Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-06-19

One of the Largest, Most Important and
Influential Gatherings ever assembled
in the Mssissip Valley. The Intel
hgcnce and v calth of the Land met
to discuss Measures for Tie Common
Welfare. Progress and Imrrovemcnt
the Order Of the day. Important work
accomplished and marked ont. The
-Four States of the Association largely
represented, and the Great State OF
Alabama is enthusiastically admited
into the Associatian. Great Earnest
ness, Good Feeling and Harmony char
acteriIed the Proceedings throughout.
The Capa ious Hall of the Association,
which is One Hundred AMI Fifty Feet
Long and Forty Feet Wide Was to-
small to accommodate the numbers
present, and he meeting was held at
the Garden Theatre. The Sess on lasts
Five consecutive hours aud adjonrns,
sine die. Fifty New Members are ell
ected and One Hundred More Names
given in. The Firemcn's liver Cornei
Band of Twenty Five Pieces cnliven
the Days Programme, which is closed
bv an Excursion of Seventy Niles on
the P.Ilatial Steamer Natchsz, where
nearly F0ur Hundred Guests are ban
uucttad. 4 plicely Menu partakcn
amidst Joyous Strains of Rare Music.
The Excursio. and Banquet the Muni-
ticcnt Hospitality Of the Citizens OF
Wick Sbulg to the Association. Every
one returns to his Home encouraged
and determined to wo k earnestly in
behalf of the imperishable Principles OF
the Association.
Tie first Annual meeting of the Miss
issippi Valley Cotton Planters Associa-
ton was held on tho 18th of May, and
We simply repeat the assertion of o. hers
W hen we say it was ono of the largest
most influential and representative as
sembleges that ever met together i'll our
country.
The Association has, from its incipien
cy, attracted such favorable and distln-
ruishcd attention from nearly the entire
press of the Union, that it was t" be eN-
pected that it's Annual Meeting would be
looked forward to with deep int resV ann
concern by the country at large.
We were not surprised, when one alter
another, for several daps preceding the
meeting, the reporters OF over dozen o.
the leadidg journals in the South ana sew
eral in the North made their appearance
in our midst.
~
us the courtesy of reducing fares to hall
the usual rate, and for several days pre-
cecing, and up to the 10th, members anc
interested visitors came in from every
Quarter, and the main hall of the Associ
atian was Il busy scene with it's cnngo
merated throng of planters, wanutac
tures. inventors with their models, rep
resentativcs of Grangcrs. Exchanges an'
the Tripod, all being introduced an'
made at home according to Southern Gus
tom by the Reception co ,nmittec OF TWEEN
ty-fve.
Who would have believed it possib!
fen wears ago that the Old line planters
with their segregated ideas and cd"ca
tion. wuuld to-day be clamoring by hun
dreds for CO. opera ton and progress. 1e
if is q fact and not at all over,!rawn, an
o,,e that everyone must consider the mos
cheering evidence OF determination
the Da1t of on: best men to actively CO
oDcrate III the work of progress and II
generation, inaugurated and designed
he accomplished by this organization.
We cannot, owing 10 ""h' el SP''.
dwell longer Oh reflections and general
ties but proceed at once to the buslne
of the day.
At II o'clock therefore precisely, II
meeting was called to order by the Pres
dent. +. c. Morehead, who sKetch'
briefly the work of the past year, WI!
suggestions for future action IN the t'
lowing earnest and forcible address:
otis both gratifying and hatter'ns' il