Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-12
annual Meeting Of the Wood!a1n
agricultural Society.

gan 70 zE5auu!c q H1rtiey % SATURDAY, a,g.
10, :; tic app2i1.sd hcu1, - Z. L. Bsic,e rocn
II .:senttd tie gatherings z. c.np mset!c25.
: = ~. cad :Ecn A1suds!e, !1c1d.ry ~
Secretary &: .te Fa!u:r=' Cut; a!:oa I.s3 ram
P!iccs G:crr-'= c:u.l?, Ma, toRe.tsr With
NAY cli::= cu::i3e Of he c,uo, Tt::b =1e...d
our uuu5el= 10 ovsr 10. FdeDily greetings,
u..ocu:tioo:. zri .=aelzi ic.:tcEacga {:
lively c,1.tIsa.i:n occ1p;ed Ike line, tcgetka!
5i,h d .!ars:e- Of tee col;ent= Ct 7ar:o0: -uoch
baskets 70 oth:I recaD:act5 1o,! = c!ccs'
Uhco President Gl!IIuph2n called The uc3!ng
10 crier, with \. ". Pier5oo secretary.
At:er the rca3ing Ct the nicr:aE q tb=
p!5cad:cg naetin2 tie Chairman Of the critics!
ccnni:tee, r. I. R3bert:, stated tia. il c3o=e-
qucrc. Ct the Sickness 81 cur host, 4. v.
HarrIsor, aud the i0ii=po=i,ion CT Two Of the
con mlttee, ID report bad been prepared. Trey
ask=6 ior further line, which WAS granted
tteu.
The Grst bus:nes: ia order Was the e!:ctioa
CT officers for the ensuing year.
'. Baker lomi oated tie present 0fl!=Ia Tor
r. I:c:i5n.
The secretary objected to lis Re election, as
lie bad been promised release from The duties
as secretary OF this annual meeting, which be
desired.
After many ,xpressicas Of flieudIg sympathy
for the secretary 10 bis responsible duties, a
vote was takcD, resulting ia The u0auim0ui re
election Of the oAi,srS.
Ghe secretary accepted the tfi: e with this
condition that, whenever he should cali upon
soy member 10 act as secretary Frj ten, lie
=t0uii not refuse.
\ vote OF thaLk5 We given to ID. Cfi.:Is FIR
the faithful pstt1ImaLc- 81 tt;if Oates during
The past year.
Prc.ilcnt Giibgtlam E7=p2n!5l. thsnki6s
the cub Tor thar cJDti !snce 10 hlI. i1r lL2 j.
years past.
The r:7i=H ~ The SECRETARY Wa Issl /:
ilII0ws -
lnuu21 Rs.'s,s q Ms Tran:2e!iln: II III
We2dtarr Agric.I:1r1! .Sr:!@',.
"a this, the twelfth anniversary +: u: c.u1,
VIZ take pride lad satisfaction ID a1oo1.cicE
that tie Efforts pu: forth tt5u ,.ua: 70 !!L: :
an snuuai display Of tLc Js=t p:oo 49, :: ~
iarns "a! he LaLd R9l. 81 t-a .stI:-, -: ::
suited "a Z Ia!msncc! C!fscZ.:I:1 q = 49,
ciari.n ia t!.c r.j2hj2ricg c:y Z: A.sZa--:.z
!1r the purp1=e q! to.1i1g al a1.0z. -. q
exhibition, not iyr the meL J::5 q q: = ~
Lawn Cut alone, iu: tx &. IL: sun ~ Z
c1pn.ry, 10 meet t.g:,tcr 10 !:!=LI,J 'iTa!y :,
.Low What CAR b. d1c: 10 I'll: s:c.i,1 o. he
vast domain Vi Cur conuoo c1uat'7, 10 surt,y
The ever rc;u:LIng waits & uao.
The great wau. Ct the ma,y ta.i occupied
farms aud wild, u1cutiTated laat=, 10 this ".
cnity, is Intelligent labor and we'll directed
capital employed to deveope the wonderful re-
served resources Of oaturc that are only Wa!liog
to have fulfilled The ibjuDctioa made b. thc
Great Maker Of all when the curse |a5 pIo,
nouDcod for traDsgre::iop: "Thorns aud this
ties shall il b.ing forth. I'm The sTta: OF
Thy face shalt thou cat bread.
Whatever will tend 10 AROUSE alt@ull0a, 10
io6tigalc ilq1ify, 10 dfas forth Investigation,
aud attract the many unOceupcd laborers and
The waiting capital, DOT only Ct this, but OF Tor.
cgu countries, should be the earnest aim and
cDdcavor Ct every dweer 10 the Potomac re-
gion. 1t is by this striving with Que another
10 ra.lcg the best products OF the cath, 10
showing TO the world how certain crops can b.
raised and what is best adapted 10 particular
sections, that Will attract attention 10 any 10.
cllity
See for example what was done by the people
OF Kansas aud Nebraska at the Centennial tx.
hibition 10 1876. Who that visited that depart.
ment Of the great show Will ever forget the
wonderful display made by those States. Now
pote the result A CONTIGUOUS stream Of imml-
grants has been pouring in since then that is
fast filing up those States with workmen and
capital that will psy back thousand fold into
the State treasures the small sum then txperd
cd 10 displaying the partially developed rcsour.
ces OF those States. Had the State OF Virginia
appropriated at that time even the paltry
amount that her Legislators drew from lis
treasury whiIo the old fogY fossils were defeat
ing with al the wordy elcquence they could
command, the small sum thea asked to replc.
sent the "O'd Dominion" she would now be
reaping better reward than all the miserable
regulating measures that have been sdvoclted
could ever afford, even il the entire debt could
be obIlteracd thereby.
1t is only by united, concentrated effort, that
80 exhibition can be made worthy OF this sec.
ton. Such it is our privilege and duty now to
make. The directors Of this enterprise have
wisely concluded to iuaururate az exhibition OF
farm products aud home manufactures without
the exciting and demoraIizing accompaniment
OF the almost universal agricultural horse
trot." We do not object to trial of tho
strength end speed Of horse, under propef
restraint. Indeed wo lovc-who does uot--to
see that noble servant Of man, with alshug eye,
ing bit, ready 10 DO his utmost 10 show his
strength or speed when called upon to do so.
But when the extraordinary speed Of horsaa Is
made the chief attraction of an agricultural ex.
hlbltloo, as is generally the case with modern
fairs, it Is to this We object. because this kio1
OF stock can bs raised and exhibited by any one
who has the means and skill to do 50 in any
section OF the country without regard to the
adapablllty of climate soil or any other local
advantage. Now that an opportunity is afforded
to the members Of this club to engage in an cy
hbition such as they-with single exception
approved Of and earnestly advocated from time;
one in which they could conscientiously engage
without the accompaniment OF horse racing so
TO many, it is earnestly hoped
that each and every one will do their utmost
to make this an attractive fair without this de-
trscive element.
During the past year test case has baen dc
clled by the Circuit Court establishing the VA
liiity OF the fence law in Fairfax county, which
is that 20 one is required to fence agaiosc his
oelghbor5 cattle. but that each owner Of farm
stock il required TO keen ha stock in his own