The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-06

Turkey coptempiates seeking refuge
q. sary.
country, said Governor Herbert $. Had
ley. of Missouri, live under laws IN
which il is agreed that divorces should
be granted in some cases. His pur-
pose in speaking was to note the fact
that without even special statute, un-
der common law usages. courts may
appoint an attorney in divorce cases
to represent the State. Governor Fran
els E McGovern said that in his state
Of Wisconsin the district attorneys at
tend to this duty, and Governor Hawiey
said it was the same in idaho.
Keep People on Farms.
On the topic. What the state Can
Do to Check the Drift OF Popu alton
from Farms TO Cities" the opening
address was by Governor Adolph y.
Eberhart. of Minnaota. - deplored
the tendency to leave the farm. So
in Minnesota it is planned to make
more money for the farmer and to
give social advantages TO the chill
dren in country districts.
There are sixty-one agricultural
schools and $50 applications pending.
Better farming, sewing and cooking
stations and agricultural high schools
help out. 1t is too lonely on the farm
for the children. he said. So ne Ia
vored larger consolidated schools. to
which the smallest child is taken on
the coolest day in Minnesota, and
where community life centres.
Governor H.dley. OF Missouri rcao
the other paper. He. stressed the ~
creasing consumption and decreasing
production. the increasing impEta-
ton and decreasing expectation of
foodstuffs. The problem presented. he
said. is one OF the cost of ordinary
living.
So he would reclaim the unused land,
and stop the drift which shows IN
ten years an increase of urban popu-
Iation of lI,s26000, while that of rural
population is only 4.15i.oO0. Missouri
showed an actual loss In country dis
tricts. Scientific farming. seed selcc
ton, more live stock and the elimina-
ton OF the middleman were given
as solutions. The rural free delivery
the telephone. good roads, automobiles
are making country life more inter-
esting.
The real test of this nation. said
Governor Hadley, is yet to come. 1t is
hard to reason with man who Is
hungry. If all the land now titled
produced the best possible. and
all the possible unused land
was reclaimed, America would be the
richest nation and her people the hap
picst III the world.
Virginia's Achievement
Governor William Hodges Mann told
what has been done in Virginia. This
is his favorite subject, and he handled
il. knowing what he was talking about
On taking Office, ne said, he found
commercial and industrial conditions
in Virginia were excellent. but that
the agricultural interests needed
help. There were only 100000 acres
Of cultivated lands in the State out OF
25.o0O.O0O. and 100000 acres Of
arabic land were idle. Ali OF this was
we'll located. near to schools and the
cOnveniences of modern life.
As ii takes money to improve con-
ditions like this. he determined to
start at the foundation and help the
farmer to become prosperous. 1t was
impracticable to wage war on prices,
but there was something wrong when
farmers in moiern automobiles passed.
corn fields cultivated like those of 200
years ago. The first thing to be taught
was that there was no such thing "a
worn-out land.
The first fight was against the preju-
, dice OF the farmer who thought he
ought TO know more about farming.
after a lifetime OF experience. than a
teacher So 81 was deemed best TO get
hold Of the boys first and teach them.
The result Is that one Virginia boy
has produced 49, bushels Of corn on
his acre. In Dinwiddie County. where
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% twenty bushels ar acre for many
wears one boy produced 1877 bushels.
The average % the boys corr clubs IL
SIS bushels One hundred Southern
bows in the National Corn show had
raised 1900 bushels Of corn on their
TOO acres From four 20 six tons of
hav are ro- bei-~ produced on Nirrin--
iand where formerly nothing was
raised but broom ScdEe
virginia ne said. car raise corn
besides President" His remaining
srzumsnt was Tor s~hocis 20 bc made
the centre % community lie.
Co~e-no- George " rora~h~v. -
Arkansas discussed the toDic. - cid
Governor Joseph y. Brown. - Geo ga
Fe had raised I5s bushels himself 20
a, acre ard one boy IN his state had
raised go bushels.
Suffrage Heard FROM
Miss Mary Johnston AM Nrs. 3
Valentine were given few minutes
each az the conclusion % the eaf s
session. Dr Anna Howard shaw. i
vas explained. was prevented by ST..
. reqs from coming A petition 60 Con
gross Tor eaual suffrage had beer
signed bv sixteen Governor. u would
D. 20 more possible 20 help the daWf
~ woman's enf-anchiscrnf ~ thar
fo prevent Tomorrow Sin from rls'
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+. aer.epa 1ers ror1r.snt on TIE rccen'
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