Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-01-16

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10 THE PLANTERS OF 1nr,s,.,.,

4he Executive Committee des;r.
y to call the attention Of the Plant. sspselal,
State, to the following p|an If onse q the
briefly alluded to in their adarass sailsatioa,
Each individual, Who receiyas ,.=
our Bylaws, Constitution and aasopy y
earnestly requested to Interest .bins.1s =
satherln9 the PLANTERS of, his Parish mt H. .
i've cooperation With the stat. ~ IS
ton ssocA
LIST. BY personally soliciting HI. t,;.,,.
loln tne Association, by ,slbscribfhp II w \
constitution and paying the regular nit;,t ;as
eff .ssa
I'd As soon as a sufficient htbmbe /, g. !.
acquired membership forming the n1,o's saos
an auxiliary Association. let d nidblic mss..t q
be called, and an organization IL .aaa .s.ns
adopting our Bylaws, or forming tsm ass
adapted to each locality. 4! transc,;n enes
the receiptsa and expenditures Of IT, 5n1tM q y
Association should be regularly tran. 114laIJ
to the Executive Committee. 'assea
Sd. Let pains be taken to engaoo III
dies OF the parishes in the movement IL IN.
LISTING them on the subject of Floricult,,s.
Horticulture, and the manufacture of tba H.
gancies for the table, or in needle gworl ~
painting. drawing and flower work.
9Th. Let the Planters make II a pn;nt .
hold regular meetings, at which the. AHA.
emit modes Of cnlture--the means Of inn,oa
ing stock, Of grating, building, plantiurt,e.,
draining, ditching and tnanurinp-msL;as
hedge-rows, and al the work pertaihihs n
all the branches of the good farning shah /.
discussed, committees being appointed Z
each meeting to prepare reports to b pre.
scented at the ensuing neeting. J.
9Th Let it be made the duty Of the Spc,as.
tary, or President of each AUXILIARY soc;aty
thus formed, to correspond. at length. ,w;tI
the central office of the Executive Gnrnn,i4.
tee once a month, giving reliable ineormatinu
In regard to the condition Of The c,ops--Ns i.
crease Or dt"fs'ntioa gf the land put in ea,aAtiise
t1on--he record Of the Thermometer and tx
Hyd'omcier-Me amount Of the fan Of rain, an
MeJoree and dtrect'on Of the 1einds, as aaA =
other subjects Of general interest sss7#
These facts will furnish the Executives
COMMITTEE data for estimates ofthe growing
crops, and enable them to issue monthly al.
cnlars containing this information. toeethe,
with a price current of our great staples and
OF all articles ofnecessity for the plantation,
Thus the PIantets-nembers of this Associ.
atlon-wiil be brought in direct comtnanicca.
ton with the merchant, and receive reliabIs
information on subjects OF first Importance to
themselves. IN
This entire plan may not be carried out in
all its details at once but organization and
preparation Tor clo=er union of the Planters
themselves and Factors, may be established.
The union proposed will produce a, concert
of action among Planters which is the first
step to the control of the price Of our great
in foreign markets. Here is a true
movement, and it commences where.
should have had its origin, with. the yeo-
many Of the land. VA you girs it yo,sr
aid? Let us hsarJrom you.
For the sake Of acting in concert, we. beg
to add that the regular annual. meet
ings of this Association will take place On
The 1st of May: each year, and ths regular
meetings Of the Executive Committee are
the first Monday of each month. @s
1t is expected that with the active co op-
of the auxiliary Associations-ths
irst exhibition will take place as early as
The 18th of December next, in the vicinity
# New Orleans-under rules and r~egula-
ions as favorable as any, governing As,ocia-
of a like character. - '@j&&
the Office of the Association is located in
he Masonic Hall, IS St. Charles street, New
Orleans. Minor KENsEE, Prtsideat..
c. Fl. HORROR Secretary. s7 S5s=