The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-14
From Boston Piouyhman.
New England Agricultural society

ADDRESS or noN. GEORGE Is. LoRISG.
1t has been customary at the annual
meeting of the society for the president to
make some statement with regard to the
condition Of its affairs, and to present some
views which may be OF service to the as
ISOLATION during the coming season.
shall discharge this duty on this occasion,
| partly Tor the purpose of shedding little
light upon the minds of the members of the
society, and partly to occupy q portion of
the time until our absent friends who are
detained by the storm may arrive, and who
will therefore lose the benefit of the OPEN
ing ceremonies, and of the remarks of the
Chair Laughter.
1t is ten years, gentlemen, since this So
ciety was formed; ten years next month.
when representatives from all the agricul-
tural societies of New England were called
together at Worcester, for the purpose of
organizing a common association of the
various New England agricultural societies.
The assembly at that time was unusually
large, ana unexpectedly enthusiastic. The
few statements which | had the honor OF
making on that occasion were received with
great favor and they seemed NJ once to ce-
ment and consolidate the agricultural gen.
tlemen present, and fill their minds with
the idea that cooperation throughout the
New England states would be extremely
useful and beneficial to the industry which
we represent. | think YOU have every
reason to congratulate yourselves that the
organization then formed has been so sue
cessful, SO useful and prosperous. II has
encouraged agriculture, and created new
acquaintance and associations. and tended
to stimulate and arouse an agricultural
feeling up to high point Of progress,
when has been one of the great works of
the ten years which have interviewed be-
tween that time and this. Some of Won
may recall the condition of affairs Mt the
time when that assembly met. This state
then had more than one hundred and TWEEN
ty thousand young men drawn from its in.
dustry engaged in the great civil war then
raging. The result of that war was in
great doubt; and 1t was amidst that condi-
uon OF affairs and amidst the anxiety of
that hour that we assembled for the pur-
pose OF keeping alive our industries Mt
nome, while our boys were fighting the bat
'ies away. the time of that assembly
Tue condition Of agricultural education was
laf IRON being what it now Is There was
not single agricultural college or school
then IN existence in the New England
states. The gricultural llege at Am
hcrst had not been commenced, and Il pro-
position, If remember right, was then
pending before congress with regard to the
endowment Of agricultural colleges in all
the states of this Union Since that time
the plan proposed by one of our leading
New England statesmen has been entirely |
md thoroughly carried ont; and the result !
has been such as must be the most crafty
ing to himself, as | am sure it has been |
extremely useful to the agricultural indus.
try of New England. In matters of prac-
teal education the agricultural college of |
Massachusetts Mt Amherst has become |
greatly developed, has made vast ad-
yancement in scientific investigations, and |
congratulate you upon this result.
have had the pleasure also OF witness
ing the condition and management OF an
agricultural college in the state of Maine,
and assure those gentlemen present from
that state that under the direction of the
admirable president of that institution, I
nave seen Young men at public exhibition
present themselves to an audience in most
manner, both in point of com.
position, of elocution, and Of maturity of