The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03

analyze 1900 samples a year. II the
law Isn't right why hasn't he tried to
improve 1t. He has boon lobbyist
In the Virginia Legislature for the past
fifteen years. 1 challenge him to show
whether no has ever made a speech or
written an article TO help the farmer
Talking about roads won't do"
Mr.. Koiner went on to tell Of the in
PRODUCTION of alfalfa growing In vir-
secured.
brown Reads Letters.
"He twits mo with not having pub
lished In the papers a platform Of
platitudes." said Mr.. Brown in reply
There Is nothing in his platform
take Issue with, and much could COM
mend and would carry out. / promised
YOU proof Of lack of harmony and CO.
operation. 1 was on the board of the
BlacksburE Agricultural College In
1899. when Mr.. Koiner was made com
missioner. I found Mr.. Koiner and
the Board OF Agriculture antagonistic
TO us becarse of representations that
had been made to that board. We
found there was discord between the
commissioners and his board. have
here letter from the president of the
Board OF Agriculture at that time. He
says In regard to the Featherston bill
in the Board of Agriculture, Mr.. Koiner
being present and acquiescing. Tho
board adjourned and Mr.. Koiner was
left In charge OF that bill, surprising
there would be no opposition. The
chairman was called back in two
weeks and told there was an opposi-
ton bill from Mr.. Koiner. Mr.. Koiner
said he knew nothing about it-had
just returned from the st. Louis Ex-
position. The chairman saw Captain
Eeatherston and was taken to Senator
l3yars. who showed n letter from Mr..
Koiner asking him to take charge of
the second bill In the face of such
letter Mr.. Koiner denied having
heard of such bill, or asl..d any
edge of a bill he had offered him
self. and asked Senator Byars to push.
The attention of the chairman of the
board was called to the commissioners
trcachcry, and the substitute bill was
defeated.
Our new Auditor Mr.. Moore, in Au
gust, 1912. asked the Commissioner to
temize his accounts, making the war
rants show for what the money was
expended. On September 4. 1912 Mr.
Koiner answered that the law did not
require him to itemize his accounts,
but that he would Keep such records
in his own office The Auditor protest
cd again and asked Mr. Koiner to lay
the matter before the board with the
statement that other departments were
itemizing their accounts 80 as to make
the records in the Auditors Office com
plete. and thus save any future ques-
ton over lost vouchers in the separate
departments
There was no reply from Mr.. Koin
err and presumably he has never laid
the matter before the board. or IL
would have replied to a simple request
TO have the records show where the
peoples money is being expended. So
after vouchers are extracted, the rec
ords of his expenditures are as silent
as the silent tomb.
Cnrdwcli's Letter.
Il have here a letter from G. r.
Cardwell. showing THAI Mr.. Koiner did
not publish his entire letter in a pre-
vious campaign. The part not pub
lished Is Mr.. Cardwclre statement that
he was not n member OF the Committee
on Agriculture at the time referred
TO, and that the facts stated in his let
ter. which Mr.. Koiner used for cam
paign purposes, were secured from Mr.
Koiner himself ! have here a letter
from Mr.. Koincr to fertilizer inspcc-
tor instructing him to seize untaggcd
or unbranded fertilizer, and then an
instruction that the law applies only
to the lots from which samples were
taken. and the seized fertilizers were
released.
Signed by j. II. c. beverly.
"All these facts are stated in this
letter from Chairman J. II c. Beverly.
which | have read to you. The lot
ter goes on: MIR. Koiner asked me not
10 expose his action 10 the board be-
cause OF recent afiilction in his fami-
ly.' have here a letter from DR.. j.
81 McBryde. which shows that there
was an accident in Mr.. Koiner's tf-
Hce, and his contention, which had
been rejected by the board was writ
ten into the typewritten copy OF the
bill. His contention was nnally work ed
Into the law giving him the power TO
appoint the chemist and fertilizer In
spectors. Here are the letters test!-
Tying TO these facts over these mems
signatures
II have never been lobbyist for
one cent of pay, but have been be-
fore the General Assembly for tho
past twenty years for the Blacksburg
college which I have seen grow from