The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-11
Annual Meeting Of the Virginia State
Agricultural Society.

AgrtcuIturaI Soctcty.
The annual meeting Of the Virginia State
Agricultural Society was held at O'Clock
y. NJ. Yesterday In the Senate chamber OF
the Capitol-President Wickham In the
chair. On motion, Messrs. j. w. Porter,
of Albemarle; Thomas W. boswell, OF
Hanover; and +. T. Glasgow, OF Rich
mond city. were appointed committee on
proxies, and to ascertain whether qourum
OF the Society were present.
The committee having reported quo
rum, President WickLam then read the
annual report OF the President and Execu-
tive Committee, as follows:
To the Members of the Virginia State Agri-
cultural Society:
Your President and Executive Commit
tee respectfully submit the following re-
port OF the operations OF the Society for
the year 1882:
Finding themselves embarrassed when
entering upon the discharge Of their duties
by the large floating debt OF the Society,
they procured. through the kindness OF the
authorities OF the city OF Richmond, a loan
from the city OF $4,000, payable in ten
wears. interest payable semi-annually at the
rate OF 3 per cent. per annum. The inter
est upon this debt has been paid up to the
1st day OF July, 1889, as the Society had
the funds. and we thought it best TO thus
dispose OF them. 1t took the whole OF this
loan, or within a few dollars OF it, to pay
The floating obligations that your commit-
tee found burdening the Society, and with
out this valued and from the city OF Rich
mond they would have been in 4 hopeless
condition.
Being relieved Of this burden, they en-
deavored in many ways to revive interest
in the Society amongst the people Of the
State and TO increase the list OF liie-mem-
bers. and thus TO obtain means for the con-
siderable repairs that were found neces-
sarv for the buildings and grounds OF the
society. In this, through the assistance OF
friends OF the Society In different parts OF
the State, they were partially successful,
though not as fully rs they bad hoped and
expected. Yet by strict economy and
close attention they were enabled to open
the gates OF the grounds on the morning
OF the Fair with everything in good condi-
ton and with some money ahead. Through
the good offices OF the people on Broad
treet and Council Of Richmond and the
authorities OF the Richmond. Fredericks-
| burg and Potomac railroad and the Rich
mond street-railway, all OF whom eyinced
the greatest desire TO contribute to the
success OF the Society's exhibition, we
were enabled to offer TO visitors TO the
| Fair the means OF reaching the grounds by
steam-cars from Eighth and Broad streets.
Without this help the exhibition would have
proven financial failure. The eXhibi-
| ton itself was, we believe. in the opinion
ci all who participated, highly creditable.
! EVERYTHING was conducted with good
order and system, and nothing OF IN I'M
pleasant nature OF any kind occurred to
mar the general satisfaction OF the occa-
sion. To certain extent the exhibition
was interfered with by the rain in the
forenoon OF the second day, and the re-
ceipts reduced by doubtless a considerable
sum. vet on the whole the financial results
Of the exhibition were satisfactory; and
the Society finds itself to-day with not 4
dollar OF floating debt, with the interest
on ITS bonded Indebtedness paid mp to July
next, and with a balance OF Il little oyel
$1,000 in bank as n reserve fund.
Your committee desires 10 make theil
most cordial acknowledgements TO Chiei
Marshal Ashton Starke, Secretary Georg,
| w. Mayo, and General-Ticbet- Agent w
.
manner in which they discharged the du
tics Of their respective positions, thereby
contributing so largely 10 our success
They wish also to thank most sincerely
the authorities aud officers OF tn,
various railroads for the manner
III which they met the requests o.
the Society and the facilities they afforded
The committee have reason TO hope tina
the result OF the years operations ha.
tended greatly to revive interest in The
Society, and they earnestly invoke th'
friends OF the society To exert themselyo'
to aid in charging the membership Thereof
and to do all else IN their power to create ;
general interest in the Society, and thus
place it on an assured basis. There Is Nc
doubt on the minds OF your committee
that the effect OF Il successful operation Of
your Society is most beneficial to all CLASSES
OF the people OF the State, and to every
branch OF business, and they Therefore
earnestly and confidently appeal to all tc
sustain the Society III its efforts to advance
the prosperity Of orr people.
| By order OF the Executive Committee.
WILLIAMS G. WICKHAM, President.
The report was unanimously adopted.
officers. President Wickham vacated, and
Colonel Robert Beverley took the chair.
Mr.. Thomas Watkins nominated General
Williams c. Wickham for reelection 4,
president, and he was unanimously elected.
Colonel Robert Beverley, OF Fauquler, wa,
elected first yice-presdent; Mr.. Thomas
Watkins, OF Halifax, second yice-presi'
dent; Mr.. Burr p. Noland, Of Loudoun,
third vice-president; and on motion OF
Mr.. a. l.. Elicit, OF Richmond city, Messrs.
5. T. Stewart, OF King George; Il. Il.
4 Carter, OF Charles City; W. \. Burke. oi
Augusta; and Edmund K. Cooke, OF Cum
berland, were elected members OF the ENe-
cutive Committee to fill the vacancies caused
bv the four members retired under the
constitution.
The thanks OF the Society were rendered
Governor Cameron for the Use OF the SEN
ate chamber.
On motion the Society adiurned sine die