Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-16
AGRICULTURAL CONVESFIOS.
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The Agricultural Convention, composed OF
delegates from agricultural colleges and
schools and from State agricultural societies
and boards, assembled yesterday at tho Agrl-
cultural Department. under the following
CALL IoR THE CONVENTIONS
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Sta BY the act Of 2ad July, 1891 pongress
Ic "a ud,' 10 the ratio o. their population, Tor
the purpose Of establishing agricultural col
lewss, thereby oyinciog a pyrgoas 70 promote
that Erea. interest through the inst,nmentslity
been, and doubtless many more Will be estab.
liahed. state agricultural and horticultural go
olstiss and board. q aErlculiurs have also been
spondspcs and constellation between friseds q
these Interests have led 10 the conclusion that a
convention Of delegates representing them, for
the purpose Of oonisrfing upon sublseta Of mu.
tuaf interest," would promote the good Of al.
II has been suggested that I take The ryapon.
sibillty Of initiating such meeting ! there.
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society and state board OF agriculture deputa
two delegates, 70 meet 10 oonvention At the city
o. wss6lng!o9, On ThSrsdsy, the 18Th q FEB.
intsrssts u agriculture As they shalt desm or.
pedisnt J. W. wars, Oom'r.
Tue meeting was called 10 order BY
COMMISSIONER WARTS,
who stated that In 1881 tho Congress OF the
United States gave ten millions Of acres Of
land 10 the States, with tho understanding
that there should be agricultural colleges e.
tablished with the proceeds Of the sale OF such
land. This u not surprising In view Of the
Importance Of the sdbiecti bot this great
work needs corporation. IL was thought
best not TO have large numbar here, as
business was 70 DO done aud not lpoech.
making. Witho I regard 10 the call some OF
the States have elected too large q number.
He was glad, however, 10 meet them as spec
tatora, although 10 would be necessary TO
curtall the number 10 practical working
Ipemhership. He asked them 10 choose a
temporary chairman whom Prof. howman
Prof. Colder, OF the Peunsyivanla state
Agricultural Society, was chosen temporary
secretary, and read the call issued BY Com
missioner Watts, and q list Il the Industrial
institutions In the United States which have
received the national endowment VI land
scrip. ~.
States 10 called, and that every agricultural
college represented here respond, and that
they choOse delegates from among their mum
berj agreed TO.
Tue call was made by States, and the local
agricultural, horticultural and kindred socle-
ties represented At the meeting were ruled
out. They were quite numerous. The States
which responded are; Alabama, Connecticut
polaware, osorgis; llllnois' inalana Iowa
Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mas;aonusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, MISSOURI Neoraska,
New Hampshire, Now Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, New England Agri-
cultural Society, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isl
ana, south carolina, tennessee, vermont
virginia, Mrconsln ana the District OF 20
lunoL@ Commissioner waits named Messrs.
sannder. and uOdge 70 represent tho Agrl-
cultural Department The National Agrlcnl'
lurh Association wa ALEC represented: Sew
eral Delegates arrived aud reported AFTER the
roll had been call ID, some OF them from the
Territories.
Tue Ohalr stated that the next business
would be the appointln ut OF q committee on
credentlals aud one on order OF business.
Nj. Eimonds then made motion that All
the gentlemen whose name, had been sent Ia
DO admitted as members, lie offered this As
substitute for the motion Of the rontle,
man from Delaware, and which had been
adopted. -
IL was moved to lay on the table. Last.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Edmunds was
then discussed, some claiming that II would
he unfair when u came 70 voting on import
ant measures, as small States would over
shadow the large ones. Ihe motion OF MI
some discussion then took place on Tho
mode OF appointing the committees. Finally
u was agreed that tho several organization
| represented In each state daclle on is owl
members OF tho two committees on org Aniza'
ton aud order OF buslnessi
recess was then taken lot the states &c
get their representatives together.
Ile convention TenaaffnDlgu. and In EIl-
lowing were announcer as
TIE COMMITTEES.
On oryGnikation-D; .. Searle, ARK; j. l.
Allen, Comm W. IL. Pnrnell, Dell Samue
Barnett Ca George Edwards, Hi NJ. ID
feaie, Ind n 8. Welch, iowai Y: u. Lyons
KAN " z Allen, Me,i a. d; DaS., Mdi y
| Z; rInli Mas .. webster Snuun, Mlch.i "
w: farwell, MINI y. .. Le"t Mo'i ". Il
| Whaiey,, Neo u. w. smith, y; u ! 6eorg
hapdoiph' n 81 LEWIS Alien, n; II W. 4
Yates, N. VI !. r. h1binson, Ohloi a. y
Hamilton raj a. Y wilson, IL IL u W
Aiken, 3: Y; W: W. AtWater, TENT =
Ihomas l11Asi setsI Colyer' st'L H. mar 4,
Ney, lAi Ut, " A. MOrton' W. val u II
dormley, Wis
| order o. bnslnessmp; =. scarle Afk;i rroi
Gilman, Conn.i ". II. turnelI, Deli y NOR
eross da;i d; h;oregoLy ana ", burneiI, III
H. Shankland, Iowa. u. D. strickland, Nan
=. l.. Sodey, Mel samuel hexister' MO-
Daniel Needhain, MAST We; beckiey, Mich.
| W. "; Farwcll, Mlnn;; q; Z; swallow, NO
y. u Mhaley, Neei " a. Gilman, y H.
y N halstead, N - D. Sornell, n. y.
John l. brodgerS y. vi y Omens, ONO
Dr y Taylor "a; george "; Wilson, X. l.
u W; AIKEN g. " y; Elohol'2n, Tenn;
- Thomas, Texas IL. Ola x, NIi Proi
Allen, VAT DR.; A. Morton, W. Val Hon. q
| W. ha1leton, WIS,
Al, hIsr tne announeehent o. tne eonnltee,