The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-11
TO DRAFT PLANS AT ONCE
TO INVITE BIDS AND REPORT AT
NEXT MEETING.
THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES APPOINTED
The Election of Officers Postponed Until Mex
Meeting Of Board, No Member to be
Elected to Any tion. Met
Next in May.

The Board of Agriculture met yester
day at 8 o'clock, Col. John s. Cunning
ham. chairman presiding
Maj. Graham introduced the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
hat in addition to the executive ant
finance committees, the chair appoint
committees of five members each on the
various headings in the subdivision OF
section of the acts of March 4, 1899
also on experiment and analytical station
and other business coming before the
board shall be referred to the proper
committees for consideration and recon-
mendation of such atcion as they may
deem expedient by the body
Mr.. Grimes moved that the committee
on migration be appointed to go to
Southern Pines on the - day of April
and that the chairman of the board be
added to the committee. Adopted.
Mr.. Bailey spoke in favor of proceeding
at once with the work of the proposed
annex to the Agricultural Building, and
moved that the chair appoint "a build
ing committee. The matter was discuss
ed by Messrs. Coffield and King.
Mr.. Bailey then introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That committee of five.
consisting of three members of the
Board of Agriculture, and Messrs. ]
A. Holmes and II. X. Bruner, be APP
pointed TO draft specifications and re-
ceive bids for the building of an adj
dition TO the property of the board, with
instructions to report same to the board
ut its meeting in May, 1899"
Mr.. Smith moved that members of
committees get the same pay as mem
bers of the board, provided that they
get pay only for work authorized by the
Board of Agriculture when the board
is not in session.
DR.. Capehart was invited to give the
board information in regard to fish and
fisheries. He addressed the board. Civ
ing a great deal of interesting and use
full information on the subject.
Dir. Capehart moved that the United
States Fish Commissioner be notified of
the action of this board int appointing
a committee of three to visit the fish
hatcheries at Edenton.
Major Graham introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
l.
committee is authorized and empowered
to call Il meeting of his committee when
ever he shall deem it necessary or ex-
pedient for the public good, and to act
upon such matters as may demand inn
mediate attention and cannot be post
poned until the meeting of the board
without detriment.
Mr. Grimes introduced the following
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.Resolved, That no member of this
board shall hold any official position
under the board except in the direct
line of his duties as Il member of the
board.
Mr. Grimes also introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That we invite Prof. ]. A.
Holmes to cooperate as member OF
the Fish committee"
Mai. Graham moved that the election
of officers be postponed until the next
meeting of this board, and that when the
board does adjourn that it adjourn to
meet at 4:30 O'Clock y. m. on the 26th
day of April next.
Mr.. Graham asked Mr.. Kelly. inspec-
tor, for information regarding the tax
ing of samples of fertilizers. etc.
Mr.. McCollum introduced the following
resolution. which was adopted:
THAT the chairman be requested and
authorized TO appear before the Rail
road Commission and request the reduc-
ton of car load lots of fertilizers to ten
tons from fifteen tons, as now preScrib
cd"
Mr.. Blair, State Chemist. was re
quested to appear before the board and
give information regarding the analysts
of fertilizers. Mr.. Blair complied with
the request.
The board met again in the Afternoon
at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Coffield moved that the cha.rinat
of the board be eX-officio chairman 81
the executive committee and that he b'