Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-12

guest iho General Assembly OF 1877.
Immediately ON convening. to appoint
Il committee to make thorough In
Ncs;is"t.un Vs al matters pertaining
20 Tic Wu., OF the department. in
order That all mis- Umdcrstuudings may
bee cleared up"
suggest chat such "a ,crislnt!v.
committee ho appointed a., once tn
mpercd 10 make thorough iives,iga-
tion OF TIL affairs Of the STAT. iit;h.
VA Department. as requested by the
,oTmiss.onor. ana report as early
rs possible, during This session OF ,h.
Genera! Assembly. SO that the benefit
@: this repor, may bc had IN the
legislation that may Nc enacted hav-
!UE 10 DO with our highway system.
also call your attention 10 the
report of Tho state Highways Com
mission and "a the recomm -uGa;!uus
th.reln contained
~ 10 tho molhod to be pursued
for future road building, shall make
40 suggestions.
Awaits Incoming: Governor.
program announced by mo now
mi ght cmbarrass ll,c incoming GOV
.ruor IN the four. year Iru,rain which
he VIII probably pIumulsato in his
Inaugural address. ana which We
should await hetore forming definite
plans rs 10 future highway CONSTITUTE
ton. !, Is my hope, however. that
whatever plan YOU may adopt may
speedily secure marked progress in
road building. which would he great
l. expedited H. - .nemorializcd by
the General Assembly as well as
declared hl The Democratic State
Convention at Roanoke. the federal
government would without iutcrfcr-
.Eis with Tho present $3.50 plan. en-
;rr uuon. as prescribed ~ the Con-
sti.ution Of the United states. the
building ~ posi- rouds-thcsc inter-
state.
Tho danger that con:rcn;s us for
the future VIII be the effort that
is always made where !ari;c expcn-
diturcs OF public money are likely to
hc made 20 dccsntralize authority.
dinusc responsibility. and Increase
/ opportunities for inei'icicncy. making
thereby political Offices rather than
building highways, and Offering op-
rortunitlcs for cXtravagance rather
y
which Will secure roads in full value
/ for the money expended
/ am informed that the state o:
/ North Carolina will officially ask that
certain highways in virginia. wiki
+ which certain roads in North Carolina
I connect. making a continuous nigh
way, he made a par, Of tho highway
system OF this state.
When the request is made be-
speak for il the serious consld"ra
non TO which the request of a sister
/ state is entitled.
Agriculture.
I Agriculture IS the primary sour-s
OF all wealth. and Virginia j:
primarily an agricultural state
am persuaded that the farmer is no.
receiving fair returns upon his in
vcstmcnt. No matter what we may
do 10 make country He attractiv,
by building good roads ana rstn6
/ fishing systems Of schools. by sug
costing in a kindly spirit. a fullct
and brighter life for those who I'll
the soil. the problem or The furinc,
after all Is an economic ono. anC
the greatest of MI our industries Wal
ianguish.
Agricultural Development; I!
murked by two periods: that of pro
duction and OF diYtribu:ion-V
isinia farmers arc now chiefly con
Ccrncd with the latter. In order {.
10 prosperous they must have
share IN, if not the control of Hlc!
marketing system. Farmers hav,
ac"n taught 10 manage thcir prop
critics along scientific lines only I,
sell their product for less than COS
-: production. The spread hctNvc"I
the producer OF agricultural produce;
and the consumer is too great ana
better system Of marketing for hin
has become necessary to his oX.s;
cncc.
I recommend that Il satisfactor
Co operative marketing law. undo
which farmers can collectively mar
kct their produce be enacted
Model Herds M Y. J.. !.
w" have large section q: on
state where the farmers arc en-
gaEcd in tho brccdiuG az catti,
which ar" later SOLD 20 other SOC
lions Of tho state &" be fattcncd fo
market. Tho keeping "f' cattle ON tn
) farm should be encouraged ~ undo
ordinary circumstances ihcy prov
profitable Investment. and al*
improve tho fertility OF the land upr
which they ate Grayed and FED W
should have model herds at OH