The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-11

a member ON Farmers Ins.itut *. and
of the Building committee. Adopted.
Maj. Graham moved that the Com
missioner of Agriculture, Mr.. Patterson
be requested to serve on the Building
committee. The motion prevailed.
The chairman announced the various
committees:
THE COm MITTEES APPOINTED
Executive-Col. John S. Cunningham
ex-officio chairman; J. B. Grimes, w A.
Graham. s. l.. Hart. l.. G.. Waugh, Geo
+. Weston. J. G. l.. Harris.
lmmigration-MaJ. w. A. Graham
chairman; a. +. McCollum. II. II. Jones
l.. q. Waugh, Howard Browning.
Finance. b. Coffield. chairman; w
A. Dills, ]. A. Stevens, DR.. w. Il. Cape.
hart, A. L. McCollum.
Inspection and Sale of Fertilizers
L. McCollum, chairman; w. A. Graham
r. III. Jones, w. A. Oils, G.. E. Flow
Contagious Diseases of Cattle-George
+. Weston. chairman; w. ID. Smith; J
G. Bunch, w. c. Sprinkle.
Insect Pests-W. A. Dills, chairman,
l.. G. Waugh, ]. b. Coffield, ]. A.
Stevens.
Trucking Interests-S. j.. Hart, chair
man; A. +. McCollum, J. A. Stevens.
J. Il. CofTield, ~ -. Maultsby, S. f.
Shore.
Fish and Fisheries (generaD-Dr. W.
X. Capehart, chairman; j. b. Grimes,
w. A. Dils, j. Il. Coffield, J. C.. Ray,
J. A. Holmes.
Farmers Institute-Col. John S. Cum
ningham, chairman; w. A. Graham, j
ID. Maultsby, J. w. Bailey.
Cattle Quarantine cial.)-George
+. Weston, chairman; w. A. Graham,
j. c. Bunch, S. l.. Patterson.
Building (speciaD-Col. John S. Gun
ningham, chairman; j. w. Bailey, j.
A. Holmes. T. X. Bruner, w. ID. Smith,
S. l.. Patterson.
Committee to Confer with A. and NJ.
College (speciaD-aJ. w. Bailey. chair
man; w. ID. Smith, j. G.. Bunch, A. T.
McCollum, III. E. King.
Fish tspeciaD-Dr. w. a. Capehart,
chairman: J. B. Grimes, j. b. Coffield,
J. A. Holmes, J. r. Joyce.
Maj. Graham moved that the Finance
comittee be directed to meet day in
advance of the regular board meeting
III prepare IL report bu tUe ulldlCeS Oh the
apartment. Adopted.
The board adjourned to meet ON the
last Wednesday in April 26th, at 4:30
o'clock y. m.
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE
\ meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Board of Agriculture was
held last night.
DIR. Curtis, who has been employ, i
elected stock inspector on quarantine
line temporarily for the Agricultural
Board. He viii locate the boundary OF
the infected district.
The committee will also take up the
cattle quarantine with the Bureau of
Animal Industry to get them interest
cd i'll releasing as much territory of this
State as possible from quarantine.
COL. CUNNINGHAM'S VIEWS.
Col. John S. Cunningham stated last
night that he thought that the Agricul-
tural board had started out under tha
most favorable auspices and that he
thought the agricultural interests of the
State are in safe hands and that the
i1eSlSllLUftt1 dcIcu very wisely All tile.
men they had placed in tlH.I board. That
this intelligent and experienced body
Of men will conduct the agricultural
department upon a higher plane. That
the result viii bring forth good fruit.
That there is no department in tn
State which should be more carefully
considered and managed than this de-
partment as the great majority of the
people of North Carolina are engaged
in farming. That this people are taking
more Interest III Diversified crops than
ever before and every branch of indus
try-tobacco, Gotten and the trucking
interest as well as the seeding of
grasses, the latter of which is specially
important in keeping up a high state of
fertility, needs the active cooperation
of progressive board OF agriculture.
The farmers have seen their errors III
buying their supplies from the North
and West and tn y in order to succeed
must grow their supplies ON the farm.