Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-01-02
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70 THE PLANTERS OF LOUISIANA.

The Executive Committee desir. esnso;,,
y to call the attention of the Planters If i.
State, to the following plum of orpsnizat;an
briefly alluded to In their address. 1''',
Each individual, who receives a .conv of
our Bylaws, Constitution and Addrs.v -
earnestly requested to interest hinps.lf' = =
gathering the Planters Of his Parish ina az
tive co-operation with the State As.oc;s
ton -
1st. BY personally soliciting his friend, !,
JON the Association, by subscribing e Il.
Constitution and paying the regular i%nitiat;sn
e.te w. &
I'd. AS soon as a sufficient number have tbh.
acquired membership forniny the nuclen. u
an auxiliary Association, let a public meeting
be called, and an organization be effects.
adopting our Bylaws, or forming new ~,
adapted to each locality. A transcrint ii
the receipts and expenditures of the a%uxiIi.ry
Association should be regularly transmitt.4
to the Executive Committee. -
Sd. Let pains be taken to engage the il.
dies of the parishes in the movement, ~ al.
listing them on the subject of Floriculture,
horticulture, and the manufacture Of the ele.
gancies for the table, or in needle work sna
thAItiuS. ht@NiHS aiih HDEEI Hplk. ter4g.
4th. Let the Planters mako it d point d,
hold regular meetings, at which the differ
ent modes 81 cnlture~-the means .of iiinlprovs
ing stock, Of grating, building, plantingtf tees
draining, d%itching and manuring-hiakinf
hedge-rowz, and all the work pertaining Il
all the branches of the good farming shall BID
discussed, committees being appointed ii
each meeting to prepare reports 10 b pre-.
scented at the ensuing meeting.
9Th Letl it be made the duty Of the Secrs
tary, or President Of each auxiliary society
thus formed, to correspond, at length, edth
the central Office Of the Executive Commit.
tee once a month, givingere!iable information
in regard to the condition Of the crops-she H.
rreass or domination Of the ldnd put in euitipe
ton--he record of the Thermometer and thu
Hydromaex-the amount Of The fall Of rain, and
The force ard direetionso Of the uinds, AZ usA =
other subjects Of general interest. ax.
These facts will furnish the Executive
Committee data for estimates of the growing
| crops, and enable them to issue monthly cirs
| cuIars containing this information, together
with a price current of our great staples and
OF all articles Of necessity for the plantation.
! Thus the pIanters-members of this Associ-
ation-vill be 5roughtin direct communica-
! ton with the merchant, and receive reliable
information Gin subjects Of first importance t.
themselves.
This entire plan may not be carried out in
all its details at once but organization and
| preparation fora closer union of the Planters
| themselves and Factors, may be established
The union proposed will produce u concert
Of action among Planters which is the firm
| step to the control Of the price Of our great
staples in foreign markets. Hare is a trut
| Southern movement, and it commences whert
it should have had its origin, with the yes-
many of the land. VIII yon girt it your
personal aida Let rs hear tfro,n yo%.
For the sake ofacting in concert, we beg
| leave to add shat the regular annual meet.
ings of this Association will take place -
the lst of May, each year, and the regular
meetings OF tile Executive COMMITTEES ars
for the first Monday of each month
1t is expected that with the active co ep.
Grafton of the auxiliary Assoeiations-tha
first exhibition will take place as early %
the 18th Of December next, in The vicinity
Of New Oneans--a1der rules and regua,,
tIons as favorable as any, governing Assoei.,
; ions of a like character. ~
The. Office Of the Association is located il
the Masonic Hall, IS ST. Charles STREET, New
Orleans MIsos kEsSEg, Prt}idtnf5
c. Fl HcasoN, Secretary.