The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-16
THEY LIKE MR.. PATTERSON.
New Orleans Papers Compliment the
Commissioner of Agriculture.

The New Orleans papers have many
complimentary things to say Of Com
missioner CT Agriculture :. l.. PatteT-
son and State Chemist r. w. Kilgorc,
| who have been attending the Cotton
| States Association of Commissioners
| of Agriculture in that city. Speaking
| OF the sessions of the association the
| Picayune says:
After the session. which ended at
noon. the commissioners were given a
trolley ride and a lunch at the West
End, which were curtailed, in order thlt
the commissioners might resume their
business last night. They are about
the Understanding people that have
been here at any of the conventions.
They have. however, h@d time to get ac-
Quainted with the most influential buSl-
ness men, and have made "a remark
ably favorable impression. Commits
Sioner Patterson, of North Carolina.
has proven himself Il very able man and
against great odds carried the day in
the contest for the NEXT convention, So
curing the unanimous consent to go TO
his city when there was q strong dis
position to hold the meeting at Little
Rock. Commissioner Hill, of Arkansas,
resembles David Il. Hill "a little. and
has made a most enviable impression
here. SO have all the others.
Mr.. Paterson said he wanted to in
| troduce a resolution thanking the secre-
tary of agriculture for his interest in
| the agriculture OF the South. This was
fapproyed.
Mr.. kilgorc of North Carolina, spoke
on the uniformity of the guarantees to
| be put ON the bags used for fertilizers
sold by the companies. The chemists
| use the same ingredients but they are
| given different names in different States.
| lie thought the association could come
| to an agreement on it, the chemists
| having already agreed on what should
go ON the bags. The president said he
had presented a bill to the Georgia legis-
lature to regulate the matter. but it had
| been defeated.
| General Jastremski moved that Prof.
Kilgore prepare al resolution setting up
| the form that the tag should take.
Prof. Stubbs. Prof. Kilgore and
Prof. Ross We're asked to prepare the
| resolution
Prof. Duggard offered the following
| resolutions
| Resolved, That the cotton States
| commissioners OF agriculture recommend
such legislation in the cotton States as
will provide for the inspection of n1ir-
sery stock and field seeds sold in the
several Sh1tes, with the view Of pre-
venting the introduction or spread of in
| furious insects, plant diseases and nox-
ious weeds. The resolution was
adopted.
The vote for place of meeting was
taken mp. and there were three votes
each for Little Rock, Raleigh and Mont
| gomery.
''On the next ballot Mr.. Adams. of
! Alabama. voted for Little Rock, and Mr..
| Culver for Raleigh. This gave Raleigh
the next convention. she having ) gutes
to 1 for Little Rock.
/ Mr.. Hill, of Arkansas. moved to make
the selection of Raleigh unanimous. and
| this was adopted.
MIR. Patterson. of Raleigh, thanked
| the convention for its decision to meet
there, and promised to do everything
possible to entertain the delegates"
Some eople pass their good resolution,
| on the first reading.