The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1895-10-11
Salt Lake City, Utah, October 9. -

nate-Prof. A. A. Mills President.
Salt Lake City, Utah, October s.
No more important step for the ad-
vancement of agricultural pursuits in
this Territory has been registered In
recent years than that which was ta-
ken yesterday afternoon in the offices
of the Fish and Game Commissioners,
at the joint building, and which Gull
minated in the organization of The
Utah State Agricultural Society" I'm
der this head there is an amalgamation
of all the societies in Utah that find
their origin in farm life, with one pos
sible exception. The irrigation com
panies are ostracised, for the reason,
as delegate characterized it, obey
are not in touch nor in sympathy With
the plain and practical methods of the
| farmer, only in so far as he is MADE to
pay toll into their treasury"
This sentiment encountered no oppo-
| sition and when the State society ad-
| journed, it was with an expressed de-
| termination to buckle on its arfnor,
roll up it's sleeves, and demand such
| legislation at the hands of the next
General Assembly as to protect and
promote the farming industry in alp its
manifold branches.
OBJECT OF THE MEETING.
The meeting was called to order by
| Prof A. A. Mills of the Agricultural
| College at Logan, who stated briefly
| the object to be the union of all Sdcie-
| ties under one comprehensive name,
| the same to take in the stockgroWers,
horticulturists, beekeepers, dairymen
| and others, that their efforts may be
| made 6iraptinn
they may be leveled.
Mr.. N. d. Jensen of Utah county was
| then called to the secretarys desk, and
| the deliberations were proceeded with.
Heber Bennion of Taylorsville opened
| the discussion, urging the necessity
for a society such as that outlined by
| the chair, as the best means for over
| coming evils that asserted themselves
and most of which may be overcome
| by patriotic and intelligent legislation
| The organization must have a general
name, however, as those who were
eligible to membership would not pay
for the maintenance of the society un-
less it was made plain to them that it
embraced all the interests relating to
farm life.
e. s.. Lovesy, representing the bee
keepers, stated that his association
recognized the Importance of co-opera-
ton, that the evils now in the way of
prosperity may be wiped out and pre-
dicted that the amalgamation would
soon become so formidable that agen-
cies now antagonistic with the farming
industry must succumb. For years the
various societies growing out of the
various branches of farm life had la
bored to overcome these evils, without
tangible result and it was now time
to LTing them together as a unit, and
as unit work for the ends in view.
IRRIGATION COMMISSION OUT.
Prof. Mills, vacating the chair, said
he represented an institution, the Ag-
ricultural College. through which much
money had been expended to promote
the interests involved in farming, and
that It was apparent to him that the
Irrigation Commission which had been
appointed intended to supplant it, on
an assumption that what had been
done in behalf of the farmer had been
done through it, and what is to be ac-
complished in the future must be
through it. He had called on the com
mission few days ago and remon-
strated against such conduct. If it de-
sired to cooperate with the college, he
was willing that should be, but when
the suggestion was made. the commits
sion had informed him that If the ag-
ricultural societies and the Agricul-
tural College desired to join with the
society on irrigation they could do so
by paying the usual initiation fee
Wherever, in the speakers opinion, the
irrigation enterprises that controlled
the society scored a point, the farmer
lost one. and he was unqualifedly OPP
posed to its admission to the State So
ciety. The Agricultural College, he
contended, was the natural avenue
through which to continue the attack
upon evils that threatened the farmer,
and If this was not recognized, after
what had been accomplished with the
aid of the farmer, then the college had
better be abolished.
FARMERS WITH THE COLLEGE.
Delegate Austin believed the farmers
of the Territory would concur in all
that had been said and done In the
meeting, and would refuse to amalga-
mate with the irrigation society, which
was not in sympathy with the plain,
practical methods of the farmer.
N. ID. Jensen stated that he had called
on the secretary of the Irrigation Com
mission, to ascertain what had been
done, but the latter had turned the
query and wanted to know what the
farmer was going to do, and then called
attention to a scheme for holding a
convention on the eve of the meeting
of the Legislature, to lay plans for
legislation. The legislation advocated
by the irrigation people, thought the
speaker, would he too much in their
favor, and not enough in favor of the
farmer, and he advocated that a rival
convention be held the same day for
the farmers to express their wants.
DETERMINE TO ORGANIZE
After further discussion, a motion by
Mr.. Lovesy to organize prevailed, and
constitution and bylaws were
adopted. AS defined in the constitution,
the object of the society Is TO promote
and encourage the development of the
agricultural resources of Utah, pro-
mote trade by producing a better and
more uniform article in larger quanti-
ties, and to promote the social interests
of the agriculturists of Utah. Any ag.
riculturist of Utah may become a mem
Der of the society on receiving a major,
| ity of the votes thereof, and paying a |
initiation fee of so cents.
The following officers We're then
elected, and the society adjourned until
| April 1896:
Prof. A. A. Mills of Cache county,
president; Heber Bennion of Taylors-
vile, vice-president; p A. Dix of Salt
| Lake county, secretary and treasurer
A dispatch from Berlin says: Two
hundred more letters from Conservative
| 10 Baron Won Hammerstein will be pub
| lished, and viii result in numerous trial
| Tor lcse majestic.
| Eustace G. Fitz who recently died IN