The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-04-27
TIE NORTH LOUISIANA AGRICULTt'
RAJ ASSOCIATION.
Thursdays Meeting al the Calhoun Ex-
Pertinent Enrp-A Gala Day
Over 1000 People
Present.

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Farm at Calhoun. The meeting had
been literally advertised and energeii-
caiIy worked up and lis success was
fit recognition of the merit OF printers
ink and the welf.direcled efforts Of eur
ergetic men. The east bound ipasseB- !
ger train landed hundreds OF people at
the station from all points between
there aud the Red river aud hundreds
had arrived by privs.e conveyance
when the first special from the east run
in with its hundreds of passengers taken
on at every stopping place this side OF
the Mississippi river. When IL arrived
at Monroe il was found that the hum
dreds Of Monroites seeking a 'dsy's
outing could not tie ccofpmodated
with standing room, much less seats
on the train, aud Hon. +. r. S!ubbs,
general attorney for the Queen and
Crescent for this State, at once put him
self in Geographic communication with
headquarters and promptly received
All order for the special to make sec
ond trip. This being done the crowd.
at the station was swelled to something
over 200 people, the largest number
that had ever before visited the Farm
on any one day. - h.
| Among the distinguished gentlemen
present were His Escsisency Gov f.
r. Nichols, Col. j.. w. Nicholson,
presl,len, OF the State University, Maj.
Thompson Bird State Agricultural
Commissioner, and Prof. W. G. Slnbbs,
general director of the three Experiment
stations now in full operation, one in
central Louisiana at Baton Rouge, one
In South Louisiana at Ilenna and the
banner station of the State nj Calhoun.
The meeting OF the Agricultural As
ISOLATION was called to order at II
O'Clock by president J. NJ. White and
! the minutes Of the last meeting wore
read aud adopted, after which the fol-
lowing committee was appointed 10 So
ticit subscriptions to. build an assembly
room tt, the station i'll which to hold
meetings OF tho Association and TO ac-
cOmmouaie and shelter visitors, to- wit ::
Judge N. M. Smith, 5. N. Camp, j..
w. Wade, T.. w. Price, r. p. Stubs,
l.. N. Calhoun and Jake Madden.
The programme for the day WAS then
read aud Capt. FL. p. Wells OF sichland
being the first on the list Of speakers
present was introduced and opened the
discussion on the question Of the "Ne-
North Louisiana" He entertained his
audience in his usual forcefui style for
about thirty minutes, making many
useful and practical Suggestions ana
thoroughly convincing his hearers. Of
the great Importance Of agricultural
education.
Capt. Wells was followed by Capt
w. IL. Jack, of Naichitoches, in an ell
oquent address on the same subject.
Capt. Jack, after the usual Introductory
remarks and complimentary allu-
stated TINT he had travelled over
many portions Of the United States and
the comparison of Louisiana with other
sections Of the country visited ny him
showed In strong contrast tho many
natural advantages, beauty and rich
ness of Louisiana. BY Agricultural ed
: ucation, said the speaker, by the arpli-
cation OF skill and science to our work,
added to our natural advantages, Louis
lana would be made the fairest and
richest country the sun shines upon
aud AS natural consC Iueuce immi-
grants from all chimes would speedily
seek and rapidly settle up and develop
our waste places. To accomplish this
great end Capt. Jack urged diversified
farming aud predicted that the large
r plantations OF the Red river valley and
others would soon be cut up into forty
. and one hundred acre farms tiIlcd by
I sturdy and intelligent, skil,tu white
farmers. He also urged the people tc
? concentrate their efforts md capital
, showing that by those means all grea,
, undertakings were made successful and
, he said that il was just AS Important in
farming AS in any other business. IL.
referred to The agricultural meetings
being held by the farmers aud pointe d