The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-07
cHEAP TRANsPoRTATIoN.
Outlets for the NoEthWest-sThe Meet
OF Governors at Atlanta,

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Outlets for the Northwest. The Meet,
Of Governors at Atlanta.
Letter From Gov. Smith, of Georgia
INDIANAPOLIS, May G-Thc Journal o
tomorrow will contain letter written OJ
Governor Smith, oil Georgia, addressed L
the farmers oil the West and Northwest
discussing the question ot water transpor,
tation from the lakes TO the sCaboard, and
calling attention TO the meeting oI Cover
nors and pr minent citizens to pc heIu a.
Atlanta, Ga on the 2lst inst, IN WINCH
the statement is made that In the io1I
States OF South Carolina, Georgia, FIotlus
and Alabama, there Is an annual oenclen
cy ol fifty million bushels Of grain, anu
that this deficiency Is rapidly increasing
owing TO the decrease in larm laOOr
and the rapid increase OF the non.produc;'
ing population 10 supply this demand
The south Is wholly dependent on inc
west and northwest, hence the sollh Is
interested in any scheme thst VIII uI-
minish tue cost Of transportation anu arc
willing to aid any practical measure Inat
will accomplish that end. The high rate
of rail transportation compels the south
10 employ large portono of limited LABOR
on the production OF food crops, and dt'
mInishcs the production Of cotton, and, at
the same time, deprives the west, TO Ihat
extent, oil o market, The average produc'
ton Of corn In the south to make up the
deficiency, would require the c9IH'
vatiOn Of five millions Of acres. Inc
same acreage devoted to cotton culture
would produce l,25O000 bales, thus FIX
ing the price Of cotton at fifteen cents
per pound, and corn at one dollar per
bushel, the loss to the South would
be fifty millions annually. In iurther
discussion Of the question, he argues
that the multiplication Of railroads by
Congressional legislation, will. not rem
edy the evil, and relief can only 90 hau
in water communication. He then de-
monstrated the feasibility OF the con
sruction Of q canal from the West to the
seaboard, connecting the lakes with the
Ohio, the Ohio with the James, and the
Tennessee with the OCkmulgee, md thus
connect the Mississippi with the Atlantic
ut Norfolk and Savannah, and route has
been surveyed by distinguished engineers
OF the War Department, and has been
pronounced practicable.
Tho farmers Uprising Against Rail-
road ExtOTtIOn.. Convention Of As-
TicuituraI nnd Labor Delegates III
New York.
New York, May G-The delegation
from various Agricultural and Labor
Associations in existence throughout dill
erent States OF the Union assembled al
the Astor house this morning in pursu
ance OF call issued by number Of Far
mer Clubs TO consumers and producers ol
tho United Staies. The great object OF
the Convention is 10 consider measures
to bring about cheaper rates OF trans,
portatiOn from the West TO the East ana
10 limit extOrIion Of railroads companies
and II possible 10 aid in the dCVelopement
Of yaterroutes.
The delegates assembled at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, but owing TO the delays on the rail
roads, sufficient number had not arrived
to open the proceedings. The day was
spent in waiting Tor new arrivals, and Il
was not until late this afternoon that the
Convention was called to order.
Mr.. r. II. Ferguson, Of Troy, n. T., was
elected temporary chairman, and Stephen
Moore, of Illinois, temporary secretary.
The following Committee on Credcn-
tials was appointed: +. F. johnson, Of
New Albany, Ind; ). r. Moore, of Iii
nols; s. II. ThOrp, Of Illinois, ami ]. d
Sell, OF New Jersey. The following COM
mittees were also appointed On PermH'
nent Organization A. Nolan, oI Iowa;
Prof. TAFT, Of Iowa; Col Litter, OF Iowa;
Herbert Radcliffe, Of Boston, and Chce-
ney Ames, Of Oswego, New York. On
Constitution and By. Laws-S. N. Smith,
of Illinois; Lewis A. Thomas, Of Iowa. [.
B Sergeant, OF Connecticut, and NJ D.
WILDER, of Michigan.
A draft oil constitution for the future
association was read and by unanimous
vote referred to the Committee on Con-
stitution and By Laws.
Several questions were asked relative
to who should be admitted as members,
when tho President stated that It was not
the intention to exclude any one, oil
should be free 10 express themselves and
we're invited to do so. 1t was also stated
that the Convention had not met in the
interest OF FREQ trade, protection or specie
payments, but simply In reference to
cheap transportation, and that nothing
outside Of that subject would be open for
discussion.
The Convention adjourned to meet at
ten o'clock tomorrow morning, when Il
Is expected a permanent organization will
he effected.