The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-11
Annual Meeting of the Agricultural So
ciety Of the Territory of Minnesota.

Annual Meeting of thc Agricultural So
ciety of the Territory of Minnesota.
An adjourned meeting Of the Territorial
Agricultural Society, was held at the CAPT
tol, Wednesday afternoon, the 10th inst,
Gov. GoRMAN, in the Chair The minutes
of the previous meeting having been read
on motion of Mr. Hotchkiss, of Hennepin
county, the Society proceeded to the cleo
ton Of officers.
On motion, Col. John H. Stevens, of
Hennepin county, was elected President Of
the Society for the ensuing year.
On motion, Edward Murphy was elected
Secretary.
On motion, the following persons were
elected Vice Presidents.
j. W. Selby, of Ramsey;
Capt. Holcombe, of Washington;
Hon. II. H. Sibley of Dakota;
s. B. Olmsted, of Benton;
B. w. Dodd, of Nicolet;
S. w. Chase, of Hennepin;
Hon. j. r. Brown, of Sibley;
Charles H. Parker, of Ramsey, Treas'r
The President elect took his seat, thank
ing the members Of the Society for their
kindness and confidence.
Mr. Stoddard remarked upon the import
ance of selecting an Executive Committee,
Of competent practical farmers, and who
lived within convenient nearness to each
other, for purposes Of consultation, &c.
Mr. Hotchkiss moved that the chair ap-
point an Executive Committee. The chair
declining this duty, Gov. German suggest
ed the names Of Major Furber, of Ramsey;
A. Larpenteur, do james S. Norris, Wash
ington; Mr. Stoddard, of Henuepin; who
were thereon elected. On motion, Joseph
Haskell was added to the above named com
mittee
Mr. Hotchkiss moved that the Executive
Committee be instructed to procure, at as
early day as possible, an orator for the
next annual meeting.
Mr.. Dodd moved that application be made
to the Patent Office, in Washington, for a
distribution Of seeds Adopted +.
Gov German, moved that the Hon. II
IT. Sibley he now invited to deliver the an
nual address. tftiti -
Mr.. Sibley arose and delivered the follow
i:lg address: <lr.t.' a<..l fo...4
.W. President md Gentlemen Of Tie Teri
toriat Agricultural Society:
Que week since you we're pleased to i'm
pose upon me the duty of delivering an adj
dress at your meeting this day. 1t would
have required that the Intervening period te
fully employed in preparation, if anything
Ike justice to the subject was to be at
tempted; and YOU are aware that my public
duties, to say nothing of my private con-
Germs, have absorbed most of the time al
lowed he The task was allotted to HE
contrary to my expressed desire Justice
10 your Society as we'll as myself, requires
this explanation, to account for the haSty
aud imperfect manner in which it has been
performed.
Gentlemen, but one short year has elaps-
ed since this association was formed. 1T
would he folly to expect that much could
he accomplished during that period Your
members reside at points Semote from each
other; and it is not probable that many op-
portunities have been afforded for unity of
action, or for consultation upon the great
objects you have in, view. In a sparsely
settled region like ours, societies, the rami-
fications Of which extend. throug h the en-.
tire Territory, must necessarily be of slow
growth. Nevertheless, it is Of Importance
that the territorial organization should be
continued and perpetuated, as it affords a
nucleus, around which once a year at least,
the county clubs may gather and confer
with each other, reporting the progress
made, if any, in agricultural science, togeth-
er. with such facts as may have been tested
and confirmed by experience, during the
previous twelve months. Thusare brought
into communion, farmers from different
parts of the Territory, to compare notes,
and to reap advantage in the future Tor
themselves and neighbors, of the knowledge
a,ou;rad Inv others while they contribute