The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-03


oil the peoples money to river and harbor inn
provements, utterly worthless without the
products of agriculture to transport over and
through them anu
Ii remains for us to reassert these demands of
the people. and in order to do so effectualy we
llust organize and stand prepared to call them
up~oefore the elections in every congressional
ulstrlct and in every State election involving
the election of senator of the United States It
IS absolutely idle to be dancing attendance upon
., elhoers anu senators after election; they will
tnen give you no heed. Unless you are pre-
pared to exact pledges of the candidates of both
parnes, and upon their failure to respond salts
iactoriiy, to put up your own candidates and
vote LOT them, you must be prepared to wear
the collar of political servtude and degradation
to the end of time. Such position I know the
agrlculturists of America are not prepared to
accept
The main question is, shall we have Secre-
1ary or Agriculture in the Cabinet, through
whose voice the larger national interest of agri-
culture shall compel respectful attention. and
sincere and intelligent study at the hands Of
the executive and legislative branches of the gov
ernmentf For this we must agitate, agitate and
demand until we have gained that great point,
when all else that is useful and necessary will
follow as day follows night.
lt Is not less important-nay looking to the
future OF this great country, it is more than all
else lmportant-that we do all that is in our
power to encourage and promote truly scien-
tifc education. We want for this great profes-
sion sound professional training in the theory
and practice of scientific agriculture. We must
nave agricultural experiment stations estab-
nshed and maintained in all the States We
must have In the national department. which is
the national experimental station, a geographical
and physical division of experimental culture and
we must have proper men at the head of all
these institutions. If we have them not, we
must lind them or make them. We trust and
oeieve IL shaii De known we are not airing our
grievances fc,n
ers. and we believe that it will be found we
speak to men who know their rights and are pre-
pared TO assert them at every hazard and at any
cost We ask nothing but what is reasonable
and right, and for the benefit of all the people,
and we will not, upon party demands. any longer
continue to vote for those who see fit to antag-
onlze or neglect the measures we believe essen
tlal to our interests. There are other meas
ures, gentlemen, of national Importance to agr-
culture to which might have called your atten-
tlon, and on the Signal service question might
have greatly enlarged, but fearing to weary you
with the length of this address, promise they
shall be brought up during our session as sub
Jects of discussion.
On motion of j. B. Conner the following were
appointed committee on resolutions, to which
all resolutions and the suggestions contained in
presidents address shall be referred without de-
bate: ). b. Conner, Indiana; W. o. Wilson, Ill-
nois; Edward Campbell. Iowa; j. w. Smith,
Kansas; I. Corwin Anderson, Kentucky;
Springer Harbaugh Minnesota; J. T. Matson
Missouri; n. b. Smith. New Jersey; Geo. B.
Dibrell Tennessee; Randolph Harrison, Vir-
dinia; E. G. Field. Mississippi.
On motion of Mr. Dibrell, committee Of
three was appointed on programme. Messrs.
Whitaker Cockrell and Thomas were chosen as
the committee.
A committee of one from each State, consist
ing of Theodore Budd, N. J.. N. N Cox Tenn;
A. II: Drury, Va; Samuel Hargrave, Ind; w.
~ oGt 1aah i '" n
Wilson, Ills; A K. Finseth, Mimi; j. M. Ming,
Mo-; e. G. Fields, Miss; A. p Saunders, KY,
reported resolutions expressing sorrow and deep
regret at the death of Thomas A. Hendricks
late Vice president of the United States, and
rendering to the widow the tenderest sympathies
OF this body in her hour of distress
E. D. Powell, /. B. Nall, and Springer Har-
baugh were chosen a committee to make suitable
expression concerning the death of j. D. Guthrie,
late treasurer of the Farmers Congress.
President Beverly handed over to the com
mittee on resolutionsa long letter, pregnant with
suggestions, from eX-Commissioner of Agricul-
ture LIE Due, now residing at Hastings, Mimi
j. W. Robe, of Greencastle. Ind, was chosen
assistant secretary.
The evening session was unimportant The
address of Gen. N. N. Cox of Tennessee, was
made the special order for this morning at IL
o'clock.
The Congress adjourned to meet at o'clock
this morning.
The Kentucky delegation is we'll supplied
with good takers.
Missouri, Mississippi and Illinois are each
represented by single member.
The speeches of the members of the Tennes-
see delegation exhibit commendable degree of
pride at the rapid advance of that State in agri-
culture.
General Dibrell, member of Congress from
fHnno 10 doll fn fhn Esa apof
gress. He farms about 2 900 acres and is an en-
thusiastic agriculturist
The members who attend this Congress bear
all their own expenses. 1t is therefore very
independent body. Some of them come many
hundreds of miles.
Col Edward Morrison, of Iowa, both in man
ner and facial contour reminds one Of the late
Vice ce-president. He is clear thinker and a
maker of short and direct speeches.
Colonel Waters, of Kentucky. is an extensive
farmer and stock man. He shows considerable
interest in the subject of fences. having over
hundred miles of fencing to maintain
Colonel Beverly, of Virginia, is scientific
farmer. His last years crop of wheat was "a 600
bushels, raised 800 acres, thus averaging
thirty bushels TO the acre, obtained by the use of
fertilizers.
j. w. Flood, one Of the Virginia delegates,
'hails from Appomattox and its famous apple
tree" Another delegate, Major Drury, is pro-
pretor of the farm at Drury's point, place
rather conspicuous in the annals of the late war.
Springer Harbaugh of Minnesota, has two of
the finest farms in the world. These farms are
in Norman and Polk counties, in tho Red river
valley, and he has ten thousand acres under
plough. In addition to several thousand bushels
of oats and rye, last years wheat was over 100.-
900 bushels. There are eleven artesian wells on
the farms MIR. Harbaugh's partner is Charles
Lockhart, of Pittsburg, Pa, president of the
Standard Oil Company.
Col Randolph Harrison, of Virginia, favors
urging upon the national Congress the neces-
sty for the deepening Of the channel of the
James river, from its mouth to the city of Rich
mond, to make it freely naviSable for the largest
ocean steamers. This would lessen the distance
from the west to the seaboard more than 100
miles, and be of vast Importance in the trans
portation of the products of Ohio, Indiana, Illi-