The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-18
From the walton signall
The AErfcalfural Moeslng ae De
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The Agricultural ConvsnEioa hsld st this
place last Wednesday was grand succsss At
an early hour representative men from all paris
Of the county began toarrive. BY eleven O'Clock
the large amphithea,re was well filed with the
"bone and sincw Of our land The meeting
was called TO order bv w. B. Saunders, when
D. L. McKiunon, Of Jackson county. was elected
permanent chairman. and in an eloquent speech
stated the Object OF the meeting, and urged the
farmers OF Western Florida 70 abandon cotton
and engage 10 more remuneFAtive crops Al the
close OF Mr. McKinnons speech Colonel W. D.
Chipley, Vlce-Presidenl OF the P. q A. Railroad,
who was present To distribute the iobacco seed
fur which his comp my offers a premium Of $500
for the best I've hundred pounds grown, was in
vited to address the meeting. Colonel Chipiey
explained the adap,abili,y of onr soil to the
growth sf tobacco, anh the inducements which
the p. & A. Railroad wnlld offer the farmers To
engage IN its production. Captain W. H. Nc
Cnllagh. of Ffeepnrt. was elected Secretary.
when a motion to proceed To the organization Of
West Florida Agricultural and Horticultural
Association was carried, and The following gen.
tlemen were appointed committee on perma-
nent orgtnz ,tiaa: Hon. d. l.. McKinnon, of
jackson county; Senator A. d. McKinnon, of
Washington county; Colonel A. v. Clubbs, of
Escambia county; J. A. McCulIagh, W. L.
Rrown, w. j. ID. Cawthou and Senator A. r.
Jones' of Walton county After q short recess
the committee reported that this Association
be known as the West Florida Agricultural and
Horticultural Association. that It's meetings he
held annually on the I'd Tuesday in December,
ft,oft III, as,f4{1 .xf tt,.
President and seven Vice Presidents, Secretary,
Treasurer aud Executive COMMITTEES, who shall
hoh their Offices for one year. and until their
successors are elected, and that the Executive
Committee shall hold monthly meetings" Upon
notion the report OF the committee was adopted
when Hon. d. L. McKinnon, of Jackson county,
was elected President, with The following Vice
Presidents:
Capt. J C. Petersen of Escambia county: A.
Mcmillan, ol Washington cOunty; Cyrus Snnd-
grass, o Santa Rosa county; Hon. William
Green. OF Holmes county J. L. McKinnon, OF
Walton county; o p. Fannn of Calhoun cnun-
u; W. IL. Milton, of jackson county, and w. T.
Orm IN. Of Franklin county. On motion w. L.
Plank was declared elected Secretary and A.
g. Hutchinson, Treasurer.
Committees on Constitution and By Laws
w. b. Saunders, Senator A. ID. McKinnon,
and Col. A. V. Ciubbs.
Executive Commiitee.-Waton county-W
B. Saunders. n j. McKinnon and =. P.
Dandy. Washington couniy-Miles Mountein,
j. \. Daniels aud E. p Milton. Holmes county
Hon. john Neel Charles Kelly and W. M
Brown. Jackson coGnty-A. r. Goodwin, w.
b. Wynn aud Elijah Bryant. Calhoun county
5. s. Alderman, J. B. Stone and John Bush.
franklin couny-H. c. Hicks, Henry Gracy,
and James Coumbs. Escambia county-Th,S.
Mcmillan. j. t. Kehoe and j. " Dansby
Santa Rosa county-Dr. Wm. Judge, Hon H.
w. Siudort and Joel McDavid.
Tbe Executive Committee is expected to meet
at this place on the third Wednesd " in Febru-
arY, As matters of great importance will be acted
upon. After adoption of a resolution returning
thanks to Col w d. Chipley for the active
interest he has taken in the building up of West
ern Florida, the meeting adjourned. II was the
determination of all present to make the associ-
alton success. and next December we expect to
see a very liberal premium offered for the pro-
duets of Western Florida
An amount additional to the $500 offered in
premiums for tobacco by the p and A RR
Company. will be distributed in premiums for
oiher agricultural products as rice syrup pump
kins, etc, etc The sum secured, part of which
is from p. and A. r r. company, viii be sufficient
10 afford liberal peTmiums f,r miscellaneous pro:
ducts.