, 1873-01-17

A delegate from Henry County offered the fol-
lowing:
lzed That pe,c7 the 1sgE Gong!eea IS 81. 81 H. 1Re
nois River, to Rock Island On the Mississippi VIA
feeder to Di1o1, on the Rock River.
On motion OF Mr. Ewing it vas tabled;
;ect Of ssTho different railway. systems and
their working" lie reviewed the various BYE
TENS Of Europe, and exhibited many lmpoftant
facts Of Interest to the Convention. II,
Mr. Whitney moved that Colonel F1oIPa', ~
Railroad Commissioner, be invited to attend the
meeting. .. -
sfr. Spencer, a. the friend Of Colonel Morgan,
begged to eay that his views Wera presented III
letter he lad written inc CohSsHsloa'; a';a,
Mr. Whiting urged his motion, which was
adopted. ...
Z. G. LAWRENCE,
of Warren County, eaid the announcement that
he va to deliver an address, was unauthorized,
aud le had prepared nothing. Still, as 1t WAS q
subject in which he took much interest,", ne
would state his views, which he did at eonsloe1a-
bic length. 49, -:... -,
Finance to bo Meesrs. Smith, Wiley, and Patter-
Colonel J. H. Rowell, Of Mol Lcan, said he Dis
agreed with M1. Lawrence ea to his WOW OIL Iue
law. ,.., H., ,.,,o,ts
fT.tS -
Of thg Convention. It was great agricultural
State. owing its va1ue to tho labor or the 1af-
1ners. Anything which crippled them WAS :. p
public disaster, equal to O fa11lne or IRE. II
reaso,, OF frost or rates of transportation SO
high as to forbid tie sending the:n 1o."a,a.
Ffosts could not be hindered, but some means
should be devised BY winch tne
farmers could SET cantrx ta1o aovsroientT R1tT
resides in tho people. Here the law-mak1ng
power was vested in the Legislature, which could
not diyest itself OF that power, and give it TO
number of corporations. NO Legislature co1iu 3s
deprive it's successor OF any power ~ cuua,
maaters. Governmental power had to bo trans
uitted 1,rimpairod from Assembly to as
een1bly. Corporations we're euo]ecs ~ ~
proper Governmental control Us tuo
railways were improved public highways, anu
that towns could impose taxes tor 'tner Gun,
structio,,. The 6u,rcmo Court OF Michigan naa
long ago held that such organizations were 20
| great extent under public CONTROL tneir very
existence being based on q delegation OF govern
| nontal power, Ifo road numbers OF extracts
| from decisions Of various Courts to snow 1ne
position Of railroads rs pubic corporauous'
| STATE ORGANIZATION.
| The Committee Oh State Orsanl1a1io.u, L. =, 1n9u o.
presented ito report oy tho oeete'aS' D. - AA'
| Prime. ,.,o,x., =. ,,,s
/ ARTICLE l. THIS organization shnll be kno"n as LIE
| Illinois State Farmers Association a.,
Art Q. Is object shall ce the promonoI, ot 'is nI
moral, intellectual, social aud pecunlars "enare u
| tho farmers Of Illinois. ,-o,o
ths various Farmers Cubs rangea, and Agriculture
| md Horticultural Societies Of the 6sate, cacu VI
which Ehali be entitled TO Ct least one uessa.S
and yhero tho number OF its members exceed w !!
ore eerata for every 100 members or fraction easse
| ing half that number. Tho uea'oers OIL 1ue eaa
Board Of AgrcutIre sha oe % 1ta ni eonntie
in which clubs oranges, othcg agricultural or nottl
cultural societies not organized pcrsons nos oe.
gates 1nay be admitted by vote OF t5i5 assocaon "
members shall pay nn annual fec Of s.: ..,,.,.
! Asr, l. its otscers eha consist Of PIes'aent, En-
sate 10 be nominated BY The delegates theref rom,
i Secretary and Treasurer, and tneee oinGe1s sn ~
ettuto Tue State Central Committee Of tis oIean4
\ fjon with power to appoint Executive Cotu1ultt
of three from its members also Of County Commit
tee Of one from each county IN tne state, % !,
nominated by the delegates san oicel ,,,tj A he;
successors are elected. This organization saa 'ee
annually at such time and place as ne enr,
Cor,rrittee NAV determine. 6pecial meetings may
| called By the Executive Committee.
LETTER FROM COLONEL MORGAN.
4 letter yas then read from Colonel MoteAn
tho Railsbad Commissioner, in reply to IN inn 7;
tation to be present. The subjects before tn
Convention were chiefly railroad matters sue
AZ he had been acting on. He suggested, hrst
ALL that it must be tha. ,soa 7 'nu auatai
them: ii not, they should not be uphelt
Tha nconle should proceed, withot
= passion. but determined to enfort
their rights. The law on the subject o. olsefln IN
nations was now being tested, its validity hasln
J been upheld by the Circuit Judge: Il alhsme e.
: the roads would appeal to the United States u
: | preme Court where there would be no nope
disposing Of it for two years. lhat lnsol'eu !,
delay till 1876, and showed the importance OF 7,
j ueople pereisting, without being sear1eo
! the laws delays. Larger appropriations ~e'
needed to enable the State to defend the r!gh
: of the citizens against wealthy cofpofaiI;1oan u
d employing good lawyers. The trouble Win Il Il
n Passenger Rates bill wns that 1t gave no one u
power to prosecute the offending road e1ie9tus
' tY until after five violations. Private 1ndlYi
1ials could not afford to sue, and the Comm
!. siopers should be given power to take actlon
' sulting even in forfeiture, the true on]ect
q which was to force the roads to obey :, q
i law and not do injury to the stockholders. III
f. Convention should also consider the fa1e
| charges for TRANSPORTATION There was no authe
,. itY il the Commissioners to BRING SUIT ior
7, cessire charges, and the Legislature should g
ia matter. He concluded by expressing his hea1
10 sympathy in all efforts to protect the peoI
from monopoles. J..
Is Colonel Morgan was then introduced, q
6e seid lie had not intended to tako any par ~
J. Convention. No ono who fully appreciated
ao magnitude Of tho struggle would enter On =
II OF the duties involved without pledglnG INNS
to diecharge his trust. Tho contest here =
q against more than ECU ,Uuu, ,ouu. 1na1 eot!t"1
10 Illinois claimed to fix transportation rates
8: it's own way, and fix the neast
Of Of prosperity Of tho :. towns owns osia on II
y virtue Of IN ineyocahlo contract. Could a
d. d; thing bo more monstr9us5 ; Thanks S,, to 'q9
as would set it on its legs again? That caPi
admitted it. .a could o@ nGt &c mshdgss fSs se
reach the root OF the trouble they must SD =.
rs retrospective relief. The hundreds Of millit
ng Of fictitious capital in railroads must be tore
no blotted out, and no more, under any fo'
-, permitted to rest On the people, It could
cd done for all this fictitious capital had M been
1t, had been. done under the se1nblance OF
BY tho way Of eaR,ts1L1sd trom
he people Then, after years, tie stock had b
ak issued to represent them. Ho hoped the res e.
cal Of the agitation would be to reduce aA roads
n,t, au equitable valuation, and then reasona
'ly rates would be reaIity, producing merely =,
~ profit. Ho ras With the Convontlon II all It
n 10 gain that end
ey / Adjourned till o'clock.