Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-15

pose to lend the influence OF my Of.
! fee to the accomplishment OF this
people should Ne Heard.
The building OF the Virginia high
Secured By the sale Of bonds or srq ES ,I bs
usual methods of taxation, and ii is
vel IN = matter OF such Importance
IooDie should &c had.
.er,, AErssnltnrs Is Growing.
fares tho State. During ne . past 81
year our farmers produced o2a,ooc.ooG
n ~ farm Gn6 products, an increase OF co.
ma gn:ticien, exhibition OF 6ractica a.
patrio'ism under adverse condi.iona
Of ii,s iao . va, AID high prices Tor Xii ar.
tion. - 'uu''
During TAG war our farmers no,
other pa.ro,le eitisena o os OUR as s,a did
but With the price OF their principal
e ensefsd fixed liked While syerythinE that
,E;L, zeal and nationa.!sti.c en- en-
% Win ths see Var made M,s,sy sacrifice
i II e:52 s and 70 Keep taS3i Boys
should have Our OF unn 11ad T0 ss
70; rural life is nursery Of nc
e ,ni, greatest masters o. Industry
Grospcs our cities fiour.sh' !, wai,
flled granary means a veil ena,a snod
urban population.
elementary schools and bc T"ana r nnd
i rural teachers. 10 improve country
whieEE VII f,HiInd dnIsa and the 6uaso,
wAas my effort has bsen.-- an 5 .fow
only limited by the States sb;l;.v CT ~
contribute TO the fulhlimcnt O. ms
SHOULD Rebuild Soil.
~ the development OF arrico,.u-.
IN Virginia the frat step 10 be takcn
Areas az sse o. ssh5 snG Of our so;. Largo
Sns.crep sye.em, once co q, con mae: Z
hopeles.iy POOP. only require for ;ko il.
h IsnSra'i adaea deeper ,S - rlongh;ng ara
highly productive soil. I;sua iitso re -
sei,a IN the nrst instance arr acid and
nesn S"-rHGtien N order that lie
sofa bcana and alfalfa MAJ .Io,,o;..s,
Were Were .ho t!orc-a are found and
there is ": :TsS t.;i PLANTS are found,
Acid coils arc nanda swee, hv N.
a9piicat.oa OF carbonate OF lirnn
and mos. dss 9s aad FORM In rs eneapsY
.urai purposes III ground limestons Or
Ei aSm oyster shells. Linz b-ings the
ms,;er-- !, NY, me ieeumes give vegetable
means fertility. 'o "o'nus
l;mcs, nc otate with convicts gr!nds
s %h,ca also crushcs stone for r rads'
ana sheHa are ground near irvjn1. 80
o on the Ihapppahannosk River. II; These .Se
seq ia the education OF thn tarnnsr
T., T.; tae uae o: ground limestone. an.
.:imss: 'h mar o. sIi, t. our lands viii
ulpauildins and prodSttiou". ara ~ IN Their
70 mSe; the Increased demand for for
S gr"9nd LIMESTONE, and to turnia!. e:u-
cannot he well uset, upon tho ts Who
Gus who can he worked in = ,,, orus'
Of sioe eSSSSSmm Gar;nns IN aprroprIat ton
mum period for tho es.abIisr,Epo,n,' pen n,
d; Inc grinding and rock c-ieS; IN
.hs au 20 Sf !!osa!fa ana erected unds
Board, whici: a-!n be - ' sms'H es lg
az eaGaeity as ,o. meet the !ncreased
Limestone o ,E 81, farmers for ground
grindins and rock orush f,3" VII 81 t HmS
e,,,,shHS employed ali Sne ,r ii,Srp
read "i bui it1ns is great needed in GU.
stone Will s-esti" add s.:o1nd line
o' or agricultural p.oducts '-'"'
"a Stmte Purch.sins Con,mis.iyp.
:, pu.chdSinE cornmissio.l ;bo,,,a ~.
created. II shouid consis. OF no De
e.n1., the state Treasurer ana ~
ca TIi' COY or Pn6lic Accounts. who shall
sation. The " to,ni sdiGit,ensl sompen-
Sooiu 20 It's executive onlcer. ThS
HuIenaEinS by VARIOUS State inStit,.;tai ~.
.nateriai. I'm. ar, e"ts or large quantities OF
GO o.o;di :;a.!on OF effort 10 sccure hY
.'!''.haaiLS III volume. the hes: mats,:sJI
wast 1 owes nyics, is or necessity
business Concerns have a ,,,rtbss.f.
~. sent. "Ho buys In quantities in t;,ngs
az" ", Ncts mat are most avai,nbic.
sa,;,c .'it persuaded that an enormous
no state by adopting this pIan' Wbic,,
o,ha, ano Is successfully conducted in
nv n."v 10 states As an example OF W hat
or or purchasing, ! ann citing tho follow
ing instance: In the early part OF last
S ",n,er careful survey OF tho fuel re-
SSsate,aided institutions wan made hv
.ne Govarfior's office. II was learned
mat between $4,000 and 10000 tons
H v 1 t,ass noai is used annually
year prices were being paid +. o. ;.
mines all the "ay from 5aa5 per ne;
20 e%h w., 70 S.:l', and that the total cost
bins ranged erom S4.5s per nc: tom to
os high as $3.50, amounting in the ac-
ereShtc to more than Il quarter OF a
million dollars.
'''ro assist The institutions In sAcur;,r
cor! a. lover prices this yea: the Gov
crnors Office carly In March, 1919, with
the assistance OF the Governors board
OF mechanical survey, formulated a
inihin'u!i standard for steam coal and
asked for bids for supplying the in
stltutions on Il collective basis.
SnNinE of $4,000 Resulted.
Tine result OF thiS effort has boen
INA approximately Go per cent Sc the
titn'ainons coal required by our state
INSTITUTIONS this winter has bnen Sc
, cured on tho open market and stored
a. the respective institutions. or is
osinS furnished regularly under annua,
contraeta. a: net gazing OF approxi-
. n,atoIy $4,000 below Tho pooled price
i hSed Gy tas coal companies at !l.e
nag beSn advanced steadily since. Com.
pared With tho prices existing before
the coal strike, the saving easily
amounts 70 more than 5000 per year
what was accomplished In the pur.
erase or coal might readily have beer
erected In other commodities. In othe;
States where collective purchasing ob.
taina great benefit has accrued te. them
| thereby.
! I'm the spring OF 1915 the Lasis!a.
turo or California created q. State pur'
chasing department. with an annual APP.
propEiat on OF $4,000. In charge Of d
stale purchasing agent appointed Is
| the Governor at an annual salary o.
| $1,000. which has saved that state more
than &2.i0S.o0o o, 90 per cent on tn,
total amount OF purchases for the frs