Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1863-07-25
BROlNNVILLEs NEBRASKA SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1863.

highways, increased the products Of the
farm, improved the appearance of the
streets, and otherwise benefited all classe.
In some cases, near large towns OF
cities, il was more difficult to enforce this
Il law. There were classes of lawleSs cit
liens, who were prompt to retaliate upon
The man who adopte any legal measure.
10 compel them to keep their stock from
! gheShfghway Bun these instances were
exceptions. The array of figures presen.
ted by Mr.. Peters, impressed the impor.
lance to the industrial interests of the
State, that this law be rigidly enforced
and that farmers adsipt ersry measure Of
economy which this law gives the power
to adopt. Il
Lewis F. Allen, of Black Rock, had
found i. difficult to enforce this law, and
thought law allowing the farmer to
fence close up to the ditch each side Of
the road track, giving only "a feet to the
street, would have been wiser one
He was not an opponent of the presen,
law, however, provided it was practical
TO enforce it. The amount of fence can
not be greatly diminished without the
practice of soihng is adopted.
Another gentlemen advocated the re.
moval of the road fences as a means Of
teaching the people our righ to the high
way. He thought the main difficulty in
the way of the enforcement of this law
was a fact that large class believe they
have the ri5ht to the road for grazing
purposes, that land owners are compelled
to fence against stock.
Mr.. Peters urged the Importance Of
distributing copies Of the law in all parts
of the State. Agricultural papers should
publish it, call attention to it, and show
the people the good results to follow its
enforcement. Then let farmers put a
little backbone into It's execution, and all
classes will be benefitee thereby in the
end, because the ca pital involved in the
making and keeping up fences will be
turned into other channels, and become
distributed and active.
Judge Warner, Of Rochester, thought
the present law defective in one respect
in that it does not provide for the re-
covery of damages which may have re-
suited from the depredations of animals
taken ny, by the same process and par
ties, who collect the fine-thus saving the
extra cost of a second process under the
old law TO recover. This was indorsed
by other gentlemen as important, and the
action of the society was recommended
in the matter.
A gentlemen frbm Herkimer county
pathetically pleaded the rights and ne
cessities of the iaboring poor TO the road
pasturage, and impressively asked the
gentlemen present, if they were willing
TO devote four acres of the pasturage of
the poor mans COW? His appeal was
affecting, but heartless editor dried up
the tears and "brought down the house !"
by "taking the liberty" ia ask the gen.
tleman what cffice he was running for.
President Cornell said he went from
home TO England with high opinion of
The live fences of that country. But be
had returned from across water, satisfied
that they are expensive and useless. He
said live fences might be good for the
prajries where shelter is desired, but he
did not believe them profitable here for
they are two expensive and occupy too
much ground. In England premiums
were offered for the eradication of
hedges. On the Continent he found few
fences. In France and Belgium no fem
ces were visible. The Lombardy pop
lars are observable along the road sides
as landmarks when the snow covers the
ground. He had returned determined to
diminish his fences one-half at least
He would not recommend their rapid but
their gradual diminutIon. He is satisfied
we have twice as much fence as is neces-
sary, This testimony was endorsed by
the best farmers present, who asserted
their intention to economic in fence ex-
penditures in every possible way.
At !. the conclusion of the discussion,
Col. B. P. Johnson, Secretary of the So-
ciety, being invited to address the meet
ing relative TO his recent visit to the In
ternational Exhibition at London. respon-
ded in a very eloquent manner. He
said All ShO went from this country
went at their own expense: There were
about 95 exhibitors of American articles,
and these won great honors. Under
more favorable circumstances we would
have beaten all other nations, and even
as it was the London papers had to ac-
knowledge that the American exhibition
had won greater proportion of the pri-
zes than esen England, The progress
that this show proved had been made in
eleven years, in all branches of the arts
and manufactures, was wonderful
Everywhere over England Col. Johnson
found that the Anssrican agricultural i'm
plement exhibited IN 1867 had come into
use, and are highly approved. He
thought those vile sent over articles 10
the exhibition of 1852 we're entitled tc
great credit, for they had won natiTnal
honors. An American engine was used
to drive half the machinery in the exbi-
hilton, and that engine was adopted as
the standard of steam engines.
Col. ]. continued his remarks about
half an hour, very much to the satisfac.
tion Of the meeting, which then adjourned
to the next State Fair, with feelings oi
great satisfaction al the result of the
present discussions.
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