The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-31
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
AN ADDRESS TO THE FARMERS OF
UTAH.
the One Important Mat
ter just Now-subjects to Be Com
sidered-DesiSn of the Society.


sidered-Desisn of the Society.
After running discussion of nearly
/ two years duration it was decided by
all interested that the different agricul-
! tural interests would be best served by
/ forming one strong agricultural society
out of the many in existence. With
/ this end in view, at an adjourned meet
ing of those interested, held in Salt
Lake city on October Z, the Utah State
Agricultural society was formed. TIC
/ quote from the constitution, The OBJ
! ject of this society shall be- First-TC
encourage the general development OF
! the agricultural resources of Utah.
Second-TO promote trade by produc-
! ing a better and more uniform article
in larger quantities. Third-To pro
mote the social welfare of the agri-
culturists of Utah.
The organization is simply a banding
together Of farmers; by farmers is
meant all interested in agriculture, in
any of these branches, for the common
good of ALL
The matter of most pressing import
ance al the present time is legislation
and it just so happened that the first
state legislature will be called upon to
deal largely with the farming interests
Do the farmers know what is best
to be done, and what is best not to be
done in regard to the following topics ?
First-The confirmation of water
rights that have accrued.
Second-Trhe establishment Of new
water rights
Third-The proper protection of for
ests
Fourth-The disposition of school
lands.
Ffth-The rights of the settlers al
ready on the school lands.
Sixth-Location and disposition of the
lands that will come to the public in
situations.
Seventh-The lands that will come to
this state through the Carey act.
Eighth-The sheep and general stock
inspection laws.
Ninth-The bee inspection law.
Tenth-The fruit tree spraying and
inspection laws.
Eleyenth-Filled and skim milk
cheese
Twelfth-The oleomargarine and it's
effects on the butter trade.
Thirteenth-The state fair.
Fourteenth-The state of our agricul-
ture. and the general supervision of all
agricultural interests
Let all agriculturists in Utah look
this list over and see if they under
stand the different topics, remembering
that whatever is done or whatever is
neglected in these matters, the farmer
will have to pay for in the end.
1t is designed that every county
throughout the territory shall organize
an agricultural society which shall be
a branch of the state society. And in
as much as it is the intention of the
committee to call meeting of the
state association during the holidays
when low rates are in vogue we would
suggest and, earnestly solicit, the agri-
culturists of each county to organize
these branch societies Immediately and
arrange to send as many representa-
tives as possible to our state meeting
in December. We desire at that meet
ing to have a very large attendance
and general representation through
out the territory as matters of very
great Importance shall come up for
discussion and determination Among
others we want to appoint and organize
a strong legislative committee, whose
duty it viii be to go before the legisla-
ture and work for such measures as
will best serve all agricultural inter-
ests.
The committee deem it exceedingly
important that our agricultural inter-
ests should be largely represented in
our next legislature, and suggest that
those county organizations. and all
people interested in agriculture employ
every honorable means to elect to our
legislature the very best men. and we
mean by best men, those who will DO
the best and most work for our indus
tries.
We desire further to urge in the
strongest possible way organization
throughout the territory. Every other
business, every other trade, is organ
lied. In whatever direction you turn
YOU find the mechanic and the laborer
in all lines of industry thoroughly
organized throughout the length and
breadth of our Republic. The result is
they have better protection, better
wages, better profits. than the farmer.
All of the agriculturists of Utah are
cordially invited to become members
and join in the work of lettering their
own conditions. Will some one take
the lead in each county, and organize
the county branches of the state So
ciety?
For further information address any
Of the undersigned.
A. A MILLS,
President. Logan. Utah.
HEBER BENNION,
Vice-President, TaylOrsville Utah.
PHILLIP A. DIX.
Secretary and Treasurer, Salt Lake.
Executive COMMITTEES