Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-05
FARMERS DRAFT
STATE STATUTES
Six Organizations Represented at
Meeting in Murphy's Hotel-Meas-
ures Being Prepared Tor Presen-
tation to Assembly by Many
Bodies.

Richmond, Virginia, Jan. a..
Representative of the six Leading
farmers organizations in Virginia
met in Murphy's Hotel yesterday and
formulated the draft Of the laws ana
changes in statutes which will be pre-
sented to the General Assembly, when
convenes next Wednesday Tor session
of sixty days.
Acknowledgement John R. Saun-
ders, by invitation attended the con-
ference, at which there were present
the following: L. S. Hubert, legal ad-
wiser United States Bureau OF Mar
kets: NJ. o. Wilson, of Keysvllle, rep
resenting the Tobacco Growers Co
Operative Association; John K. HUT
cheson. of the Extension Division, '.
P. l., Blacksburg; o. A. Thomas, OF
Bedford, business manager OF the
Farmers Educational and Co-Opera-
tive Union; N. B. Rue, Of Roanoke,
secretary, and George A. Lambert OF
Rural Retreat, Of the Virginia Farm
Bureau; B. F. Moomaw, of Clover,
dale, of the Virginia horticultural
Society; B. F. Gunter, of Accomac
representing the Eastern Shore Pro
ducers' Exchange, and State Senator
J. Brad Beverly, of The Plains, char
man of the legislative committee OF the
, Farmerss' Educational and Co-Opera-
tive Union.
The laws and amendments which
are patterned after the North Caro-
lima statutes, were not ready 1oi
publication last night, and adjourn
ment of the committee was taken
subject to the call of the chairman
While the farmers were consider
ing their interests the announcement
came that drafts of changes in law:
had been prepared carrying out the
recommendations of Colonel F. Nasf
Bilisoly, Commissioner Of Game anc
Fisheries. These include:
A bill to prohibit the sale OF blacF
bass at any time.
To conserve the crabs Of Chesa
peake Bay and vicinity.
To prohibit the sale Of deer at any
time.
To prohibit catching game fish II
any manner except with hook ant
line.
Prohibiting the batting Of wilt
turkeys.
To defer the opening of the game
season until November Is and ex
tend it to February IS. (The season
now opens November and ends Feb
ruary ~
Making all game laws uniform east
and west of she Blue Ridge Noun
tains. >,S-
To prevent the pollution of inland
waterways Of the State. This meas.
ure will be the most important of tbs
laws to be offered and will bring
on a fight on the part of manufac-
turers in Covington and that section
of the State, where, the game war
dens report, many fish are killed by
the pollution of the waters.
Authorizing the Secretary of the
Commonwealth to issue permits to
allow owners of bona fide fox hounds
on which the kennel license has been
paid, to run at large. This measure
has the sanction of the Virginia FoS
Hunters Association, and will be pre-.
sented in the House by Norvell II
Hundley, of Williamsburg, on the
opening day of the Legislature.
Another measure will make the
duck law of the State conform to the
Federal law.
Meeting in Richmond today will be
the engineers, architects and survey
,ors of the State to prepare amend
ments to the State licensing law.
Other measures will include bill
for Increased pensions for the Con-
federate veterans, and tn hundreds of
local, bills which will take their
chances on the calendar along with
the measure consolidating the medical
schools of the State, the bill for a
bond issue for better roads, the budget
bill carrying appropriations for every
State institution and the measure for
the redistricting of the House and
senatorial districts in Virginia.
Solons are beginning to arrive and
the weekend will see every hotel and
boarding house crowded with the
members of the Senate and the House
and the men who are coming to get
their pet measures thrOurh