The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-03
THE FARMERs' INsrIrUTE.
A Resume of the Proceedings and = Gen
sral Description.


day evening and we are confident all
went away well pleased with the treat.
The first thing was an excellent essay
from Mr.. Pierce. whose reading OF his
production was unfortunately somewhat
defective.
Mr.. Chamberlain occupied the balance
of the evening, an hour and half, in
an interesting lecture on 1.-The Mistakes
of Our Calling" which was relieved by
anecdotes and humOT that frequently
elected laughter and applause.
on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
President Shaub's mallet gave the one
tap and called to order. A fair assem-
blage was present, but for some time
kept increasing as the friends arrived
from more distant parts of the county.
During the two days of the Institute we
noticed solid farmers, young and old,
from about every township of the
county. No doubt there will be a much
larger attendance at the next Institute.
Mr.. Fulton, of Tuscarawas, spoke for
few minutes commanding earnestly
these associations that bring farmers
together, mentioning also the County
Horticultural Society. and how much he
enjoyed its monthly meetings.
Mr.. Chamberlain followed on MA
nures," and occupied the time till noon
in a most interesting and practical talk
that commanded close attention. The
gentleman has happy faculty of illus
tratiOn by relating anecdotes that add
to the interest and help to relieve. He
surprised some by declaring he hoped
to see the day when women should vote.
We failed to see the necessity OF con-
nection. The fact Is, Just government
is what we need more than an extern
sion of the suffrage. Mr.. Chamberlain
spoke as others did of the dangerous
mOnOpOlies that were rObbing labor and
honest business. Let Mr.. Chamberlain
and all farmers and other good Ameri-
can citizens demand justice-equality in
opportunity and equality in taxation.
Let us call upon all good citizens to join
hands with usto secure equal and exact
justice to all citizens of whatever state
or persuasion, religious or political"
This is the underlying principle of all
Just government and the great lack
these days in this and other lands.
Mr.. j. F. Niesz favored the Institute
by reading an essay on the Importance
and advantage of organization among
| farmers. He also referred in an in
teresting manner to the early history Of
Stark county. We hope at the next In
stitute measures will be taken by the
officials to give us full report Of the
proceedings. If one issue Of our paper
would not contain all, more than one
would.
In the afternoon of Wednesday Mr..
Chamberlain lectured on What Educa-
tiOn Should We Give Our ChildrenP"
He spoke Of our present school facilities;
of labor in its various forms and rate of
payment; of agricultural and other col
| leges that don't graduate farmers; of
the old idea that farmer was a clown
or rustic and of the American idea that
''all men are created equal, &C." refer
| red to the disagreeable drudgery i'm
posed on boys tending to disgust them
with the farm; quoted that ancient
| Greek who said "The boy should learn
what would be useful to him when he
became man." spoke of the tendency
now to the aggregation Of wealth on
| one side and poverty on the other, more
visible in large cities, and in this con-
nectiOn referred to labor riots and mObs
and the necessity of general intelli-
| gence, especially among farmers, inde-
pendent farmers who owned their own
| small or moderately sized farms. The
| lecturer also adTeEted to the way the
new wheat growing regions of the
/ northwest were being exhausted and
run, Dalrymple this year harvesting
1900 acres. Mr.. Chamberlain gave suit
able attention to the questions sent in
and the answers were usually pointed
anu DdbAolhObOlys
The lecturer on concluding his in
teresting discourse excused himself, as
he had to leave to take the train.
Louis Schaefer, Esq, proposed vote
of thanks, which was heartily voted,
| and for which Mr.. Chamberlain express
ed his thanks.
Mr.. Lewis Essig read an essay, which
was attentiVely listened to, the subject
being Education as it Should be in
Our Common Schools" Mr.. Lloyd
was called upon and responded in few
remarks. Mr.. George Lester, Mr.. Joseph
Oberlin, A. McGregOr, DR.. HOstetter and
DR.. L. Slusser each spoke few minutes,
after which the Institute adjourned.
DIR. sLUssER's REMARKS.
As remarks under the five minute rule
have taken wide range, it occurred to
me to improve the occasion to say word
or two in favor of the South, as an invi-
ting field for young farmers who may
be prospecting for home.
Before the war the advice of Horace
Greeley to the young man in search Of
home, Was-"GO West" We're Horace
Greeley now living, it seems to me his
advice to the young farmer under like
circumstances, would be, go South"
The average value Of farming lands
in Stark county; q don't mean the ap-
praised value for taxation, but in pur-
chase and sale) is over $70an acre. Com
paratively few. of our farmers are able
to buy quarter section for each of the
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