The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-06-07


THE FARMERS UNION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY -
In response to the call issued under authority of
the Farmers Club of Baltimore county and of the
Gunpowder Agricultural Club which appeared in
our local columns there assembled at Duncan's
hall, near Cockeysville, on Saturday last, good
~ number of practical farmers, composed of resi-
dents of the Sth and adjoining districts. The
meeting organized by appointing S. NJ. Rankin
chairman, and Thomas Gorsuch secretary. On
taking the chair Mr.. Rankin said he felt it
special honor 70 be called TO preside over what so
far as his knowledge went was the first assem-
blage ever convened in this State, purely in the
interest of the farmer. He stated that this move
ment was the elimination of a series Of confer
ences held between the two farmers clubs of the
the county for the removal of onerous grievances
which must be endured no longer, arising out Of
irregularities in the Weighing of hay and other
produce at the Eastern hay scales in the city of
Baltimore. The imposition farmers were COM
PEELED to submit to from that source is but one of
a numerous class OF parasitic forces working to
reduce the agrculturist to abect state of hope
less vassaage, and this too in the face of the fact
that he is the agent by whose unremitted toll all
the atoms of wealth and prosperity are wrung
from the bosom of the earth in face of the fact
that he is the foundation stone upon which rest
all the elements of material greatness. He thought
the time had arrived when the farmer meant to
assert his rights by organization and maintain
them by action when he meant to push his
claims into that prominence among the topics of
the day which they indsputably deserve. The
farmer should cease to be the dupe and victim of
the middle-men. In view of the value of space
this bare synopsis of Mr.. RS remarks must suf-
Zee. He spoke at length and presented in for
chile manner the needs and wants OF the times as
felt by the farmer.
A committee was appointed to wait on Gov
Whyte and seek, through his executive interfer-
ence, relief from existing abuses connected with
the weighing of produce in the city of Baltimore
VIM. Webster offered the following resolution :
ResolUed, That the members of this meeting,
composed of persons from the 9Th, 10th and 18th
districts of Baltimore county, assembled for the
purpose of devising measures to protect and fur
Their the general interests of the farmer, hereby
declare themselves organized under the name of
HThe Farmers Union of Baltimore county"
The resolution was unanimously adopted and
a committee selected by the chair to nominate
permanent officers they reported as follows:-
President, Sam'l NJ Rankin; 1st Vice President,
John D. Matthews; I'd Vice President, N. T..
Hutchius; Recording Secretary, Thos Gorsuch !;
Corresponding Secretary, VIM. Webster; Treasur-
er, Geo. II. Merryman. The report was adopted.
A committee was appointed, consisting of Dr..
Moses Merrymau, VIM. Webster, Sam'l M Price,
John Crow Their, Jr., Chas T. Halle, Thomas G..
Bosley, John D. Matthews and Thos. Gorsuch,
to prepare a schedule of business arrange time of
meetings and prepare an address to the farmers
of the county
The next meeting will be held at the same place
on Saturday, June l4th, at q p. m. 1t was
unanimously agreed to extend to all persons in
terested in the object of the organization cor
dial invitation to be present 1t was also settled
with tolerable certainty that an address will be
delivered on that occasion on subjects of impor-
| lance to the Farmers Union"