, 1870-04-21
RAILROAD TRANspoRTAroN.
convention of Farmers and Others
Interested at Bloomington.
The Resolutions,
Letter from Governor Palmer to
the Convention.

The meeting WIS read -N
The following Gosa51Ts eamm;.ss.s tFroIS1.p ss ,
IN 1t7n1nk1t OTgGnlsdti7n-C. q, Read Rr
ssa' seau' Il c Emery, cook; Il E Logan, Whit
on Rsso.usions and Bu,tae..-u. G. Wheeler
Durage: John u DrJant Of Bureau: GeoTve {
Odlin, Of Whiiealdc; a. NJ Garland Of ssnos
MOI; \. Stevens OF Bureau *''
AFTERNOON SESSION. T. IL
THE ATIEHpAxCk
The convention fcasaeulbieL At $50 n M
latSe .!am namber &c OF gentlemen arrived during til
PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS.
Iht Committee Oh Permanent ORGANIZATION r.,
ported the following Ticket: President + Il. Dryant
Of Bureau: Vice Presidents, WM Smith. Of M cI.ran
= IL AcCrcs, OF cook; 5: Topping, OF White
Macon; ". ". Miller, OF St CLAIR; E & Huil y y
Alton: \. II. Brown, of I'uL,skl; g. ". Herct1' q
Marion: ". St!'lcnEalc, VI Knox; " l. Danlan
L4. VI
The ticket Was elected aad the otlsers took ,be,,
seats
LETTER FROM GOVERNOR rALuEs.
Colonel lfntlan appeared Ill behalf 0f Rorernnr
rainier, who Was u!iAyniAaflr Detained Ut SOrjnu,
fcld- Tht following letter from the Guyeruar Wa
liu,. C. D. UAihn9:
DEAR sls: On inqnir.ng for you this mornynu
vas Informed that you AAI Left the ctr for III,
A,t'1AAAAk%OA N0AFEAL4Vu+ 1 1CklEl1Eu not heinz
able 70 Zee you before you LET, SpftnSdeii. but M
glad that you determined to atteaA the c1nvsr,.
1s"n Lore the 1rss work attempted By the con.
The State that thcy have The power to rid them.
selves Of the burdens Of which they 20 fnstiy
complain am aware that the most serious ,IifYi
cuity With which the pcople h2re to contend Is tue
tlon naa dishonesty % ale % 80 ~ s1assnrr1p,i sor5gp B
mat ths money power actually purchases
makes them tools and Instruments by which po nj.
lar rights arr sacrificed or ha11ered away. In
not undertake to combat this Impression, fer ia
whether public men now IN the possession of The ;tsc
of1ccs Of the country are corrupt or not, Viii t,
the fault OF the people themselves II those here
1,eF ~ selected nre M So nd tie people rectug III
concern them nre concealed or mystittd, nust
hereafter investigate for themselves aud take ~
Of their ON n interests
Hut, to hasten 10 the real object for which Hrta
TO you, have TO add that the convention held
to-day VII! assert and prepare to maintain that
Their Is no interest in this country that is OF can
he beyond the control Of the lxw~ The nresent
statc OF the question between the producing Inter-
est Of the State and the transporting interest IL
that the whole subject Of irtghts and ali suh}ects
That are dependent upon or collateral to thts are
absolutely under the control Of the owners aud
managers Of railway Lines. and that practically
they may anl do grasp antl appropriate TO their
dncts Of the farms and workshops Of the country
as they in the exercise OF thcls uacontroablc t,Is
crc:!on may determine. The otlec: OF the people
q ths State y md must be to over
that freights anu all ,hat relates 70 he
,s5snspo1tauon,, r. Its. ~ storass as and ..le q
and subjected to such regulations US mar har1no,
ntze with reason anu Justice. Tho work OF the
convention which assemblies to-day Ia to call The
attention Of the people to these opposing pFoposi.
ttIIlH. and tn them tn fhAf
more reasonable aud Just, and also TO suggest thn
means ty which 6nccsss may be secured for Inc
slider and call attention to The old fashioned aud
lust theory Of coinpeuton- The canals and river
viii, trust, receive a share Of lie
attention Of The convention, aud, fully u1dcr-
IN this direction, do not feel at liberty to Nv
more upon that subject, but Insist that we must
create competition on the railroads. and TO do thIs
break up the monopolIca Of the carrying business
ly the owners Of railways. Tnerr Is no nccessarT
between TIE ownership and manars
ment Of rniway and the business OF 4 common
rts srs and canals lnhy not he fire. to ali Carriers
Of freight and passengers, upon such terms IA 10
compensate the oWucra Of railFpah property for
the parties or 1xed IN the inanner nsn.
fcstl'ed hy law under the power Of emil.
nent domain. The General Assembly eau
authorize individuals OF associations To f,1acc
machinery nnd cars upon the railroads Of the State
upon the payment u such compensation a NAV
be n1ed by the pfnpef tribunal, nud in that ,yaT
Aeatily, vGuttls competition may .lr1eaf ail tGt.
regulations of conventions Of tcket anS
freight agents. ant? leave the growers u .ceI nn
nnrk. anu wheat, and corn, rtttance, at least of
lltir Owl hant earnings The amendments to Tue
constitution proposed by III. Church In the cou-
vcniton contemplate The exercise Of the noWcr
Il, diverted TO- and Will, no Doubt, become part Of
the constitution. "
have not time to write more hut rrynatr m
s1e,.iuiiy. sE,' ete., JOIN u. PALMER
The communication was frequently aprlAuded.
