Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-07

The Coming Meeting of the state
cultural SOcIety-What Its AnteIes'lnH
Features viii be-Over 400 Delegates
ExDeeted-PreparatiOn for Their LII
tertainment.
The meeting Of the State Agricultural
Society IN savannah next week is antlcl-
natad with a great deal of interest," not
only nv agr1culturists and those dlIec.it
interested in farming pursuits puV "
business men and citizens. Inc Gun ill'-
tees appointed at-the meeting on 1uesudE
evening to wait upon the business men
and others of the city and secure
subscriptions to a fund Tor the
entertainment OF those who will be present
from various parts OF the state were
visited yesterday by the General Commit
tee and with one or two exceptions
where circumstances necessitated their
declining-the entire number cheerfully
accepted the appointment and will to-day
make a canvass of the territory 20 Wnlcn
they are assigned, and tomorrow night
will report the result Of their EFFORTS 10
general meeting to be held in the CITY
Council chamber.
A MORNING News reporter called upon
Capt. J. W. McAlpin, Treasurer OF the
General Committee, last night and IN
ticipated in securing funds.
awe are gratifed with the interest
which is being taken in the matter" re-
piled Capt. McAlpin, land we have no
doubt that when it is understood that the
entertainment of those who will be
present at the meeting of the association
depends in a large degree upon the cltl-
zens. that an ample funSfOr the purpose
will be subscribed as soon as the oppOr-
tunity is afforded"
GLOW come the association to meet in
Savannah"
Upon the invitation of Gen. Harrison,
extended in behalf of the Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association at the
last meeting, which was held in Atlanta
wear ago. 1t was seemingly the wish
of the association to meet here, and after
advice the invitation was extended and
accepted in preference to the invitation
from BrunsWickY
9sWilI the fruit and vegetable growers
entertain portion of the delegates"
ssThev will do what they can. The
County Association is small affair, and
with a little over thirty members is nu-
meracally a cipher in comparison with
the State Association. which comprises
between 400 and 800 members. The
entertainment of this number of people
would be too great an undertaking for the
AOunLN AsSOCldliOt4 W tloo1AiNr " AAAAN ~
will do what it can, the matter rests with
the citizens from whom the various COM
mittees have been selected"
''IIOw many delegates are expected to
be PRESENT.
"A complete list has not been received,
but the State Secretary reported that GER
tifcates had been issued to $50 up to the
18th of January. There will probably be
at least 400 in attendance"
M Il. .ssrae lt1 fnt
Each agricultural association in the
State is entitled to three members. There
are also large number of honorary and
| exempt members, including some of the
most prominent men Of the State from the
various professions"
Glow will the delegates be provided
for?''
so far as entertainment is concerned
| they will be assigned to the various hO-
| tells. They will also be extended the
| cOurtesies Of the city. No complete pro-
| gramme has vet been made out. and the
| entertainment will depend upon the
| amount subscribed for that purpose. The
/ Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade will.
| however. extend cOurtesies to the dele
gates, and other arrangements will be
| effected by the Entertainment Commit
tee.
What will be the programme of the
| cOnYentiOnT
THAT has not vet been fully announced
but the association will continue in SEES
| sion three days, during which time it vii
| be addressed by u number OF the leading
| agriculturistS and scientists of the cOun
| try. Among those who are announced tC
| deliver addresses are Col. j. NJ. MObley
on System in Farming a Necessity,
| Prof. c. v Riley, Of Washington, ID. c..
| on insects Destructive to Southern Agri
| II GT,,Ao 1efaf
as a Factor in Successful Farming Hon
| A. E. Harris, The Establishment of 9
School of Technology in Georgia. Prof
II. c. White will also deliver an ad
dress on Experimental Statistics
with a report of the experiment.
| at the State University farm
Col. John ScreVen will also speak OF
ssRice Culture" Prof. WOOdfin, of the
State University, has not yet announced
his subject. These will be the principa
addresses. On Tuesday night the 'eXpe
rience meeting will be held and it Is eX
pected that this will be one Of the mos
interesting features of the convention
Each delegate will be allotted a limited
time in which to relate his experience IL
whatever branch Of agriculture he is en-
gagged"
'sThe State Secretary, Mr.. Grier, writes
that a large delegation will be present, ant
|
interesting meetings the association ha.
ever held"
Gen. George p. Harrison, a prominent
member of the association and a well
known planter, also stated that the dele
gates from the various parts of the Statt
were anticipating a meeting of unusua
interest, and that without doubt it would
be the largest ever held. 1t will be thu
second held in Savannah since the war
the other being held about thirteel
years ago, when the entire associ
alton was entertained by the lat
Charles Green at an expense of severa
thousand dollars. The officers of the com
mittee, of which j. b. DuckwOrth, Esq.
President of the Cotton Exchange, ii
Chairman, Capt. McAlpin Treasurer ant
Mr.. J. Gardner Secretary, are deeply in
terested in the matter of entertainment
and they believe that as the delegates t.
the convention are representatives of tn
portions of the State with which Savan
nah is in business intercourse, and a
their visit here and the interchange anC
expression of views and opinions upOl
agricultural topics will be matter 0
benefit to the city, they should be givel
a reception and entertainment in accOrC
with the means of the citizens.