Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-08
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Second Day Of Farmers Convention.
The Railroad MOnOpOlies Denounced.
A String of Stirring Resolutions.

NEW YORK, May THE Farmers
Cheap Transportation Convention met at
1890, r. b. Ferguson in the chair. After
a number of associations were admitted to
representation in the Convention, the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization made
report: For President, Josiah Quincy, of
Boston; for Secretary, II. r. Ferguson, of
Troy. Among the Vice Presidents by
States are Gov. Smitb,s Of Georgia, and
Adelbert Ames, of Mississippi.
Address of the President.
The report was approved, and Mr.. Quincy
being warmly received, said he had spent
large part of his life in building railroads,
and felt very keenly the danger growing
out of the immense railroad monOpolies.
He appreciated their great benefits, but was
aware of their danger to the people. The
great granaries of Illinois held enough to
supply the East with food, but it depends
upon one or two men to say what shall be
paid for that food when delivered in Eastern
cities. He thought something must be
done to take this matter out of the hands of
few men. 1t was matter that interested
deeply the whole country, and should not
be controlled by very few. The object of
bulS dSSOIlAJlOu WAS W COuu6cIdCb ILLS STtdb
evil. The railroads have power to bride
Legislatures, snd will continue to dictate
laws till the people shall have come together
and asserted their rights. The rights of
railroad share holders are not to be infrlDged
upon, but The paramount rights of the
whole people to cheap transportation must
be asserted and secured.
The Constitution.
The Constitution and Bylaws reported;
provide that the organization shall be
known as The National American Trans
portat'on Association, whose object shall be
the cheapening and equalization OF railroad
transportation rates throughout the United
States, and it makes provision also for sub
ordinate associations in each State, and
regulates minor matters for the guidance
and government of the National and State
Associations. Recess till three.
The convention re assembled at O'Clock.
While waiting for the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, Horace Fl. Day,
III. M. Pomeroy and others delivered brief
addresses advocating the objects of the
movement.
Letter from Gov. Smith OF Georgia.
The Secretary read letter from Gov.
Smith of Georgia, regretting his inability to
be present and expressing the opinion that
cheap transportation can only be secured
by lines of water communication. The
letter concludes as follows. 81 agree with
you that there is no question before the
country of equal importance with this, and
l heartily second you In your patriotic de-
sire that neither party ties, nor sectional
jeslousies be suffered to interfere with or
impede the successful prosecution of the
grand undertaking. 1t would give me
great pleasure TO see you at the convention
at Atlanta on the 10Th of May accompanied
by such delegation as the convention of the
9th Of May may select. Esq q SASS
III. Denilber, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Resolutions, made report. The
resolutions created considerable discussion,
some delegates Directing to the strong Ian
guage used towards railroad corporations.
The resolutions were taken up section BY
section aud discussed and adopted. The