The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-25


We have received the following COM
munication from jealous member Of the
Central Agricultural Society Of Virginia.
His assurances relative to the practicao'i-
ity Of Horse and Cattle Show and fa''
in this city this fall may be implicitly
lied upon. We have not DOUBT ~ o"'
own minds on the subject; ana conS'u.'
ing that meeting Of sgricuisurisss anu
fair would be productive OF great oenen''
We are very decidedly In favor 0, tue
n,nramsnt But there is no time to lose.
Agr;cu,turists, mechanics, and manutac-
,rrcrs .bonld at once get together and 60
:, work. There is no great deal to do, it
i true: but the time Is so brief that even
that little will require energy and prompt
ness for its performance. The whole peo-
nile arc interested in this enterprise. 1t is
the time Of oil others when We should
meet together, talk over affairs, and
look the situation fully in the face. We
do not mean the situation merely as to ma
iional politics, but with reference to all
the relations Of our domestic interests and
economy. There is much with regard to
these that Is to be learned. Experience
is, indeed, the best teacher, and it is by
interchanging views, the results Of expert
ence among men, that the greatest degree OF
practical information is diffused and
the greatest amount Of benefit secured to
the community. Now, if our farmers could
only be brought together, a great deal could
be accomplished for the general good. 1t
is time, Of all others, when union and
harmony should exist amongst us, when
we should stand together closely and COM
pactly, defending by enlightened ami pru-
dent measures our common interests. This
is the sentiment, we know, of our people /;
and it is only necessary that they shall I'M
dcrstand one another to give efficacy to
the general disposition. 1t is important
that this understanding should be had as
early as possible. The legislative season
will soon be here, and the General Assem-
bly, would probably be aided no little in
its deliberations by the reflected judgment
of the voluntary assemblage Of the most
enlightened and influential portion Of the
constituent body-the people.
The following is the earnest and decided
communication alluded to in the begin
ming of this brief article:
Messrs Editors,-From the notice of the
o.tn Sxns. lfxyt
may be presumed that it does not intend to hold
n fair at Richmond this fall. 1 know that
many consider 1t impracticable; but enter
tanning confidently different opinion, and be-
heying that 1t is Of infinite Importance to the
State and the city, beg respectfully TO inquire
whether the Central Society cannot hold such
a fair in its own grounds, Camp Lee? 1t can
be shown that a sufficient amount OF fine stock
will be forthcoming. Our enterprising agri-
cultural implement makers and other branches
of the mechanic arts will do their part, and
prove that we can get better and cheaper i'm
elements at home than abroad and every
branch of city trade will feel the beneficial
effects Of the presence Of the numbers who
would be here. Can our people afford to
Gomez IT may be answered that in 1888, the
time Of the first great meeting, when there
were between 10000 and $4,000 people here
from abroad, the railroads gave free pas
sage to and fro to the members Of the State So
ciety and their families, and TO stock and other
things for the fair. Will they not do it now
III
is TO be done The Goth Of November, the day
appointed for a general meeting of the agri-
cultural interest, is too late either for such
meeting or for q cattle show; but there is time
enough 10 prepare for the latter early in the
month.
MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL SOCIETY.
After the above was prepared We re-
ceived the Petersburg Inder, containing a
judicious article on this subject, from
which We make the following extract:
There are important reasons why there
should be consultation. among the agricultural
men of the State before the coming spring.
The new system of labor has rendered neces-
sary a change in farming operations, winch,
10 be speedily adopted, should have the sane
lion OF the leading planters of the State in
such form as will reach readily all communi-
ties. We trust that throughout Virginia there
will he response to this call
The Inder urges the merchants to CO.
operate with the farmers, and advises a
commercial convention at the same time
with the agricultural. 1t thus speaks of
the mutual dependence of the two classes:
The land is, after all, the producer of all
capital and TO its owners and workers State
must look for fostering of every species of en-
terprise and neither the home merchant nor
home manufacturer can succeed without the
patronage of the farmer, while, on the other
hand every assistance given by the latter TO
commercial or man ufac turing enterprise ut
home rebounds TO his own profit.
For instance, every tobacco factory or cot
ton factory erected and worked IN Petersbuls
enhances the price of the staple and reduces
the price of the fabrc-the farmer, gaining III
each case. His capital employed in creating
in Virginia cities demand for the articles he
produces insures him not only profitable re-
turns upon money so employed, but reader
and higher prices for his crops, cheaper sup
plies for his farm and family, and cheaper
labor.