Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-27

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logic, and perhaps the best informed
man il these parts on Catholic church
law. Those who know him say he is as
firm as any follower OF ZenO could be.
He never loses his temper, is kind
hearted, and a delightful conversation
alist. His clean-cut face denotes the
ascetic and student. He has 500 priests
under his immediate control, and lives
the life OF a Spartan in the pretty white
marble house in the rear Of the great ca
thedTaI on Fifth avenue.
who the New York Farmers Are.
There is an organization in New York
that people seldom, if ever, hear Of. 1t
one Of the most unique clubs in tie
world. 1t is composed Of a score of
men who are worth their weight il gold.
Certainly no member Of the club is worth
less than 81 200, 600, and many of them
are rated at from five to forty times that
sum. These distinguished gentlemen call
themselves 1.-THE New York Farmers. -
Among the members are such men as
Chauncey N. Depew, Prof. Charles
+. Chandler of Columbia college,
Robert Hoe, the great press man;
Theodore Havemeyer. tie sugar king;
Pierre LOrillaNd, the great tobacco neT-
chant; Charles Lanier, the banker;
Frederic Bronson, a well known all
round patron of the sports; Joseph H.
Choate, the great lawyer; J. PeiTpOnt
Morgan, the banker. Vice President
Levi =. Morton; Samuel Sloan, the
railroad magnate and others. Two or
three times during the year these gentle
men, arrayed in immaculate evening
- to
and proceed in tie most solemn way to
discuss matters pertaining to agriculture.
AS they are all epicures and good judges
of rare old wines, thu bauQuets are
not the least interesting parts of
the proceedings. These men do not
follow the pillow or SOW the seed. and
know nothing of the hGrdsnips Of farm
labor, but they are farmers, neverthe-
less, from the point of Wall street and
Fifth avenue. Mr.. Francis r Rives is
the president of the organization. II has
been in existence for u dozen years or
more, and if II has served no other pur-
pose has once a month brought together
as fine lot Of good fellows as can be
found anywhere in the world A bust
ness meeting of the organization is held
before each dinner. Then TO low.
sweet music the banquet is served, and
the cigars lighted, the members be-
gin TO discuss serious questions of
the farm. There are always present q
half dozen experts III various matters
pertaining to the care and breeding of
animals and the development of agricuI-
tuTe, as guests, ana these meu discuss
such topics as may he assigned to them
by the president. DR.. Desalnon of the
bureau of domestic ANIMALS in the de-
paTtment Of agriculture at Washington,
led off in the discussion recently on
contagious diseases of our domestic
animals. - After the main paper of the
evening is read, the members and guests
ere invited to q general discussion of the
subject. Horses, cattle, sheep and
swine all come in for q share of the talk.
And the various recommendations made
10 improve their breed to prevent diseases
and TO otherwise add to the store Of
knowledge on the subject, would sorely
puzzle the genuine hayseed. There is no
topic that some of these men are not
willing to discuss at moments notice,
from the building of fence to the drain
ing of a meadow. Occasionally some
bright member, like Depew, is asked to
give his views on the development of
swine. The only Chauucey rises soberly
in his place, and with never a smile on
his face, addresses his ''fellow farm
ers, - to their extreme edifcation. At
one of their last meetings he made some |
facetious remarks upon pig pens that are |
worthy of preservation IN the archives of /
the nation 5 capital.
The discussions are usually free and !
open. ANY member is allowed to ask |
questions, and no doubt some of the real |!
farmers of the nation would be greatly !
amused if they heard the various theories |
advanced
Most OF these men know farming as !
Horace Greeley and Beecher did. 1t is |
reported Of the great preacher that some |
years ago he had party of friends visit
ing him at his farm in PeekskiIl, where |
he had sunk nearly all the money made |
by the sale of his books and on the lecture |
platform. 1t was in the cool of the |
evening. Tea was announced, and the /
great divine LED the way 10 the supper
room. He looked lovingly upon dish
filled with boiled eggs, and handed them
around 10 his guests as carefully as if
they were the most valuable gems. Dur
ing the progress of the meal one of the
guests praised the qnality of the eggs.
''TheY are really delicious, - he said, |
$50 fresh and different from those we /
get in the city
And then turning to Mr.. Beecher, he
ADDED: 81 do not wonder, sir, that you
enjoy farming. 1t is such q pleasure to
be able TO raise your own fruit, vegeta-
bIes and eggs.
'Yes,' replied Mr.. Beecher, ''it is
pleasant. but very costly. The eggs,