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

"0 Retail ana DISTRIBUTORS
htty more than the University OF Vir-
ginla, and under Joe Eggleston We
VIII soon have 1000 boys being edu,
Gated there on practical lines.
Auditing Report.
Il have here a legislative commit
tee report signed by Robert w With.
ers Ordway Fuller, g. w Lynn. John
J. owen and others. which says that
FUNDS were expended without proper
vouchers. and much OF II by Mr.. Koi-
ner, that disbursements were irrcsu-
lar, and on vouchers to G: w koincr
/ without showing what the money was
expended for There are vouchers for
$1,000 with no itemizcd bin attached
not an item to show what tho money
went FOR. The report says such meth
DDS cannot be too highly condemned
since the last election state Account
ant Carlton Mccarthy has noted the
fact that certain expense vouchers from
January TO septic NJ bcr. l909---thc period
OF the campaign four years ago-are
lost from the nles, but the auditing
committee of the state Board OF AEri-
culture examined and certified them
IN October, 1909. do not mean to
charge that those vouchers represent
anything wrong. But 1t was mighty
loose. and somebody seems TO have
been nightly Interested In picking out
the vouchers between January and
September, 1903
have here a letter dated April u.
to an Inspector. calling his attention
TO the fact that you arc drawing too
| m plrS him.
| after you have drawn one sample
from brand. don't take another from
that brand this season unless instruct
! cd" He says ne drew 10000 samples
last year. and only analysed 2,20o. |,
is worse than thought Is anybody
protected by those 1900 samples not
analyzedi
VIC should have a fertilizer Law
that would not let the commissioner
hide himself behind an inability 20
analy2e tour-htths or the samples
taken. 1t can be done by drawing
! Sufficient samples and giving every
farmer redress for fraudulent ferti-
liZer. whether used or not The pres
ent law is sham through which deal
/ crs could haul wagon loads OF sand,
I and YOU would have no redress. a
man who has nothing 10 hide would
not object 10 having his warrants
show his expenditures. The Dairy and
. 7 OOd ,OUlllIsSlpI, MHlCn IL Il DINUAsi
OF his department wants change.
The State Farmers Institute wants a
change. The agricultural press OF the
state wants a change. We should
have {. man with intelligence and hon
csty enough to protect the farmer.
+ rather than man who pulls the
/ wool over their eyes by saying they
/ are protected"
kOiner Answers.
7 NV opDOnent harks back ten years
/ said Mr. Koncr in his turn. 1t was
/ all thrashed out four years ago. About
/ tat bill: 1 didn't know anything
/ about it. Ny friends tried TO amend
/ 1t. and the amendment was good
| one. and approved il. His quotations
/ from the auditors report shows his
| intention to deceive the people. as he
| doesn't quote that part which says
thoy found no shortage in the fumes
| Of the Agricultural Department. The
! State Accountant made out a system
! of bookkeeping which was accepted by
| tho board. 1t doesn't agree with Mr..
! Moore's plan Our money doesn't come
| from the State but from the farmers.
| Tho board has full and complete con-
| troll OF It's own funds. and has decided
| to adhere to the present system OF
! bookkee ping and not grant Mr.. MooTe's
/ request.
some scoundrel stole those vouch-
I
/ had been examined, audited and APP
! proved by the State Board OF Agricul-
| ture. What more do you want than
/ that? AS to Mr. CardwelrS letter.
| published all the substance that was
/ in it, The otarges are absurd. and
won't take time 10 discuss them. /
merely wrote to Il new Inspector not TO
/ sample every bag OF fertilizer he came
across. The Southern Planter has paid
| it's respects to me because / stopped an
I ~ IL
| of State funds which ] didn't consider
| proper. IT has been lighting me ever
| since Not one of it's editors for thirty
years could vote in Virginia. He hasn't
| showed a single instance where !
haven't given full cooperation.
Even the Governor OF Virginia has
! come from his high office TO fight for
/ his United Board. They don't want CO.
| operation; they want all of our money,
md call that cooperation We haven't
! enough money now to carry on our
| own work"
Messrs. Cumming and williams spent
much OF their time firing at John Gar
| land Pollard. who was not present.
| Mr. Cumming spoke first pleading for
representation from the Eastern sec
| ton of the State. He called the roll Of
| State officehoIders from tho Ninth Dis
trict, beginning with Henry c. Stuart.
| the unopposed Democratic nominee;
Judge William +. Rhea. Judge Samuel
| w. Williams, Attorney General; Robert
| Williams. his son, now deputy clerk Of
the Wythe County Court; a. II. Will
| liams, candidate for United States mar
shall from the Western District OF Vir-
| ginia-
| HE denies that over his own sigma
ture." interjected Judge Williams.
Mr. Cumming went on to mention
John w. Williams. clerk OF the House,
Neal Williams. son OF A. Fl. Williams.
who retired as candidate for school
superintendent this last week "in or
der not to further embarrass his uncle.
judge Williams" and others. Judge
| Williams again commented that his
nephew had Withdrawn from the school