Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-26
From the New Orleans Picayune.
Interesting to Agriculturists

On Wednesday evening last the 9th inst, q
number of gentlemen, interested in agricultural
pursuits, attended preliminary meeting held
at the Mechanics Institute, for the purpose OF
having read and taking action the consttu-
ton of new agricultural society, which it is
proposed to form here; not only to advance the
| interests of agriculture in this State but in the
South generally. The principal mover in this
important matter is Mr.. J. B. Britton, origin
ator, we believe, and now President of the
| Louisiana Rice Mills Company, and who from
his well directed, intelligent and perseyering
efforts to introduce the cultivation of that val
liable staple, rice, on extensive plan, into
this State, is deserving of all commentator.
The confidence and esteem in which he is held
by wide circle of planters in this and the adj
joining States, give him peculiar and enviable
advantages in carrying to successful and active
results the plan of {; society of the kind above
named.
We believe there is an agricultural society al
ready Incorporated in the State; but so far, if
we are not mistaken it has not achieved much
There are peculiar difficulties to overcome in
diffusing life and energy into such organizations
in the South, most of them arising from the wide
space separating planters and farmers, the
tediousness accommodation and transportation,
and great deal we fear from distate for ex-
ertion that is not called by motives of novelty
or immediate personal interest These disad-
vantages are well understood by the organizers
OF the new society," and as by its constitution
the direction of affairs is thrown into the hands
of Il few persons, and these are not restricted to
one or two old hackneyed methods, we may ex-
pect number of effective means to be adopted
to arouse the agricultural interests of the State
to bring them into frequent and close commu-
nication and obtain and diffuse information
practical, and therefore valuable
The society will, no doubt, receive large
accession to its numbers from this and the ad-
joining States, so soon as the fact of it's organ
ization becomes known. After the adoption of
the constitution on Wednesday evening, the
society proceeded to an election of officers, to
serve until the first regular meeting, which will
be held on the second Monday in January next,
in this city. This resulted in the unanimous
choice OF the following gentlemen, most of whom
were present and accepted the Offices:
observation-disclosures Anne, planter, parish of
st. james.
Vice Presdent-Judge P. A. Rost, planter
parish of st. Charles
Curators-John C. Potts. planter, parish of
Terrebonne; J. L. Riddell, Professor of Che
mistry, University of Louisiana, New Orleans
J. Blodget Britton, President of the Louisiana
Rice Mills Company, New Orleans.
Ifeasufef-ueo W. SlZer, OF the new orleans |
A gricultural Warehouse.
Corresponding Secretary-Ed. c. Wharton,
IF Sherman & Wharton, printers, New Orleans.
Recording Secretary-R. C. Kerr, of Bennett,
Kerr & Co., New Orleans.
This is certainly strong Board of Directors,
Ind no better names could be selected to merit
he confidence of the agricultural community
We are requested to say that persons DESTROYS
# obtaining further information on the sub
ect, or wishing to obtain copies of the consti-
uton, can apply to Mr.. Sizer, at the agrcul-
ural warehouse on Poydras street, OF to Mr.
Wharton, at Sherman & Wharton's, No. SO
amp street.
The next meeting of the new society will
axe place at the Mechanics Institute, on the
vening of the first Monday of next month. We
resume there will be large attendance, by
roxy or otherwise.