The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-03-11
Agricultural Convention,

WeIearn IuhI acOnNenIlOn met At TlncctOn
on Tuesday for the purpose of organizing a
District Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
Knox, Gibson, Warrick and Vanderburgh
counties were represented. Nathan Plate, of
warrick, was called to the chair, and Dr..
Blair, of Gibson, appointed Secretary. All
the delegates were actuated by hearty de
sire to promote the object of the meeting.
A Southwestern Agricultural and Me-
ehanical Society was organized, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the present
year, viz:
J.B. WILLIAMS, of Knox, President.
SAMUEL ORR, of Vanderburgh, Vice
President.
A. B. MCKEE, Of Knox, Secretary.
DIR. G.. b. CRAFT, of Gibson, Correspond
ing Secretary.
MR.. SMITH, of Knox, Treasurer.
1t was resolved that the place of holding
the fairs should be movable, and held sue
cessively in each county in the District, that
all might share in the benefits. 1t was voted
to hold the first Fair fer the present year
in Knox, she being the mother Of the Dis
trict. ANY county south Of the National
Road can unite itself with the Association,
by electing three directors and notifying the
officers of its wish to unite; and by comply
ing with the regulations it can participate in
the Society's exhibitions.
The next meeting of the Association will
DO held at Vincennes, on the 9th day of April
next, when the committees on the Constitu-
ton and Bylaws, and Premium Lists will
report. Every county DESTROYS of uniting in
this important movement, should at once
elect its Directors, and be represented by them
ut the April meeting. The present County
Fairs are doing q great deal of good in keep
ing up the proper home spirit, and ought not
to be abolished. But we need an Associa-
ton that shall excite wider and deeper in
terest in the advancement of the two great
branches of industry that are the sources Of
oil our wealth. County Fairs interest their
own neighborhoods and excite a homo emu
lation among farmers and mechanics. But
we want an organization that Will make thu
counties rivals of each other in the march o.
improvement-that will bring together tho
try-show the farmers what is being done al
around them-that will bring the models o
valuable inventions from abroad-and excite
interest enough to bring together crowds o
people that will pay the expenses of such ex'
hibitions.
Our State Fairs were designed to accom-
pllsh what the County Associations could
not do. These, however, are on the othel
extreme-on too large and expensive a seal,
for the farmers generally to participate in
The attendance on them involves heavy ex.
penses-loss of much time, and great per
sonal inconvenience. They are, therefore
ATTENDED only by the curious from the cite
and towns, and a few wealthy amateur far
mers. We need exhibitions between the tw
extremes. District Associations will suppl
the want. 1t is q fact not to be denied tina
our State Fairs are getting too unwieldy, an
1t is thought the Legislature, at its next ses
sion, may do something in the way of dis
tricting the State. The people have made
move in the matter in advance of the Lepis
lature, and thus will hurry up those politi
clans who are always looking for popula
demonstrations. The County at which tn
Fair is held will be entitled to all the recent
and will pay all the expenses, including tn
premiums, thus it will be 10 the interest c
the county at which the Fair is held to max
it as interesting as possible.
We learn that the proceedings of the meet
ing will be published in the Princeton pape
this week, with a request that all the paper
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