The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-12-08

created much merriment at Mr..
Morehead's expense, aud on mo.
tion Of Gen. Ricks, it WAS
Resolved. That Hon. Geo. B.
Loring, Commissioner of Agri.
culture Of the United States, he
requeshed to republish the letter
of Prof. s. Waterhouse, and the
address Of Col. +. +. TIilder, both
relating to the jute industry; also,
Resolved, That all delegates
send addresses VI proper persons
to whom copies of tho Planters
Journal containing proceedings OF
this Convention may be mailed, II |
being the sense of this Conven-
tion that the said proceedings If |
widely circulated will accomplish
great good.
COTTON SEED.
By Hon. Wm II. Harris, Com
missioner of Agriculture, Of Lou.
islana.
Resolved, That it is the sense
of this Association that cotton
send as q fertilizer or cattle feed
are worth slj por ton on the plan.
tation.
The following was received and
ordered placed on tho minutes:
Mr.. President
The committee on resolutions
desire through you to inform the
Convention that wo are under
special obligations to Col. Gran.
dali, our Chairman. for the -nor.
gy and ability with which ho has
discharged the duties OF his po.
sition, aud we wish to express our
high appreciation of bis uniform
courtesy.
Very Respectfully,
G. II. BRECKENRIDGE,
Te nporary Chairman.
A PLANTERS STATISTICAL Bu-
REAU.
BY the Chairman Of the Texas
Delegation;
Whereas, We as cotton plant
ers, are often led astray by the
publications Of the so called esti-
mates of the cotton crop com.
piled by parties not interested in
active spot cotton, therefore he IL
Resolved, That we designate
the Planters journal as u reliable
medium through which correct
estimates can be had and that this
journal be requested TO proceed
to establish reliable correspond
ents through whom this reliable
informatiod can be gathered from
every cotton producing section
and report in q condensed form
monthly.
Resolved, further, That we cx.
press our hearty approval aud ad-
miration of the work undertaken
by the Planters Journal and rec.
0mmend every man in tho South
interested Ia the development and
progress Of our great staple to
subscribe for this journal; adopt
ed.
THANKS 10 BENEFACTOR5.
Resolved. That this Convention
il deeply indebted to the distint-
uishcd representative from Ten.
nessee, Col. McWhirter, for his
able, comprehensive and exhaus-
tive speech on the subject of inn
migration. His address has Civ.
ep new life aud. vitality /, the
Southern people, and We, as mem
bers Of this Association, wish to
thank him most profoundly for
his able and beneficial effort.
By Mr. Gibson:
Resolved, That Hon. Thomas
Pray, Jr., Of Boston, and Uol. Ben.
jamin S. Pardee, Of New Haven,
be elected honorary members of
this Association.
By Gov. Patton:
Resolved, that the thanks Of
this Convention afe due aud are
hereby respectfully tendefed TO
the good people of tho city OF
Yicksburg, for the very kind and
hospitable manner IN which the
National Cotton Planters Asso-
citation has been received aud en-
tertaihed during the hold
ing of the Convention, and
especially ave. tAankA tender
cd the ladies OF the Presbyterian
church for the bountiful banquet
provided for the entertainment OF
this Convention.
Resolved, further, That thanks
are hereby rendered to the Iall-
road companies and sleaAhnss<
for 'he liberal redacssou<
to delegates cenlH
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