushels
helled corn on An acre, fraction
ver sixteen barrels, and part Of his ii
and over1owed. Down in Dinwiddie a,
ne boy raised 1877 7-s bushels to the "
ere That. believe, is the record of
mother boy. in Halifax raised 1s9 M
ushels and his father raised 1853. II "
eems that the best corn crops in Vir- W
inia are raised on the poorer lands re
the state. Up here in these rich
ounties the farmers depend too
luch On their land. Down in the
oorer counties the farmers have to1 !"
'ork their corn for all that is in
1em or they do not get anything. ~
>AS>S
GOVERNOR Mann will go to Frankfort. vi
y, the week after Thanksgiving to ..e
tend the conference of governors ", ~
hich will be in session there from ~
ovember 20 to December Sd, He 'n'
links these raot;r,. o,.h. gel
.oduct;va IF mrob ao,a ...-e.m gir
q matter Of securing uniform laws
There is one menace to the useful !.
'ss OF these meetings., !" said the gov =
nor last night, "and that lies in the
eial feature. Already l have re- ,
ived two invitations to receptions, :
d l have no doubt others will come. pls
course we are all delighted to &C. ioO
pit che hospitality of the people p1o
hong whom our meetings will be uo
Id, and these receptions are delight. lei.
!, SO pleasant in fact that our minds
q apt to be diverted from real pur-
Sc of the gathering and the business sin
are supposed to do. There is much
at can be done by conference OF the
vernoIs Of the various states-rec.
lmendations for legislation, the uy1
aching Of better understanding Of pia
problems that concern us all yet s..
is so easy to be led away from S Co1
'rk by the generous hospitality that 0.A n
offered U.S. Doe
a g
A. L. GOODLOE INJURED wh'
mel
ell Known Culpeper Man Has a it
Serious Fall