The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10

quire an explanation from Bagley.
Chairman Downing of the committee
stated that the errors were all clerical.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened by
short addresses by Governor Matthews
and Mayor Denny.
Prof H A. Huston of Purdue uni
versity then read paper on THE Sugar
Beet Cultivation in Indiana" The sugar
beet culture, he said, required two sets
Of conditions: % Favorable climatic
conditions; it requires a summer tenn
perature Of about seventy degrees +.
and almost the same rainfall as other
Indiana crops. (2) Special cultiva-
ton, the essentials of which are deep
blowing and close planting. So far as
the climatic conditions were concerned
he believed that Indiana was as favor
ably located as Nebraska, where the
sugar beet industry is well established
The past season, he said, had been
most Injurious TO most Indiana crops
ana yet the beet had done well at the
experimental station, where nine tons to
the acre were produced. This was only
eighteenth Of ton less than the aver
age. The drought diminishes the size or
the beet but increases the per cent OF
sugar obtainable.
Prof. Huston gave some extensive
statistics to show that the industry was
already a demonstrated success in the
state, large crops being raised in many
counties. He anticipates that ere long
there will be- established in the state
factories for the manufacture Of beet
sugar.
paper was also read by Mrs V. c.
Meredith Of Cambridge City on the
Mission of the State Fair" She said
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partments as a distinct department
wiped out. The women We're able to
compete with men and were doing it
successfully, and she was willing that
the men be allowed 10 compete with
the women if they so desired. She
recommended that some extensive land
scape gardening be done at the state
fair grounds.
The delegate state board of agriculture
met Wednesday morning and the report
of the credentials committee was re-
ceived. 1t showed an attendance at the
meeting Of fifty-eight delegates. The
auditing committee, which investigated
the books and accounts of eX-Secretary
Bagley and eX-Treasurer Johnson, re-
ported that they had found the books
all right, except that a discrepancy was
found in nine vouchers of the secretary.
The committee, however, was of the
opinion that the mistakes were clerical
and would be explained by Bagley.
A resolution was introduced by J. -.
Davidson and adopted by the convention
10 the effect that congress be requested
TO continue the $4,000 appropriation for
the maintenance of the Purdue expert
mental station.
The disposition Of these minor matters
Of business brought the convention to
the nomination Of candidates for cleo
ton as members of the board Of di-
rectOrs. During the morning, before the
president called the meeting to order,
there had been considerable electioneer-
ing and wire-pulling, which resulted in
number Of persons who were candi-
dates TO withdraw from the race. This
was done in some cases because it was
seen that an election was impossible and
in others in order 10 concentrate
strength for the defeat Of another.
The following are the nominations by
districts:
F'irst-Robert Mitchell. Princeton, Glib
son county.
Second-J. S. Mccoy. Monroe City.
Third-Warder W. Stevens, Salem; z.
S. Getzdanner, Corydon.
FOURTH. W. McGrain, John Tillson,
W. i. Seward, Franklin.
Seventh-H. B. Rowland, w. B. Holton
and c. +. Darnell, Marion.
FOurteenth-C. b. Harris. Goshen
Fifteenth-AarOn Jones and d. w
Place, South Bend.
Sixteenth-R. NJ. Loclhart, Waterloo:
J. +. Mcdonald, LigOnier.
The morning session closed with the
reading Of a paper by Mrs. Julia Waugh
shine and Shadow" and Immediately
there was a general session Of all the
association Of the congress of Indiana
industrial associations, at which meet
ing the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, 1t is proposed in the Will
son bill now pending in congress to
place on the free list twenty-nine of the
finished products Of the farm which are
now protected by equitable duties; and,
Whereas, The same bill gives many
manufacturers 40 per cent. protection;
therefore,
Resolved, That we condemn the gross
and unjust discrimination against the
farming interests manifested in that bill
and we call ON our congressman and
senator's to oppose the measure"
The election occurred at 1870 o'clock
Robert Mitchell of the First district
James b. Mccoy Of the Second and c..
B. Harris Of the Fourteenth, having no
opposition, the secretary was instructed
to cast fifty-eight votes for them, and
elected. Ballots were taken for the cleo
ton Of members for the other five dis
tTicts and resulted as follows:
Third-W. w. Stevens of North Salem,
40; I. S. Getzendanner of CorydOn, II.
Fourth-First ballot: j. W. La
grange Of Columbus. 20; John Tillson OF
Franklin, 10; w. b. Seward OF Blooming
ton, IS. Second ballot: Lagrange, "a;
Tillson, "a.
Seventh-W. 3. Holton of Indianapolis
Sc; II. b. Rowland of Rowland, 20; Cal
Darnell Of Indianapolis, 2.
Fifteenth-Aaron Jones Of South Bend,
40; D. w. Place of South Bend, 49,
Sixteenth-James Z. Mcdonald OF
Ligonier, IS; r. NJ. Lockhart Of Water
loo, 20.
This vote elected members as follows:
First district, Robert Mitchell; Second,
James S. Mccoy; Third, w. w. Stevens;
Fourth, ]. w. Lagrange; Seventh, w. B.
HoltOn; Fourteenth. c. =. Harris; Fiji
teenth, Aaron Jones; Sixteenth, James E.
Mcdonald.
The hold-over members by districts are
as follows: Fifth, V. K. officer of Mad
ison: Sixth, w. w. Hamilton Of Green's
burg; Eighth. Charles Downing Of
Greenfield; Ninth, James N. Sankey of
Terre Haute; Tenth. J. n. Davidson Of
Whitesville; Eleventh. NJ. S. Claypool of
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