Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-10
Monthly Meeting of the WoodIa
Farmers Club. "u

Reported for the Aleyaidria Gsza.o
The monthly meeting Of the "Wo,j.,,r.
Farmers Club" for January, was held =.
Mount Erin," the home OF Samuel PuDm.,
and numerously attended. Several very iO,s,
estiDg subjects, vitality etfectlug our agrjcu
tura interests, were under consideration
was unanimously agreed to strictly enforca
during the present year, all the legal cDs.,
ments restraining the wanton destruction of,,.,
insect devouriDg birds, so much needed Lv =
farmer and horticultur'st. The Timely ana
urgent recommendation Of Governor k,uu,
10 bis last message, that sheep should be IRA
tected from the ravages of the great army a
worthless dogs, proving over the land BY d..
and night, was cordially approved, and H..
earnest action OF Ex-Governor Letcher, in =.
Legislature, 10 that direction, was highly cam.
mended. If the whole cur family could b.
either annihilated or entirely restrained from
any possibility Of sheep killing, .he WOO! proy
ing industry would grow up and prosper 10 on,
State, to the amount of millions of dollars, ana
become one Of the surest aud most cxten.ir.
sources OF our prosperity. Another su,se,.
ton Of Gov. kemper-that capital brouyb,
into our borders to be employed 10 y.
building up of manufacturing establishments
be encouraged, was strongly approved. A..
rcuture aud manufacture should 20 hand
10 hand. They are in every respect rccir.
rocal, and Virginia. just DOW, IMPERATIVE.
~ needs their eutlse and Intimate Cooperate,
TO raise her to the grand position whicl. her
vast and varied resources, with properly il.
rected intelligence aud energies, make i, 5,
| possible TOR her to achieve.
A letter from delegate Picrson was read, en-.
couraglng the hope that the bill prepared a,
previous meeting Of the Club, providing ror
| the maintenance Of better thor0ughiaye> il
the county of Fairfax would be enacted By
the Legislature.
\ paper was offered by ". H. Snowiep
considering the question, "Wi.l farming pay il
| Virginia :" A:ier it, reading there va. ::
| genera! expression, on the part Of the lcu
| bcrs, Of the opinion, that lnasmuch a. tic eli.
mate Of Virginia, and the great capabilities Of
Der beautifully lying and we'll watered land,
offered superior Inducements to settlers for
their possession and occupancy, it was import
ant that correct and reliable information should
be disseminated aud to this end {. COMMITTEE
consisting of w. H. SnoWden, Robert T. Rob
erts aud Courtiaud Lukens, Was appointed 10
prepare comprehensive statements Of al. the
facts necessary to enable people evcrywAcrc
| looking for new and desirable homes, to De-
termine Understandings where they may b.
| found. Ii is believed that the general crcua
| ton of such document would bring ioto our
| borders an accession Of useful and most DE-
sirable colaborers.
The report Of the Critical Committee, show.
ed that there had been marked improvement,
in the soil Of Mount Erin" during the oceu
pancy by the present proprietor, aud that hi:
numerous stock Indicated good care and At
tentlGn.
A the clos, Of the session = repa>t, a> vel
ordered as it was sumptuous and tempting
was set for the guests, aud about one hulIrc!
sat down and enjoyed the generous hospitality
of the good man and his wife, who had 50
cordially hidden them.
The next meeting OF the Club will be he!!
at the house of John Mason, "W ood!awu,
February s. PLAIN Farmer.
A rich deposit of gold has been discovered ID
the Centennial Lode, near Laramie City, ata
depth Of one hundred feet. A large body q
quartz has been found, showing an amount o
fine gold which exceeds anything ever before
seen.
Marx 4 Co., Of New York, have recover
cd the twelve one thousand dollar Union l'acI.
ic bonds lost BY their messenger last week.
COMNEKCIAL.