The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-03-27

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not give officers acting under them proper au;
Resolved; That this convention t recommend
that the next legislature of the State Of Mime,
sofa is hereby requested to pass q railroad
warehouse law similar to the ones now in force
in the States of Massachusetts or Illinois.
Resolved, That the members Of this conven-
ton go home to their Respective districts and
use all the influences in their power to elect
members of thenextlegislatu who will pledge
themselves to the support of such legislation;
and
Whereas, The members of the state senate of
Minnesota were chosen for four years, and those
who constituted the last state senate will form
the next; be it
Resolved, That the members of this conven-
ton, before the meeting of the next senate, shall
use their best efforts with the present senator's
for their interest and cooperation in this mat
ter: and that, by petitions and resolutions from
their respective towns and counties they instruct
the members of the present senate to work for
the passage of such an act
Resolved, That it is the desire Of this con-
vention that congress pass the necessary laws
regulating interstate commerce.
The report was received
WHEAT GRADING AND ELEVATORS.
II. G. Palmer Of Marshall, read the report Of
the committee on wheat grading and elevators,
as follows:
We lind; after thoroughly investigating the
present system Of wheat grading, that it is q
farce and cheat, because il does not express
the true value of wheat, and enriches the few
to the. detrimept Of the many.
The right usurped BY railroads
to establish minimum capacity: and
kind Of equipment of elevators is contrary to
public policy and calculated to destroy indie
pendent competition in the grain market. We
Recommend free and open market for our
products, and that railroads shall receive and
deliver such products to any point the shipper
may desire on the line of their roads. We rec
ommend state inspector, appointed by the
supreme court or our governer,. to regulate
system of grad&tidn Of tile true value Of wheat,
ascertained by chemical analysis. We recon-:
mend and believe the only way to redress these
grievances is by. Legislation.
The reports We're laid over for further con.
the appointment of a committee of fifteen, three
or each congressional district-to be selected
by the delegations now present whose duty il
shall be to extend the work of agricultural asso-
Citations throughout the state.
!, The appointment of the committee was
agreed Upon. The delegates from the differ
ent districts reported the following named gen.
First-s. B. Sprague, Fillmore; John Frank
Mower; Charles g. johnson, Freeborn; VII
liam Carrier, 6. ". Harrington, Wabashs. !,
MS9o%H WSsaca R9rch MqaG
Howard, Blue Earth; Charles E. Brant, Brown.
Third-John Kokr, Chippewa; y. Tanner,
Goodhue; R. K Guiteau, Dakota A. W. Tiff
fanny, Carver; G. W. Day, Mcleod.
Fifth-A NJ Burdick, Clay; John F. Mon
5 eI 1' seclsr carrngon 1 Phopa Stevens
The fourth district was not ready to report.
and the selection of the committee from this
district was postponed.
The committee Withdrew to select officers,
and reassembling announced that the follow
ing had been selected: Chairman, A. W. Tiffa-
ny, Carver; secretary, J. j. Furlong, Mower;
assistant secretary, G. W. Haigh, Blue Earth.
The question of wheat raising, the best vari-
cites, ETC., together with general farming oper-
ations, were the topics of discussion i'll the
evening.
At the meeting on Friday, the names Of the
members Of the committed of twenty from,
tho Fourth congressional district were reported
and ratified. The full committee, with their
postohice addresses, are as follows: :.
President-A. W. Tiffany, Norwood, Carver
county.
:. Vice President-C Darlington Phelps, Morris,
TreasurerE c. Howard; Lake Crystal,
Blue Earth county.
secretary-J. j. Furlong, Austin, Mower
county.
Assistant secretary-G W. Haigh, Mankato,
Blue Earth county.
First-S P. Sprague, Prosper, Fillmore
county (chairman); John Frank, LIE Roy, Nor
YER county (secretary); c. G. Johnson, Albert
Lee, Freeborn county; G. W. Harrington,
Plainview, Wabasha county; William Carrier,
Black Hammer Houston County.
second-M- c: Howard, Lake Cristsl, Blue
Earth county (chairman); Charles G. Brandt,
New Ulm, Brown county (secretaryl; Leonard
Aldrich, Cqrrie, Murray county; J. A. Lati-
more, Winnebago City, Faribault county, Dan
iel Murphy, Waseca county.
