The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-23


ReSoiGed That the great and pressing need OF
this country is system Of transportation com
| mensurate with the requirements of the age in
| which we live: that the absence of such system is
III great measure the cause of the present unsats-
| factory state of trade and commerce. the reason
why our mills and manufactures are idle, why
our agricultural interests are unremunerativc,
and why thousands Of willing hands lack employ.
mcut.
ReS0,Ced, That the presence of metallic cur
rency il the result Of commercial prosperity, and
not the cause of that prosperity to restore this cir
culaton it is only necessary for us to supply the
means of exporting our grain flour. bacon. tobacco.
cotton oil and other products at prices which will
enable us tc sell those products to other countries
this will give commercial prosperity. aud its evil
dence win be gold nirculatiOn with the return of
commercial prosperity all questions relating to one
value OF different kinds of currency will disappear
Re&Dtre1, That this cOnsummatiou can be
reached by providing an adequate system OF trans
portation, and that the only way such system can
be provided is by the cooperation of the people,
through the machinery OF Governments that the
| boundaries of commerce have become extended
through the agencies of steam and electricity that
new and more extensive class of transportation
facilities needed; that the present system has
| become not only Inadequate to the necessities Of
the times but it's SO filled with defects and abuses
| that it dWarls production, stiles commerce and
prevents us IRON successfully competing in the
| markets OF the world
| RcSOiCcd That the corporate power embodied in
our transportation lines has become 50 organized,
consolidated and combined that it is now able to
dictate values to the producers, prices to the con
o,,i W @ O't' w. ,ite i anu ts'S,
spirit Of the Constitution Of the United States.
Re&0itt0, That the further extension of this pow
er must be opposed by the mass Of the people by
creating ~ fast as possible new system of trans
portation lines which will insure competition and
PstnI,aI ,TIYtas ,I.nns to hi. and .ha N,
| tOnal Government should as speedily as possible,
| undertake the construction Of lines Of trans
dtr CGi1n,ittsn nn Tr,,n .nGrtition Rnnt Cr snb
0f thrr, rs ,ftg,, surre,, n3rndnr, mo most f,.r
| III, rnsn1t " ' fN ~ ~ ~
| PsSoIrGJ rTI,ot u,ti,.,o1 r,il,yo,, av,1rsi,1,,
for frrrht shnmii hn rnnstrrrfId ram ihn tr,i ~
,rrn,yinr srri,,ns Of thn Wnst ~ tha Aiant3r s.,
| Tnari t th AMI hat tLi ,rt ,.i+',,. ,.;th 10
I % " I W. , @ ; n', t VIZ u; i mI,1 ,'o
| c1irs hoth Of th' Ea.t and th, WIZ n1Yy not h7
whoIIv ot tLe mere. Of rviltiro r1iir0I3di whrn
y.,t.r rG,trs ,r. ri is,.I NV ir, '''7 "0'
| Pes3ir~T ThIt If il he irrmcd incxpcdiept IN
have Ills roaL corstrrctDd and c,yn,d h,, The NJ
tinyYI GoynraiS,,,t tI i'4 NAV hu r;Sacij nv,
,r,,tin,[ ugtnn,i . tn ,;ch r,,a and ,ssm,,'i,,J,
s, dr,ti'I tI,n,,,,r ,nI, ,,,d ,7
trl M viii in.Ir r.m,hl rtSs nf fr't f
@ , ,,t " "a, AND W I'm VII
evittimC, tinrs and th oj,I,s in n,,rtrmrti, md
| tnauo,rsn,rnt witch n1r,,(. ,nr mrrSnnt rsiI,yiv
svstrm and ." heayy thu ' cpnmrriS a%S
| cy1nsnT,,imr nnbric nt III. lime
| UeSOIrr3 THAT whenever nntionol aid is cytrnd-
ed IN nav nra"ct in tho I,., Of intrrnaI i1Irnv,
nrnt NJ: ,Yhrnrvrr the cnustrmrtinn nf onv wnrl;
| is undprfnLrD bv tIoyrrnInn1,t the work -houId
he done Nv contract in small ~rrtnns 70 fbn low
| est RESPONSIBLE bidder,
| ResOiged That a committee consisting Of seven
persons familiar with and interested in water trans
portaion and Il committee of equal number who
are dependent upon improved railway facilities for
cheap transportation. btappontri to present copies
of these resolutions to the Congress Of the United
! States, and to take such other steps to forward
power! N''' 'N'''''' '''
Rcs05red That the internal commerce of the
United States has not in the past received that CON
sideration 1T the hands Of our National Govern
ment that itS importance merits, that exceeding
in maSnitudc rs il does our forcign commerce in
the most careful consideration and fostering care
Resoioed That, in pursuance Of this policy,
memorial to Congress from this convention be
prepared asking that Joint committee from both
houses of Congress be appointed TO consider the
adVisability of forming new department OF our
National Government, to be called the Depart
| ment Of Internal Commerce. said department to
be specially charged with the collection. prescrva
| ton and dissemination Of nformation bearing up
on transportation. and with all other matters per
| tanng to internal commerce. The joint COM
| mttce before mentioned TO investigate the sub
ject and report at the next session Of Congress.
