The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-18

for seventy years. The compromise
won for the State 100000 and for tho
cities and counties $4,000. Tho city
OF Richmond was paid $4,000 In back
taxes. The press OF the city. in giving
accounts OF that case, have never given
credit or mentioned my name favor
ably. Can my fellow citizen the Mayor
Of Ginter Park. claim that he has ever
done as much for Richmond?
Limc-GrInding Case.
I'm the lime grnding case the farm
ers provided me an assistant without
cost to the State. and we won. and a
great principle was settled. Yet am
criticized because ! accepted help.
What sort Of an officer would 1 have
been had l said: 1 know 1t all, and re-
fuse all ald?' In hundreds Of cases |
COULD cite you have not had any help
Yet In some quarters there are those
who are never disposed to treat me
fairly. They said my decision I'm re-
gard to rcsubmitting the constitutional
amendments was all wrong The Gov
crnor, the Legislature. the Circuit
Court and the Supreme Court all said
] was right. and sustained my opinion.
Yet In some quarters an effort Is made
TO give the impression that the office
Is run on lines of incompetence
haven't heard Mr.. Pollard say anything
OF that sort. but a man sometimes
needs to be saved from his friends" 2
In closing, Judge Williams said that
II reelected he would not again offer
Tor public office. ana that Assistant
Attorney General r. Il. Davis and Sec
rotary r. Gray IIaddon would continue
in his department The reference to
Mr.. Haddon. who is a member Of the
association, brought prolonged APP
plause
la nc1ia
John Garland Pollard. dated from Roa-
noke. addressed to President George T
Hooper. saying: PLEASE extend to the
association my sincere regrets at nv
inability to be present tonight, and
allow me to say that 1 will be deeply
grained If those with whom | have
spent my life should express their con-
hdence in me by giving me a large
majority"
koincr and brown.
Commissioner OF Agriculture G.. w.
Roiner spoke briefly, telling of his
work In building up the Department
or Agriculture since his appointment
py Governor Tyler nearly sixteen years
ago. The office had been maintained.
ne said by "A tax on fertilizer, which
the farmer pays. Institute trains are
provided without charge by every rail-
road In the State TO aid In the work.
lie had been criticized by the Southern
'hH''-i ioi not cooperating with the
other agricultural agencies of the
state. but thought it was mere Jealousy
on the part of the Planter. because no
sent out too much free literature to
the farmers.
H. NJ Smith. Jr.. appeared for ].
Thompson Brown, saying that he had
been his college mate at the University
OF Virginia. and his associate for four
teen years on the board of State Az
ricultural College. at Blacksburg
There had been TOO much lecturing
10 farmers and too much printed mat
ter sent out, Mr. Smith contcnded. The
crying need was for an ocular demon
stration, such as was proposed by Mr.
Brown In the experiment station, and
farm demonstration work. In response
10 Mr. Ko!ner's claims OF progress, he
stated that there was now more uncul-
tivatsd land IN Chesterfield County than
there was twenty-five years ago.
/ know positively said Mr.. Smith.
that there is lack OF harmony: that
the Commissioner OF Agriculture has
no; given TO our Agricultural College
at Blacksburg the support and
sympathy which We wanted. MIR
Brown is indorsed by the only farmers
association in the State. by The labor
organization and by the only organ
OF the farmers in Virginia. the South
ern Planter. which says editorially In
than ever that SIR. koincr is the one
barrier 10 operation of the agricul-
tural agencies OF the state"
Mr.. Smith attributed the great sue
cess OF the BlacksburG school. after
Dr. Mcbride. TO Mr.. Brown, who was
been the rector OF the board of visitors
for fifteen years