The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-17
rHEsEATE A9RICULTURALsoCLETH
Meeting Of tho Executive Committee-
arrangements for tho Fair I'm Novem-
ber-Annual Premium Ltsts-
Sorghum Sugar Refinery-Chinese La
bor-International Exhibition In Lon
don.
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CoLu,rs1A, July 15.-The session Of the Ell.
ecutive Committee Of the State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society closed late last night.
aftera hard days work. It was held IN the
Office Of Architect Lee, and was harmonious
throughout. An official synopsis is TO be pub
l,shed at once. The points made BY the COM
mittee are six: /. The Issue Of premium lists;
q. Arrangement with the City Council OF Go.
lumbia to provide place aud buildings for the
fair: g. Election Of an annual orator; 4. Appoint
ment Of q committee on Chinese labor; 5. Report
on sorghum refining; and6. A communication
from the British Consulate at Charleston.
The value Of the premium lists to. be issued
is at least liberal. -Four thousand dollars. with
margin Of two Thousand more, is ample. The
locality and buildings for the first annual Fair,
to be held on Wednesday, the 10th Of Novem'
bet, are to be determined and arranged by the
City Council Of Columbia. The open space in
front of the University campus is spoken Of as
probably the place; and the College Hail, now
in the use Of the Federal troops of the post,
may be secured for the occasion. Other build
ings, sheds, stalls and booths, that may be
needed, Will be put up to such extent as the
prospects seem to demand when the time ap-
proaehes. The name Of John G. Breckiuridge
will be received With universal favor, and ID a
good point secured.
After these indispensable prcliminaries to
the annual Fair. there comes the consideration
OF the question of Chinese labor-a question
second in Importance only to the Agricultural
Society itself. The committee appointed to
gather information consists Of earnest, think
ing, aud progressive men-Messrs. W. M.
Lawtop, of Beaufort, William Wallace, OF Go.
lumbia, and NJ. L. Bonham, OF Edgeheld-men
who represent the three sections of the State.
They are to prepare for the society all the
facts and details necessary to enable every
planter, whether Of rice, cotton or grain, to
decide whether he will employ the Chinese
laborer or not. It is to be hoped that this
committee will see the necessity Of giving to
the public this information, even before the
meeting Of the society IN November. The ne
oessity for this lies in the fact that whether
they report or not, tho Chinese are coming,
and will come. Already private individuals are
taking steps to introduce them; and so utter is
the disgust Of planters with the laziness and
ineficiency Of the free negro. 10 say nothing Of
his lbs ,lence that they are not going to miss
an opportunity Of supplying his place on the
farms with an Industrious and frugal Mongol.
This, am aware. is the feeling of hundreds
OF our people, and know personally that these
views are represented In that committee.
The favorable report Of the committee ap-
pointed to e1amine the sorghum syrup and
sugar works, at Greenvlle, points out val
liable direction for labor. 1t is found that the
syrup-refning process ls good; but the COM
mittee ooes not see that sugar can be m ldo OF
sorghum syrup at all by this process of Mr.
Passmore. In his circular DR.. PassmOIe an
nouaces that sugar can be made from come
varieties of sorghum syrup al cost OF from
five to eight cents pound; but the committee
did not witness ANYTHING OF that sort, and this
rep rt leaves the impression on the mind that
this sugar.maklng process could not be exhib-
tied to them. II it is not humbug, why was
this?
The invitation from tho secretaries of the
.sWorkmenIs International Exhibition" TO be
held in London next year, to this State to con.
tribute to the exhibition, is matter of some
interest but very little importance at this
juncture. CoRsAIR.
The Official Report.
Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, the secretary of the
the society, has prepared for publication in
the newspapers Of the State the following off,
clal g, popsis Of the proceedings: