The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-12


nesday) forenoon. The meeting was COM
posed of some of the most prominent, in
telligent, and influential farmers OF the
county The assembly was called to order
by Mr.. J. p. Day, of Port Byron the
county committee.
r. NJ. Grennell ESD. OF Cordova,
chairman of our Board of Supervisors
was called to the Chair, and VIM. D. Clark,
ofHampton appointed Secretary.
Mr. CLARK read the call for the meeting
after which some discussion ensued, par
ticipated in by Messrs. B. B. Joslin, L. D.
Edwards, Henry Saddoris, J. p Day, and
others, in regard to whether the meeting
was delegate meeting or a mass meeting.
1t was finally concluded that it was del
egate meeting, for the purpose of form
ing a county association or organization,
auxiliary with other organizations through
out the State) to the Farmers State As
ISOLATION, formed at Bloomington last Jan
uary
Albert f. HOLSTER then moved that the
chair appoint committee of three on
credentials. Carried-and Henry Saddor-
is, Jacob Hoke and Jacob H. Marshall were
appointed. Credentials were called for,
and after some delay, Mr.. Marshall, from
the committee, reported some seven or
eight organizations represented by thirty
delegates. The report was approved by
| the meeting.
/ II was hen, on motion of Mr. Saddoris,
voted that all farmers present whether
members of any grange, club, or associa-
ton or not, be invited to participate in the
meeting, on equal terms with the dele
gates
Voted to appoint a committee Of five to
report a plan for the permanent organiza-
ton of a county association. Chair APP
pointed G.sMachin, Charles Latin, r. :.
Montgomery; j. P, Day, and William
Moore.
Voted that the chair appoint u commit
tee of five, ON resolutions Chair appoint
ed Jesse s. DAILY, L. D. Edwards, Madi-
son Bowles, Daniel Edgington and james
B. Walker. On motion of Mr., DAILY, B. B.
Joslin was added to the committee
Ii was then announced that Charles f.
Barney, Esq, Vice President of the State
Association, for this Congressional Dis
trict would address the meeting in the af-
ternoon
Adjourned to PM
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Meeting called to order by chairman,
and Mr.. Machin reported as follows, upon
plan of organization
Report will be published tomorrow
Voted to appoint committee Of five on
the nomination of permanent officers
Chair appointed c. Machin, Mark Ash
down, james B. Larue, Jacob H. Marshal
and W. B. Bruner.
The secretary read the report Of thu
committee on resolutions as follows
Resolutions tomorrow
Report unanimously adopted.
The Secretary read letters Of regret 70
n-attendance from ). NJ Smith and p
| y Foster, a. follows
Letters tomorrow.
The secretary read, for the information
of the meeting. the resolution adopted b.
the Board of Supervisors, in opposition t
, purchasing county fair grounds.
Mr. Montgomery, of Edgington, offere,
the following, as a substitute for the reso
luton before the Board Of Supervisors
viz
Rssolcsd, That, as the sense of thi
meeting We are opposed to the purehaS
; Of fair grounds by the county,
D The committee on officers of the count
association reported as follows
REPORT.
n PRESIDENT. D. Edwards, of Hampton
Secretary-C. Machin, of Canoe Greek
' Treasurer-Wm. Moore. of Rural.
I Presidents-C0rdova. Jacob Hokt
NJ D., Coe, Henry Saddoris Cano
: Greek Alex Ashdown, Port Byron. Ed
f win HOLSTER Hampton, W. b. Clark
+ Yuma, Fred. Osborne Moline. Vim. Hai
V rold Rock Island, W. d. Crockett Blac
S Hawk, Adolph Dunlap; Bowling, Geore
r Keller; Edgington, Robert Montgomery
+ Buffalo Prairie, John kistler Andalusi,
: John Buffum Drury Jeremiah Leauatt
r Coal Valley, Thomas Lees; Rural, Jane
4 Cook.
2 The report was unanimously adopted.
Messrs Machin and Saddoris were al
pointed committee to conduct Mr.. FL
o wards to the chair.
f Mr. Edwards on taking the chat
: thanked the convention for the distinctic
conferred on him and asked their asst
lance in turthering the objects for while
they had assembled. He addressed tt
convention briefly, regarding the object
the meeting. and trusted it would be I
spasmodic action on the part of the ia
n mers but that all their deliberations wou
It be marked by good Judgment and pers
verance worthy of the rights they hope
u maintain and protect.
Mr. Barney was then introduced by ii
! president, and spoke principally upon Il
! Importance Of organization and the nece
sity Of continued effort 10 secure for Il
agricultural portion Of the people their ju
, influence in legislation. He closed by gi'
ing notice Of meeting for this Congre
l sional District at Princeton on the 2I
5 inst
q After notice a considerable numb
u came forward and joined and paid the
e admission fee
Voted that all farmers who desire
I join the association be requested to gi,
d their names to the Vice President of the
d respective townships. together with Il
Q admission fee
. Voted to send three delegates to Il
o Princeton convention. The following we
appointed: Jacob H. Marshall. Jes
DAILY and Daniel Edgington.
On motion of Mr. Montgomery it wi
. voted that delegates who cannot attend ii
o Princeton meeting be empowered to a
y point substitutes.