Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-01-09
CL1CULAR.
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TO THE PLANTERS OF INNS, y

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Inc Executive Committee desire !.
~ 70 calt the attention Of the Painters eia'-
state, to the following plan of oraan u the
briefly alluded to in their address "za1'on,
each individual, who receives j.,
our bylaws, Constitution and Aadprpy Of
earnestly requested to interest h;sAs, IS
gathering the Planters of his raI;sB aaseli In
tive cooperation with the state A n,so aes
lst. By personally soliciting his fx;..
}oln the, Association, by subscribing f. 40 70
Constitution and paying the regular i&n;t;,t me
e.fe > %0 aa"on
"a AS soon as a sufficient number !, p. IL
acquired membership forming the mug
an auxiliary Association, let a publ;r n ,sas OF
be called, and an organization he ae.ns
adopting our Bylaws, Or FORMING ns,, sssa,
adapted to each locality. A trans sM ohes
the receipts and expendituresof Ii. mt q
Association should be regularly tran.n;t.sy
to the Executive Committee. ''eo
3d. Let pains be taken to engage tha !,
dies OF the parishes in the movement Nv
listing them on the subject Of Floricnl+n,a
horticulture, and the manufacture oftba ~
gancies for the table, or in needle work sna
painting. drawing ard flower work. "9
4th. Let the Planters make IL ,.,o
hold regular meetings, at which the a;F." ="
ent modes Of cuIture-the means of ;ron-en
ing stock, Of grating, building, planting trees
draining, dltching and lnanu1ing-makinp
hedge-rows, and all the work pertaining too
all the branches Of the good farming shaltb.
discussed, committees being appointed II
each meeting to prepare reports to a. nre.,
sented at the ensuing meeting. .dz
18th Lett e'nnade 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
IN regard to the condition Of the eyops-the ;n..
crease or d~ananntto'a Of The land put IN cnltivn
fDn-tAe record Of the Usrmenetey and n.
Hyd'oaeter-zhe amount Of Tie fahtof ram. and
He)orce and direction Of the 7ei7eds:: as sessR a
other subjects Of general interest. y Ell
These facts will furnish the Executive.
Committee data for estimates of the growing
crops, and enable them TO issue monthly cir.
culars containing this information, together
with a price current Of our great staples and
OF all articles of necessity for the plantation,
Thus the Planters-members Of this Associ.
ation-will be brought ii. directcommunica-
ton with the merchant, and receive reliable
information on subjects of first Importance to
themselves. 49,. - ~ =
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 a concert
Of action among Planters. which is. TIE first
step to the control of the price Of our great
in foreign markets. Here is a.trus
movement, and it commences where
it should have had its origin, with the yeo-
marry of The land. viii you gire it, vour
aid? Let as hear from yon.
For the sake ofacting in concert, We beg
cave to add that the regular annual meet
ngs of this Association will take place on
he lst of May, each year, and the regular
meetings Of the Executive Committee are
or the first Monday Of each month.
1t is expected that with, the active co op.
of the auxiliary Associations-the
lrst exhibition will take place as early as
he 18th of December next, in the, vicinity
New Orleans under rules and regIls-
ions as favorable as any, governing *A~ssocia-
ofa~ike character. - T@ FER
~Tne Office Of the Association is located in.
he Masoni:- Hail. IS st. Charles street, New
Minor KENSEp, President.
{. Il. Horizon, Secretary. j