The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-27


ton 60 home to their respective districts and
use I'll the influences in their power to cleo
members of the nextlegislsture who will pl0dgt
themselves to the support Of such legislation
and
Whereas. The members OF the state senate Of
Minnesota were chosen for four years, and thost
who constituted the last state senate will form
the next; be it
Resolved, That tho members of this conven.
ton, before the meeting Of the next senate, shall
use their best efforts with the present senators
for their interest and cooperation in this mat
their respective towns and counties they INSTRUCT
the members Of the present senate to work fol-
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 ELEvAroRs.
H. g. Palmer of Marshall, read the report OF
the committee on wheat grading and elevators
as follows:
We find, after thoroughly investigating thu
farce and : cheat, because it does not express
the true value of wheat, and enriches the few
to the detriment of the many.
The right usurped by railrode
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 oul
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 governor, to regulate 4
system of gradaton of the true value Of wheat
ascertained by chemical analysis We recon-
mend and believe the only way to redress these
grievances is by legislation.
Tho reports were laid over for further con-
co. H. NJ -N.-xs-
the appointment of = committee of fifteen, three
for 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
ent districts reported the following named gen.
tlemen as the committee:
-. First-S. B: spragne, Fillmore; John Franz
Mower; Charles G. johnson, Freedom; VIII
liam Carrier, G. ": Harrington, Wabasha
Second y. A. baltimore, Faribault; Daniel
Howard, Blue Earth; Charles E. Brant, Brown
Third-John Kokr, Chippewa; .. Tanner
Goodhue; r. X. Guiteau, Dakota A. w. Tif:
fanny, Carver; G. w. Day, Mcleod
+ Fifth-A N. Burdick, Clay; John P. Mon,
roe, Otter Tail; E. N. Davis, Kittson; E. N.
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-
assistant secretary, G. W. Haigh, Blue Earth.
The question of wheat raising, the best vari-
cites, etc, together with general farming oper-
atoms, were the topics of discussion in the
evening"
AT the meeting on Friday, the names of the
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the Fourth congressional district were reported
and ratified. The full committee, with their
postoffice addresses, are as follows:
Presidential. W. Tiffany, Norwood, Carver
county.
Vice President Phelps, Morris,
Treasurer-H. c. Howard, Lake Crystal,
Secretary: j: Furlops, Austin, Mower
county.
Assistant secretary-G. W. Haigh, Mankato,
Blue Earth county.
coNGREssIoNAL DISTRICT COMMITTEES.
FirstS r spragqe, 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. G; Howard, Lake CRYSTAL, Blue
Earth county (chairman); Charles G: Brandt
New Ulm, Brown county (secretary); Leonard
Aldrich, Gurfie, Murray county; J. A. Lati-
more, Winnebago City, Faribault county Dan.
lei Murphy, Waseca county.
TMrd-G. W. Day, Glencoe, Mcleod county
chairman; H. \. Guiteau, Pennington, Dako.
ia county secretary; John Kohr, Montevideo
Chippewa county: U. Tanner, Cannon Falls
Goodhue county, A w. Tiffany, Norwood, Car:
yer county.
FOURTH. A. Bull, Edna Mills, Hennepir
county (chairm chairman; N Small, Anoka, Anok'
Wright county; Stephen Howsen, -Isant
county; Hugh Campbell, Marine Mills, Wash
fifth~A ii: Bnrdick, Glyndon, Clay count,
(chairman); Darlington Phelps, Morris, Ste
y T rs county (secretsry); E. N Jeilum; Lake
Kittson county; John p. Monroe, Deer Creek
Otter Tail county.
Finance Committee-E. N Davis, l. Aldrich
Daniel Murphy.
The delegates present from the Fifth con
gressional district assembled in a corner of the
hall and selected list of county sub committees
which arc, in turn, to appoint township com
mittecs. The county sub committees are as fol
lows:
Kittson County-P. NJ Hendrick and Mt
Kurn, HallOck.
Grant-Andrew crimson, Herman
Stevens-W. X. Walker, r. J. Hail.
Becker County,. W. Dunn and M J. Con
verse, Detroit
Bcnton-Charles Schuling, Delm; John vii
son, Sank Rapids.
Marshall-H. G. Palmer, Warren; Ed Buns
Stephen
Shcrburne-Charles George, Santiago
Wilkin-E. Matson, breckenridge.
Polk-E Columbus
Red Lake Falls-M. r. Brown, Crookston
Nols o. Roulswel, Neilsvillc.
Popc-A. Anderson, Nora; Patrick Jones
Glcnwood.
Traverse-C. T. Harris, Browns Valley.
Wright-A P. Miller, NJ Holm strom, Cokato
! The report of the committee on railroads anl
transportation was unanimously adopted in thu
same formas it came from the committee.
And the original report of the committee OF
| resolutions were adopted without dissent.
Mr. Reynolds offered the following resolu
tons:
Resolved, That it is the request of this con
vcntion that the next legislature pass Law
rying on Gristing or exchange business, to dc
said gristing or exchange at tho rate of ono
fifth toll, namely: Thirty-tivc pounds straight
flour, eight pounds bran, five pounds shorts
This is for No. wheat, and all the lower grades
in proportion.
The Reynolds resolution was put to vot,
and adopted
Hon. Clark Thompson and other officers OF
the State Agricultural society were invited t.
come forward and take seats beside the chair
man, which cOurtsey was accepted.
Mr. Tiffany of Carver offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That it is high time in this country
that we revive the sterling principles of ou1
fore-fathers, ''That the Office shall seek the
man, rather than the man the Office
The address authorized by the convention tc
be issued to the people of the state will be
prepared for publication by the committee OF
three, to whom the duty was entrusted, within
the next few days.
After celebrating for three days, the con.
vention of farmers from Minnesota and Da.
kota adjourned Thursday sine die. In addition
to Q full and free expression of their grievances
and suggestions rs to the proper remedies, the
delegates took official action upon several
matters of interest and importance to the farm
ing classes. Briefly summarized, tho mos,
important work OF the convention was az fol
lows: 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,
''to extend the work of agricultural as.
sociations throughout the state"-in othe,
words, to carry on the farmers campaign; q
plain and frank avowal that no third party il
sought to be organized, but the farmers viii
fight for their rights inside the lines of the pres
ent political organizations; a vote of censure
upon the sO-called ssMinneaDolis nine lanc