The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-22
She 9ailg Arsns.
Wednesday, January %, 1879
,HE FARMERS, CONVENTION.


The convention of farmers held az
Bloomington last week was very large
harmonious, and was the beginnIns o' "
very important and, we hope, laS''he or-
gauization. 4 permanent organization
was effected. giving evidence that the agi-
,o,ior og ,be poromountq question of bringing
,L, ,roducers Of Illinois together will not
bo NJ n spasmodic character, but will con-
tipue until the relief sought is obtained.
The farmers are in earnest, and whether
anything practical has yet been evolved
from their deliberations or not, the effect
of the discussions inHugurated by 50 infu-
entail body Of men as the representative
agriculturists of Illinois cannot but be
Of the most salutary character
Resolutions were adopted recommend
iug that il be made misdcmeanor for any
State or county official to accept railroad
pass that our water communications, es-
pecially those Of the St Lawrence and the
Illinois. be enlarged that all railroads
running in violation Of the law be con
dcmncd. and run by the State that at
least one of the Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners should he representative
Of the farming class that Representative
Shelabarver and Hawlcy be thanked Tor
their recent action; that some bill should
be- Immediately passed by the Legislature,
ike the Vaughan bill of 1871, fixing freight
rates that the duties on irou salt, and
lumber should be repealed aud calling
upon farmers to organize clubs oranges
and other associations throughout the
State
The Chicago 7ri5gas says
I'm connection with the proceedings aut
resolutions 10 may not be out of place I,
call attention On the fact of the limitet
capacity of the railroads in the way o
moving the products of the farm. Tn
capacity OF the four trunk lines leading
from Chicago 10 the East Is not equal 4
the transportation of but small proper
ton Of the surplus crops. At this yer,
time these roads combined have not car
enough 20 move the cattle, hogs, and sheel
IINl NNNt AtCuululdNtu III AllN NlNNf W uti
there are four bushels of grain offering q
the Que these railroads can move, and fou
hogs and cattle to the one that the rail
roads can find cars for, the rates of trans
portation must be precisely Just what tn
transportation will bring II treights wer
down to one-third the present rates, tina
would not move an additional bushel I
market, and the grain. not carried of
would remain to rot, or be used for tuel,a
at present What We want Is adequat
means % transportation so long rs on
propeller can take more grain than can b
put ON 2ND railroad cars and the numbe
ofpropellers can be increased indefinitely
10 must be evident that, until railroads ar
increased ten fold their present number
there can be no sufficient means OF trans
purtation, except by through water rout
an extension OF the lake navigation I
an ocean port
And the TribuH, might have added tn;
If the farmers could place their produC
in any Atlantic sea port they wish, fro
OF charge, they would not be permanent
benefited unless they send men 10 Congre,
who will reduce the tariff 10 revenue
free trade standard, and thus open to the
the markets Of the world Free traC
and sailors rights is what they want al
what they must have. before agricultu
will hold the position it deserves to hoI
In this country.