The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-15
VIRGINIA'S STATE FAIR.
THE AGRICULTURhL sOcTEry vrr.
Of1cers Elected For tho Ensuing Year-rn
Favor or an Exposition and Worlds
Fair Erhibit-several Addresses.


The annual meeting Of tho stockholders
and life members Of the Virginia State Agr..
cultural and Mechanical Society was held in
the Chamber Of Commerce at y VI. yestsr
day. Colonel A. S. Bu ord president. vas IN
the chair and Mr. A. NJ. Tyler assistant Gee.
rotary Of the society, recorded. The meet.
ing was largely attended The State Board
Of Agriculture was represented b. Comms.
s.oner Whitehead and Messrs Corb'n and
Lyman. Colonel w. F. Wickham. Major r..
V. Gaines, Orris A. Browne. Judges Mallory.
Henley and Mr. Gre rgs W Palmer Tho city
and counties were also well represented ~
Mayor j. Taylor IlysOn. Colonel 49, a.
Knight, DR.. a. 90. Holt NJ Surry Mr. D..
Jackson OF the Southern Planter and Farmer.
Colonel John Murphy Mr. Thomas Chris
tan. MAJOR A. h. tenatle. Jr., secretary af
the society. Il. p. Cam. ell. J.. ID. Crers.8w.
". VI. Turpin. dr. hcBryio of the Blacks.
burg College Experimental Station T. W
Wood. III ". Wood. is. H. Gaines. Major
Horace Lacy Of Alexandria Captain Richard
Irby Of Ashland. Air. D. Watkins. Howard
Swineford Colonel Randolph Harrison.
Philip st. George Cooke Walter Grant, Cole
onel Guy. Everett Naidey and j. J.. Babe
cock.
The president Of tie society t On aa .-s-sel
the meeting TIE address WAS accompanied
tyacoly of the ro. 0rt made O. the eyc.u.
tive committee IN December hereto ore puu.
ished showing the entire eX,ucau ot tae
society from EN- arras melts which -lr.
rounded il year previous. Ntl cash sar-
plus "a hand more than -n1' .er. g. pay t.e
interest for two years 0u tle Morgan 1913
$4,000. the greater part OF 7-... .s Tee Lel
income of the last Fair ne.d
The address. among other matters recon-.
mends apqicat on 60 the Legislature ior et.
tended jurisdiction ~ the cty l0i's n.rtE
the exhi niti0u of Che society. THAR 1872 .curate
register of life members he prepared t..tR
suitable memorial be prepared and b. eatei
o. the Legislature requestnr their favorable
action in suitable nrproprlntiun Ior 'lt8
exhibit az the Columbian EApos-ti' 70 at Chile
cago.
THE REPORT SUBMIT tD.
On motion the report was submitted o.
committee of three composed Ot hessr..
Wickham. Palmer and Lyman. = sn.-Dom.
mittee from The Executive Committee. ~
which Dr. NJ @. holt. of our1} Was cntf-
man. made q report on the pre-. 'ent5 rep0r-
of p c0ngratuat0ry and complimentary ciar
acter
The committee If three appointed by tas
Chair then made is report al follows
The committee cordially ana uhahiIN'..
commend the report tue president to IA'
society. and recommend that the xecut
Committee memorable Che Legislature
L To pass a law extending the lursilcti n
of the police O.. tho cllY OF llclluhi TO Hii
over the tair grounds and tle AL accent pl
clncts during the time ol ans ana tll e.llDI-
tIOns upon IT'S grounds.
3 Your COMMITTEES reoo-al .n, the hnpo'
lance and benefit 90 leo derived r1m SUIT
able exposition OF the advantages HnA Ie-
sources OF this Commonwealth at the ~ oi .a 3
Fair 40 Chicago do recommend tlht me iA.
ecutiye Committee memorable tno e'i-.a.
ture as recommended Dy the president in lis
able report.
3. Your committee recommend that tae
thanks OF Che society be rendered tne ci.f nl
Richmond the noble spirit displayed ~
them IN 70 cu'ug the property oi thi7 society
by guaranteeing the interest on ii5 bonds a7
stated n the president report
T. Your committee further anonymously .t-
commend that not only are the thanks oi the
society due Colonel Bgi0rd. Hs ms been rA.
pressed bat tho committee recommend chat
Ire be requested and Dr. urel Co serve tN'
more years as your president as many oi A3
ilustrious predecessors have done
The report was unanimou. iy adopted
THE rIcins.
Colonel Buford. though oppooi to poe
election accepted the responsibility without
further demurrer and reiterated hls desire Cor
Messrs. T p. Campbell md III. W Wood
were re- elected first and third vice-Dre.iients
respectively.
Colonel w. T. Wickham was elected se .oni
vice-president 90 succeed Hon. john D.. Hunt
Dr. N -. Il0.t and g. llOuel John MURPHY
were reelected members of tlee1ccHtiye come
nittee Colonel Palmer and Mr. NJ. b..
Grant succeed Mr.. Joseph Bryan and liel-
tenant Governor j. HOge lyler
Sir. H l.. Lyman addressed tle meeun- ana
especially Advocated the securing of lower
railroad rate as of vital Importance O. iho
success Ji the Xu0 ltllu. Ilr. tu.t suggested
that % man be sent out t0 visit the counties
aud set orth the lVntages obi county eA...-
its az the State Exposition. blt.of }. Horn.
acy thought 10 would De good plan to .l.
telest the Alliance 0Crp- Ot lecturers in ms
work rs they were DO 'ymlatNy tu al lii'-
ters pertaining % agricultural interests. if.-
fessor McBrde was invited Co speak aui
gave an outline OF the history o- tAo State
Exposition in South Carolina.
Colonel Wh.tehe q made ringing speech.
He was unQuaAnoily in favor ot @ state lt.
position. and afterwaris i.8 remoFa. -9 tle
Columbian Exhibition 40 Chicago.
The following reso uuou. oIerei ly 1lr
Nrddey was adopted
That the executive committee ia hereby %
structed II in their Judgment itls prac -lra0.e.
TO hold an exposition in the coming tal io
last lor such length OF time as may Boz deemed
best
Mr.. Henry W. Woods oaered r. resolution
providing ra memora. to tle Legislature
empowering the counties tl make appr pua-
tons for an exhibition az tie State FAIR.
which was unanimously .l.ptci.
At l.Ij the meeting adjourned until I'D s. VI.
to-day.
Police Court.
Henry Young was charged in the police