Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-25
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Report OF tine COMMITTEES ON tine
establishment OF State Board OF

Report OF tine COMMITTEES ON the
Establishment OF a State Board 0t
Agriculture.
The following is the report Of the State
Grange on the establishment OF State
board Of agriculture:
To the Worthy Master, Officers and Mem
bers of the Delaware State Grange: Your
committee, to whom was referred at the last
meeting Of the State Grange the matter OF 4
State board Of agriculture, would respectfully
report that we have given the matter some
consideration, but the further we go in our
investigation OF the many matters tina would
come properly before such board we
scarcely know where to begin or TO which TO
give preference. Among some of the
things that we think would come pro-
perly under the Jurisdiction of such
board are the establishing of an
experimental farm with fruit department,
and to have 6xed times and places in each
county Of the State for agricultural meetings
where every farmer and every citizen Of the
State Of Delaware could be present, II they
80 choose, and at which lectures should be de.
iyered upon all subjects in any way con-
nected with agriculture The lecturers should
be both scientific, practical agrioulturists,
and for the purpose we would recommend
that the State Grange do. by petition and
every other means in their power, bring
to bear on the members of our Legislature at
its coming session the Importance OF an
enactment establishing board Of agrioul-
ture. say three good and judicious men, to
be selected for their ability in the particular
line OF duties that might devolve upon them,
from each county, and that the governor OF
the State shall appoint the board aud be also
a member OF the board; and that an appro-
priation Of sufficient amount OF money be
made out Of the treasury Of the State to
assist in carrying out the object desired.
To the Accomplishment Of this object we
ask the favorable confederation Of
every member Of our order throughout
the State and that the representatives OF the
several subordinate, Pomona and district
oranges also lend helping hand in the good
work that we know would result from our
efforts when applied in the proper direction,
and would ask that committee of three
members be appointed to bring the matter
to the attention Of the members Of the Legis-
lature OF the State at its coming session.
STATE GRANGE REVOLUTIONS.
Through the courtesy Of the Milford
Chronicle the GAZETTE has been fur.
nished with the following resolutions
adopted at the annual meeting Of the
State Grange:
RESOLVED, That the committee on legisIa-
tion be instructed to prepare petitions and
have them circulated for signatures, and then
have the same sent to the General Assembly,
asking for law for the destruction OF
obnoxious weeds.
RESOLVED, That the Legislature be petit
toned to appoint q committee that shah In
vestigate what may be done to drain tho low
lands OF our State, with view Of improving
the health OF our people and increasing the
productiveness of our soil.
RESOLVED, That such committee should be
instructed TO draft law in accord with the
purport of their report, to the end that the
samn be enacted for the betterment of our
hole State
RE- LIVED, That Governor Stockley be re-
quested to recommend in his next annual
message to the Legislature that the State
Board of Health be clothed with authority
and supplied with the necessary funds to
meet the prospective advent Of contagious
disease.
RESOLVED, That in the proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of the State Of
Delaware, contemplating the enactment Of
general laws for the creation of corporations
within this State, we protest against the
words "excepting railroad and canal
companies" found in the first clause Of said
amendment, and hereby petition the LegiB.
lature to strike our these words and the
intent thereof, or that they reject the
amendment altogether, until the people Of
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general laws with adequate restrictions.
RESOLVED, That it is the duty Of the State
Legislature to pass at its next session, an act
general in its provisions, governing the build
ing and management OF railroads in this
State making strict compliance Herewith
the only requisite for obtaining charter for
building railroads, and reserving to the State
all sovereign rights Of supervision and
control.
RESOLVED, That We memorialize the Legis-
lature upon the duty that devolves upon this
State Of encouraging among its citizens an
cumulative spirit in all matters of agriculture,
but especially in fruit growing and stock
raising
RESOLVED, That to encourage such spirit, it
would be justified in the expenditure OF q
moderate sum, under the supervision Of a
committee who shall divide said sums into
preminms for prize exhibitions.