Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-05-17

take up the subject Of appointing a day fo
Tho next fair.
After considerable discussion. III which tbs
disadvantage Of holding the fair IL the pres
ent season was fully shown. II was decided
bya large majority, that The next far be held
on the first Monday III january 1916.
The following resolutions were unanimous
" adopted
Resolved, That a conimittee - consist Of
eleven members be appointed hy;thB Presi.
d,0G' to solicit subscriptions for the purpose d
obtaining a BilB and erecting thereon b build
ing. fof I 2 use of the associaiien4
That When lie amott5t obtained from this
source, and what can BIZ spared from the a.
mn1at IF The Standing subscriptions, added
10 the amount hppropfiat d by the stale, shall
produce the 10 Al SUN Of four thousand dol.
lars, then The stid committee shall decide up.
on lIio said site and the plan Of said building,
and shall make estimates and publish for pros
positions 10 be fade by the highest bidder for
building, furnishing and delivering said build
ing-tonc'her wfth their terms and The DELAYS,
and The suretf offered for The performance Of
The cnntract-tlo walls If said building 10 he
Of brick. TIE said building TO be spacious
enough to ee"iye conveniently The members
Of the associations, when assembled Mt their
annuBl far. and 10 afford a suitable room for
II seller library Of such works as relate 10 the
garintis subjects the must interesting to the
? tsGeiation, together with such other small
apartments ne may be necessary,
Resolved, that when said Committee shall
have performed the duty above specified and
obtained the infOrtha ion required above
they shHll inform the president thereof
whose duty it shall thereupon be. 10 call a
meeting Of the members Of characterization, he
giving a notice to that effect of thirty DAYS IN
one ufthe newspapers Of u Rouge, at uhich
meeting the said committee shall make a re-
port Of What they have done In the premises
aforesaid, or If they be unable previously TO
report 10 the association, at their next annual
meeting.
The following committee was appointed
pursuant TO the ahnve resolution.
joseph Menafd, DR.. Hereford. y y Avery,
MrVay, Wa r.. Tunnard of East Ba.
ION Rouge: James M C,lop, West Baton
ar Destolrs Tougher, 81 Charles. d.
East Foliciana p Chambers, iber-
tille DR.. c Williams 7 d Tharp, Con-
Resolved, that the tum Of five hundred
lately appropriated by the STATE, shall
lot be applied il any other manner than To.
Yards contributing for The erection of q build.
NJ for the association.
Resolved, that in future the TfelsutS
make every elk months a statement of then
mounts received by him on account of sub
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q shall give the names Of the subscribers and
onore, and opposite their respective names
hall place the amount received from them,
nd this statement he shall publish in one Of
ho papers of Baton Rouge and request The
Hblication Of the same IN the different pa
ers throughout the state favorable to the as.
Resolved, unanimously that a committee be
named by the President 10 wait on
10 Honorable p A Rost, and tender to him
Io thanks of the association for the able in.
and instructive address lately de-
vered bg him TO that body.
Resolved further, that The said committee
quest The favor Of the Judge to furnish a
,py Of the address for Publication
Messrs ID d Avery, FL Conrad and d ] 4
luker, were named on said committee.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed
the chair to wait upon the commanding Of.
Ter Of the garrison, and tender him the thanks
The association for his polite attentions ia
finishing buildings aud other facilities for
.Iding the fair.
Messrs, ID D Avery, + d Conrad, and y s
were appointed AS said committee. !
Resolved, That the communication OF Mr. =,
cob OF, on The subject OF astronomy. be re. 0
red to the committee on fac arts, TO report v
the next meeting Of the association. l
The meeting then took a recess. to give an
portunlty 10 the different committees to pre-.
no their reports.
The association being re. assembled, the
beet Of The election Of officers was taken
when Col Ph Hickey was UNANIMOUSLY
elected President for the present year. B.
following officers we're then duly elected: IA
Vice Presidents--F d Conrad East Baton e.
uge; Duncan, L Kenner Ascension. J N "
Ibe'vllle; w 4 E'alfrey, Attakapas;
j Fluker, East FeIici&n8: Gen Edwards,
Tammany; Gen Ed Sparrow, Concordta; c
Wells, Ripides; ISia5 Carrot, Ouachita; IA
los Webb, Opelousas Ph Prudhomme, %
tchitoches; Judge Z A Rost, German Coast; 10
)erbigny, Jefferson; q w Bradbury, New
oaus; Maunsel White, st Bernard; g w e.
Hips, Lafoarche Interior; Xenoa Ledoux, y
ME Cour6e, kt
rreasurer-JAuEs COOPER, po
Corresponding Secretary--S HENDERSON le
Secretary--JanN K DuFRocQ, =,
CommiHee-D D Avery, chair. OF
F.; Jas McCalop, + d Conrad, D Chambers, kc
theme Allain, V Leblanc, A G Carter, J
VilliamS, J B kleinpeter, James Cuoper, av
josiah Barker. nj
La James Cooper, then presented a state. ia
II Of the financial affairs of the association. "a
esolved, That the Committee appointed 10 ee
on Dr. Plough, and obtain from him a iar
OF the affairs IN his hands, belong.
10 the association, be continued until they i'm
, accomplished the purpose for which they III
e nominated,
he folio wing reports Of the various com. ~
were then read TO the association by mr.,
Secretary.
Committee on Me chanical I~nven- ye,
aud Industry, appointed by the Louisiana PR
and Mechanics Association, beg
g TO make the following report.
he following specimens of Industry and
milton we're examined, viz.
.fel OF machine for drying Bagasse, by
taiaeI Newton.
Ine enter, by Joachim Chevaligr. SIN
Cane cutter, BY II G Henderson boz
catter, by Joachim Chevalicr. the
e preserver, b Chas. Guidry. ing
of Teeth, by Doc, Clagget. Fa
lir Otlomans.
Green, ~ '"eoo fiPeF' thr
of
by A. NJ Reeder. :
cad by Mr., Pope, Post Baker. ian
he model nsentiol od M drying bagasse is ma