Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-24
of The EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR.
FALLS CHURCH Va, Feb. %, 1883.
The Farmers Convention met In Paffs Hall,
Alexandria, Tuesday. This was the second meet
Ing The first business was the election OF Officers
and the completion OF the organization. A CON-
mittee, consisting OF N. w. Person, Alfred Leigh,
and CORTLAND Luklns, was appointed to report on
organization, and in accordanc. with this report
the following Officers were chosen for the ensuing
year, VIZ: Major o. L. Hine, president; n. W.
Pterson, first vice-president, and Isaiah Brady,
second do; w. Gillingham, secretary, and X. X.
Walker, assistant; JAS W. Roberts, treasurer, and
an executive committee Of three persons. Job
Hawxhurst. ESQ.,, read an essay on roads, which
was changed TO be the first topic discussed. lie
presented a formidable array OF statistics to show
how much the ia merS were put to extra expense
in hauling their marketable commodities TO the
railroad stations and the martS, on account OF the
bad condition OF the roads, and concluded that the
farmers could make the construction OF good roads
pay After the essay on each topic the president
called on whom he would to further consider it.
Mr.. r. X. Farr would change the method in vogue,
and put only practical men In as 0yerSeers. Now,
the roads in many instances were worse after
being worked than they were before 1t. Two
Fairfax In overseeing the roads without improving
them Half the road tax In money would, by con-
tract, give more and better roads.
Mr.. Shawen, OF LoudOun County, was called on
to state what was the practice there He said that
the method OF working the tax by the taxpayers
was thought to be the best.
MIR. W. Gillingham combatted some Of Mr.. Farr's
statements.
in favor OF good roads. He said that the work on
the hill slopes very often was faulty because a
"break' was not made across the road to turn the
water.
That idea was vigorously assailed by H. H. Gar
ritt, who said the breakwater was damage.
Mr.. H. II. Garritt, master Of the Northeast Dis
trct Grange or Virginia, read an essay on cOOpera
ton. II was replete with excellent thoughts and
suggestions lie concluded with the statement
that Cooperation would De more effective II the
Col Robert Beverly, president or the Farmers
Assembly Of the state OF Virginia, spoke In favor of
tue question, and showed how effective IL was for
men in limited circumstances. He condemned, In
some respects, the Grange but yet was in favor OF
nifty TO say there was time when the virgin soil
OF Virginia would produce anything, by scattering
the seed over the ground. In the greatest profu-
sion. The Virginia farmers had their condition
hardened by the tariff robbery.
The discussion was continued afflrnatively i.v
Mas9a anS RSg fbe Oh 49,
MIR. Wells sherman read an essay on boys re-
naming on the farm.
Dr. Loring, ex- Commissioner of Agriculture, made
speech, touching On all the topics that had been
tive on all. He said that tr there were good road
from Dunn-Lofing TO Washington that property
would be worth ten times what II was worth now.
He would be willing TO pay his proportion OF the
cost to construct one. He said that Virginia needed
such manufacturing establishments as were to be
tack by Mr.. beverly on the tarin. Washington, he
said, the best market In the country. The boys
were best on On the farm growing products for 1t.
He spoke OF the fact that the price OF land
the per cent OF the population who were engaged
IN agriculture was increased.
MIR. WIN. Williams read the essay on the effect
on the farms In times OF business depression. He
ted that the consumption OF farm products
Vas lessened by business depression, but that the
farmers did not suffer more from 1t than other
classes Mr. Beverly, in substance, took the same
view OF the subject.
MEN. w. Pearson read an essay on the increase
the family and more should be grown for its use
on pr Greene and others followed with similar
Col. Chamberlin, OF Loudoun said that apples
could be grown In that county more profitably
than oranges could be grown In Florida.
Miss LukinS read an essay on "Our Home"
The ladies OF the families OF the members of the
WOOdlawn Farmers Club have an association
which meets by itself on the same day Of the
club Mrs. Mason is the president. Upon invita-
ton she made some remarks.
Mr.. James Roberts treated the subject of 'Dairy-
Ing In an interesting essay. he expressed prefer
ence for cows OF large size, which rise to
siderable discussion. Those who engaged In 1t
favored, for milk the smaller breeds, such as the
Jerseys.
Mr.. Shawen was requested to state how the far.
mers regarded the LOudOun County Creamery;
whether they were satisfied with their arrange.
the largest one in the world. Some complained
that the price for milk was TOO low and that 1t did
not pay, and had stopped selling; but he thought
that with these men the difficulty resulted from
that the men did not know how TO care for and
feed them. Others thought they were doing better
than they ever had done before and were tncreas-
ing the number OF their cows though they thought
the price paid for milk was too low. L. 8. A.
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