, 1873-03-31
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.
Convention Of the Farmers Of
Ogle County, Ill.
Speeches and Resolutions on the
Railroad Question.
Letters from Representatives Demont
and Marsh.
Meeting OF Farmers at Somonauk,
III.

Meeting OF Farmers at Somonauk,
III.
Tho OElo County Convention.
Tho farmors of ogle County mot at tho Court
House at Oregon, last Friday, to consider tho
injuries that thoy arc rocoiying ut the hands OF
railroads and othor monopolios. Tho meeting
was ono of tho largoat ovur hold In tho place.
0g1o ian 49,. ,-..a,
WEALTHY AGRICULTURAL COUNTY,
largely Interested In tho question OF ohcap trans
portation. Tho Illinois Central Railrond runs
north aud south through tho western tior Of
townships. Tho Northwestern Railroad connects
the southern portion Of this county
directly with Chicago. Tho central portion
was destitute of convenient means Of
communication with Lhko Michigan until two
years ago, whom tho Chicago d Iowa Road waH
built, passing through Rochelle, Oregon, and
Forrcaton, the principal Villages. Tho farmers
Of Oglc woro among tho first to awake to tho no.
COSTLY Of combined notion. Tho Patrons Of
HuBbandry woro tho earliest In tho fold. At
present the aggregate OF farmera clubs and
g1anges is not loss than twenty, and tho num-
ber is rapidly increasing. The feeling OF hoatil-
ity is principally toward tho Central and North
western Roads, tho Chicago l. Iowa Road boing
still now, and not dlspoBol, orIaoking thepowcr,
to bo tyrannical.
TIE CONVENTION.
The delegations from tho townships COM
menced coming at M early hour. By noon tho
Htrocta were filed with vehicles, md
tho walks crowded with oountrymen dis
cussing tho Issues OF the hour. A short
time bofore noon, at tho ringing Of solemn
bell from the tower of IN adjoining church, all
gathered in tho Oourt-House for the perform
ance Of tho preliminary business OF orsanlza-
I1on'
Tho meeting was called to order by =. ?: Nc
oa"toy' Ea"'No ~ oio"on Was eioo1oo Z A'H-
ident, and Robert B. Light Secretary.
Tho following Committee On RESOLUTIONS WAS
appointed: =. ". Orowe1, ]. .. selbert, Joseph
Hawthorn Banuol Gantz, and 7. P. McCamloy.
The convention gathered a1ter alnner to mu-
sio from an excellont silver band from ono OF tho
"'uanol so"te ~ sAo ooe"s5'
It was called to order by tho President, and
the following report from the committee on
Aosolutlons was road by the Secretary:
,nEso1ur1oNs.
..,,,u,.. nh. 7tTaxo,t .,t,xa.a ,,,,,,,, =, ,.,.
H., aues1ns ~ a tatroad "a" oohpanea o. .nas
"a Hha ~ " ~ tI 20 nses ~ asta 1a ~
narenvar 1rn nn rotes nf rnio o, tho H. aTs
Ines ., ssfoaa @ a. .nG ~ sness poaai ana
csssas III baro susinnanso Of liz ;nstsad df uss
tho"n news t,iant nrI cnar1r IN fnrs,fstt,r th66
ccanest conststos} viii fo;r rnnna'
ration for tho money actually invested; and ID '>''
sn sc Pr 70
tho great detrment of agriculture, which forms tic
mnrt .ra ,,iit an rhch rnnreaanfa 1rore .hon mir
t renno srg u saps an null
Htsorsd rhat w. tho fnr1nnra az t1sa f.oun,v will
not Inowinoiy sunnort In any wav for nnx oco M4
eithcr 1coa1ntjvc nrcctvc nr im}}c,ai anv rcrsnn
whos9 ~ aIa @ not Identical @ wh tho agris
dirccy or ind,rnct1v with ny rnijrnni snck or Who
dea}s IL or holds stoer in any corporaon. nublto or
nrvn+c f,non wrh hn fnuy hnvn fhe nnwnr IL 1e1Is.
int nr scda ns ", +o T7rc1it nfohIlnr ~ rooI
Rtso,re That we condemn ti,o General proctIco Of
pond conna,ica nr 1ha raceivnn of rifts from nnv
con,nany or cornorations. eitbvr putio OF priyate
md % hat we @ consider such practice to bo sorce q
xcr
Ieso,ra That wh,,o wa cntro,v dsc1a11n the ,dea
~, s",n" ot nIr nnn'hnrs ~ ia Tarisntnrn ~ I'm
o. sag nat our ny se ro
nssoa trou ~ ,n~orihv motiycs We nevcrheIraa hea
eayo M 20 a9 e1 ena IN Always
~ nn1d ~, on Til hcrcaftnr ra1,rlrasa ~ p,r+v
or party ties support such men only Tor oco who are
sn hy aho naoo md shod bo for ihe eat intorest
non n r. anS oan @
.' tainod. Ai~'' ''3'
Essofrcd That xvo 1ook ,,r,o, TIM
,v"n ~ f1.tna a,,ss nu s coilaaunea r. tho Hrsd
Siohisr fr"nd NJ a1cnnno and 11nho1dinr gascaiity
nnd crma in o,,r nnbia nsryants. "fs's' 1"'~11''
'H n.a.J 1at ~ dconiv Tcnnrc +ba atcnd taten hv
Gov. Doyeridaa In benn{ Of tha RAILROAD and war;
ho"so ,onn,o,,ca IN nnnos,tIn, r. I'm e1nrnsseI
.v|.hca ~ ia cn,.men;s - 'u'
W.so,r1J Thot ,sa tniorso .o ,c.o,,,,ton. odone5
IL. tM f"r1ara ~ whitesidn rornty March 20 4p7a
~ fiiona iii ~ ""A'o'o oo"' - 1''''
10 wmpnp.s Tv rc,son NJ III, o1orb,tont chnroca of
.,s rnTI~' no1 ~? @s+eh,usc nnonon,ics xro crn co,
PEELED to sko esa Tor our proucu than tho actual coat
Of ralsing the same, thereby degrading tho farmer
til 10 IS mere TOO! III e hanas OF nis opprosaole
Etsoist Iaat xg ea 9Ioa efssy uoPassnoat q aao
M S o ~ III ius
atnu ,J th0 ruilroad md warohoso mouopoes ind Iii
other combinations which are in such position that wo
are virtually compelled to patronlze them.
Rcsolped, That The question Of rebellion against law
seriously Affects The tntoress Of le great masses Of
our %nu % ppnnS @ rn1 a ey n ot .e sa