Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-04-08
FARMERS CONVENTION.
zeetins of Knox county Farmers.

Meeting of Knox County Farmers
l. and APpOintment Of Delegates.
@QIite a number of the farmers o
Knox county assembled in the eour
house to- day for the purpose of APP
pointing delegates to the Farmers
Convention, which meets in this city
on Tuesday, the 20th day of May, 1879.
On motion of @. w. Charlton, G. w.
Mabry, Esq, was called to the chair,
aud R a. J. Armstrong was elected
Secretary. After some pertinent re-
marks by the Chair, on motion, the
following delegates were appointed to
the aforesaid Convention :
1st District-P. Dickinson, c. w.
Charlton and Moses White.
2ad-David Lee, w. a. Anderson
and Willie Maory.
3rd-Dr. S. Nj. Roberts, R. A. J.
Armstrong. Oh Es
46h-J. A. Rutherford, F. A. Little.
6gh-W. f. Gibbs, w. A. Rogers and
G. w. Hsrbeson.
6ih-J. w. Fowler, J. n. Hansard
and w. Y. Cox. -
7ah-J. G. Mynatt, w. B. Kline and
9.n-W. B. Gallagher, J. NJ. Yarnell
and II. w. Hardin. -.----.--.-...
10th-W, l.. Russell, S. D. W. Low
and r. a. Keller. ..-.
l1th-F. f. Keller, w. G. Walker
and W. S Smith.
l2th-Chas. Blanc, r. n. Armstrong
and r. B. Reynolds.
Is he. B. Upton, j. It. Boyle aud
Franklin Maxey. E--- .-.
4th-R. 3. johnson, Jack Jones
and Henry Davenport.
18th. w. Bowman, L. S. Keener
and l.. w. Johnson.
17th-T. R.C. Campbell, E. w. Arm.
strong and James d. Kennedy.
I9.h-Joseph Detwiler, j. NJ. Rea-
gan and q. Morris. -..-~ .e----
2lst-B. g. French, w. G. Mccain
mon and Thomas McCainmon.
22ad-J. B. Dsrieux, A. G. E. Cal
len and l.. Rose.
@. w. Charlton offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
adopted:
WHEREAS We have been informed
that there is now a movement on foot
to revive the Eastern Division Fair
near this cityi and whereas we are
heartily in favor of it and look upon
its resuscitatiOn as the harbinger of a |
brighter and better day for the BUSH |
ness interests of Knoxville and for the |
welfare of East Tennessee;
therefore, -as. t=s4 s-a
ResoIUed, That we hail with pleas
uTe the announcement that there is a |
fixed and determined purpose to re-
vive this Institution and that we ear |
nestly hope that those who have the |
matter in hand will not relax their |
laudable efforts in this direction.
RESOLVED, That we see no reason |
why such an institution should lie |
dormant in our midst, capable, as it is,
of accomplishing SO much for our ma
terial development and so well calcu-
lated to stimulate and vitalize every |
conceivable industry. |
Resolved, That the farmers of Knox
who are directly and vitality |
in its maintenance, should |
come to the front, and with their eners |
gies and enterprise cooperate with the |
citizens of Knoxville to make it a |
grand success.
ResolUed, That we deem it necessary
and expedient that a convention, COM |
posed of representative farmers of |
Knox county, should be convened at |
an early day, for the purpose of inau-
gurating some systematic and we'll |
efforts to build up, foster and |
perpetuate the fair. amir
Resolved, therefore, That said con-
vention assemble in this city on
the first Monday in May, and |
that this body proceed at once
to appoint three delegates from |
each civil district in the county, who
shall electa chairman and the neces-
sary officers and take such other steps |
as they may deem proper to make the
success.
The same delegates appointed to the |