The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-12
OUR MATERIAL INTERESTS.
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION At
AUGDSTA-FIRST DAY.
An I'm portant Gathering.-HswCha
ton and the Palmetto State arc Repre-
sented-The Subjects Discussed, &c.

ton and the Palmetto State arc Repre-
sented-The Subjects Discussed, &c.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEws.l
AUGUSTA, Ga, February IL.
Eight members of the Charleston delega.
tlon to the Agricultural Convention arrived
here this morning. The convention assem-
bled at eleven o'clock, A. A., In Glrardey's
Opera House, General A. q. Colqnltt, presi-
dent of the Georgia State Agricultural So
ciety In the chair. Two hundred delegates
were present. The States of South Carolina,
Tennessee, Georgia and New York were re-
presented.
The address of welcome was delivered by
Mr.. ]. ]. c. Black, OF Augusta.
President Coqnitt then addressed the con-
vention on the importance of direct trade and
immigration, the condltioa and prospects Of
the Georgia State Agricultural Society, and
the relation of agriculture 10 commerce. man.
utactures, &c.
Resolutions we're passed inviting all railroad
officers present 10 Augusta to seats on the
floor and participation In the deliberations;
also, to the ladies Of Augusta to seats on the
floor.
A resolution was also passed appointing q
committee to prepare appropriate resolutions
In regard to the death of Commodore N. F.
Maury.
Also, resolution for the appointment of
committee to consider the subject of direct
trade and immigration. This last committee
IF Ruo
State Agricultural Society, and one from each
Of the other societies represented In the con-
vention. Its chairman Is Hon. George A.
Trenholm, OF Charleston.
An address on stock raising was delivered
by Colonel R. A. Alston, of Dekalb County,
Georgia.
The convention adjourned at half.past
eleven to half-past two P. NJ, when an ad-
dress on direct trade and immigration will be
delivered by Colonel 9. W. Howard, of Barlow
County, Georgia. The convention will be In
session for three days.
The South Carolinlans in the convention,
besides the Charleston Chamber of Commerce
delegation, are: Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, Sec
retary of the South Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical Society; q. T. Peake, from the
same society, and Colonel J. B. Palmer, Of
Columbia, from the South Carolina Board of
Trade. Mr.. P. Papin, general superintendent
of the Labor Cooperative and Improvement
Association of New York, Is also here, having
come with the Chamber OF Commerce dele.
gates from Charleston.
AFTERNo ON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at three o'clock
P M.
The Hon. George A. Trenholm, chairman
OF the committee on direct trade and immi.
grafton, made short report submitting two
resolutions, and asking for lurther time;
adopted. The first resolution sets forth that
tH % important bills to aid direct trade and
Immigration sre now before the General AS.
sembly of Georgia, and asks for their pas
sage. The second resolution directs the
president of the convention to appoint COM
mlttee Of one from each State represented 10
prepare memorial to Congress In favor of
the proposed canal from the Mississippi Rlver
10 the South Atlantic coast.
Colonel @. W. Howard then delivered an
address, which occupied one hour and half,
on the introduction OF labor and capital
Into the South. The address refers to Geor-
gla, shows the present condition OF the State
With its natural resources, and explains that,
of the two bills above referred as being now
before the Georgia Legislature, one is to
appropriate one hundred thousand dollars
per annum for three years In aid OF direct
line of steamships from the South to Europe,
and the other ls to appropriate thirty thou
sand dollars per annum In aid of immigration.
The address advises the introduction of skilled
labor and capital from Europe In preference
to promIscuous immigration, this to be eb-
.alned by circulating pamphlets through Eu-
rope, printed in different languages, and set
ting forth the advantages OF the South.
Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken delivered an In
teresting address on stock-raising, urging the
planters of the South to combine the raising
of sheep with the usual pursuits.
The convention passed resolution, Inviting
Colonel Aiken to address 1t at nine o'clock to-
morrow morning, on the "Patrons Of Hus-
oandry.n 1t then took recess until half
past O'Clock P. n.
EVENING SESSION.
The discussions of The evening session were
confined to the subject of stock-raislng. The
convention adjourned until nine O'Clock TO-
morrow morning. SPRrTE.