The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-01-11

Al meeting Of the Board Of Directors Of the
Middle Florida Agricultural and Mechanical As
ISOLATION, held in Tallahassee, on December the
20gh, 1880. the following resolutions were
adopted
RGsoIe>d, That whereas, the immense agricui-
taraI interest OF this STATE underlying the entire
prosperity ct all sections and classes, and diver
sieri pursuits has adequate oFgAn TO represent
It's interests, 10 ascertain. define and pFosDote
them and whereaA, = provision kOF this Object
ought 10 be made commensurate with the inter
esss 10 be suhserved, this body now respectfully
presents This, their memorial. and requests the
Legislature OF the State TO establish an Axricuf-
tnf2i Department, upon such basis ~ Will
largely and literally provide Tor all the purposes
OF information, Improvement aud guidance OF
the agricultural and mechanical Industries OF the
state, the great object Of such department. be
ing TO give Intelligent direction to the practical
industry Of the State, to disseminate Tntorma-
ton, " hich will tend TO increase the production
and TO the not bexa important matter OF the judi
cioGs and profitable sale u productA, To pbIee
the producer on level with the specuIatOF and
Consumer in bis know ledge OF the elements IF
price, and 50 to reduce the viOlent fluctuations
that occur chiefly 10 the detrImeni of houest and
1ninfogmed labor.
Resotsed, That We are Of the people, and rep
FesentiBg the great agricultural interests Of Mid
die FLORIDA, DO affirm that the eXlgencieS 1T the
times, our thrift and weIEheing require thar the
farming and material interest shOuBd have such
a State medium established Eof wise and good
purposes, and whereby Ihey can communicate
and directly make known their wants and WISHES
TO the executive and legislative powers II the
Government
RSsolsed, That the prompt establishing of such
a department oi State, with we'll informed
competent and sag2cioaA farmer at It's hea4t. and
with just, moderate and decent appFUpr iation
for the EnaIHt&inaee Of the same, u Just, wise
and prudent necessity SGch an institution -
no longer q matter Of experiment, and envel0ped
in doubt "a TO the result for in 1874 the State
at Georgia took the iniative and thea organized
department Vi agriculture. she FIRST u us kind
ever known Ia the SlsreS VI the Union. Ssnce
then Massachusetts,, COnDecsicUt asd Illinois
have followed her wise and ilIu&sriosas example
The result nf this experiment In Georgia has
been Of the most gratifying character to her cit
liens ia the great development VI their mineral
resources and Of general prosperity in their en-
tire agricultural interests. And 50 far from
Stale this department. has more than d~frxyesI
its expenses every year since lis osganzatiOn :;
and during last year IL paid into their State
Treasurer, . net revenue u $4,000
Resotscd, That the President OF the Middle
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Association
ct The approaching session Of the legislature Of
this Stale do send, o. cause 10 be seat 10 the
President sT the Senate and To the Speaker Of
the House Of Assembly copy Of the abssve res
olutiOOs, with the Hequess that they be presented
TO the Florida Legislature then assembled, and
that We urgently ash the fsyCFxblc consideration
Of the S4me