Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-10
NOrCay Farmers anal Farming
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North Norway Farmers Club organ.
lied about two months since, j. A.
French. President, S. w. Pierce, Vice
President and Cor. Secretary, NJ. IL.
Merriam. Secretary, X. j. Frost, Treas
urer, with financial committee. There
are about eighty members belonging to
this Club Meetings well attended. and
mitch interest manifested among the
members. At the meeting. Saturday
evening. ut the Chapel schnol house,
after the reading OF Secrelary's minutes
ami some business matters, the following
resolution was taken up
Resolved, that farmers do not have that
influence in society. which they should.
Discussion opened by Amos French.
| Farmers rs class 10 not have that inilu.
cnce. they ought to and might have.
| Have not sufficient confidence in each
other. There is lack of harmony nr
unity OF action amongst them. They do
not work together in such u manner IS to
| make their influence ict.
Calvin Shcdd ihonght farmers had
! geatcr Influence in Ibis country than anr
other class of people. Washington was
farmer. and vet he was u lealer in his
! day, and exeitcd an influence on society.
! ,hat /. T,.lt IA, this Inv
! Vim. Z. French thought thia an impor.
tant subject. Thought farmers lad quite
| rs much influence rs they are entitled to-.
especially, if they go on the principle OF
putting large. nice apples IN each end OF
/ the barrel they intend inr market. whill
| the middle is filled in with windialls, or
worthless apples. Let il not be suPpos
c,l that any member OF this club everdid
such things. II YOU 20 To the farmer Ia
! buy hi' potatoes, he will ak you two or
} three cents per bushel. mole Than he can
sell Tor in he market. Farmers have
about ~ much uhucnce as ihcy arc cn
! titled 10. They may and will have more
! influence when they work together IN
harmony and deal with the consumer
instead of middle men. put up their prod
nets in nice packages. and respect them
selves an, their calling.
Sir. Gay though, we got better poia
tees in buj ing Of The fmmcrs. aud could
afford to pay 4 higher plice ior them.
! As business is conducted much ol the
farmers prodGct goes to The spectators.
They fix up these products 10 suit them
selves. and The blame goes TO The fam
they (lhc spcCulaiors) nix poor with
good flour, and we bIy poor flour in con
sequence of this mixing. That We do
not have The Influence We should. is 10
proof That NC ought not Ia have II.
f.. K Merrill said furmt u did not have
! their jui infuicr, in legislative enact
mcnts. They ate kept down 10y the poll
lician and vile rulicr,, and il il"y did
sometimes 90 70 the Legislature. they
could uul 90 much amoug the politicians.
! s. ". Pirrcc said Imntls dn la, I
infu, nee lul ,lu net use il ~ They should,
! hence al, kept in h. lEu / gIoUrG. They
| do not nl,,hd eau, uses as others clSsseN
da. la aid in securing goo'' men /" fill The
various fires The, could cnsiIy secure
| their lull share OF Offices in Town and
State. would ll.oy lu; use The powers
they have, and il they ale lcpl in the
back ground, 1t is patty their own fault
Decided in aifi NATIVE.
Mr.. Editm, WAS requested toIeply to
your suggestion 10 our Club. We Try &c
have variety To keep up the interest. we
con'iuei in l!ceum form. appoint two oil
idle al the question ihcu it goes la the
! ROUSE ioI ANY one 20 speak. We DO not
! spend al the evening in this way, tel
seine time is spent in general conference,
| To give information, ask questions, talk
! IN the methods of tanning. &c. Some
times Il .ubiect is opened by some one,
followed ly oth"ri; ncmy all at times
! speak. We admit questions such As
! School Law for discussion; then we have
monthly meetings iCr business. 10 talk
! over subjects We DO not wish l" bring be.
fore mixed assemblies We have also n
paper III Tho Club. the Farmers journal,
! TO read. and VIC number about eighty
members. and have 4 iull house. The
object is 10 draw in The youthful part ol
the community aud interest and benefit
| ii possible. ). W. 7.