The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-16
END OF THE CONVENTION
THE MEETING IN AUGUST TO BE
HELD AT NEWMAN.

Than at any Previous 1lme-A Bal
ance in the Treasury of $40 ,2O6-
MANY of the Delegates Go to jack
sonville.
WAYcRoss. GA, Feb. 1.-The State
Agricultural Convention was called to or
der to-day by Vice President Waddell.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Marshall
the regular order of business was taken up.
The Committee on Agricultural Legisla-
ton announced itself as ready to report.
The reuort. which follows, was submitted
bv Col. J. G. Mccall. II says:
l. That when distress warrants shall be sued
out upon the grounds that tenant is seeking to
remove his property from the premises, that in
order to arrest this proceeding the counter aft
dayit shall deny the grounds upon which such
distress warrant shall issue, and that when such
distress warrant shall be returnabe to Justice
and County Courts the issue thus made shall be
returned and tried in ten days
. That tine Code, 1900, shall be amended so
that employees shall be guilty of misdemeanOr
on like terms as employers are guilty Of INSIDE
ma}nOrs.
; That in the event Of the sale of rented or
leased premises pending such rent or lease. the
purchasers shall, by the operation of the law,
have the rents of the year of such sale, unless
otherwise provided by a contract in writing.
duly transferred; and in the event of loss to
such tenant or lessee, such seller shall forfeit to
such tenant double the amount Of such annual
rent.
POSTPONEMENT ASKED.
Col J. NJ. Mobley, of Harris, moved that
the adoption of the report be postponed
until the August meeting.
Col l.. f. Livingston, of Newton, debated
this motion. He desired consideration Of
the report in order to make sundry recon-
mendations and amendments Touching
the present determinations against farmers
i'll levylng the 10 per cent. tax against State
banks, he advocated its repeal and the es-
tablishment of a State currency. He also
advocated the repeal of the law debarrng
the real estate of the country from being
received as collateral by banks etc.
After much discussion by Co.'S. Livingston
and Mobley the report was finally referred
back with recommendations to consider the
suggestions of Col. Livingston and to report
at the August meeting.
The report of the Committee on Constltu-
ton and Bylaws governing county organ
ization wGs submitted by Col. J. S. Barrett
and unanimously adopted. The President
announced the extension of passes over the
railway lines TO Feb 20.
A motion was made by Mr.. Newman, Of
Sandersville, for the appointment of thres
life members as a committee to confer with
the hotels and boarding houses at the place
of the next meeting of the association, and
TO arrange for rates for delegates.
A voice: I'VE are here in Waycross to-
day, getting it all for nothing, as free as
the air, and say let we'll enough alone.
Therefore l object to the motion"
VOTED DOWN.
1t was voted down amid great applause
and cheers for WaycroSs
A resolution was offered by Mr.. DeWolf
recommending the adoption by the associa-
ton the suggestions of the President in his
address looking to the upbuilding of farm
life, etc.
The convention was at this point adj
dressed by w. l.. Glessner, of Americas.
He said it was commonly reported abroad
that economy in labor was the result of
laziness, but, he said, he wanted
to explode that idea. His illustra-
tions were very intelligent and fully
demonstrated his theory. His address was
well received. Especially good were his
suggestions upon tilling the soil
Col Z. c. Green, Secretary, brought the
attention of the convention to the subject
of Rolling Stock on the Farm"
The Executive Committees report was
read. 1t recommends that another State
fair be held at Macon this fall.
President Northen told of his interview
with General Manager Belknap of the Cen
trail railroad as to the aid the railroads
would give the farmers in carrying out the
project of the State fair yearly The con
cessions made were especially generous
1. e., free transportation for all exhibits
special rates to visitors, advertising in the
North and Northwest, and last, but not
least, money to aid the project.
THE INSECT WORLD.
DR.. L. B. Clifton, of Macon, addressed
the convention on the Friends and Enc
mics of the, Farmer in the Insect Wor /.
1t was an able address, and upon a subject
of great interest to the farmers of Georgia
The speaker stated that all carnivorous in
sects and all scavinger insects were tn,
friends of the farmer, while all herbivorous
insects were his enemies.
The Convention was invited to visit
Brunswick and the invitation was accepted
The visitors are to go there after their re-
turn from Jacksonville
In the afternoon Capt S. D. Bradwell, OF
bonneville, addressed the Convention upor
the need of the farmers of Wire
Grass, Ga. His speech was la
den with the flowers of eloduence
and displayed a mastery tact in handling
his theme. Capt. Bradwell is bright ex
ample of the sons of Wire Grass Georgia
and is her fit and able exponent, whose heart
beats in her sympathy and for whose ad-
vancement be is lsboring. His speech was
the triumph of the session and has wor
much ectGt for. Wire Grass, Georgia.
AN APPEAL TO THE YOUNG MEN.
The address of Mr.. Brown, of Pulaski, or
1.-THE condition of Georgia farmers, and the
causes of it, was one of the best of the ses
sion. He appealed TO the young men of Geor
GA to be men, true farmers, and to hand
down to their posterity this God blessed
land of ours, in as good condition, full OF
hope, honor and comforts, as our fathers
left it to us" He wants to see this society
a truly agricultural one.
DIR. w. L. Jones, of Athens, made an in
teresting statement concerning the expert
mental farm plats at Athens.
The convention debated changing tn,
time of the August meeting from the frs
to the second Tuesday in August, and de
cided to make no change.
On motion of Mr. Putnam the society re
quested the Secretary to furnish a copy OF
the address of Col. S. d. Bradwell on
"Wire Grass Georgia and Her Needs to the
MORNING NEWS, with request for publica
ton, as the best means of reaching the
most people, and rendered the thanks OF
the convention for courtesies shown it by
the MORNING NEWS.
o. T. Putnam, of Brunswick, offered 9
resolution recommending that the society
urge upon the members of Congress and the
Senators from Georgia to use every effort
to procure an adequate appropriation tC
remove distractions from the Altamaha
Ocnulgee and Oconee rivers and to dredge
the shoals of these streams. The resolution
was adopted.
THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM