Huntsville gazette., 1891-02-14
GEORGIA FARMERS.
The Agriculturists in Session at
Savannah.
President Waddelrs Address a
Pithy One.

Goxernor Northen Reviews the Troops.
The WaddelI Controyersy-The Labor
The Meeting of the Society Largely
Astended-Cr.w,Is at the Review.
SAVANNAH, Feb. I3.-The opening day
Of the agricultural convention was one
of great interest.
The address OF welcome on the part of
the city. by Hon. z. w. Meldrim, was
notable Ior the fact that the force of his
remarks was directed against class an
tagonism, in substance, that the worst
citizens of the state were those who ar
rayed class against class.
After the responses were duly made,
the installation of officers occurred, af-
ter which President Waddell delivered
his address. 1t was short and to the
point. Col Waddell calls attention to
the labor problem, especially sine e the
migration of negroes. He says that the
recent African craze has caused many
to break contracts with farmers in order
to leave home. He suggests two RENE
dies-tirst, a reduction Of the acreage.
and intensive farming; second, the inn
migration of select classes of labor. He
points out that under the arrangement
Of the new immigration society, each
county will have an opportunity to ap-
ply for the special kind of labor they
desire. This application is to go through
Mai. w. L. Glessner, the committeeman
for Georgia of the Southern Immigra-
ton society.
Commissioner Nesbitt is here, and
made report for the agricultural de-
partment. He recommended further
reduction of fertilizer inspection fees.
The Military Review.
The pr, cession formed at the DeSoto,
where the governor is entertained and
the procession moved in the following
order:
The First Volunteer regiment of Geor-
| gia.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
! talon.
] he Chatham Artillery.
The Georgia Huzzars.
| Following tile military came the car
riages, containing the notables present.
| The cesSion moved ont to the park
extern a. where the mill 'ary formed
| on the west side in line about a quarter
of mile long, The guns Of the Chat
ham Artillery were unlimbored. and a
salute was fired in honor OF the gov
ernor. The Cover. or then reviewed the
! troops. As tie Chatham artillery pass
+ ed by, Hon. William Ciiftou pointed out
! our two brass siN-pourders, ~hci. G n.
! Washing on had presented them i'll
| person.
Livi, .ston and EaddeiI.
Col Waddell and Col Livingston have
met frequently during the day; and
! there is no unfrIendly feeling apparent,
| Col. Livingston said to reporter:
II care nothing for the attacks on me
personally, but when they attack my
people, and the newspaper which as
president Of the Alliance am response
| Bile for, propose to defend them and
that is what [ am here for. If the fight
opens propose to tell everything about
| the enemies of that caucus and that fight
on The Southern Alliance Farmer"
Col. Waddeli was interviewed as to
/ the attack made on him and said:
Il have not seen the paper containing
! it. If the communication is as reported,
the advice of many prominent friends,
| given me unsOught, is that the nature
and character Of the article will not jus
| tify any gentleman In answering Ii. The
telegram sent me from my home coun-
ty, signed by prominent gentlemen who
know me and the author Of that article,
| which | gave you, c0ncluSively settles in
my favor the ''garnisl IN mt" matter. |
promise to as fully vindioate myself in
the new charge he brings today by the
testimony Of as good and well known
men as can be found in Georgia"
The telegram is signed by the clerk of
the Polk county court and number of
others, and states the suits had long
since been settled.
| Norfhen IndOrsed
The Times says: The farmers gener-
ally sustain Governor Northen in his re-
fusal to assist in entertaining Jay Gould.
They share his opinion of the railroad
magnate, and are proud of the fact that
Georgia has chief executive with such
convictions and with nerve enough to
speak what he believes.
Like the governor, the other farmers
see little good for Georgia in the visit of
the Gould party. They are opposed to
| further consultations of railroads, and
the centralizing of such enormous
wealth and power in the hands of few
| men.