The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-10
FARMERS CLUB.
The Inaugural Address---Railroad
Stock - Railroad Bonds
Resolutions, Etc.

AZ the meeting Of the Farmers Club,
on Saturday last, r. NJ. Dofllcmyre. the
President, said:
Gentlemen. and the Honorable Members
Of this Organization:
In accepting the Craftsmanship Of this
honorable body the second time | CAN
not but return my sincere thanks for
Your compliment and the Endorsement
YOU have given me. The honor you have
rendered me in the past and the rcaf-
firming of your confidence in me as YOU:
presiding officer shall! not be forgotten.
bu. will be remembered and cherished
as one Of the most precious jewels in
the casket Of my worldly honors. And
while ! am confident that there are 9th
ers within the ranks of this Organiza-
ton who are better qualified for pres;d-
ing than myself We: ! trust that I will
receive your admonitions and assistance
at all times. With this hope, and hav-
ing fun faith in your confidence and
honesty of purpose, again resume the
honorable position in which you have
placed me with no other object in view
only the best success of our organ!Za-
ton. We are progressing slowly vet |
think surely to the building Of an insti-
tuition in Sedgwick county that will be-
speak intelligence and that viii be the
means Of terretin9 out some Of the
wrongs and abuses that are apt to be
perpc;raled upon an unguartlcd people.
have long believed that the farmers
should have protective organization,
with liberal financial requirements. so
as TO meet the limited means Of our pcO-
pie, and that The good and bencfii of the
organization might not be limited but
reach out and extend TO the humbles!
cottage in the community. Not that
We ccnslirc The business men of Wichita
and mole especially our merchants with
whom we are called TO act in the daily
transactions Of life. but because when
we look around Us we find that all
branches Of industry are woven into a
wed,ock of self-pro.eciion and are look
ing ont the best channels for their Sue
cess. Then is Il moi important that the
tiilers of the soil, the producers OF our
world-food, the very main.aincrs of hui
man existence, be organized for their
interest and searching for that which
tend, to elevate and stimulate the broad
and extended field Of agriculture. Is
the agricultural interest of this country
so insignificant and bears SO little inter-
est TO our people that il will not justify
an organized body of its friends to look
after its interests occasionally: When
we consider the produciivcncss OF our
soil and the magnitude Of our produc-
lions il suggests that the laborers in this
branch OF industry make themselves
efficient in order thai we may be able
10 extrac. i'roin the soil the best results
which would tend TO encourage and
stimulate this branch OF industry to Il
higher standard. Already our agricul-
iracting planet Of the day. Thousands
among the Green Mountains aud valleys
of the East have heard of the wonders
of The Arkansas Valley, and are flock
ing 10 Us by the hundreds. And Us
they each settle among rs still adds to
our attractive home and will help to ex-
tract from our soil wonders We: untold.
am not going to predic. nor call On
any one else, but the country predicts
for Itself that before the close of the
nineteenth century there will be found
in the Arkansas Valley the wealth of Il
nation n people unsurpassed for their
Intelligence. AND noted for their love
and strict adherence TO religious and
mcni OF our agricul productions we be-
iicve the people Of Sedgwick county
have no season for feeling ashamed OF
our record. bat should fee! proud of our
history a. Il country, and should be
thankful for the bouniiiul harvest that
fell to our lot in '7S. Though prices
have not been encouraging since the be-
ginning OF narke. corn has sold on the
streets of our city at eighteen and twen-
~ cents hushel, the latter price being
standard quotation for ihe last two
months. That is better than 10 burn il
ior fuel Wheat has sold for from fifty
TO sixty cents bushc.. That Is better
than to let oar lands lie idle. But cattle
have scld from two-and-i-half 10 three
cents. The people who eat beef pay
from eight 10 ten cents. leaving profit
10 the butcher which enables him to ac-
curnuate wealth very rapidly. and thus
build up he city and country. Hogs
have sold from two to three cents. re-
fused in December at two cents. But
since The firm movement of resumption
the prices OF! some things have been adj
vanccd. Pork. one of our chief produc-
tions. has been advance onc-!hird. Thus
we feel assured. and believe that we
can una; .sfakab.y congratulate ourselves
upon Il speedy return of better times.
Keep cool and we VIII wade out. What
is the Use Of grunbling any longer: we
have reached the bottom Of the slough
and if we can only wade little we
shall reach dry land. Individual, OF
tis may be in the wise. but the country is
over the rubcon and on solid footing.
70 compensate for these low prices
there is Tow prices Tor everything con
sumcd in The family, 40 that the econ
oniic:l farmer and thrifty housewife can
iced and ciothc themselves better and
cheaper and have wider margin left
for books and papers, which will tend
10 wider diffusion of knowledge.
which would undoubtedly tell ON the
farm. Il these times when the financial
stream move. si4gg;Shlv for everybody
il would be- well 10 examine eur opera
tons ard instead Of attempting large
operations without capital unless bor
rowed. and specuIations upon crops not
vet planted or iit for market. to avoid
debt with forty acre farm under high
cultivation. well stocked. and the home
made comfortable and unincumhercd.
The worry and fret over 4 mortgage
will do Il farmer much injury. Ii brings
carele>sness. neglect Of
family-neycr a spare dollar TO give
them for their own delight. Then
comes idiencss, dependency. aud the
farm is swept away, and all the first en-
and delight Of mans am
biiion is blasted. | would suggest that
we give this matter some consideration.
and try and better our conditions by a
more careful aud sysiema;ised principle
of farming and financial management.
would not close my remarks without
giving some thought 10 the late move
Tor an east and west road. believed
AN safe IN saving that our present pros
prceis 10: m cas-. and west road is
largely due TO this organization. not
thai wish 10 claim for the Farmers
Club more than is due il, yet those Who !
attended the meetings Of the club in the !
winter are cognizant of the fact that n |
Committee was appointed TO
ook after The railroad interests of our |
county. such committee having proved |
equal 10 ,ae task have succeeded in |
placing such iart- before eastern c..pi-
alisis &, has led Ia au investigation of
,ur country with view 10 extending
heir roads through oar country. This /
5 something we lave long talked of and
when once obtained viii be ;tc means
Il 1nNrln,lif,c onr. country and viii