The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-22
'KNOCkERSCANNO1'
now Be 8 {: LOCATED 4
Some Of Them Converted, and
Rest Made Away With by
Progressives.
FARMERS MEETINGS Il 4 HELD Il. !.
More Persons Bitten BY Mad
Dog Come to City for
Treatment.
FARMERS MEETINGS HELD.

what has become OF the Knockers on
the question OF progressive farming
In virginta2 This question Is insp,rcu
m the mind OF j. J. Owen, director
OF farmers institutes for the Depart.
jment OF Agriculture, because OF me
absence OF this class OF citizens from
the meetings now being held in the
western part OF the State. Not only
are they absent, but they cannot even
be heard OF.
g Writing OF his experiences during the
present campaign OF education, which
IL the most widespread and comprehend
sive yet attempted, Mr.. owen admit.
that he can account for some Of ,lu
Knockers OF former years. Thay have
been converted and are occupying The
front seats at the lectures. The re-.
mainder, he concludes. have been
1"trampled under the feet OF the pro.
gressives and either killed or so badly
manned they were unable to get out
to the meetings"
struck with County.
Jud ging from the tone OF his letter,
1t Is presumed that nothing but the
stern exactions OF duty would ever
compel Director Owen to tear him
self away from Highland county.
whence he wrote. The delights OF the
mountain county and Its little capital.
Monterey. moved him to wax poetcal
and to talk OF the everlasting hills"
and Smiling valleys. where the popn.
lace lives the ideal lie. The elevation
OF the town is g, 900 feet, and Mr.. owen
says that Its people are elevated. IN
fact It's charms seem almost to nave
raised him IN the air.
Furthermore. the law abiding quality
OF the population meets his commen.
.dation. The Commemorative Ntor.
ney tells him that he has been unable
to make SEQ on criminal prosecutions
for the past year.
Large Crowds Attend.
According to the letter, all the meet
5ings have been we'll attended. This IN
spite OF the fact that there were dis
lturbing factors at some points. One
OF these was the Hagerstown Fair, aud
the other the busy seeding season.
caused by the drought. which worked
delay. In all cases the farmers
were thoroughly responsive to the lee
lures and always betrayed the keeness
interest. In most places the party was
invited to return and was guaranteed
q bigger crowd next time.
In nearly every instance the local
Representatives In the Legislature at
tended the meeting. and gave It tneif
encouragement.
But the Monterey 7eeting capped
the climax Mr.. Owen says: Monte
rey is situated forty.six miles from
stanton, and to reach it one must
cross four mountains. Promptly at the
meeting hour the farmers from all
over the county began to pour .nto the
courthouse. some Of them coming as
far as twenty miles to attend TIC
some OF the speakers who had Eel,
Z that because OF the distance from the
, railroad the town was almost out al
the world, the appearance of the CITY
zens was surprise. They were vel
dressed and not only Intelligent, bll1
looked it. They listened with lnarlsec
attention to the lectures.
Cattle and shee2.
/ This little town has electric light!
\ and fine water system, and many 9
/ the sidewalks are OF concrete. .rhi!
| is one OF the finest bluegrass section!
\ OF the State. Thousands OF sheep 81
1 to the market each year from thu,
county, and hundreds OF cattle tha
4 have never tasted grain are sent II
Europe. Farmers stated in tho meet
/ ings that they had sods more than 4 o.
years old. and better to-day than eve
before.
Formerly tedious ride Of ten hours
was required to reach Monterey in /,
stage coach, but now automobiles max,
lit In less than three hours. Man,
4 prosperous farmers are buying ma
4 chimes. Land values are high. SOM
farms selling at 500 per acre. an,
but few Of them are for sale"