Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28

Finance Cbmmitt lee 3 n. Davis = q drich,
Daniel Murphy.
Tho delegates present from the Filth con
lall and selected list OF county ommittees.
which afa, Id turn, 10 appoint township com
nittees The county sub committees are as fol-
lows; D.
Gra1t Andrew crimson, Herman.
sfaYens-W K Walker, r. .. Hall.
Becker County ]. ". Dunn and M J. Con-
verse, Detroit
sfearn arms 81. Atwood, Maine Prairie
Marshall y II q g. Palmer, Warren; Ed Buns,
Stephen. 81. s.
ssshurns Charles assaa GRs ,esgE.l s9nsias0
Polk-E Columbus.
Red Lake Falls NJ r. Brown, Crookston:
Nels O.. RonlsWel, Neilsville.
PopeA Anderson, Nora; Patrick Jones,
TraverseC 6. II. Harris, Browns Valley.
Wright-A p Miller,M Holm stronl, Cokato,
| The report OF the committee on railroads aud
| TRANSPORTATION was unanimously adopted in the
same fornias it came from the committee.
And the original report Of the committee or
| 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
| rving on q grlsting or exchange business, to do
said gristing or exchange at the rate of one
fifth toll namely: Thirty five pounds strai; ut
| -four eight pounds bran, five pounds shofts.
This is for No. l wheat, and all the lower grades
| in proportion.
The Reynolds resolution was put to a vote
and adopted s.,
4 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 high time IN this country
that we revive the sterling principles OF our
fore-fathers, s'That the Office shall seek tie
! man, rather than the man the Office"
| The address authorized by the convention to
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 d.
kota adjourned Thursday sine die In addition
to a full and free expression of their grievances
and suggestions as to the proper remedies, tie
| delegates took official action upon seyerai
ing classes Briefly summarized, the mos
important work Of the convention was as fol
| lows: 4 plainly expressed intention 70 control
the next legislature in the farmers interest,
| which was really the object Of the convention !;
the appointment of state committee, cx-
pressed in the language of the resolution.
"to extend the work of Agricultural as
sociations throughout the state"--in otie1
| words, to carry on the farmers campaign; o
plain and frank avCwal that no third party is
| sought to be organized, but tho farmers Will
fight for their rights inside the lines Of the pres
ent political organizations; vote of cens>lre
upon the so-called minneapolis pine land
ring" faToring the opening for settlement Of
! the agricultural lands Of the Red Lake Indian
reservation, and for the sale of the pine tingbel
on the reservation for the benefit OF the Indians
urging the next legislature to investigate :he
subject of corporate taxation, and especially Of
all railroad properties, including
railroad lands; condenning the
present railroad and warehouse laws, and urg
ing upon the Legislature the passage Of & rail-
road warehouse law similar to the ones pow ID
force in Massachusetts and Illinois; asking
congress to pass the necessary laws governing
insterstate commerce; denounclng the present
system Of wheat grading as farce and . cheat;
the railroads and the elevators: recomme adirg
the appointment of a state grain inspector, ap-
pointed BY the governor OF the supreme court
protesting against the excessive railroad
freight charges; denouncing the policy Of state
officials or members of the Legislative in az.
manufacture of o1eon1argarine: endorsing
the Improvement of the Minnesota river 70 and
through Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse aut
the Red river: objectng to the lettln, ont 81
convict and prison labor; opposing tn iio
tective tariff system; conden1ning the eA =, ~
tolls exacted by custom nillers; decla.nC il,
favor of the principle that the Office ~hall -cA
the man; appointing a committee to ,s~ur IL,
address to the people of the state. U2lv &c
credited representatives were in attendance
from forty-cne counties, aggregatng l3a del
egates. In addition, there were present a large
number of farmers, not regularly appointed g.
delegates, but who were allowed to take par
IN the proceedings-the convention @mh!ac-
ing, all told, about 200 members.