The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-25
FAIaa1ERg G0ltsCIL or yIHaIEIA
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FlouRrH ANsuAL SESSION.
lReported FOR The Dispatch.l

lfSEpOrLGu LOT SHt
PETERsBuRa, November "a. 1875.
The fourth annual session OF the Farmers
Council Of Virginia and North Carolina VS.,
city courthouse, commencing at o'clock 2.
NJ. Colonel EdEard Dromgoole, Of Bruins.
wick county, presidentof the Council, occll.
pied the chair.
The attendance was not so large as on
previous occasions, and the session was
mainly devoted to debate as TO The best
means to be adopted for snfnsing new vigor
and Vitality into the institution and securing
o more numerous attendance at the next an.
nual meeting. 80 5s,s;
Some of The members thought the strin.
gency Of the times and the scarcity Of money
accounted for the reduced attendance but
itwas stated by others that much missppre-
hension as to the character and objects of
the Council prevailed thr0ughoutithe COUP
try, and that many of the farmers appeared
to think 1t was manifested entirely by mer-
chants for their OWE benefit aud in their o wn
interests, aud for this reason stayed away:
With the view. Of meeting the Gaze, Mr.. e.
s. Gregory offered q resolution, which was,
after long discussion, adopted, thai the Chair
appoint committee of FIVE for the purpose
Of drafting an address setting forth the char.
acter and purposes OF the Council and re.
moving prejudices and misconceptions that
might be entertained against-it, the same to
be sent, under the direction oftbe Executive
Committee, to every grange, farmers club,
and other organization and association Of
Virginia and North Carolina entitled to rep.
reservation In this body.
The Executive Committee was reelected,
with power toififl the vacancy caused by the
larheuted death of the late Colonel George
W. Boiling. The other officers of the Coun-
Gil also hold over, under the. constitution,
until the next annual meeting. q
1t was resolved, on motion Of DR.. j. n.
Hurt, ei Nottoway county, that the Council
hold its next session at Petersburg during
the next fair of the Petersburg Agricultural
Society, in the week next prece ding the fair
of the State Agricultural Society.
The report of the treasurer, Mojor j. A.
Johnston, was read, from which it appeared
that. the Council retained small balance OF
fifty dollars in the treasury. The secretary,
b. j. Rogers, Esq, also made his report. :
The committee appointed to correspond
with northern capitalists with reference to
the employment of money in the develop.
ment Of southern mines and the establish.
ment of factories in the South made through
the chairman, Rev. j. II. Riddick, of South
ampton county (Who was not in person pre-
sent), a discouraging report, setting forth
that the committee thought that the prospect
Of aid from that quarter was hopeless, and
that English capitalists ought to be invited
10 invest in Virginia mineral lands, in manu-.
factories, sc. Several members took eXcep-
ton to the conclusions of the report as hav.
ing been arrived at without adequate trial :
and among those who spoke to the subject
was Mr.. Il. II. Balls, New Jersey gentle
man, now residing in Northampton county,
II. c., who gave favorable and encouraging
report of northern immigration, and spoke
of several cases of which he had personal
families removing to the South at an early
day to invest in lands aud manufacturing
enterprises. s>*at|
The resolutions embodied in the report
extendinga warm welcometo the English
visitors who are expected in Virginia some
time next year were adopted, and the resi-
of the report was recommitted.
On motion of Mr.. John Dodson, the Chair
was authorized and requested to appoint
committees to correspond with committees
of the Mississippi Valley Association, of Lon
don, with the view of afordiDg any informa
ton that might be required by the deputa
ton announced to visit this section of tht
country in the spring OF next year.
A committee was appointed to draft suit
able resolutions OF respect to the memory o
the late Colonel George w. Boiling, chair
man of The Executive committee, and ont
of the most energetic and valuable members
Of the Council. . ~. - TT, !.A - =.
After the usual resolutions Of thanks, &c.
the Council adjourned. ROBIN HOOP.