Third-G. ". Day, Glencoe, Mcleod county
ia county (secretaryl; John Kohr, Monteviteo,
Chippewa county; u. Tanner, Cannon Falls,
Goodhue county, A. W. Tiffany, Norwood, Car
yer county.
FOURTH. A. Bull, Edna Mills, He,mepin
county (chairman); N: Small, Anoka, Anoka
1Sunty seoreta M H hostnom cGeat2
county; Hugh Campbell, Marine Mills, Wash
'Df fifth c Il Bnrdick, Glyndon, Clay county
(chairman); Darlington Phelps, Norris, Ste
vens county (secretary); T. N. Jellunl, Lake
Kftson county; John P. Monroe, Deer Creek,
Otter Tail county.
Finance Committee E N Davis, 4. Aldrich,
Daniel Murphy.
The delegates present from the Fifth con-
gressional district assembled in a corner Of the
which are, in turn, to appoint township ccm-
mittees The county sub committees are as fol-
lows:
Kittson County-P. M. Hendrick and Mr.:
Kurn, Hallock.
Grant-Andrew Crimson Herman.
Stevens-W K Walker, II. J. Hall,
Becker County,. Y. Dunn and NJ J. Con-
verse, Detroit.
Benton Charles schuling, Dielm; John VIII
son, Sank Rapids:
Stearns-E. H. Atwood, Maine Prairie.
Marshall-H. G. Palmer, Warren; Ed Buns,
Stephen.
Sherburne-Charles George, Santiago
Wilkin-E. Matson, Breckenridge.
Polk-E. Columbus.
Red Lake Falls-M R. Brown, Crookston;
Nels O. Roulswel, Neilsville.
Pope-A Anderson, Nora; Patrick Jones,
Glenwood.
Traverse-C T. Harris, Browns Valley.
Wright-A P. Miller, NJ Holmstrom, Cokato
The report of the committee on railroads and
transportation was unanimously adopted in the
same form as it came from the committee.
And the original report OF the committee on
resolutions were adopted without dissent.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following resolu.
tons:
Resolved, That it is the request of this con.
vention that the next legislature pass law
compelling all millers or mill operatives, car
rying on gristing or exchange business, to do
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fifth toll, namely: Thirty-f pounds straight
-four, eight pounds bran, five pounds shorts
This is for No. wheat, and all the lower grades
in proportion.
The Reynolds resolution was put to a vote
and adopted
Hon. Clark Thompson and other officers OF
the State Agricultural society were invited to
come forward and take seats beside the chair
man, which courtesy was accepted
Mr.. Tiffany Of Carver offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That it is ;gh time in this country
that we revive the sterling principles of our
fore-fathers, ''That the Office shall seek the
man, rather than the man the Office"
The address authorized by the convention tc
prepared for publication by the committee Of
three, to whom the duty was entrusted, within
the next few days.
After deliherating for three days, the con-
vention of farmers from Minnesota and d.
kota adjourned Thursday sine die. In addition
to full and free expression of their grievances
and suggestions as to the proper remedies, the
matters of interest and importance to the farm
ing classes. Briefly summarized, the most
important work Of the convention was as fol-
lows: A plainly expressed intention to control
the next legislature in the farmers interests,
which was really the object of the convention;
the appointment of state committee, as ex-
pressed in the language of the resolution,
ito extend the work of agricultural as
sociations throughout the state"-in other
words, to carry on the farmers campaign; a
plain and frank avowal that no third party il
sought to be organized, but the farmers will
fight for their rights inside the lines of the pres
ent political organizations; vote Of censure
upon the so-called minneapolis pine land
ring" favoring the opening for settlement OF
tho q o,; 1op1s ~ tho Rod aka Indian