The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Farmers State Conven-
vention.
The People Aroused and
Looking after their
interests.
Political Parties Knocked
on the Head.
Resolutions which 60 to the
Bottom of things.
Gov. Beveridge comes down
peg or two.
Gov. Palmer speaks his
mind.
Further Particulars of the
Awful Shipwreck of
Halifax.
Accidents, Fires. Crimes,
Etc, Etc.
Gov. Palmer speaks his
mind.
Further Particulars of the
Awful Shipwreck of
Halifax.


convention met at ten at the court house,
and was called to order by W G. Flagg.
VIM. NJ Smith was chosen temporary
President Committees on credentials and
resolutions were appointed
A delegate from Peoria county offered q
resolution urging the passage of the bill,
now before the legislature, for the con
struction of lock and dam in the Illinois
river at Copperas Greek, but after some
discussion the temporary President decided
the resolution out of order.
d. W. Dame, a prominent farmer of
Carroll county, and a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the State organization
of farmers, being called upon, addressed
the convention, detailing some of the
grievances Of the farmers, and the alleged
imposition practiced upon them not only by
railroads but by other corporations.
At II 0 clock recess was taken until .
p. m. When the convention reassembles,
it will be In the State House. the court
room being found too small
On re- assembling, the hall and galleries
were filled. D. ". Dame was chosen
permanent President and s 7. Tufts, Sec
retary.
Gov. Beveridge, by invitation, made
briet address, pledging the nourishing
care of the State to her various interests
and recognizing the importance of the farm
ing interest He recognized the fact that
the railroads are exacting from the farmer
ers extortonate prices and making unjust
discrimination in treights. He cautioned
the people not TO make war upon the rail
roads, but to bring them under the perfect
control Of the people. He believed the
legislature had given its best effort toward
a solution Of the question He expressed
his belief that railroad charters were sim
ply grants of power to the corporators to
build the road, and were consequently
subject to the control of the legislature
and that the time was coming when the
courts would so decide
The resolutions declare that all char
tered monopohes not regulated and con-
trolled by law have proved detrimental
TO public prosperity; that this railway
despotism shall, at whatever cost, be
made TO subserve the public interest that
State cannot create a corporation it can
not thereafter control that it is the un-
doubted power and the imperative duty
OF the legislature to pass laws fixing reas-
enable rates for freight and passengers
and classification, without classification OF
roads, and that We urge upon cur General
| Assembly the passage of such laws that
the presentation Of passes to legislators is
dem0ralizing and should he made a mis-
| demeanor that it is the duty of the Rail
/ road commissioners to examine into the
watering of stock that We urge the I'M
provement Of the Illinois river and we re-
quest the members of the House of Rep
resentatives to vote for the bill now pend
ing for the improvement of that river as
ii will give cur State absolutely into the
hands Of the people that we demand Of
/ Congress the repeal of all laws preventing
/ the competition of small vessels which NAV
choose to engage in trade on our inland
lakes between ports in the United States
without regard TO nationality; that we are
in favor Of the immediate repeal of the
protective duties on iron. steel. lumber and
material which enter into the construction
Of railroad cars, steamships, sailing YES.
sells, agricultural implements, etc; that
| the classification of roads is delusion and
snare and we urge the passage of bill
forcing the principle that railroads art
public highways, aud requiring railroads tC
make actual connection with all roads
whose tracks reach or cross their own, anC
receive and transmit cars and trains ovel
their roads at reasonable maximum rates
that we indorse most fully the action o
those who tender legal rates of fare upon
the railroads and refuse to pay more
Ex-Governor Palmer made a shor
speech, saying the railways are public high
ways and their managers public agents
subject to the control of the legislature
The real managers are the iobbers of thu
stocks of these roads in Wall street HI
urged patience and persistence.
An adjournment was then effected Or
reassembllng this evening the resolution
respecting passes was adopted; that fol
the improvement of the Illinois river wa
tabled by a very decided majority; tht
resolutions regarding free lake traffic ant
lfree railroad iron were passed, as also al
additional declaration in favor of the pas
Usage by the legislature of railroad Law
previous to adjournment After speeche
by Senator Breed and others, the conven
ton adjourned till morning
NEW YoRK, April 2.-The White Sta
Company last evening, on receiving tn
news of the disaster to the Atlantic, dis
2 patched an agent to relieve the survivor
! and instructed him to telegram thei
names to important noints Two othe
agents left for Halifax this morn;ng to fay
ward the survivors to their destination
The company says the eatastronba wa
caused by mistaking the lights on th
coast.
The lost steamer was built at Belfast !;
1871 was 420 feet long, 20 feet heara on
% feet depth of hold, and registered 30
tons; was constructed of iron and had fon
masts and six water tight bulk heads; IVA
fitted with eleven boilers and four eylir
ders on the compound principle, unde
which the average consumption of COS
was only 45 tons
HALIFAX, April "A steerage passer
9 ger makes the following statement: :
turned into my berth about eleven cloc
Monday night. The night was dark bu
starlight, and the weather fine. | kne'
the ship was going into Halifax for Goa