The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-24
Convention Of Farmers.
(lurcAGo. Oct %

ShlOhuOt SCt. 81.
The Farmers Convention, this morn
ing, appointed the following committee to
meet the Congressional Transportation
Committee at st. Louis: W. @. Flagg, G.
E. BQpney, L. P. TAFT, J. D. Bsaty, s. L.
K. Prim, an Illinois railroad lawyer, r,
B. Floyd, L. +. Ross, F. NJ. Hootaa.
An address, subject railroad legislation,
was made by W. @. Flsgg.
A general discussion followed on the
question oi water transportation. Pend
ing which adjourned to afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The consideration Of the report OF the
Committee on Resolutions was resumed
The first requests Congress to fix q maxi
mum freight and passenger law regula.
ting traffic between States. and Legisla-
tive law regulating the same In States,
and protests against subsidies to any. pri.
vate corporation. Adopted without de.
bate.
The second resolution, requesting Con-
gress speedily to take measures 10 open
water routes from the Mississippi to the
seaboard, elected long discussion.
A substitute was offered asking Con.
gress to establish water routes along the
Mississippi to the seaboard, and after. o
long debate was laid on the table by vote
OF 81 to 28.
A discussion followed on the general
subjects, railway and water iransporta-
tion, and there was almost unanimous
expression that the Government should
do something TO afford aid and relief to
the producing classes, but the minority
were opposed 10 asking any Government
aid, only asking that the Government
cease TO legislate against them.
The Convention Is nearly evenly divided
in Partially for canal route via the St.
Lawrence river to the Atlantic and the
Mississippi route 10 the Gulf.
- Boone, OF Iowa, Davies county, offered
q substite for the second resolution: We
demand the construction Of railroads and
the improvement Of the water communi-
cations between the interior and the sea.
board, the same 10 be owned and operated
by the general Government for the pur-
pose OF affording cheap and ample trans
portation and TO protect the people from
tne exactions OF monopolies.
The remaining resolutions, encouraging
home manufactures; that farmers Keep
clear OF debt, and so be prepared for the
coming struggle; protesting against spe.
cial legislation, or protection 10 any In.
dustry, and recommending further farm.
ers' organizations. were adopted.
Flagg, OF Illinois. oderel q resolution
the officers Of this Conven-
tion 10 appoint National and State Com.
mittees TO urge Congress and Legislatures
for efficient legislation controlling rail.
way and other transportation companies
Adopted.
Rev. II. W. Alger, Of Boston, made a
brief address, predicting the triumph Of
the agriculturist and mechanic In reform.
Recess till evening.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session Of the Farmers
Convention, F. G. Caprol made an address
urging the importance OF the Huron and
Ontario ship canal and asking aid. He
said the Canadian Government would
give 100000 acres ol land grant If the
United States would do the same.
T. Gilbert, OF the Chicago Journal,
spoke on cooperative transportation,
suggesting that railroad aud rolling
stocks be owned by farmers, and that they
be allowed thirty per cent OF the profits
for the use ot the same.
A resolution was adopted recommend.
ing that the farmers OF the Northwest
hold from the market their hogs until they
can get So per 100 lbs gross.
Alter minor business tho Convention
subject to the call OF the Presi.
dent.