, 1881-04-04
BARBED WIRE.

EInnA-7Icctfng OF Iowa Farmers to Take
1Icnrurck to Protect Themselves from
the Owners OF the 35nrbed- Wire Mo.
nopo,y.
sptttaf IAsnateh 10 Tat Chicago Tribnne.
DEs MoISEs lu., April :.-At ,llss-nlccttkg
Of prominent TURNER'S nnd manufacturers or
Central IOWA, to tnkr action IN tho recent tccts-
Ion Of the Federal Courta. sustaining Wush0nrn.
Moon Cos GlNlnl FOR tArsIcd wire fet1c0 EntGnt,
It waa resolved to unto and 1nnks common cntsc
with the farmers to ai,l III securing nNl slccis
lou Of tho matter lit tho Superior court ut Wus-
inEto,. An Executive Committee ~ w@s mp mp
There WIS i konh attendance, a,ll much ch1hu-
JMsu', wfish ,nc9M1!s M hns'nrss,
l1Es Mo1SEs ln.. April ~ meeting, OF Iowa
Farmers iii nVpostiom 70 tt!u tarMa!-wire n.o!,-
ppoly wus held it: thls city to-dAy, with quito
Ihc Hu1l, 1. +. Clarkaon wns chosen Chnlru,nn
tfc rcud letter irntn 3NlRo Lake, Ut lMlc-
lighting Wnshb,lrll. Mue,l s. 60.
WITH Mn is Ss s d0 IL n a Ill 1nsh II o % ov II
acllcr, testimony, md nrgumeuts Of rplnse nrd
that nc bud given n0ticu Of appeal to tho Su-
.iI.lEe Milicr, tho attorney Of washburn, slucn
itn., was allowed! thirty minutes to l!!hkG !!
stnscIac,'t FIR sle tls: Me sa!l they ~ a me-
Ihs io!ioway s$nnttso WIS ,! s.!'e%!nea q s!,. on y,
u. -. NHItuikh All uhAt W RlMR4a III
Cnpt. ,Donaga,, or Iok County. Tho rrsoIu-
os %nvl rGeS r. ~ fr tHGss i ~ rft fo 10 o @
csIoi OF tho United sla.ra Court sustaining tho
patents or Hunt s. ulnu4cn. tngctlor with n
ts:4seL! i r t It Is the tuty Of tho hundreds OF
thousands Of pG<ple whU nro subjected to tho
,E'rr , tx III -,"n1 astry 1 X this nst Se i.
s1tortion III Inns Ice,l lmlnnscl urt,n tt,o!n hy
ftI.F1.
md holding ttnt tho reDp!e nre tho auurcc Of
~ power hnd law. W. hhreby t'eelpre That W.
III nnrtS srorts end to "S a SnS rst ssn i III III a NV. NV.
lcs,rulolls cxtortloHs of this njst gigantic nlll
des1'otic momapo!y Of inu'lern thncs.
IcsD}rfu, Thnt VIZ fnynr further legal md
prcticnl invcatKntlo,, Of this Gs,n,tl Claim nr
ont arin to tho cxc1ualvu ownership ut tho
purpose ws hereby piedso ourselves to ,nito cir
efforts and cunrll'utc our nlc,lls 10 brliE Ah'ut
remedy inr thIA tnnst oppressive Autl unjust
wtcfo who arc Interested IN COMMON yitl, ns TO
AAsen,t,lo In similar meetings aud cooperating
IN seeking relief from this new nnd Unlimited
lsesairvsi. That M Executive Committee 10 mp
pointed to take chArKeuf tl!ts wHrk. devise pntls
relief ~ 1iay sce1 proper III, tiiolr Judgment;
that they Invite Gll fria rAhnzat!ons alliances,
ut1'gS G!ubs: a, nss9Stntlons to nulte 7! !ho
EXECUTIVE Cnn.!hfttec, thur dir organization
rnay hc puwGrfl!1 and ailcctlvc III ts operations,
iffA,irfaf. Tint otlr Seiutor3. md Representa-
tltrs IN Enn9rcss bs urstHl to usu their influence
hnu hest efforts to sectlre atIch DliEtntiOn5 md
changes & l.. tho Patsnt lnwa ~ Will relisso tho
RACES that ,lrc nov POnt nnRisy boinK pcrpc-
trAIr,! ts inscriptions s!lnrpcrS nilu wealthy
lion. a,li wc hereby pic 70 ourselves W hit 1.-Two wo
Will support no GaIlaiiihtr fur tho stnte IrEIsA-
an e,Ir,WstIy cn,nnittrl! 10 such iegis!ut,on Ii,
vii! hiyDrtl tho tleslrtai relief.
Thu fnInnwnr Executive conusttteo was ap-
tn tab