The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-02

all the way through. the officials OF
me road expressing their earnest de-
ere to 90 anything for the advance
heht OF agriculture within Their
power. so that L did not involve in
Justice TO other shippers.
Leading Officials Here.
Following were the railroad men
present: Norfolk and Western-Pres!-
dent l.. L. Johnson and Freight Trat-
lie Manager 7 S. Davant: Atlantic
Coast L!ne-President r. NJ Emerson
traffic Manager X. a. Brand and DIvi-
sion Freight Agent c. s. Campbell;
Baltimore and Ohio-First Vice Pi esi-
dent George r. Randolph and General
Freight Traffic Manager c. s. Wright;
Chesapeake and Ohio-President Geo
W. Stevens and General Freight Agent
h. ID. Hotchkiss: Carolina. Clnchfleli
and Oh!o-Pres.dent Mark w. Potter
and Vice President j. j. CampTon: Nor
folk -Southern-Traflic Manager B. L.
Bugg: Richmond. Frederick sburg and
Potomac and Washing ton Southern
President w. H. White: Seaboard Air
Line--General Freight Agent L. E.
Chalenor; Southern-General Freight
Agent ]. II. Drake and Assistant
Freight Traffic Manager C. r. Brow
der; T!dewater and western-General
Freight Agent r. B. Gr!gg; Louisville
"'4N @'aSAH dIlC hauHBeT 4. Is.
Compton; New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk-Trafffc Manager R. B. Cooke;
Virginian-General Freight Abent s.
NJ. Adsit.
B. Morgan Shepherd. of this city.
was active in working up the meet
ing
Governor Mann presided. and T. @.
Strachan. assistant clerk OF the State
Corporation Commission. acted as sec
tnfarV
growing demand for ground lmeston,
to sweeten and build up the wasted
lands In large part OF the State. He
regretted the defeat OF the lima grind
Ing bill In the last Legislature, and
promised to recommend TO the next
session the establishment OF three
such plants at the public expense. TO
be operated by such convicts as can
not be used ON the public roads. He
was willing. he said. to stake the sue
cess of his administration on the i'm
provement made In tho Advancement
OF agriculture.
All Are Agreed.
Among those who spoke were Com
missioner OF Agriculture George w
koiner. DR.. Charles u. Gravatt, OF
Caroline; w. a. Hathaway. OF the
State Farmers Institute; Westmore-
land Davis, OF Leesburg. president Of
the institute: T. O. Sandy, demonstra-
tor of the Department OF Agriculture
Judge Robert R. Prentis. OF the State
Corporation Commission; L E. John
son. president OF the Norfolk and
Western; superintendent j. d Egg
gleston. Jr., OF the Department uf Pub
lie Instruction; Warner Moore a lime
manufacturer: T. w. Emerson. of the
Atlantic Coast Line, and w. H. White,
OF the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac.
Mr.. Sandy told of the immense de-
,nand for ground limestone. He said
ttat one and three-fourths tons of
this product was equal to one ton
OF burnt lime. whereas Mr.. Moors es-
t!mated It at the rate OF two tn one.
Mr.. Sandy predicted that the first year
If the operation OF state owned plants
would find a market IN seventy coun-
ties for 1000 tons OF rho product each.
and that the demand would grow enor-
mously each year
Rate Agreed On.
Mr.. Johnson was rather non-coin-
initial al first. but held a conference
With Judge Prentis. A -scAss vas
taken for lunch. following which Mr.
Johnson presented q written report,
saying that at a conference of railroad
men. 1t had been agreed that rate
approXimating that asked by the Gov
ernor had been agreed upon But It
conference with the State Corpora
ton Commission, to protect the rail-
roads from the application OF the rate
10 other products.
Judge Prentls said he could not
agree to a promise by the commission
governing future rates on other ma:
terial. but he thought that body would
consent that any other tariff would
have TO come up on Its merits. this
not being considered as a precedent
T. S. Davant. of the Norfolk nd
Western, was made chairman OF n
committee to be selected by himself,
to work out a complete set of tariffs
on ground limestone. There is but one
plant In the State now marketing this
commodity. but the rates Will be q
basis OF cost for consideration by the
Legislature on the matter OF es.to-
fishing publicly owned manufactures.
All were agreed that this move
marks a new era in the agricultural
development OF Virginia.