Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-17
FARMERS WILL PRESENT
CLAIMS FOR LAND BANK
Federal Loan Board Meets Here OF
Monday to Hold Hearing
rs to Location.
BUSINESS MEN ARE ACTIVE
Chamber OF Commerce Behind Move.
ment-Agcnt Wilson Pays Visit to
Richmond and Outlines Plan to
Arouse Agricultural Interests.

Through the agency OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. prominent farmers from
all sections OF the State will be invited
here to attend the hearing TO be con-
Quoted 10y the Federal Farm Loan
Board. which is seeking suitable loca-
lions for the twelve land banks to be
established under the recent rural
credits legislation. The entire board
will sit OH Monday in the courtroom
Of the United states District Court.
plans having been perfected yesterday
for the meeting.
Frank Il. Wilson. advance agent for
the board paid a visit here yesterday.
and was in conference with the aGri-
cultural committee OF the Chamber ut
the American National Bank. lie cx-
planned the objects Of the hearing. and
asked for the assistance of the Cham
Der OF Commerce in getting the farm
crs of the state interested. The COM
mittcc decided to do it's part and ac-
cordingly will send ont 900 letters
urging attendance at the hearing.
PROMINENT MEN Will.
OFFER RICHMOND'S CLAIMS
The agricultural committee. consist
ing Of Oliver j. Sands. chairman; \. H.
.Adamson. L. l.. Blanton. james u.
Shcahai,, ID. Morgan Sheppard and s.
w. Tompkins WAS deeply interested i'm
the farm loan plan, which MIR. Wilson
explained in detail. The committee had
as its guests. r. NJ. CarrinEton J. T.
raschal and s. Dabncy Crcnshaw. 1t
was decided TO request the following
10 testify at the hearing:
Governor Henry G. stuart, James
Icllwood. Z. NJ. Darlington. :. Dabncy
Crenshaw, George Gregory. T. o. Sandy.
George w. Koiner. J. x. I'aschal, H. G.
Bcaite. OF this city: \. II. Judy, T.. i.
Terrell. of buckingham County: NJ c.
Rrasswcn. Of Battleboro; President j.
-. Eggleston. of the Virginia Poly.
u II Int
City: Miller brothers, Hcnrico County;
Sterling hutchinson. Boynton: Henry
W. Wood. Il. i. EEgIeston. Charlotte
Courthouse ID. W. Owens. Dcniston: j.
L Lewis. Gainesville: w. W. Baker.
iiallsboro: John Il. Watkins, Mid
\. h. Thornhiil. president of the state
Farmers Union: w T. Hathaway.
White stone. and Wcstmorcland DAVIS,
Lccsburg.
The Farm Loan Board is composed OF
William q. McAdoo, Secretary OF the
Treasury: George w. Norris farm loan
commissioner; Herbert Quick, w. s.
y. Smith and Charles T.. Lobdell The
hearing VIII be the nrst on the South
ern tour Twelve banks are To lie
established. the idea being to have
them located wher. most urgently
needed.
Those asked 10 testify al-the hear
ing on Monday will give expert opinions
on agricultural conditions in this State
They will assist the lizard materially
IN determining the location OF the bank
that Will serve this section of the
country.
The coming of the Federal farm
loan bank, said Commissioner of Az
riculture koiner. means the rapid de-
crease OF the number Of tenant farmers
IN NirS GINA, who. under this act, will
be enabled TO buy small tracts OF their
own and settle down as permanent con-
trtbutors to the prosperity OF the COM
muhity. Tenant farming has always
been the curse OF the country. The
man who has no interest in the Lane:
he lives on generally has no interest
in the building up Of the community
around him. The landowner, on the
other hand, does his proportional.
share in building good roads, in erect
ing churches, in establishing schools
amt in making better generally the
conditions under which he lives"