The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-02
Resolutions of the state Grange

Resolved, That the State Grange @
Mississippi respectfully petition the Leg
islature of the State in the following mat
tiers of Importance, in regard to the agri
cultural interests of the State:
We think that the time has arrived il
the progress of the country, for the pas
sage Of some well guarded stock, or M
fence law, whereby growing crops in Ger
tain portions of the State may be pro
tected without requiring the owner
thereof to fence the same, and also re
quiring the owners of stock to care fo
them and be responsible for neglect to de
SO.
End. We believe that under the law,
as is at present, the people are too often
disturbed and excited with political cleo
tions; that one general election every
tive years is sufficient, and that we petit
ton the Legislature to so change the
present constitution relating to elections,
as to have an election every two years.
3rd. We insist that the Legislature of
the State shall establish an Agricultural
College, in accordance with the intention
of the act of Congress appropriating the
proceeds of the sale of public lands in
the State for that purpose, and that no
further delay will be quietly tolerated by
the agriculturists of the State.
Resolved, That our Legislature be
memorialized to take action regulating
tariff and unjust discrimination on the
railroads within her limits.
Whereas, the revenue laws exempt GER
tain species and amounts of personal
property from taxation, thereby increas-
ing the burden on real estate, be it re-
solved, that the Legislature be request
ed to pass such law as will place the bur
den of taxation on all property alike.
A COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE.
A Commissioner of Agriculture would
be one of the most important and valu-
able adjuncts to the State Government,
and as the agricultural and industrial
classes pay nearly nine-tenths or the
taxes, they should have representation
In the councils of the State.
To show the Importance of the Office,
it can be illustrated by some of the du-
ties the Commissioner should be requir-
ed to perform: He should collect and
arrange in book or pamphlet form, with
maps, the most accurate geographical,
agricultural, mechanical and statistical
information of every portion of the State,
separately for each county. Under the
separate head of each county, such sta
tistics and information as the following
should be obtained and embodied The
proportion of forest, cultivated and waste
lands; the price of lands; the area under
culture annually in each of the various
crops; the condition of growing crops, the
quantity and quality of labor; the value
of crops and the cost of production; the
salubrity of climate of the State; the ed
ucational and church advantages; the in
ducements for immigration; the manu-
features, facilities, and success of same
the general resources of the State, and
how they can best be developed, are
some of the subjects upon which the
Commissioner should be requested to re-
port
Who can estimate the value to Mis-
sissippi of a thorough and complete re-
port of the above and kindred subjects,
correctly compiled and automatically re-
ported by competent and truthful State
Commissioner?