The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18
CHICAGO IMAM is SFIFCTFD FOR
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL WORK
w. II. Manss Made Vicc-Prcsi-
dent and General Manager OF
Development Organization.
ANNOUNCED BY WAKEFIELD
:. M. Darlington, of Richmond,
Named as Member of
Finance Committee.

Baltimore. Md. March 17.-An-
nouncement was made to-day Of tho
appointment of w. II. Manss, OF Chi
cago. as vice -president and general
manager of the Southern Settlement
and Development organization The
announcement was made by President
s. Davies Warheld. chairman Of the
committee, authorized to make the APP
pointment.
At the meeting Of the executive com
mittce held in Baltimore March 6. the
following committee was appointed to
take up the question of the recon-
mendation Of an active vice president
and general manager: s. Davies War
field. chairman. baltimore. Nd; George
III. Campbell. Baltimore. Nd; John j.
Cornwel Roinney. w. Va; w. j.
Craig. Wilmington. n. c.: H. a. Haines,
Baltimore, Md; Samuel y. Hughes, St
Louis. Mo: +. H. La Baune. Roanoke.
Va Itobert + Maddox. Atlanta, Ga. {;
NJ V. Richards, Washington. u. C.: e.
w Robertson. Columbia, $. q.
This committee. after full ,consid-
Grafton OF the subject recommended
Mr. Mansa and named the following
subcommittee 10 further take up the
matter with full power TO act. on
field. chairman w. f. Burnett presi-
dent First National Bank, Spartan
burg, s. c.. John J. Cornwell presi-
dent. State Board OF Trade. Romney.
w. Va: Robert T.. Maddox. ex-AIayor
of Atlanta and vice president of the
american National Bank. Atlanta.
Ga.
w. II. Manss was born in Cincin-
natl. OHIO. and is about forty three
Gears OF age. He received his early
education in the public and high
schools Of that city. graduating from
tan ..nf-s Fslt A.
Later he graduated from Yale Uni
Ncraity. lie was also q student at
oxford. England, and for two and a
half years took course in economies
AZ the University OF Berlin.
MI Manss has taken AN active in
tcrcst III Industrial and agricultural
matters. He organized in 1903 the in
dnstrial department of the Chicago
Burling ton and Quincy Railway sys-
TEN, and spent five years In the de-
Nelpment OF the work in connection
herewith. He was successful in de-
NclopinS the agricultural and mining
re1ources OF the territory traverscd by
that system and located large num-
Der OF settlers ana industries. In con-
junction with Professor w. G. Holden
ihen agricultural professor OF the
Iowa state Agricultural College he
originated the now familiar seed and
soil special train which has been
largely adopted by railroads through
out the United states aid Canada. The
aim was To bring scientific agricul-
iural information 10 the farmer, and
this was done by converting railroad
coaches into class rooms, and taking
The professors Of the agricultural coll
legeh TO lecture to the farmers at sta
lions along the road. He followed this
up by interesting the commercial clubs
in towns along the Burlington Rail-
road and establishing farmers short
term courses such as were held at
the agricultural colleges In this way
the farmers near the towns could de-
vote Il week To hearing the experts
lecture and demonstrate the adyant-