HkaILt11OSS.
Tue following resolutions we're reported md
nipp&cd. -AN
fesc Il tripk n.sic, and eqHs,;.1 II i1u nriH ipe
and oses sHsror.sonl which hy any f.ir eonstnrtion
IL. " = III ae sbts9 ~ sa
I'D f. ~ Wsa R1 fs snS 4aa 1i ,ash
dsvatcd rs tbs rouEsa- NN '' ~
euca ,o M frsai: u 'es5 c9eie
snd tha. ths principle should BE- rlxnly 70
rtsnt. .nicr ty witch shry nrtun,t that Tie rSpc b.v
.!;F . ~ ss.nr which ssaaas E.
Si4 T. r1{t. ,i, f. owned oIr1s,ed y
,ss.tns them 70 estottionate eh.rscs saa sI ra &
jus,t e.u lot uuits arien on t, rs,t II ii iha ih.
;+,'Ilc u n1nrs 4nd ran'h 4neh untusira5lc Ac;s
si I'd s ssSass ss,a t. o% II
r ctEplt msAns T. inu-ncc lcstlssorr .nd eoaft: io
,I;4, ,Iz sti M M u e II
LII 1 IL ass ssbe. ii ~ d dss a. s,, op
Thst a.cE chaEnrf. ar Inc ehesie.t ii lii Known
ena: sh t. ,9a ,h :uFs ID
y eu!nrttitioH and thertorr. urge up n tie
u s 3 q
so.n = q the State Of Illinois.
tcsssa .oitioa fseusy sdopssa " tic seaaa III Il
x:sfi fh.s thr dcrs..es 10 the n...utsoa.l Con.
;end'aent can l sAe modify that pa u IT, II.
sio@. saa ''fs Gsnes. E .ee~ a..s.sS,R rsSh
on te s q ,bsns s sfiIs ~ "a e "a
" e,asl. EFostdrd tat .ny surplus esrnines of ans
,:SoD : t. :. L .d e. {.
,str loan thc q. az 4 the STATE. . nsle appvrs
III tsssS II Id + g, sl q; "a q
a'%gIs u money The hc.sst upon which viii no, cI.
shc sniafea: o ill., fuiao. anJ a1a NeS.1 canst
a a1a To- son,ssta.n Of canal frnn the nnols Rive!
s Wi n nt e rs a'''''f
This ernstnt.n teiAi,r htrs That the p,rseut ratcs
oafhi e aE a sssSad Th.s naa sar
s. .ss aas II Th9 .'fs IT, ;srF
. a9'a sas Y a.. s5 IL af. ,s
"! ssSa Tha, Ss t1sn to .tSn ~ 4, .PpzsIaoa
IT, sa .s E & ss sss
without N cthc.ynt o,tanszasou % The well known
s Ss'i:ss: w2!s sss' '1sS pa2 t!s
f1.ss f III A.; IL s S,;5 { sss :Sssa :;; =
'< pab:s Id at .ss .t.'''is ID
the e ss. e Rs e "a 81 ns9s.
IS. nSs 1na .s + sates ..sishle fos s.i!ttnf WIonE
rs.s. 6 ~ Nlasa. hi eossa'.: % 4
t. 70 e ~ s1 & s d rs
~ sosnty t,an,test.sot e.sas. ID te 81 meeting
sfEEcHEs Br DEL raArE
NEfea the lndus1ttcs Of Inc sta:e were exposed
preaching Absolute power. Thesr was not eon,pe-
uson enough, Grain could he traspo1teA cheaper
from 9uincr 70 Chicago. on the Chicago Burlins-
same line nesrrr 10 Chicago, sImrl! because ii
Quincy there was competition which did not exist
a. other rolntA The lars wo1M give The people
uEa the1 should have He jud y Who wooiI ton.
kt11c the Laws In accordance with the judgment
ani ~ s'nnaihtts '|s +; II The people; tArrause
road monopolies WAS to resort to transportation by
natural and improved wate1-courses.
1EIEGRAx FRox 7HE cu1cAso BOARD or TRADE
The following telegram WAS received:
AT the suggestion Of MT. Wheeler. this board
appointed 4 delegate to attend tour contention,
hui regret that 1t the lskt momcst he found him.
seli Unable to attend We feel the lecpes: inter-
est 10 the dtli crlt rs OF your lody and trust tneJ
may result IN Substantial gpot 10 tie producing In
Iers4ts Of the Northwest
Etgned> AS II. MccRai.
"rTesident Of Chicago Deari Of Trade
oTH1H sr1Ic1EA
Colonel Merriam, OF IaIaMcll, denounced the
practice OF The railroads In delivering grain At tue
wEong Warehouses, and lmp!otcd inc people To
sustain the Constitutional Convention when it de-
clarrd that tho people were SUPREME. The fran
chitcA, II necessary, should be forfeited and rail-
ruads should be taken possession OF by fac State.
lie thought that the vested rights Of
carPo1tons and monoroLes were sub
osdlnasc 10 the vested rights Of the
people. tApplAuscl He hld read the papers OF
chicago OF both polite parties and DID not see IN
any Of them notice Of that convention held In
the prrss was m1tzled In the interests OF the
mouopoiea Tna, vas pat Of the DachineT pJ
which mpnorols1k hoped to control And ruin the
EfNfn Thrrf7p he nTf,S1 they horsH1 In cnntr1f