The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-16
South CarOlina ARrIoSlturaI and Me-
chenic0l Society.
CoIuSIBIk. July Il. 1890 81

MR. EDITOR. am llnstructed Dy the
Executive Committee Of the South Caro-
line Agricultural and Mechanical Society
to hand -youfo publication the follow
ing synopsis of the proceedings of the
meeting of said Committee. held this
day, in Columbia:
A quorum being present, the financial
condition Of the Society was first inves-
Gigated and discussed, and the following
resolution adopted:
Resolued, That the Secretary of the
South Carolina Agricultural and Mocha
nical Society be authorized to issue by
the 1st OF August next, such O premium
list, to the extent of $4, 700, as shall be
approved by this Committee, said amount
to be increased to $4,000 should the
financial subscriptions warrant it.
a member from Charleston offered the
following:
Resoloed, That the Secretary be in
structed to publish for the information
of the public, the communication sub
mitted to this Committee by her British
Majesty's Consul, Mr.. n. Pinckney
Walker, and that the Committee respect
fully commend the subject of the
"Workmen's International Exhibition,
therein referred to, to the consideration
of the State.
Resoloed, That the details of the local
organization, which the projectors of the
exhibition invite, be referred to the So
ciety at its meeting in November next.
The communication is as follows:
BRITISH CONSULATE,
CHARLESTON, July IL, 1862
Wm. al. Ld,Cton, Vice- President South
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical
Society.
SIR: Hearing that you are about to at
tend meeting of the South Carolina
State Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety, to be held in Columbia, on the
14th instant, I hasten to place in your
hands copy Of the programme which
has been issued by the Honorary Score
taries to the 'tWorkmen's international
Exhibition" to be held at London in
1870. have the honor, also, to enclose
q copy of a letter addressed by the Sec
retaries to the Earl of Clarendon, wiIere-
in the views of the Committee having
the matter in charge are now fully set
forth. It is desired, you will perceive,
that local committees should be formed
in cities and places in other countries to
call attention to the subject in Wow, and
to make arrangement for the transmits
sion of such articles Of skill and inge-
uuity as may be deemed worthy of exhi-
bition. indulge the hope that you will
do me the favor of presenting these
papers to your Society, in order that the
objects of the Committee of the "Work-
mems International Exhibition" of
1870, may, aided and encouraged by the
South Carolina State Agricultural and
Mechanical Society and by its local COM
mittees already existing throughout the
State, obtain general publicity.
1t will, on the other hand, be my plea
sure and duty to forward to the Com
mittee carrying out the programme of
tion," of 1870, such communication, con-
neoted with the objects they have in
view, as may be placed in my hands for
that purpose. And also to receive sug-
gestions as to the names of parties in
this State who may be ready to give as
sistance in furtherance of the design. I
have the honor to be, sir, your most
obedient and humble servant,
II. PINCKNEY WALKER,
III. M. Consul
The following resolution was adopted:
ResoLoed, That as the question of Chi
nese labor has been occupying the atten-
tion of Southern planters since the adj
journment of the State Agricultural and
Mechanical Convention, that this Execu-
tive Committee, through its Chairman,
appoint three citizens as committee to
collect all the necessary information and
cost of introducing that description of
labor into South Carolina, and to report
to the next regular meeting of the So
ciety.
Accompanying this synopsis is the re-
port of the committee appointed at the
May meeting of the State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society to examine the
Sorghum Syrup and Sugar Works at
Greenville @. H., which was received and
ordered to be published:
General johnson Hagood. President Souhl
Cn'olind Agricultural and Mechanical