Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-20
wooDL4wN FAnMERs. CLUE.

Nheportcu lot tHc aieXandrla (tAZETTE.)
The goth anniversary of the Woodlawn
Farmers Club was held at "WoodaWn" on
on the 14th Of August.
A letter from w. NJ King, chief of the
seed division of the Agricultural Depart
ment, Washington, was read, in which he
urged the club to co operate with the Gran
gers in their coming fair at Loring Station.
He also recommended q trial of the new
variety of wheat called "Fulcaster," for
warling descriptive circular of the same.
1t is cross between the Fultz and Lancas-
ter, and it is claimed to possess most of the
good qualities of both its parents, and origi-
mated in the Cumberland valley, near Ha-
gerstown, Md.
The assemblage was then addressed by
COL Edward Daniels, wherein he alluded
to the absence of many familiar and honor.
ed faces, but was rejoiced to see so many Of
the rising generation coming on to fill their
places, as he hoped, in q worthy manner,
alludiug also to the splendid possibilities Of
Virginia agriculture. But he could not re.
frain from q hearty denuncation of the
growing tyranny of the money interest. He
urged the farmers and all other producers
to look into these matters intelligently and
present financial system the producers, the
great bone and sinew element of the coun.
try, were not adequately rewarded for their
toll The problems Of production and ex-
change are not properly studied by the peo.
pie. What the British government did pri-
or to the Revolution, and for which the col
onies revolted, the gigantic power of Wall
street is doing now, and the direst calam.
tiles were predicted for the future if the
| course of events is not stayed. AS he
warmed up with the subject his earnest
ness and zeal was well calculated to
impress his hearers with the momentous
gravity Of the situation. Col. Il. w. Par
mele, broker Of New York, was next
called upon, who told us what he did not
know about tanning and dwe!t upon the
Importance of association and interchange
of ideas He said it was mistake TO sup
pose we were independent of each other,
and that the children should be intelligently
directed in the pursuit of knowledge. He
made all appeal for tightening the labor Of
women, for which he was rewarded with q
bouquet by some Of the ladies, and finally
| wound up with u little tilt with Col. Dan
iels about his fnancial reform.
j.. T.. Masen followed with some remarks
| as TO The evils complained of by the other
speakers 2nu ulllercu somewhat WIFI Dotu,
averring that the politicians were mainly to
blame for all our ills of the character re-
ferred to.
S. w. Mason next faced the audience and
presented remedy for the troubles alluded
to in political alusion to the power of the
ballot box, and said further that the ques-
ton of temperance was to be settled in the
same way.
The venerable John Mason, now in his
| SSth year, arose and thanked the assemblage
for this gathering at "Wocdlawn," remind
| ing them that the immortal Washington had
| looked upon the same aged trees that we
| were now seated beneath. He said that
some of his ancestors were very near the
Father of his Country IN his memorable
struggle for liberty, and he earnestly hoped
the Woodlawn Club would continue to hold
its anniversaries at that place as long as it
was in the possession of his family.
The old officers were then, by unanimous
consent, reelected for the coming year.
Next meeting to be at T. w. B]unt's on the
11th of September Critical committee. j.
Mormon Gibbs, Dilworth Buckman and S.
| W. Mason.
w. GILLINGHAM, Sec'y.