The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-09
IS GIVEN ROYAL
WELCOME HERE
HON. MAURICE r. EAGAN. MINISTER
TO DENMARK. SPEAKS TO
STATE DAIRYMEN.
LEAVES FOR ROANOKE
MORE THAN A HUNDRED PERSONS
LISTEN FOR TWO HOURS
WHILE HE TELLS OF VIRGIL
MAS ADVANTAGES,

Guest of prominent Virginia Off
Gals at breakfast, roundly applauded
when he addressed repre- sentative
audience of planters and business men
a couple of hours later. entertained
by leading citizens and society women
at Country Club luncheon in the
early afternoon, invited to q stroll and
conference with Governor William
Hodges Mann, driven over the city
In an automobile by Colonel John
Murphy. recipient OF enough dinner
invitations to last a couple of weeks.
the Hon. Maurice F. Eagan. United
States minister to Denmark. left last
night for Roanoke, accompanied by
George w koiner. State commits
sioner of agriculture. with the i'm
preston that Richmond is the most
hospita Bile place on the map.
While the distinguished visitor did
not drop Into the Norfolk vernacular,
there was some class to -ds-burg
smile upon his coun.enarce When MIR.
Eagan paid farewell sllaam TO mis-
hosts and hostesses of the day al
Nun phys hotel.
! h~ man of letters wrftrr of zor-
ne,s, patron of young men and init
mate friend OF Colonel Roosevelt. is
no stranger in Richmond. 1t was
/ through Mr.. Eagan that -.A!exAnder
Weddell was afforded the opportunity
of studying conditions abroad in the
American legation at Copenhagen n,
later advancing to the consular ser
vice at Zanzibar.
VIII Go to Washington.
After an address to the farmers and
dairymen at Roanoke tomorrow the
minister will proceed To Washington
! for a conference with state aepart-
ment officials preliminary 10 sail
ing for Denmark TO renew his dipio-
matte duties in Copenhasen
While in Denmark for the past FIVE
years Mr.. Eagan has been studying
the dairy and farming interests Of
thar country, and Denmark Is the
greatest dairying empire in the world.
On his present visit here, after de-
llvering an address before the New
York. Chamber OF Commerce. Mr..
Eagan has addressed the farmers and
business men OF New orleans. Nash
vile and other Southern cities upon
"Co-Operarive Dairying" Large au-
diences have greeted him In each city
where he appeared and his tour of
the South has been Credited by the
press with having given impetus TO
Gairyfng.
Speaks To-Day in Roanoke.
More than one hundred persons lis
tened 10 him for nearly two hours yes
rerday morning in the auditorium of
Murphy's hotel, where his remarks
were accorded close attention state
Commissioner Koiner Will introduce
him to similar audience at Roanoke
today.
He was introduced here by Cover
nor MANI, who told the audience that
Virginia spent 100000 annually In
orher States for butter. milk and
cheese.
Virginia has the best advantages
of any Southern State l have visited
for daIrsing. stated Mr.. Eagan.
Your climate is more moderate and
you have the best diversitication of
crops. Indeed. 1t seems thar you only
have TO scratch in the ground and
drop a lev seed to produce anything
desired
And HI nmond;" he added. is far
beyond what / had expected. 1t is
bound to make great progress in
tiustrielll and commercially.
That Denmark has the most Gulf
yated aha educated people. ger orally.
of --arv- -vruntry was his deciara'i11
when asked concerning the empire.
Rigidly enforced compulsory educa-
tion laws had prevented iiliteracy.
Il vsniure to say" he ss,6. that
there Is .sot a girl OF boy irs Isesni h
who can not read and write