St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-20
State Agricultural Association

The annual meeting OF the State Agll-
cultural Society, which will he held in
this place Jan. "a 25 and 2G, promises to
he perhaps the most brilliant meeting
since the Society was inauguratca by
! Gov. McEDcry some eight years ago
A large number of distinguished speak
ers on agricultural subjects have already
consented to address the meeting, as has
! also Gov. Foster, who will deliver an
address on "The Relation of the State
to Agriculture,' certainly a matter of
prime Importance in an agricultural
State like Louisiana. Prof. S.A. Knapp,
of Calcasieu parish, formerly Professor
of Agriculture in the University of
! Iowa, will deliver an address on Tech
nical Education in Agricultural and
the Professors well known ability and
rare oratoricai powers will make his ad-
dress a marked feature of the occasion.
Col. Gus. A. Breaux, of Lafayette, will
deliver an address on "The Adaptable
ity Of the Prairie Lands of Louisiana to
Cane Culture" Diversified Crops in
Louisiana will be discussed by our
we'll known agriculturist, Mr.. A. Dim
mick, of Bellevue. The resources of St.
Landry will be brought out in an ad-
dress by Mr.. L. T. Blackshcar, of Plai-
sance, while sugar growing and manu-
facture in Southwest Louisiana will be
discussed by Mr.. John II. Humble, of
Washington. Mr.. S. F. Read, of Opel
ousas, will deliver al address on our
western prairies. Immigration will be
discussed by Hon. j. G. Hawkes., Com
missioner of immigration, Col. S. L,
Cary, of Jennings, and Mr.. Jno. n. Og-
den, of Opelousas.
Our talented fellow citizen, Hon. Gill
bert L. Dup,e, will deliver the address
of welcome.
The committee of arrangements are
in correspondence with pumber Of
other prominent speakers and every ef-
fort will be made to have the meeting
here of the most attractive character
The Southern Pacific and Texas Il !
Pacific railroads have agreed to carry
passengers to Opclousas at II rates on
the certificate plan, full rate being paid !
going and one-thild rate returning.
1t is hoped that every one interested |
in Louisiana agriculture will do all pos |
sible to promote the success of this .
meeting aud to make it one of the |
grandest assemblages of our leading |
agriculturists that has ever been held in !
this State. All agricultulists and all .
agricultural organizations have been in
yited to attend or to send Delegates
The police juries of the valious parishes
have been requested to send delegates
to the meeting and to pay their expen-
'es. There perhaps never was time in
he history of Louisiana agriculture
when 80 much depression was preva-
ent, and yet it is obvious that with we'll
directed intelligence no other State in
he Union offers such advantages to
lgriculturists as does Louisiana. We
lope that the meeting will be a grand
success and are confident that it will
five positive impetus in the direction
# agricultural advancement.
The selection Of our lovely town, di-
ectly in the center of perhaps the finest
gricultural district in the State of Lou
siana, was most happy one, and visit
rs from other parts of the State will be
delighted with the grand agricultural
disabilities of this sister section of
heir State.