The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-03-09
AGRlCULrunAL MEETING.
Important Session Of the LoaisiaAa
.r,s State society. ,- Cf
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GTimes. Democrat.l
Yesterday noon the executive COM
mitiee of the Louisiana State Agric0l-
tural Slciety met 10 the ofiice of Gen.
Brent. There were present: Col. u.
L. Max we'll, second vice president /;
Hon. John Dymond, vice president,
First Congressional District; Hon.
Emile Rost, vice president, Second
Congressional District; Hon. Andrew
Price, vice president, Third Congrss-
sionai Distric'; Col. F. p. Stubbs, vice
presidant Fifth Congressional District ;
DR.. II. F. Patterson, vice president,
Sixth Conversational District; T.. T..
Woodsida, OF Baton Rouge, secretary;
H. p. Wells, Lucien Soniat, W. G.
Stubbs, T. j. Bird, ]. W. Nicholson,
Of the executive committee, and the
following members: Wm. 0srig Of
East Baton Rouge. g. g. Zenor Of st.
Mary, DR.. 8. A. Knapp Of Cslcasteu,
j. s. Webster Of East Baton Rouge,
w. p. Theus, ]. G. Drew, A. L. At
kins OF Bienville.
Mr., John Dymond was called 10 the
chair and stated the object OF the meot'
ing, which was to select place for the
next annual meeting, 10 provide q
programme and also to provide for the
Inauguration of an annual State fair.
The mayor aud city council Of Area
dia, through Messrs. Atkins and
Theus, extended q cordial Invitation
to the society to hold its next session
in that town. A like invitation was
extended from Ruston. Finally Area.
dia was selected ss the place tor the
next session. which will take place on
the fourth Wednesday In January,
1890.
On motion the following COMMITTEES
was appointed to prepare programme
and select speakers for the next meet.
ing: .....-- b
John Dymoud, chairman, Plaque
mines l.. l.. Maxwell, of Madison
w, G. Stubbs, of Jefferson; I. ]. Barr,
of East Baton Rouge; +. p. Stubbs, Of
OuAchita. 3
The following relative to the State
Fair was adopted:
"Resolved, That a committee oi
seven be appointed by the chair to
solicit subscriptions for the purpose OF
holding an annual State fair that the
capital stock shall be $50, 900 books ol
subscri ption shall be opened at once,
and when the sum OF $1,000 shaIl bs
subscribed then the subscribers shall
be called together and incorporate
themselves, elect their officers, select
their place of meeting, secure perman.
ent grounds and do whatever else may
be necessary to successfully conduct au
annual State fair, provided that tht
president and the two vice PRESIDENT
OF this society shall be three ex-officIc
members Of the Board OF Directors Oi
said corporation.
..Resolved, That shares OF this com.
papy shall be SO each.
"Resolved further, That the vice
presidents OF the various districts bt
requested 10 organize local committed
for the solicitation Of stock subscriptions
10 the State Fair Association, OF which
committees they shall be- ex-officie
chairmen."
The books Of subscription we're open
cd ut ouce, and the following entries
were made by the secretary:
John Dymond, 10 shares, 500; g
G. II .nor, 10 shares, 500; f. P. Stubbs
10 shares, 100; VIM. Garig, TO
various parties in Baton Rouge, 100
shares, $4,000; F. l.. Maxwell, L
shares, slO0; Emile Rost, 10 shares
500; Lucien Soniat, 10 shares, $lOC
Duncan Stewart, 10 shares, 800.
The committee then adjourned.