The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-12

We are often asked what farmers DC
sire to accomplish by their associations
to which We briefly reply:
LIST. Farmers desire to unto in tn
form Of clubs, unions, or stock dssocia
tions, for the purpose Of showing, il fo
no other, that they can come together
and cooperate like other folks for ,
common good, and for the moral effect i
will have upon themselves and the res
of mankind.
I'd. They desire association for Tho
purpose Of controlling the prices OfthciI
products through their own boards Of
trade, or their own appointed agents, SC
that nothing need be thrown upon tho
market for less than the cost Of produc
ton and Il reasonable profit.
Sd. They desire TO unite for the pur.
pose OF getting their supplies at cost
with q reasonable per cent. added, to
pay for collecting and distributing, and
the use of capital.
4th. They desire to cooperate for the
purpose cf securing reduction in
freights and breaking the blockade by
argument, by Legislative enactment, by
means of the courts,or ifnccd be, by rev.
OlutiOn.
5th. They desire tax rcform-thc alb
clifton OF sinccurc officcs-thc reduction
of salaries-rigid economy in public OK
pcnditurcs, and The repeal of our pres
cnt iniquitious tax penalties.
9th. They desire home manufactures
80 that the money paid for implements
may be kept in the State, and our popu.
lations increased by industrious opera
tives, engaged IN creating wealth, rath.
or than in speculation.
9Th. They desire that the balance OF
our public domain should be kept forev-
or sacred to actual settlement, and in no
contingency be allowed to fall into the
hands of.railroad mOnopolics and land
sharks.
These arc the Pleads of the farmers
hope. Give him these for his guido and
no can and will prosper, and all other
properties will tOllow.-Fdrmers' Un
ton.
T. X. Allen. State Deputy Of Missouri,
writes 10 the Rurdl World, as follows:
We have now over one hundred gran.
gcs in this State, and five months ago
had only ten. We arc now in position,
with proven management to organize
our entire state in less time than was
ever state before. would take the
contract 10 have one hundred thousand
farmers in the OrganizOtiOn within ono
year, and for a reasonable compensation
would guarantee success, If allowed TO
make my own plans. l would claim for
Missouri the banner state, AMI maintain
it without - rival. Iowa has been, and
is now the banner state, but lot her look
10 her laurals.
But, organization is not all. II is only
the first'step. We mast secure among
ourselves, harmony and uniformity in
concert of action 10 attain the great OBJ
jccts Of our organization we must keep
down discussions; VIC must put or
wiscst, best and truest men in the front,
and stand in cold phaIanx ut their
backs sustaining them in all right meas.
ures. We must not hare any rd1arc
ritA any legitimate business or occupation.
Our wareiarc is only with monopoI;es,
and corrupt rings OF spectators in our
products. We must not attempt 10
break up, pull down, Cypress, or injurc,
ar unjustly cxtort from any others.
We mast act upon the go,ies rsie Of doing
Sothcss as ace ,rish to be done BY. We
mast help one another, especially the