The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-01
FARMERS INSTITUTE
AT sT. o1AIRsvI11F, oAIo
Ysstsrdsy-A Largely AttSsdod Meeting,
An Interesting Debate ON the TafIG.
A Set Of streuE RsSOlutiosS-Ths
Address Of Or. Robinson.
Special c0nclpondeneeQt q M Iniellt0neE,

Special CoHstpoRdsneeC Of 1< Lsislli0me1.
ST. OLAIRsyILLE, Dec. Sl,-The fifth an
nual farmers Iuatltute convened in thI
Capital City rink on Thursday, December
81, President Joseph Taggart in the chat
and A. T, McKelyey, Secretary. Alter ar
opening anthem by the glse club prayel
was offered by Dr. Balph, after which th.
following Vice PreSidents were nominated
| by Joseph Denham, Esq, and unanimously
elected: David Hays, A. w. Lee, ]. u
MCNAry, David Brown, VIM, Lash, VIM
Watson, Il. s. CLARK, VIM, Campbell, Rob
art Mcfarland, Henry stierS, On motion
the following ushers were appointed
Rufus Rose, Fred Longly, James Frazier
Thompson MCkelvey, Jr. The Wool
Growers Conference was opened by I
paper from W. N. Oowden, Esq,, OF Quaker
City, appealing 10 the Wool Growers oi
Belmont county to organize and fight iol
the restoration Of tho taril. After the
reading OF the paper MesSrs. Emmett GifIin,
N, q. Nichols and John Watson discussed
the question.
A1juumed to 1880 +, ",
The lDst!iDle TeRSsembled at / 80 y. N.
After music by tho Cleo Club the minutes
we're read by the Secretary, when the
question Can We afford TO pursue sheep
iusbandry at the prevailing prices and the
existing tariff" was opened by Gen. j, Q,
MuNary, President OF the Wool Growera'
Association Of Pennsylvania, who SGdvO-
Gated organisation for the purpose Of in,
lluenclng legislation tO restore the Tariff OF
~, Mr.. j, II, Close followed, answering
the question in the affirmative, but did
not believe the reduction in the tariff re-
sponsiblo for the low price Of wool en-
tIrely. lie was anxious for and advocated
organization to restore It, d. Brown,
Eiq., believed the tariff bug-bsar, and
attributed the depression OF the wool in-
dustry 10 other causes, and thought II
only in sympathy with tho worldwide d..
presaion existiug to-day.
Mr.. j, +. Young followed, taking the
same view in sGbJtGnCe. Mr.. MCNary and
Mr.. Close contfoyerted Mr.. Browns vloWA
and an animated and warm discussion
followed. Capt. A. w. Les Cloaed the dis.
CulsiOn, advocating a high tariff and q
preservation OF our hoCks. Mr. John Wat.
son offered the following resolutions:
Elrst-That after almost three years oI
agitation and dileussion OF tho troubles
that surround the sheep industry oil the
United States We believe that the present
depressed condition Of sheep husbandry 10
mainly owing to ths unfortunate and i'm.
Siss changes Of the tariff laws OF March 8,
1888, and nothing short Of the restoration
Of the tariff Of 'O7,on wool or its equivalent,
will remedy the evils and prevent the fur.
'her destruction Of the lloCks Of this coun.
try. 4
stOond-That GO q nation we cannot
alforI TO endanger great national agri-
cultural pursuit which has added each year
directly $4,000 900 to the wealth Of the
nation, having invested In 50, 900 sheep
Sl20,000, 900 and not less than $500, ,O00, 600
Of capital in real estate.
Third-That the sheep husbRudfy adds
largely TO our agricultural wealth by sub.
dung unOuluyatGd land and by fartlliSiug
the soil and teplenishing exhausted land
Fourth-That In view Of these facts we
will support ior law.mRklnR offices only
such lnen AZ will pledge themselves by
their influence and voteD 10 do oil In their
power for the protection OF sheep hus
bandTy.
Fifth-That We commend the Secretary
oil the Treasury for his recent effort to
suppress fraudulent classification OF i'm.
ported wool, and the ptoppage Of wool
coming into New York unter these false
Classlhcatlons, and request him to prevent
the fraudulent importations Of wool
through the Custom House.
Pending the discussion DR.. Robinson,
the veterinary editor Of the 1NrELLlaKECER,
was called iof and addressed the audience
upon Hygiene and the Care Of Domestic
Animals, The Doctors address was lis.
tened to by large and appreciative audi.
ence. The address abounded In valuable
information " farmers.
Mr., Chill w. Htzzard, the editor Of the
Monongahela Republican, delivered one Of
his inimiLable lectures tonight.