, 1873-03-24

It would build md nqutp d0ublo~trnck road or
miles In Length @ ong sost Of pS5
from Now York to Ban Francisco.
Tho corn rntBed on tho Illinois prnffioB would
hover DO worth loss thar 60 cents y brshol, mud
would bo constantly consumed In Now England
and Liverpool, except for excoABlvo oharge1,
Thoro are too many JulasoB In tho Leglsla-
turot too inRt1y mon In tho ltttcroBts OF rail-
roads, too many mon who nro influenced by cor
rupt mottyoH. Our railroads pay 10 por cent atl-
nllally, which Ia diHblraol nH Btock that Boou on
inorcaalng At u compound intorcst, until It
hnB nmoMntodt to an overwhelming Bum. What Is
naedod now is to got TIA rnilroaila into proper
legislative subtoction But this Is not. oil.
brought to bear uPonthe farmera, Until thoy hive
como 30 low that thoy can hardly rise again. Tho
warehouses; and tho Doard Of Trade Of ohtongo
mood looking aftor. Their courao Ia hostile to
exploded ,lndor thoao Institutions by ao,no Guy
Fawkos would TO service to the farl1ers OF tho
Slate md to humanity ut lnrgo. 1t is time tl,at
tho farmers roso up in their might, al,d docid-
Cd that thoy would noyor soil anotlior pound Of
butter nor another bushcl Of corn until they
could fix tho price aa thoy plcaacd: Nfr: Smith
closed hia rouarkB with m npponl for the con-
tinuanco of tho warfare.
Freedoms battle; onco begin,
Dcquclthcd from bleeding slso to son,
s,,o,11d bo tho motto Of thoao who advocatod tho
causo Of tho farmers. Tho farmers and thoir
wives nre truly tho kings and aueenB of thls
world Evory timo has its purpose, and ovory
purpose 1ts man. Tho farmors should begin at
righs man, aond those ass who decsstvod @ thom to
Coventry, to Texas, or to Alaska. Remomber
thas Eternal vigilance is tho price Of liberty"
hfr. Grover road d statomont in reference to
freight dfaofiminations. It waB as follows.
Dos7os, Feb. 10, 1873;
Sales ot two cars corn on account of z. ". LOWS,
ri. Tive cars No. Light mizod, ..
f7S bushels, at 1856. $5tS, rs
ohargos-Troigh. from somonauk :. $500 40
Go3gnasIon GSpaas m? 1% 9aa1cng par s1S
Leaving balance of............ s1so. "a
Tho freight from Ottumwa, Town, is : to 10
conts por foo pounds less to boston than from
60 sesolnoaauk. being as follows: From sononauk.
! iii. Joseph Hdrt, Representative In tho Logls-
latnre Of tho State from IaSalle County, End
condition Of things at Springfield. 10 described
gontlonan's romarjs was that tic tic roads s
I 0fe as oil speeosted pee i' at haR R00r sena ns
be paaaod around for their benolt. Tho
ostiaated cost per milo Of Ills roads was 34B 200.
Mr. Novel! apolte fow minutes aftot Mr: Har-
rjy was .dono. Ho said that it cost $50 900 per
O,rtof eamp 1ioxt. He said they woro willing to
carry grain at cent and mills per ton per
1nilo, athf coal at l cont per ton por
milo. lIr. Hart said to Mr.. Carter that he and
tho farmors would accept tho conditions no far
aB grim waB cohfetned. That would 10 ono-half
|of What is now charged for freights through to
New York from tho place Of production, h1r.
unrt,corrcctod ms6tatemont mado IN tho Chi-
cago POST roforring to himsolf md hlr. Harris.
Ho snid farther that ho had moi boen bought NJ
yet, although ho did not know what might hap
pom In tile future.
IIo alluded to tho authors Of tho Hildrup bill,
No bill hag thus far boon reported, he Haid, sat-
isfaotory to either House. Tho various bills
wore alluded to by nnmc, aud tho status Of tho
railroad question in tho Legislature generally
reviewed.
Tho resolutions woro adopted, and the meeting
soon after adjourned.
The Farmers Club Of Earlyille is In flourish
ing condition, having about 800 mombors. Tho
fooling among them shows as got no disninution
In intensity,