The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-28
The Mississippi Horticultural So
ciety.


This association held is 9Th annual
meeting il. New Orleans last week-Par-
ker Earle Of Illinois presiding Nearly
all the valley States were represented.
1t continued in session four days. Much
important business was transacted among
the rest, the agreement to have a horti-
cultural exhibit at the Louisville South
ern Exposition, beginning at Louisville
August LIST. The following among other
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. the attention of the Congress Of
the United States has been so often called
to the inheritance OF fostering the interests
Of Agriculture. horticulture and the mechan-
IL arts. MS 10 induce them to provide for the
establishment in the several States OF the
Union of agricultural colleges for the spec
ial work of teaching those sciences relating
to agriculture and the mechanic arts; and
Whereas. in the opinion of the members
Of the Mississippi Valley Horticultural So
ciety thes. institutions general y devote an
undue proportion Of the instruction in these
colleges to literary studies, and thus, in SO
far, fall short of acc mplishing in the bes'
manner and to the fullest extent, the spec
iaI objects for which they were created
Res0Eoed, That we urge upon the trustees
of the various agricultural lleges the i'm
portance Of giving prominence 10 the science
and practice ofagriculture, horticulture and
the mechanic arts.
| TO which was added second report, as
| follows:
Whereas, a bill has been introduced into
| Congress for the establishment in each Of
| the several States Of one ormore experimen.
tai stations in connection with these agrl
| cultural colleges for the sting Of trees.
plants and seeds, different breeds Of animals
etc, therefore.
I EesolUed hat we urge up the K pre-
sentatives and Senators in Congress from the
several States represented in this conven-
ton, attention to the Importance Of the eb
| iects named in said b II, and earnestly re
quest them to adopt this bill, or another
equivalent in its provisions, its cordial sup
port; and
Also, on the subject of transportation
as follows:
The shipments from the South to the
North are large enough to warrant us il
demanding of railroad and express com
panies-
j. OWTS property GOHSbFuclcu LOT GHe pre-
servation Of perishable property confided t,
their charge.
| O. Enough of such cars to properly loaC
and carry it.
3. Asking that proper time be given a
such stations as need it for careful hand
ling, etc, for such time of the year as the.
need it,
4. That such cars be run through from
the point of loading'o Chicago or othe
distributing point, without breaking bull
or transferring. Most of the above refers t
express transportation. Railroad compaa
les supply their customers with such car
and facilities much better than the expires
companies.
The following members were il
attendance from Mississippi: DR.. I
Fl. Mckay, Hon. L. 7. Montgomery
w. II, Cassell and Mr.. and Mrs
Yellowly, of Madison county, Hon. 1
G. Wall of Kinds; Col. J. j. Shannon
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Gallagher Z
Meridian; Mr.. S. H. Stackhousc of G.
piah, and Profs. Gulley and Colmant .
the A. & NJ. College.