| ReSoItN1, That We recommend the several states
to enact the following laws for the regulation of
| railways chartered by them:
/. A law providing a Board OF Rallrond Com
| mssoners to obtain, preserve and circulate in
| formation bearing upon transportation, with power
| to prescribe uniform system OF Keeping railway
accounts, and with ollcr powers and duties slmi-
! llr to those possessed by the kAiWay Commls-
| 2 \ law 10 prevent stock imitation.
B. A law prohibiting representatives Of the people
| from being retained or employed as agents, attOr
| esi is involved
| d. law providing that all common carriers
shall RECEPTION quantity, whether it be of grain or
| other commodities and to deliver the same at its
| destination.
| D. law providing Il uniform class ifCatiOn Of
merchandise and prohibiting the printing of cond-
tions on bills of ading issued by common carriers
which are designed to evade the Just respOus blity
Of such carreTs.
| e. 4 general law or constitutional prohibition,
Il ilrp1
power of these rreat corporations is often greatly
increased and their proper control and regulation
prevented.
onr Of +he rrent industries of the country but on
the contrary the very object Of the convention is
to promote peace and harmony among them by
and burdens Of life. without which there can be
| nermnnrut harmony OF interests. As the offices OF
ri ri iha nmh"rs Of The human body are essential
70 its perect vitality and vgor so are all these in
ternsti essential TO a country that would be great
| and nrnsperons II is the true interest of all to
! ,,ro,inte The interest of each other and our best
pnii viii he fnnnd in the union of all the great
| in1nstres of the land for the sake of national
| Deuce and national prosperity.
PcSolroJ That for the purpose of etfeCting a
more perlect organization an Executive Commit
| tee he appointcd for each State. consisting of j
nnn,hrr a",nl TO the representation of said State
| in the Federal Congress
| PesoiSeG That the said Executive Committee
shall have power to appoint subcommittee in
| each Congressional district in their respective
States. ,,.,.. -, .,,,.o
e%gS,e% 's 70 rnIIect and disseminae such
| information in their several States and districts as
| may aid in procuring proper legislation upon this
| Gll-impurtant matter of transportation, and that
| their forts and aims shall be TO procure for our
| neople the cheapest means possible.
| Res0Ered That it shall be the duty of the sub
committee to correspond with the Executive Com
| mittees of the States, and the State Executive
Committees with the National Executive, Commit
tee Of this body that there may be uniformity OF
| nurnose and action between the whole.
| he to meet in October 1876 at such place as may
| he DESIGNATED by the Executive Committee.
/ Prs0 red That your committee further recon-.
| mend the adoption of the resolutions introduced
| hy the Hon VIM Bross in this convention re
| lntinr TO decp-water communication between the
GREAT Western lakes Montreal and New orh city
| hv the way of Lake Champlain and the Caughna
waga Sbip-Canal
| EesOIttR That we are in favor of completing
both the Northern and Southern Pacific Railways
as soon as the means for the completion OF the
same can be properly made available.
Rrs0kged That the attention of the State of New
York is called to the absolute necessity of clean
inr and botomng out the Erie Canal 10 the maxi
mum depth provided by law, and that improved
lock-g;ites now in common use elsewhere be ap-
piled to the locks to the end that its present ca
pacity may be increased
Resoiged yHrther. That the authorities OF tina
State be- and are hereby, requested to take lntt
| consideration the enlargement of that canal TO
capacity that will admit the commercial app!ica'