, 1873-01-17
THE FARMERS.
Second bays Proceedings in
the Convention at Bloom
inEton.
State Organization co21p'eted---
Constitution and Bylaws.

EVENING "WEDNESDAY.
s,ecia, Despatch to I,hs Chicago Tribune.
n1ooM1SoroS, Jan 16.-Tho Convention fe-
assembled at o'clock in the evening"
Judge Starr was appointed on the co1nm1ttee
on Resolutions in place OF Ar. de11la5ton'
Messrs. Rufus Ford and John Il Bryant vera
added to the Committee.
Mr.. Dunlap then delivered his address on inc
.e1ation between the farmers and the m1auie
men.
IN motion Of III. Adams, Of Dewitt, speeches
-wero limited to five minutes.
- Dr. Hooton said some Of the middle men m
tended to make ehort and sharp tight some
manufacturers had said tho farmers would re-
pcpt. and men had refused to take a5oncies LOT
manufactures since the manufacturers solu ~
farmors' clubs. Agencies Tero now undertaken
with tie agreement Of the manufacturers not 10
sell to farmers clubs. He intended to negotiate
and thought the Convention should act. Ho 70
leyed tho manufacturers Tosia @ eo1n ana rnao-
nene'oaef' sell ploT low for a s11 Tor which his |
agent asked ZIG. He replied Il he da 1 50 ant ne
SO. They NUT get rid Of the middle men:
Mr. Hennessy, Of Fulton County, Esld thnt
one mcnufncturcr backed down from such condt-: |
tons in order to get the trade of h's c1up. !
interested. They had IN old system. shonld
fh az break it up they asked. # SO, "tas
sho;ld thew dos They did not care to pay md
die men commission. but they must 81 haEe some
gyalem They must first see how big tho farming
orf-arization was, how long it would inss, ana
how tle men would pay. II satishco'
manufacturers would neat then. ! i
ar. Graham enid manufacturers up noEcn
xero wiling to ret rid Of the old system and scu
for cash, getting rid Of the percentage PAID tho
middle men and charging farmers 10 per cent;
The corn planter people Aad combined aad refused
to sell at Wholesale prices, in order 10 bfeaR tno
I'm. .1,+ tar Hf,.1r1
- planter, and next year that concern would glyo
them terms.
Mr. Smith, Of Ecwauneo, said in his neighbor-
hood they asked the club how many coIn-planter3s
they had If thero we're enough to 90 the WORK
J. the neighbors. those rho had them 4 Wo9ia 1ia
= lend them to those who had not II they dld. .
.that there would be surplus Of corn planters IN
the market The same thing was true Of reap
ers and mowers. Manufacturers would bo.
: forced to coma to him. There were too many
,droueB in the hive Of industry who absorbed the
profits of industry. Every dey' work at q cloth
| 10 S1s per s'ee cent? The oboer got
retailer twenty-five, He would not object, Il
these reople added anything to the value OF tue
r fabric, but they did not. He was not mak,ng
war On all the middle men; but merchants
:. should buy direct OF manufacturers, aud Eave
two intermediate profits he would not on]ect
:: II be got an increased price Tor MS ooIu, pus
:. that had gone down, while everything else had
:: gone M. Why could not neighborlood unite
ind buy goods direct from the mill 1t was the
+. 1nisfortu1e Of farmers that they alone had no
voice in fixing the price Of their products. HOW
long, oh Lordl
to bay from q manufacturer. He refused, unless
they would buy moro than tbs asent sold. Inc
Club let him alone, and now be had come 20 ask
the members to buy. He and others we're ~ mak-
: cent from their retail price. BY doing this, the
manufacturers would be brought to terms. Ihls
Convention would deu,ora1ize them still more:
Kr Greed, OF Marion, said they 60 coa,a ,la;taa n9'
crush down the farmers, no mntter II aA united.
That intelligent class, which vas the stalnngs
point of every thing grand and glol.cus coulo
not be overcome. All they had to do was to organ
ze and 60 ahead claiming that er gn.s a9 1eo
eistible, when they chose to use It. Mechanics aS
all, had system Of organization, but the
farmer. Mechanics were p1oteeted and now % tne
lion. He wanted farmers' clubs every.
whsfe; wss e;seezs esSRaihs e aai The roads not
yield, they had men and money to build road
l.frou. Chicago to Cairo. -, T. xao,
was the foi1er, and On account Of the drudgery
The occupation had become repulsive, and ever
zs5sd to e it e tying f get obsest tG
ooas to seeing e7e, stout rhen nsn ''ng thsy con3
Follow some usaful trade and become producers
They should get rid Of the middle men, and. 1 .!
their condition, Mothers and daughters conlt
do nearly all the merchandising that was neces
liz. West, of Mclean, offered the following
:,-hich was referred to the Committee on hesoiu
WHEREAS, The statutes Of The State specify Il y
number Of pounds that shall constitute ousnel ot Ii
F4rnras % Ths local era!nbuyc.s in many portion
f the stats still persist In taking three pan@ds @ MOI o
tTides; therefore, be 1t ~ :,
Rssolced, That DO hereby recomTend, D., 70 a u
4 delegate from Mclean County said II
;1niddlemen or the club must BUY from norh,1, ID
wrongs on the side Of the farmers as vel as
tho middle mon. The extra high rates we,
owing TO TIE uncertainty OF tho pay: II i On!
ont Of three PAID tney PAU i'r There % re
large exemption laws. and the result WAS it y,
hard for the manufacturer to collect. i woul
be better if q mans property abo7o h's aesu
necessities was held for his debts.
Mr. Beers, Of Fulton, thought the faEme
could get rid OF the middle men by Pe;tectl1
stheir Organization. Then there would be I
trouble With the manufacturers
with til the si preceding speaker. The best Thing
do was to provide for . State pu1chs sing age1
and let him correspond with Al Al msnu1aetuTe1
ststng he spotf be1 10r would n epe m Il
lowest terms. Probably that would bre:
mp wholesale agencies. Then :, the loe
agents send their orders to the stato ager
-who vii have hard work, and should be fair
CONFRONTED. It would not be long before eve
township Ind it's club, and would DO in CO C
uection with the State Association But tn
could not get cheap agricultural implements
long as Pennsylvania iron-makers get $50
cant bounty, and Michigan lunlbcrmen bouu
Of 20 per cent. [Appiausc]. II tho farme
we're disposed to support such system,
course manufacturers treatea them as fools.
Mr. wilkins, of Henry, Haid they must wor
and must have organization everywhere It II
true that the sons OF farmers vcro driven frt
Eome. since those homes we're not made as
tractive as they should be. But that was . thil
Ybich farmers could themselves remedy. T
working classes we're si1-eoyeaths OF tho Wh
population and paidnearly all the tazes. and ,
they wera robbed in every way They MI
concentrate The National Bank system was
ether heavy tar. He did not var against ca
al h,f Ia did MT 1xa,1f Il nrQteCted 60 much.