Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-11
DAVIDSON COUNTY AGRICULTU.
RIAL CLUB.

DAVIDSON COUNTY AGRICULTU-
RAJ CLUB.
Regular Meeting interchangeable
Pointaent of COmmittees-SubJe ct
for Discussion Next Saturday
Full Report Of the Proceedings.
A week sgo, this Club was organized
aud the second meeting was held yester-
day morning, in the rooms Of the Ne
chanics and Man ufacturers' Association.
on Union street, President w. C. Black
burn in the chair.
The Secretary stated that as he had not
at hand the minutes of the last meeting
he would read instead the full report pub
ished IN the UNION AND AMEAIoAN, which
report was read as said minutes, and APP
proved
The next business was the reception of
members, and several gentlemen came
forward and joined the Club by signing
the constitution and paying the initiation
fee.
The names of about twenty gentlemen
are already enrolled as members.
Mr.. L. ii. Jones then stated that two
gentlemen, farmers living in Kentucky.
Messrs. WOoten and SIoss, were present
These gentlemen remarked that they felt
a deep interest in the objects of the Club,
and they were cordially welcomed by the
President
Mr.. L. H. Jones stated that as Com
mlttee on Rooms, he had made arrange
ments to secure the hall of the Mechanics
and Manufacturers Association.
The Secretary, Mr.. Hicks, stated that he
thought the location mentioned by Mr..
Zones was not central enough, and sug
gested that the room over Riddlebureers
saloon on Cherry street would be better
location. IN ...l[ ..".Ist
On motion of DR. Foster, the Secretary
was appointed committee to secure a
suitable place of meeting, and the motion
was so amended as to add Dr. Blackburn
and DIR. Foster TO said committee.
A motion was also made and carried.
that each member be requested to bring
another member at the next meeting. One
or two gentlemen stated that they had al
ready received promises from at least if-
teen gentlemen that they would become
members of the Club.
Mr.. L. 81. Jones suggested the import
ance Of meeting promptly at stated hour:
and without any motor, the matter was
afterwards settled by leaving to each meet
ing, on adjournment, the appointment of
the next hour and day of meeting. FL
The question of how many members
were necessary to constitute quorum was
next considered, and while some gentlemen
favored large number and others small
er number, the matter was decided by
adopting q resolution making six members,
including the President, quorum to do
business,
On motion Of Mr.. Il. II. Jones. the Sec
Rotary was instructed to correspond with
the proprietors of the leading agricultural
publications in the United States, request
ing them to send copies Of their papers.
etc, to the Club for the use If its mem
bers.
DIR. Foster suggested that some member
propose subject for discussion at the next
meeting.
Me. Jones proposed the question, SIS il
for the interest of Middle Tennessee to
further the cultivation of cotton ?"
Mr.. Turner suggested the question.
what breed Of sheep is most profita bic
TO the farmers of Davidson county ?"
The President stated SHAT as 80 few of
The members present we're in favor of
King Cotton that question would probably
be disposed Of in short discussion.
One of the members then stated that
Mr.. Sloss, the inventor of a cultivatjnn
plOw, or Sloss Cultivator, was present. and
would be pleased 10 exhibit the working of
his pillow TO the farmers of the Club.
Various places were suggested, and Nj
Jones moved that Mr.. Wooten, who is
connected with Mr. Sloss in the sale OF
said plow,) be invited to exhibit his gang
pow. .Es.
DIR. Foster moved that the farmors, such
as could be present, meet Mr. Wooten al
Mr.. Turner farm
l. was finally decided that the pillow
should be exhibited first at ten O'Clock
next Tuesday morning, at DIR. Fosters
farm.
Mr. Wooten stated that Mr.. Sloss was
the getier up Of the pillow
MIR. Turner then invited Mr.. Wooten TO
visit his farm on next Friday, and Mr.
WOoten stated that he wOuld inform Mr..
Turner on next Tuesday, whether it would
be convenient to accept his invitation.
Mr.. Obenchsin stated that if tho discus
slons Of this club were to he confined 70
the farmers Of Davidson county, he felt
( that he would have TO be regarded as an
outsider. He asked that the deliberations
Of the club he not confined to Davidson
county, bnt look 70 agricultural matters
generally IN Middle Tennessee.
DIR. Foster said thst there was nothing
ia the constitution Of the club that pro
hibited gentlemen in any part of this
State from becoming members of said club,
but this club did not wish TO interfere with
clubs in other counties. For instance,
Williamson county might object that Da-
wilson county was stepping over the
bounds, aud interfering with matters out
side of her sphere
4 motion was then made aud carried 10
reconsider the resolution in regard to the
subject for discussion, and it was under
stood that the discussions should DO upon
subjects affecting the agricultural interests
of Middle Tennessee, aud perhaps in Ger
tain matters, the whole State The ques-
ton for discussion at the next meeting
was then amended as follow: What
breed Of shoep is most profitable to the
farmers Of this section;
Mr.. 4. III. Jones suggested that as farm
ers were becoming Interested in tho pro
ceedings of this club, it would be well to
have meetings every week
On motion Of DR.. Foster, the club al
iourned, 10 meet next Saturday morning
at eleven o'clock, at the rooms of the Ten
nesseo Agricultural and Mechanical Asgo-
citation, over Hamilton & Cuuninghsms
store, on the Square.