The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-16
Meeting Of the Board of Agriculture.
MEN OF LOG ROLLING THE STATE FAIR
MANAGERS APPEAR.
[Reported for the Press.1

- ~ reported for the Press.l
B-FF F% WINTHROP. Jan. IA, 1872.
The Board of Agriculture opened its session
at the Town Hail. at a. M, Secretary Good
ale calling the meeting to order Mr. Adams
of Franklin, was chosen chairman, pro tenn
Some one proposing to proceed to the perma-
nent organization by the choice of officers, Mr..
Gilbert of Androscoggin, moved that the cleo
ton be postponed until the arrival of the abb
sent, but expected, eight members. Mr.. Was
son Of Hancock objected, for the reason that
he ana two other members must leave for Au-
gusta to attend to the necessities Of the State
Agricultural Society-with the additional OBJ
lection that such delay was without precedent.
Mr.. Gilbert replied to the first objection by
moving to await their return from Augusta, and
when the full Board would be present-and to
the second by stating that he helped elect Was
son himself President, few years since, on
the second day of the session.
After further discussion the members of the
State Society consented to wait until - m. be-
fore proceeding to the election.
Sec. Goodale suggested several topics that
might properly come before the Board. The
existence and management of Farmers Clubs
occupied some time, and it seemed quite proba-
BILE from the statements made that their expen-
ditures might need some examination and ex-
PLANTATION. r5,tvrE fFn fttr 5zg
The hour of twelve arriving, the Board pro-
ceeded to the election of officers choosing Mr..
Percival, of the State Agricultural Society,
President, and Mr. Adams of Franklin, Vice
pracidapt Mr. ocn vfo -
reelection of Secretary Goodale by acclama
nation, dispensing with the formality of the
ballot, as deserved compliment to faithful
and acceptable public servant, whom we might
soon lose, tempted as he was, by invitations
from other States. Mr.. Colburn of Kennebec,
suggesting that he did not wish to be. deprived
OF his right to ballot, the Secretary, Mr.. Good
ale, modestly expressed his preference for a
ballot, but Messrs Payson of Cumberland, and
, Gilbert Of Androscoggin, urging very forcibly
the propriety of rendering snch compliment
one SO common in other organizations, thu mo
ton was then put and declared to be carried
mem con, when the meeting adjourned till after
| noon.
| AT the opening of the afternoon session the
| President declared it to be in order to proceed
to the election of Secretary by ballot
whereupon six votes were thrown for Mr.
Goodale and eight for Mr.. Boardman.
Presidents Percival and WATSON then leaving
for Augusta, Vice President Adaps took the
chair, and the remainder of the afternoon, as
Well as the evening session, was devoted to the
discussion of fruit culture and the formation OF
State Pathological Society. A committee
was raised to report the necessary officers o!
such an association. The discussion was gen
eral and interesting, participated in by sucf
gentlemen as President Allen, s. F. Perley
and others from the different parts of the
State The attendance in the afternoon AND
evening was quite encouraging, some two hund
red interested farmers being present.
The foregoing naked statement of proceed
ings may sufficiently indicate the state of affair,
in the Board. People are prepared to hear Of
intrigue and log-rollng in leg slative bodies
made up of rival partizans too often governed
| by selfish considerations; but in an agricultu
raj association, solely having in view the well
fare of a State,sueh things are not to be expect
ed and are very rarely sound do not hest
! tate to affirm that the unexpected and unhand
some supplanting of Sec Goodale is adverse tc
the general interests of our State, contrary to
the wishes of an overwhelming majority of our
people, and is the direct result of personal
piquc and desire to rule or ruin already mani
Tested in other organizations.
1t seems that the whole affair had been syly
managed, only willing parties consulted, no in
timations of dissatisfaction given to the Secre-
tary, who of course, had such been the case,
would willingly have withdrawn from posi-
ton where he has served the State rather than
himself
TIL, unusual and indecent haste of the cleo
ton, so contrary to previous custom, the per-
sistent refusal to wait for the absent third of
the body; cannot be paralleled in years of legis-
lative experience.
The dropping of the Secretary deprives the
Agricultural College of one of its most efficient
trustees, and while actively engaged in efforts
to fill of the vacant chairs of the institution
have already met with prominent agrcul-
turalists from different portions of the State,
and the universal expression is that of entire
dissatisfaction and it will be safe TO affirm that
so it will be generally. The interest and sue
cess of this session is thoroughly destroyed.
The visitors are kindly cared for in this
pleasant village, and mine host Loveioy really
knows how to keep hotel