Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-11
CAPITAL NOTES,

hAblHoNs ftD o 1000
The annual meeting of the militia
officers, and the State Agricultural
and Horticultural societies in Madi-
son, during the last two weeks, have
drawn many people here, and given
to the city and capitol building
something of a boom, which is APP
preciated in the absence of a legis-
lature. The exercises at these SEES
sions were interesting and instruct
i've. The varied subjects treated of
were generally presented in such
manner as to command attention,
whether the listener felt specially
interested or not.
The most important action taken
was the adoption of the following
resolutions by the farmers in con
veHtion:
WHEREAS, There are several state Industrial
societies organized in the interest Of their par
ticular speciality and the general interest of
agriculture, therefore, be It
Resolved, LIST, That an these be requested
and invited 10 attoud and participate in our
deliberations in this annual convention. pIedg-
ing that as far as may be practical the presen.
tation Of such papers and addresses as will in
terest the general farmer.
I'd. That We would suggest in the interest
of the foregoing named societies aud In the in
tercst OF this convention that they have
$50 far as praclicaD their business meeting NJ
the capitol during the first week IN February,
or during the same week Of the holding OF our
annual convention
3d. That i'm furherancc OF the foregoing
two last named resolutions. we would recon-
mend that the several societies appoint com
mittecs TO meet in conference, whereby some
arrangement may be made SO that there shall
be only one business meeting in session az the
same time during our convention.
WHEREAS. The railroads OF this state receive
for their business more than thrcc-fourths of
their freight from the farm OF this state; and
WHEREAS. These farms have become inn
poverished 10y long and continued cropping, so
ns To uecessitate tho using Of special fertilizers
in order to keep up the fertility OF our lands,
aud because the frcights upon all our railroads
is SO high as to very greatly preclude the farm
crs from obtaining plaster, or salt, which has
come TO he so fully recognized as great beuc-
tit In securing good crops of clover, and the
salt to make the grain dll we'll; therefore
Resolved That IL is the Sc Sc of this farm
crs' convention that the railroads of this state
ought TO reduce the treights to one cent per
ton per mile upon car loads of ferilizng salt,
and upon land plaster or other fertilizers, for
the first one hundred miles run, and TO one
fourth of one cent per mile per ton for any
distance more than one hundred miles run.
In furtherance Of this object we would roe
Commend the appointment of committee OF
three persons 20 present the resolutions of this
I farmers convention 10 the railroad companies
of this state, ANA we would still further ask.
that the railroad commissioner he requested
7 to cooperate with the committee thus APP
/ pointed And. also, TINT the governor be asked
. to cooperate with the committee SO far rs he
I can consistently with his official duties.
/ tWc would state that the rates In this state
are from two cents to two and ouc-half cents
4 per ton per mile Tor the first one hundred
! miles rum
We would also state that the railroads in
/ Michigan, after these fertilizers are loaded ON
the cars at Ray City, or Saginaw, or Grand
/ Rapids haul the same TO Chicago or Milwaukee,
a distance of moro than three hundred and
+ thirty miles, for but little more than oue-third
j OF "a cent per tom per mile almost seven times
I less than our railroad charges, ANA that, too,
without amy anticipated returns from the use
I OF the fertilizers as in our own state They do
it simply as business transaction. Certainly
our railroads ought TO DO as wen when their
own interests are SO intimately associated.
n the railroads Should thus reduce thcir
rites we believe it would be the means Of
causing the use of three times more than now
used
ON Monday, the lst inst, GOV
oruor Ru>k rc-appointed the follow
jng regents Of the University for
the term of three years each;
r,~,d.uy .. G. NcNyun, " Bacue.
Firth Hp. Hitt. of oakurd.
SsNJu .t.C. Parkinson. of Columbus.
seventh &. n. Williams. OF Barboo.
state 1T large II. w. Keycs, OF Madison
lie also re.appointed the follow
ing normal school regents for a sim
liar term:
r. u. Weeks 81 Whitewater
". II. Chandler. OF sun Prairie.
c. V, Guy, OF River Falls.
The last named appointments are
made subject TO confirmation by the
senate.