Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-02-06
Ths following interesting remarks are ex

Th9 following interesting remarks are exc
tracted from Norman's Monthly supplement.
THE A-GRrcuLrURIsTs' AND MECHANICS As
ISOLATION OF LOUISIANA" has now been several
years in existence, and its influence is allowed
to have been highly salutary to the interests it
was designed to promote. Enough has been
realised to render more very desirable. The
full success of the patriotic and benevolent
scheme of ito projectors requires q far more gen.
eral cooperation of the culturists and artisans
of the State at large than it has yet received,
or lie likely TO receive, without resort to some
more effective means of operating N the public
spirit and private interests of individuals, than
has yet been put in requisition.
Ii Ia not to be supposed indeed that even the
very persons for whose benefit chiefly the AS
ISOLATION was instituted, will, with scarcely q
knowledge of its objects and of the benefits it
is CAPABLE of comforting on its members, come
forward spontaneously and join it. But it is
scarcely TO be doubted that if those persons
/ could be reached, and the subject be properly
explained to them, d great accession to its list
of members md to its funds would be the re-
suit; and this would enable the Association to
carry out its original design to the incalculable
benefit Of the State.
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in the power Of the Association thus to make
itself feh, without mourning an injudicious exc
pense? 1t ID believed the achievement is emit
rely within its power, and that the requisite eX-
penee will be far more than counterbalanced by
the increase of revenue that will consequently
accrue, TO say nothing Of the Interior benefits
Of the measure to the great interests Of the
State.
Tn ;ts nn.anrG ~r~.u;aot;,, 4ba Assoc;at;nn
lacks one important attribute; and that IN a
Concentration of its energies and influence
now residing chiefly in an " Executive Com
mittee" of thirteen members, land hence in a
very diffuBed state,)-into q less unwieldly body,
an individual Actuary whose entire time and at
tention should be devoted to the interests Of the
Association, under the supervision of said COM
mittee. The mere supervisory duties which
are sufficiently onerous without the addi-
ton of numerous and multifarious details,
which require much personal attention and stu
dy, particularly those a%ppertaining to the Fairs.
For these and other laborg, such an agent would
be found more efficient than any committee can
be. Indeed the various services to be perform
ed in order to carry out, with any eminent de-
gree of success, thedesigns Of the Association,
are too diversified and too arduous to be per-
formed by any committee, or indeed in any
other way than by the agency Of some active,
energetic individual, who shall be constantly
and preseveringly busy in all parts Of the
State. :.
The first duty of this officer should be to visit
in succession every parish in the State, and if
possible every plantation and mechanics work.
shop it contains; to call the attention of the pro-
prietor to the objects of the Association; and to
solicit his membership, and to engage him in
competition at the next fair. Books and perio-
deals devoted to the interests of his avocation,
and especially the proceedings of the Ass0cia-
ton, should be introduced to his attention. In
this and kindred ways, it ia believed that an in
calculable amount Of lasting benefit may be
effected, more indeed than by any other means.
Another very important duty Of the Actuary
would be to assist the Committee of Arrange
ments in preparing for, and conducting the
Fairs. The proper getting up of these exhibit
tons requires a degree of study and prepara-
ton throughout the gear, which no temporary
committee can give TO the subject. With this
aid, however, It is believed that the Fairs Of
this Association can be made the great tete of
for the state, and to attract more at
and excite more enthusiasm, than any
other occasion Of local character.
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he should be required to settle at stated
with the treasurer. The result Of his
over the state might be required
of him in the form of an annual Report.
Such an agent, performing his duties with
industry, ability and faithfulness, could hardly
fail Of being highly. useful to the Association,
and through it, to the people'of Louisiana; and
he hope might be confidently INDUCED of see
ng this association, at no distant day, second
none in the Union for solid utility. Such an
is deemed by the principal associations
IF a kindred nature at the north-the " Frank
in Institute" Of Pennsylvania, the " American
Institute" Of New York, and the " National
Institute at Washington, for instance-an in
lispensable auxiliary to their grand designs;
in Massachusetts such an agent has for
eyeral years been kept constantly travelling
the State, commissioned by It as +" Agri-
Surveyor" aud his published annual
eports are regarded as most useful docu-