Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13
WILMINGTON, N. c.:
FRIDAY. JUNE 13, 1878.
For the .loari al
New Ezaioycr County Agricultural
Society.

SSe1sSSs
A regular meeting was held accord.
ing to previous notice, ut Rocky Point
Depot on Saturday, June It'll 1873
the III resident, George Il. French,
Esl., in the chair Tie meeting was
All interesting one. There was mani,
tested IL laudalDie determination that
the Society, as now reorganized, should
be q success, and should move onward
in its praiseworthy and much needed
work The subject Of grasses in New
Hanover county elected protrnctcl
discussion, in which Messrs. Thomas
Williams, f. d. Cherry, G.. Il. French.
Z. Porter and s. S. Satchweu partici-
pated. # was agreed that while our
farmers and naval store producers and
timber getters are causing the wharves
and warehouses in Wilmington to
groan under the weight Of inferior hay
imported at heavy expenses, and high
cost from the Eastern and Northern
States, betterhav, at trifiing cost, can
be made i'll any quantity all over New
Hanover county.
The following resolutions We're
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Importance Of immi-
grafton TO our State was never greater
than now, and every day shows the
need of greater and more persistent
efforts on the | art of every good citi-
zen to induce immigrants to locate
among us; and whereas, New Hanover
county, with her genial climate, excel
lent facilities of transportation, fine
forests Of valuable timber, and fertile
lands, adapted to almost every variety
of agricultural and horticultural pro
auctions, is surpassed by no county in
the State in attractions to those in
search of new homes, therefore
IesO}ttd, That Nc SIS A. +. Black.
Henry Nntt, f. r. Brink, Robert X
BRYAN and DR.. II. i. Murphy be and
are hereby appointed n committee to
prepare a report for publication at an
ea1ly day, OF the advantages of New
Hanover county to the emigrant, and
that these gentlemen be and are here
by constituted a Standing Committee.
with the President and officers OF this
Society, to take such steps from time
to time to promote immigration to tie
county as in their Judgment they may
deem proper.
Rcsoirtd, That the committee APP
pointed to draw mp q report for publ
cation, setting forth the advantages of
y
requested to place the same in the
hands of the Commissioners from
North Carolina to the Vienna Exposi-
ton, to the end that it may be trans
lated into foreign languages and be
instrumental in inducing European
emigrants to come and locate in our
county.
The following resolution was also
adopted
Rcs0lrc1, That with a view to the
advancement of agriculture, the Pres
ident be authorized to appoint gentle
men to prepare and read to the Society,
at its future meetings, papers on the
following subjects :
Grapes in New Hanover county.
Ne. Hanover as Il cotton county
Stock raising in New Hanover county.
Sheep raising i'll connection with a
tax on dogs in New Hanover county.
Is open or concealed drainage prof
table?
The marls of New Hanover county.
Best manner Of cultivating corn.
Best manner of raising sweet DOta-
toes.
Best manner of raising turnips.
Cabbage raising in New Hanover
county.
Also the following
HesoIrcd, That the President he re-
Guested to invite Rev. Mr.. Bernheim,
of Wilmington, to deliver, at some
time convenient to himself, before the
Society, an address on Immigration,
especially from Germany to this State.
A lively and harmonious spirit was
shown by the meeting. 1t adjourned,
after interchange of views upon sev-
eral practical subjects Of farming, to
meet at Point Caswell, in this county,
during the second week i'll August
next, the day to be advertised by the
president, after comforting with the
Captain Of the steamer plying between
that place and Wilmington.
The proceedings were ordered to be
forwarded by the Secretary to the VIII
mington papers for publication.
A. J. MCINTYRE, Secretary.