The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-23
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National Convention of
Farmers In Chicago.
And of the National Board
of Trade.
Report ON the Probable No.
of Hogs this Season.
Mechanics Preparing for a
Hard Winter and Little
Pay.
No Abatement OF Yellow
Fever in Memphis.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The convention of
the farmers of the United States and Can
ada met at Mccormick Hail. this morn
ing, in pursuance of call issued by the
State Central Committee of the Illinois
Farmers Association The attendance
was quite large, including delegates from
Illinois, Iowa, Indiana Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, New York and Michigan
W. c. Flagg called the convention TO or
der and read the call under which those |
present had assembled, and stated that the
especial object of the gathering was to dis |
cllss the transportation business of the |
country, and endeavor to affect harmon
ious understanding apong the producing
classes, so that united effort may assist in
effecting the relief hoped for
On motlon, W. C. Flagg was nominated
for chairman pro tenn, but declined the
honor
Mr.. C. D. Beaman, of Waupun, Iowa,
was then elected chairman pro tenn
Mr.. s. NJ Smith and S. T. K Prime were
nominated as Secretary and Assistant Sec
retary pro tenn.
On motion, Committee on Credentials
was appointed from the several States rep
resented as follows: Illinois, NJ. NJ: Hoo
ton, ". R. Schopp; Indiana, Douk ". &.
| Loekhardt Wisconsin, o. b. Garder; Iowa,
5. II Dickson, A. G. Schaeffer; Yew ork,
George 5 Clark.
The Secretary announced that tickets
had been printed and would be gwen to all
who were entitled to seats in the conyen-
ton, and that only such as held tickets
would be admitted to the body OF the hail.
I, leaving the galleries to those who were
present simply as spectators.
In was moved that all persons present
VIII, could give satistact ry evidence tn I
thev were members of the farmers organ
: ization, and have not credentials WITT
! them, hand in their names, that they may
| be enrolled as members Of the convention
- On motion, the convention adjourned ul
l:3O o'clock this afternoon.
The convention organized this Afternoon
j bv the election of las. NJ Allen, President
p s NJ Smith and S. T K Prime, Secretaries
The States represented are Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa, New York, Indiana, Mime
n sofa. and Nebraska. At the evening ses
: sion the subject of Transportation wa
q taken up and discussed by various dele
:, gates There was an unanimous expires
sion in favor of improving the facilities
y but difference as to the plan. Some ia
e vor double track railway to the seaboarC
II others the improvement OF water cOmmuI
ia ication to the east and southern seaboart
Some favored that the work of either {
u both be done by the government, and SON
l. that the work be done by private capita
controlled by State and federal Legislation
Adjourned.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The natioual Boar
ne of Trade resumed its session this mornin!
: Sixty one delegates answered to roll cal
- The President announced the committee
ds the reform of currency. the nation
ne banks and the national bank laws II
a committee consisted OF Woody, of Cinci
9 natl Nourse, OF Boston; Stranshaw,
=, New York; Wright, of Chicago Bonne
ro of St. Louis Rindle, of Louisville; Bu
ty well, of New Orleans; Grosvenor, of Pro
Ist idenee Smith, of Milwaukee Bromber
h of Mobile President Frailey was added
=. the Board
a' The Secretary read the report Of the e
he ecutive council of the national bankru
1T law. The following suggestions were co
no tanned therein: The abolition of fe
and the establishment of salary for Office
u enIarging the powers of the assignee a
of with power to settle accounts and to ma
nd distribution; and the federal law to fix t
L. amount and kind of property exempt FRI
Us assignment The Board then proceed
he tn tha dacision of the resolution in rera
eat to American shipping interests, report
by the executive council.
o The frstresolutian favors the all0war
by Congress OF bounties to American sh
~
md to the resolution. Stone, of Wilmingt
,ve and Wetheren, of Philadelphia, declal
ltb that ship builders neither asked nor desi1
nm. aid. The former said the cost Of build
iron ships on the Clyde was now not m
oh and that it was daily increasing The r
abr olution was rejected vote IS to 8.
The second resolution was that I
Board renew its recommendation to G
~. gress, admitting, free of duty, all ste
. co., for use by the vessels in the foreign ira
Amendments were offered to include
the articles used in the construction
such vessels, and to include all vessels
- the inland as we'll as foreign trade
After further discussion, the whole S
ject was laid on the table to be taken
to morrow. The report of President Fl
department of commerce, was submit
with the proposed act of establishing
h defining the powers, ETC., giving this
4 cutiye department the supervision and
sS care of the agricultural, commercial ms
featuring, and mining interests under
government regulation, The report
- referred back and approved to the exc
live council instructions to urge on Cong
al ,,f ha
Grosvenor, of St. Louis, chairman of
Committee on Transportation Facili
submitted a partial report, embracing
following general resolutions /. recoe
ing measures for the cheapening of tr
portation as national necessity I; 2. de
ing that Congress should charter any
between the interior and the seabo
which private capital may undertake
build, but that such road should be SUI
the same to state laws as to taxation
to control the same as other roads In
same State Sd. that Congress should
vent unjust discrimination by any
upon Interstate commerce but that
mn protection of the people of each
EW against the exactions of the roads W
the state, or refusal to perform thei
aaly as common carriers, may most e.
lyely be secured by State courts and
islatures; 4th, that the only perms
guarantee against unreasonable freirf
to be found in the improvement of tbe
L,r ural, free highways by water channels
lioiJ therefore. rejoicing at the improyeme
the St. Lawrence route, by Canada.
the effort to improve the canals by
State of New York, the earnest inve,
ton of other water routes, and tru
that the improvement of the Missi,
lnS and Ohio may be pressed without d
5th, that commissioners should be apl
and for ed to investigate all the plans for ini
Improvements, and that appropri'