The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-01-26

W. F. Millsaps delivered ~ eloquent
md appropriate address Of welcome,
mad was followed BY Mr.. White who
maAle . bsisl address and introduced
Gen. Brent who made 40 appropriate
response.
The Society was called to order. al
10 =. m. BY President Brent, snd the
- heretofore published,
wss carried out with the exception OF
addresses by Maj. Fred seip, Of Ra.
pides on the "Cotton Industry Of
Louisians,' aud Dr.. Wm. e. Oates, OF
VicksburR, Miss, on .tStock Ratstne
In the South" who were not present.
Capt. F. L. Maxwell, Of Madison
parish, read splendid address, taking
% his subject the '.snaIler Industries
Necessary to Develop Agriculture In
Lou!siAoa." He was followed by Hon.
John Dymoud Of Piaquem,ue, who read
. ,masterly paper, being = "Revtew Of
the Sugar Industry" and NJ. NJ. Nit
hon, Of Jefferson, read 40 Interesting
psper on ..Orange Culture In Louis.
iaua.''
Several practical aud Interesting
questions were propouudsd from the
box and generally discussed 10 % H.
structivs and entertaining manner by
the delegates.
The hospltabie people os Calhoun
treated their gussss royalty, % 10 thslr
custom, spreading for them . grand
old-fsshioned barbecue dinner, which
was partsken of by Ill present with
great relish.
The delegates returned on the special
at s p. N. after having spent highly
enjoyable: day, iwltbslanding the
uafavosable weather.
NIGHT SESSION.
Al 1880 p. IN. the convention ress-
sembled at the courthouse with Gen.
Brent In the chair. According to pro.
sramme, DR.. William G. Stubbs, III
rector, read bis report OF the results at
the State Experiment Stations, which
was replete with instruction add bene.
flts to the agricui.urlst. His paper
will be Published In Bulletin No. 20,
and should be read by every planter In
the State Tue progress shown to
have beeu made at the Stations was
highly gratifying.
Dr.. Slabbs 10 pre-eminsnily the
right man In the right place, being
periectedly posted In every particular
In the science Of agriculture. He typt.
fiss oil that 10 noble and enobiIng in
the grandest aud nost independent
all professions.
After the report IT DIR. Stubs gen
sral discussion OF r. suits followed which
was participated In by several delegate.
aud the suggestions made were In.
strucsive and vastly beneficlsl.
In saswsr 10 q question from tn.
box DR.. Roberts discussed nj length thu
proposition to pack cotton in smaller
bales and 90 lucid and convincing
were bis remarks that many who had
herstofore opposed the idea confessed
themselves converted u his doctrine
This plan IL one that hrs been general,
discussed BY the press since the inau'
guratfon Of the ju'e bsgGing combine
and the public Is pretty well posted
upon II. but we never before heard III.
advantages ot the small bale SO thor
oughIy discussed and iutelIigently pre-
sented AZ was doue by DR.. Roberts
He clearly proved that The adoption O
this method would save millions O
dollars 10 the cotton planters. Tn,
advantages VI the small bale are many
They will be easier handled aud saw,
waste and tear, the duty on jute bag
cling and ties wilt he saved, the charges
of middle men, In great measure
will be saved, comprising will b,
saved, they will be packed In cottor
and that will increase the demand ant
therefore force higher prices. The dis
cassiou also demonstrated the feasibility
Of changing the present presses In Ne,
to suit the small bale. II this reform
Is iaaugurais.i as u result OF The meeilnl
at Monroe, as II no doubt will be, tn,
iabors Of the Society will not have beer