Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-10-17

TO THE PLANTERS OF LOUISIANA

The Executive Committee desire especial
~ to cali the attention Of the Planters of tn
State, TO the following plan Of organization
briefly alluded TO in their address.
Each individual, who receives a copy 9
Our Bylaws, Constitution and Address, i
earnestly requested To- interest himself IL
gathering the Planters Of his parish into &C
tive cooperation with the State -Associa'
ton
ist. By personally soliciting his friends tt
JOIN the Association, by subscribing TO tht
Constitution and paying the regular initiation
fee.
I'd AS soon as q sufficient number have thus
acquired membership forming the nucleus o.
an auxiliary Association, let a public meeting
be called, and an organization be effected,
adopting our Bylaws, or forming new ones
adapted TO each locality. A transcript oil
the receipts and expenditures of the auxiliary
Association should be regularly transmitted
to the Executive Committee.
81. Let pains be taken TO engage the Ia
dies Of the parishes in the movement, by en-
listing them on the subject Of Horticulture,
Horticulture, and the manufacture of the eie~
gancies for the table, or in needle work and
painting. drs wing and flower work.
9TH. Let the Planters make it a point 10
hold regular meetings, at which the differ
ent modes of cultue-the means of impioY-
ing stock, OF grating, building, planting trees
draining, ditching and Misunderstanding
hedge-rows, and all the work pertaining to
all the branches Of the good farming shall be
discussed, committees being appointed at
each meeting to prepare reports to be pre-
scented at the ensuing meeting.
5.h. Let it be made the duty Of the secre
tary, or President OF each auxiliary society
thus formed, TO correspond, at length, with
the central Office OF the Executive Commit
tee once a month, giving reliable information
III regard to The conattion Of the cropS-he IN
erase or atn7iantton Of the land pat IN guthrie
tio't--the record Of the Thermometer and the |
Hyd,omaey-the amount Of the fail Of rain, and
The force and Arscfton Of The ssi"ds, as spel e.
other subjects Of general interest.
These facts will furnish the Executive
COMMITTEES data for csti -7ates OF the growing Z!
crops, and enable them to issue monthly cif- |
cu'ars containing this information, togetheY |
with a price current of our great staples and
OF all articles Of necessity for the plantation.
Thus the Planters-members OF this Associ-
atien-wili be brought IL direct communica-
ton with the merchant, and receive reliable
on sui tects Of first Importance to
themselves.
This entire plan may not be carried out IL
all its details at once but organization and
preparation for a closer union Of the Planters
themselves and Factors, may be established
The union proposed will produce a concert
If action among Planters which is the drst
'tep to the control Of the price. Of our great
taples in foreign markets. Here is a true
southern movement, and ii commences where
t should have had its origin, with the yco-
marry OF the land. WA you gre it your F.:
aid2 Let US hear ffroaa you.
For the sake OF acting in concert, we beg
to add that the regular annual meet
ass Of this 4 ISOLATION will take place on
ne LIST of Nay, each year, and the regular
Of the Executive Comfnittee are
Or the first Monday of each month.
1t ~ expected that with the active coop
ration Of the auxiliary Associations-the
rst exhibition will take place as early as
re 18th of December next, in the vicinity -
New Orleans --under rules and regula-
as favorable as any, governing Associa-
oBs Of a like character.
Inc Office Of the Association is located in
'e Masonic Hall, SIS st. Charles street, New
rieans. MINOR kENsER, President. ;
C.. II. HoR1oN Serrstaru (