The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20
Old OFFICERS REN$JED
BY the South Carolina Agricultural
Society in Columbia.
OFFICERS WILL BE BETTER
Compensatcd-The Society Is Now
Again on its Fcet-President Childs;
Address.

As is customary at the close of every
Fair, the State Agricultural and Me.
chanical Association held it's regular
annual meeting last Thursday night in
the City Council Chamber. Columbia.
There were about forty members pres
ent.
In opening tho meeting President
Childs used gaval, which he said had
been presented 20 the society by Glenn
son College aid Mt the same time he
expressed the hope that tho students
of the college would In future be the
members of the society. On motion
of Mr.. w. d. Evans the thanks of the
society were extended to tho students
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
President Childs then read his an.
nual address which follows:
Another year has been added to the
irretrlevaplo past. During this year
many political struggles, both national
and State, have been fought. AL
though the result that many of us de.
sired has not been attained we trust
that the great industries and business
interests of the people will not be seri-
ously affected and especially the great
fundamental interest of agriculture,
which our society represents. Upon
1t depends every industry and conse
quently every individual of the human
race, civilized or unciviliZed.
10 further the great interests of ag.
riculture and the mechanic arts our
society has been organized. Although
1T is still In it's infancy as to attain.
ments, much has been accomplished.
1t is established beyond doubt that tho
people Of the State aro in sympathy
with our society. The committee
known as the legislative committee OBJ
tanned for US recognition and from
that an appropriation from tho State
amounting to 81, 400.
am glad to see you have cndeav-
ored to deepen and broaden the base
Of your society by adding to your ex-
ecutive committee three State officials
and one from each branch Of the Gen
eral Assembly. AS tho success OF any
organization depends largely upon tho
executive department it is always well
to strengthen that. tho fountain
head.
Your society has much to be congrat-
ulated upon. The exhibits this year
arc in excess of what they have been
for years. Sections ore represented
both by exhibits and visitors that
have not been for o number OF years.
Now departments of exhibits have boon
opened up, as the factory exhibits rep
resenting On industry that commands
nearly ton millions of dollars of CAPT
tai. Only small exhibits were asked
for as we merely wished to identify
this branch of the industries OF your
State.
The thanks Of your society are due
the railroad authorities for the con-
Aderstion they have shown us in the
reduction Of rates. thereby increasing
largely the number of visitors Your
thanks are due the newspaper mon
Tor their unceasing labors and untiring
zeal in behalf Of your society; also to
the Columbia Fair Association, to the
City Council and tho citizens of CO.
lnmbin for the courtesy they extended
to your society and its visitors
would suggest that an additional
committee be formed to bc known as
the membership committee. whose OBJ
i6cts shall be to increase the roll Of
membership. No department Of your
crease of membership, for in no other
way than this can YOU enlist tho sym
pathy OF the farmers and citizens of
south Carolina, than by their be.
coming ono of us would suggest
auxiliary societies be formed in each
county In the State looking to the
building up and broadening of YOUR
society. would further suggest that
committee be eappointe to memorial.
iZe the General Assembly for the pur
pose OF securing an appropriation to
ASSIST In erecting building to be
known ms "the state BuilLinS," which
shall be divided into M many rooms ns
there are counties in the State, there
by securing certain room TO each
Dounty.
Nothing makes ambition. and causes
greater strides towards the goal OF suo-
cess than competition Arouse com
petition between the counties in the
success OF their exhibits and you have
mado n greater success o: your society.
would nBnIn propose TINT the racing
ieat!rc he separated from the nssocia-
ton. ana IT thought desirable n scDa.
rate and distinct organization be
formed. In co, ciUs!on, I woull saw
that IN dischnrging nv duties ns prcsi
dent OF your society / hnvc striven to
act conscicntiousy and in manner
worthy OF the honor You hnvo bestowed
upon me. | have done all that law IN
my power to make the fair Of 1896 u
success, aud hope 1t has met with your
approval. trust that the coming fnir
of 1897 vii! prove II grrntcr success
than this. and that ~ the COMING yrurs