19 Jan 1860
[FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to & President of the council &
speaker of the House of Representatives I spent a short time in
the council. They Appointed this Evening at Candlelight to meet
in joint Session For the purpose of hearing addresses From the
President & Board of Directors for upon the subject of extending
the Agricultural & Manufacturing interest throughout the
President & & met with me
at the Office to make arangements for the Meeting
I met with the Joint session of the Legislature with Bishop
Hunter Lorenzo Young & Wm C Stanes. President Wells called
the House to order, and presented the object of the meeting
Bishop Hunter arose and made a few remarks I was then presented
to the Assembly and addressed them at some length upon the
subject of the agricultural & Manufacturing interest of the Territory
I recommended the esstablishing Branches in evry county through
the Territory & Hold county Fairs for the Benefit of the whole
people and that they Join the State Fair, and that all unite in sending
agents to the states to buy good sheep, cattle, Horses swine or other
stock also good cotton seed & cotton jGinnes and any Machinery
we want, and other remarks was made I was then Followed by
Lorenzo Young & Wm. C. Stanes & Bishop Hunter then remarks
were made by councellor & . President
Wells than made some good remarks and received us vary kindly
and Resolved to sustained us & to have the minutes printed in
the & Mountaineer & in tomorrows minutes
