, 1873-08-15

The Farmers Of Champaign Incorporate
and Send Their Own Grain
to Market.
Central Illinois Fnrmcrs' Harvest
KlOtnc.
Special DfspatcA 10 The Chicago Tribune.
CLINTON, ILL.,. Aug. 14.-The farmers of Con-
trail Illinois, following tho example BOT by their
brethorn in other parta Of the State, hold their
harvest home picnic to-day, In beautiful grove
within o short distance Of the town, and wero
fortunate enough to bit upon q day Of un-
equalod beauty. Notice OF tho picnic had been
early given in this and surrounding counties,
and tho early trains brought delegations from
Bloomington, including Gon, AlcNu1ta, from
Decatur, aud from Gilman. Inter excursion
trains oamo from Springfield, bringing ex-Gov.
Palmer, Gov. Beveridge, aud Mr. Harlow, soc-
rotary Of State, with other prominent citi-
zenB. Tho residents Of Havana came
In numbers, whilc don. Charlos Black
was omphatically . gathering representing tho
farmers and professional mon of Central Illinois.
Tho plow-holders Of Dewitt County began ontor-
ing tho city early in tho forenoon, and long
limos OF tloir teams, Allied with thoir famiios'
Thoy brought with thom thoir wives and Children,
mon and mnid servants, md strangers within
their gates. ThoY wero reinforced BY residents
Of Clinton, who turned out in aeeboay, with thoir
grovo boforo the orators Of tho day
lad arrived and apocial ceremonies begun.
These people gathered in neighborly EroupeH,
ate thor dinners, and eithor talked OF local
nowB or Of tho present condition OF affairs III
far as the weifaro of farmers was concerned.
Occasionally Homo carnost Granger SAID thoro
must DO county farmers ticket, OF would got OK
cited upon tho railroad question aud relata some
special instance OF o3tostion, or grioyo ovor tho
back-pay swindle; but thero were too many
young women present for conversation to DO
turned long IN TINT direction. TLoro woro sevo-
ral minor politicians present, oithor to enjoy MI
outdoor dinner or to find q chance
ssvoss s'' Il Is gaGS gaet T'a 70 Tor soeustoy 1hf
determine how many persons wero prcsont when
the picnic waB at Its fullest, but. Including all
eexes aud ages, from soldiers Of the war Of 1912
down to nuralings, ,there could not hnvo boon
less than $500 people who sat beneath the trccs
aud alto until ittle aftor |, at which time tho
procession, headed by tho Clinton band, and tho
speakers under charge of Clifton H. Moore,
reached the grounds, and oil who woro able to
the speakors stand. After prayer, Gov. Dey-
eridge made tho opening address, which is tho
first one of the kind he has yet delivered.
He said he was truly, glad to accept their kind
invitation. Ho did not come as a State officer,
advocoto of rnv mcosnra ia non,a 40 n c;ti3,on
Of Illinois to miprlo WITH oitizons MOI Of a cIasson'
and oxproes gratitude to the Lord Of haryosta
for tho abundant harvests, for rain and sun, bab
looifh. life. love, and happnoga. The Lord WA
good to the people. Jehovah VAS mindful of
tho wants Of tho children Of men. Thirty yenrs
before, whom moro By, he first came to Chicago.
journeying from the banks of tho Hudson water;
A1.~l
woro @ then two Of tho most imnnrtant ct;os % nf
Illinois. Chicago was q moro yiilugo. wllichhad
nov 1s attained ape114l %;agasanss yit& Esl:
and colleges. Xo. sho eat ike dueon on tho
iaEos tIs nrido nf thc stata md ia nlorv -, In
uation. Ho procoodod to comparo tho oarly con-
ilition of Il1inoie with what it nnw was' # ind
hcttor r civilization, WHICH at iast had had
al nmortors ana tiIIod 1ar " fort,,e {in1a T1a1 %
brought their wealth md viii. and peoplod
tic prairies, sowod and harvested built manu-
co i5o 900 yos to tic CAUSE us't ot tho county, M IN
of M mnas an
iisioas RsttattoRs; growing msn9isstqTss aaa
nnted ennooaIiy Tor ot noh1o snnshlo III Wonon o t.
aov noIn ~ thair hnoutv rha nr,,5 nIunnco ~
WI Waa due e. many causss. . mnol9 q to T tho m vs1no %
Of tho soii, much to moohanica1 inyontions
on1 vnrv mnnh tn rail,yovs- WHAT ,yaa tia mi,
nnv fnr wastefnl eInoniIituro mntmst tscr,oi.
ns}ions. oxtrayaeant tariffs or tho imnos,fion Of
i,cavv b,,rlons ,,1on thn nonnlo , liz efnn1 IN
nedEy aud rasoa
,shan in tho ripht and was ;'at M readY ~ stond
~ snd cnn3an a1J rasnnt t,o!, - tho b,ttnr
apd ty1on wronT II" bo1J tha ~ Ia ao,ioa w
frionds Hawon1d ho1d ri tho,
accountnblo' and male thom s,,nronn % IN fi,a in,
cIests ~ IL nenna n o suon, tpav a thnir
hninr' no wouid mako Jh thom nj, }ha ,'A instr,,- z
ma,Hs nuh, for III" 1ovonnn,ont of +ho o conntry
aMa brinc tn tEo !nn,,o .mo ,roa'ti ~,
oaor an% ''' IT, v,m11 puoP'o I'VE "ua''n ro,tu aa
poverocntios Init od tbom o om,nah,o IN biio biii
uie% ad oeseve cnmtro and bsya ~ tap
property ] taxed al fair CASH Valuations, l ' They
~ tha NJ thn noo'1t ,t o
soa ~ that rna1a wora mi 5oado1 ..ti,ot gonn1e
1'aJ " rnttnn oInn" .v;+l,ort +%n,a ~ r. nv
I civilization railroads Wero Tatter- -Dav % Saints.