The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-01-26
ted as follows which on motion was
uuaoimOueIy adopted.


adopted.
Resotved-That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress b reques.
ted to use oil efforts in their power 10
advance the Commissioner Of Agricui-
ture 10 the dignity of acabinet position.
Resolved-Tbat the especial thanks
Of this convention be rendered to Com !
missioner Coleman for the great inter
cot he has taken In the industries Of
Louisiana aud to whom they owe much !
of their present development and the !
the Department be requested to coDtin- |
ne its Investigations In the production
of sugar from sorghum.
Resolved That the Louisiana Bureau
of Agriculture has our hearty thanks
tor tue earnest interest in the develop
mont Of our agriculture and especially
Ia the organizing snd development Ut
our several agricultural experiment
stations.
RssOived-That the retention ia Office
by Gov. Nichols of Commissioned III
Agriculture T. ]. Bird, Is the recoxni-
ton Of the valuable services of faith
fol officer aud meets with our hearty
approval.
Resoived-That the thanks uf this
Society be rendered To DR.. w. G..
6tubbs, director Of the State Expert
mental Stations, for the able, earnest
and faithful interest he has taken 10
the development OF Louisiana agricul.
ture, the good fruit OF which Is now
becoming everywhere visible.
Resolved-That we congratulate the
farmers Of North Louisiana upon the
establishment Of the Experl-
ment Station nj Calhoun the
monthly meetings Of which are
now attended by hundreds Of Intel.
ljgent, progressive farmers seek Ing
more light In their iavorIte vocation,
aud which station now promises the
the most brilliant success OF ATTY la the
Slate.
ltesolved--Ths, we congratulate the
farmers Of this Slate upon their rapid
Organization into local societies for the
advancement Of agriculture, aud that
ait such societies be requested to send
delegates TO out meetings.
ResOived-That the farmers of Louis
lama invite immigration into this
State of Intelligent men and women
] from all the other States and that
they shall dnd here a cordial welcome.
hearty cooperation, fertile lands and
pleasant homes.
Resolved-Thatw we hail with satis-
faction the large immigration of strong
and prosperous farmers into Southern
Louisiana from the Northwest and into
North Louisiana from Alabama and
Georgia.
Resolved-That IL is the especial
duty Of the Slate 10 care for and 10
improve the levee system, It being
absolutely essential to the common
welfare.
Resolved-Thst we recognize that
modern agriculture demands higher
education aud that the State Univer-
sity and A. 4 NJ. College Ut Baton
Rouge, whose especial mission is to
develop all the Agricultural resources
Of Louisiana, shalt have our hearty
tsympathy and support.
Resolved-That the proposed estab.
lishment by Prot. G. G. Harris and his
co-labOrers of An agricultural and
|. business school ut Calhoun near the
State Experiment station Is an enter
prise that Is much needed iu North
Louisiana and meets with our favor
and sympathy.
Resolved-That ia behalf of the
, farmers Of the Stale of Louisiana we
express our hearty endorsement Of the
action OF the Board of Supervisors o.
the Louisiana State University and
A. & NJ. College and the Bureau Of
. Agriculture Of the State In reference to
the disposal of the fund received from
the United States under the provisions
OF the Hatch law and especially the
establishment and endorsement OF the
three experiment stations as. now
I located aud organized, aud, as it IL
essential that the agricultural expert
men:s Ia the State should be carefully
: followed aud observed for series Oi
years embracing ali the variations OF
seasons and their effects upon growth
and results, we earnestly recommend
that the present policy In relation to
the encouragement ana development
of experimental stations should be
adhered 10 without variation or change
and that we may have the benefits OF
consistent and harmonious serios OF
experiments extending through many
years, and we believe this can be
best subserved by adopting and con-
ttnuing the policy and system en-.
bodied in the act OF the General As.
semb'y of 1888, approving the present
distribution and appropriation OF the
funds received from the Hatch law;
and that we deprecate any change O.
modification Of this policy whatever as
cslcula!ed to be extremely preiudfciu]
10 farm interests