The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-20
Letter from Arcadia.
ARCADIA, o., Dec. 14th, II
THE FARMERS CLUB.

THE FARMERS CLUB.
Mr.. EDITOR: If it does not trespass
too much on your patience, we shall
endeavor to give you few items con
cerning what appears to be exceed
ingly interesting to the farmers of this
locality. This is a new organization
called the Washington Township
Farmers Club. Its purpose, as lep-
resented in the second article of the
constitution, is, "To promote the
highest interests of the farming com
muniry.' As there is nothing secret
in its proceedings and no intention to
iojure other occupations, it creates a
considerable interest and good social
time whenever its meetings take place.
Having heard much of its success
me made it point to attend last Sat
urday evening. This meeting occurred
st the township Grange Hall which its
owners have generously opened to a
accommodate the club. The proceed
ings this evening assumed the charac
ter of a debating school. After the
minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved, the question
'1s fourteen dollars a month too muco
for a laboring man, on farm. during
the summer season 2" was selected, and
lively discussion followed. The ques
ton was well handled on both sides.
Some of the arguments on the affirma-
tive were, times are dull, we have
reached gold basis. the prices of
clothing aud farm produce are low,
men worked for less than this before
the war and ought to do SO now. The
negative disputine the two last argu-
ments, claimed that men. during sum
mer seasons, got these rates fore the
war, and that the price of maLy things
which we must have are double what
they we're then. This eide also claimed
VIC ocAoho ehC vol PoSi hCh OoNi4
work in clearipgs and get as much in
winter as in summer. and now they can
not more Than earn their boarding in
winter. that before the war p1or ma.
could get farm for less than half of
what it will cost now; that q narr ed
man can not respectfully keep a family
on less than $500 90 year; that such
small wages will not let the poor man
get start in business of bis own; bu
keep him forever poor, making this al
arisrocratic countrs: that the poor
mans family ought to be deceDtl,
clothed and furnished with hooks, ano
bis children sent 10 school; that th.
poor man is liable to get sick, when
his wages stop and he has a doctor's
bill to pay; that capitalists have beer
complaining of high rates ever sine,
the world began and if men woulo
work for ten dollars a month they
would soon want them to work for
five.
While the decision of the judges,
which was in favcr of the affirmative.
was being obtained, the President, Mr.
Medricar, took advantage of the oc
casion and made few verS appropri
ate remarks. He stated that, not
withstanding all our complaining over
hard times, intelligent thinking men
must consider that we are truly blest
but whilst q large section of our OVID
county has been suffering from terri
able pestilence aud large part Of the
rest of the world, from unprecedented
starvation, we have been rewarded
with unsual prosperity, and that by
exercising the proper amount of care
and industry, both employer and EN-
ployee can get along without any call
for complaints. The club then ad-
journed to meet in one week. d.