The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-01
Meeting OF the Agricultural Society -
ELECTION o. GlsiccTs--Eiio Misitur5'-
sSE;,cr sEtnETStiNs: E.rGc2CsaiiGS.


election OF Glsiccrs--Giio fli5itur5--
Other Interesting Proceedings.
The State Agricultural Society held its
twelfth annual meeting in the hall Of the
House OF Delegates last night, and waS called
TO order ut 9:ij by Lewis l.. ilurEle. Esq,
president, who took occasion 10 congratulate
tic Society upon It's silcCcss. III" mana"c-
ment had aIWay; sought the appreciation and
<,nTuyt CT the m"chauical and industrial i'll
trr.>.:: of the State. Facilities had been
afforded to persons Of all clns,cS TO join IN
the work. He then reviewed. i'll detail >eve-
RAJ act. OF the committee which have recently
heeu tie subject of much conpia!nt--its
collision with the railroads, the soldiers. !sc.-
its action on which are familiar to all OF OUR
renders. and defended them principally on
thr score of economy. He stated III the
course OF his remarks that they did not in
{. nd to give offence to any, but IL could not
be sl,pposed that they would give free ELL
trance TO the military above all other classes.
In conclusion lie stated that the Society had
been OF inestimablc value to the farming III
tcrcSt, OF the State, and he appealed TO al
to come forward and give III The luturc, a. III
the past, their cordial support.
Ur.J.P. Atkinson, Of Dauyillc. moved that
Il vote of thanks be returned TO The preSl-
dent. executive committee. anu secretary ior
the able manner in which they had conducted
tile affairs Of the Society for the past year /;
also returning thanks TO the different rail-
roads OF the State for courtescs hitherto cX-
tended to the Society; both OF which were
adopted.
\ motion TO examine proxies ana aSccr-
tain whether quorum was present elected
mich discussion, which ended III the al,-
nointmcnt yt II committee to examine them.
The Chair appointed llcsSrs. HoIladay, DR..
Walker. and General ImbodeD, who reported
one hundred and torty-nine proxies present
and a large number OF members present,
which made largely over two hundred, the
number which is required to constitute q
quorum.
REPORT CT TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The anntlgl report of the Executive Com
mitrcc WAS then read. 1t stateS that the pfoD:i-
bic surplus OF the receipts OF the present Far
over current expenses will Pay OH all the
floating Indebtedness of the Society anu tree
il from all pccuniary embargassments. It's
permanent ft1sd in real estate and vested
capitaD at fair market valuation, Is Wofth
S1j, 900 and question for serious consla-
Grafton row is what shall nc done 10 utilize
it more fulIy than by simply holding annual
fairs.
The next question TO be considered is mn
migration. Clhe action of the Society III TINS
respect has been heretofore published IN the
Dispatch.- Owing TO unavoidahle
causes the collection Of minerals has not
been carried out as was proposed at tue last
meeting of the Society.
After speaking of q number OF other mat,
tors which have been more or less discussed
i'm the papers, it closes as follows =" We feel
warranted In hoping and believing that the
dly. Il not far distant when the labors Of the
southern plaiiter aud farlner viii he more
congeuial and remuneratiye, and that ON ti