Wichita eagle., 1888-12-12

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him made some very large promises, which
the speaker believed would be fulfilled. In
the olden time the Lord made great prom
ises to His people, but they were condi-
tional. So are these sconditioned, and II
lies with US as farmers to carry out these
conditions He had been in almost all
southern and western states, but consider
ed Kansas the best he had seen.
The climate, he thought. was better
than California's, while Kansas soil
is far superior. As Grazing
country Kansas far excelled all others.
Your corn fields are in their infancy. Your
sorghum fields have not yet been opened.
your cotton fields have not been planted
Your stock raising is in its infancy. Your
industries are scarcely commenced. We
have met here today to have practical
talk, an interchange of ideas, to consult
with one another and if possible raise oul
standard OF farming. Our corn crop is
light at times, from the fact that we have
not brought our seed up to proper stand
ard. Our corn is too late, we want corn
that natures earlier. We want to ex.
change ideas on this and other grains and
products The talks should be brief
Again l thank you for the honor and
await your pleasure [Applausel.
Messrs. T. R. Smalley of kingmaE
county, and Senator John Kelley of Sedg-
wick county, were both placed in nomina-
tion for temporary secretary. The former
tried to withdraw in favor of the latter
but the senator stated that ii
his opinion the temporary secretary
should come from outside of this city as ii
was farmers convention for this entire
state. He however, graciously rendered
the use of his Office in the
| same building and also proffered the
use of his library and his individual ser
vices. Mr.. Smalley was then unanimous
ly chosen.
Mr. S. II. fSnider, of Kingman county
J moved that a committee on permanent or
ganization and order of bushes be chosen
Carried. The. committee was as follows
NJ. J. Albright, Kingman county; l.. c
Miller Pratt county; w. Z. Bolton, kiowa
county; A. 6. Forney, Sumner county: j
l.. Gillespie. Butler connty; James Worry
Clark County: f. P. Thompson, Sedgwich
county; D. A. Cross, Harvey county; l.. O.
Schwarz, Barber county
The chairman of the committee announc.
ed that they would meet Immediately up
on adjournment.
On motion of L. C. Miller, of Pratt coun-
ty, the following committee on resolutions
was appointed: S. H. Snider, Kingmar
county; A. L. Eley, Harvey county; sJohr
Kelley, Sedgwick county; P. d. Tilden
Butler county; A. D. Brownell, Clark
covnty. Ed. Galloway, Sedgwick county.
On motion an adjournment was taken
to p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called to order at
100 and the report of the committee on
credentials read and adopted was as fol-
lows:
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
We, your committee, respectfully repre-
sent, that many delegates being present,
who are not furnished with written Gre
dentials; therefore we recommend to this
convention that the names OF delegates as
shown by the registration in the rooms of
the board of trade, entitle all such persons
to seats in this convention, and that they
be accredited as delegates from their vari-
Gus townships and counties as shown by
such registration.
Report of the committee on permanent
organization and order of business called
for was as follows:
l. Report of the committee on creden-
tials.
2. Reports of the committee on perma-
nent organization.
s. Report of the committee on resolu-
tions.
l. General discussion by convention.
Subdivided as follows:
1st-Corn.
2nd-Diversifed farming.
Discussion limited to one and one-half
hours. Speeches to five minutes each.
5. Address by Judge Perkinson.
g. Visiting packing house.
Z. Convene at 7:30 p. m. at board of trade
room for one hour discussion of sugar
question and hear address of Miss David
son, Of Junction City. upon silk culture.
Adopted
Report of committee on permanent or
ganization:
Owe your committee on permanent or
ganization recommend the following:
For permanent chairman, Daniel Win
ters, Kiowa county.
For permanent vice presidents your
committee recommend the selection of one
from each county, who shall be chairman
ex-officio of his county organization. Said
e-presidents to be selected by the dele
gates present today.
For permanent secretary, Senator John
Kelley, of Sedgwick county. For perma-
nent treasurer, the board OF trade OF the
city of Wichita. lSigned)
NJ. !. ALBRIGHT, Chairman,
A G.. FoRNEY; Secretary.
The committee on resolutions not being
ready to report the discussion of the corn
question was opened by an address deliv-
cred by Mr.. S. b. Mann, of Sedgwick coun-
ty. Mr. Mann was for several years a
member of the state board of agriculture
of Michigan and WAS listened to with
marked attention.
The very able address of Mr.. Mann will
be found on Fourth page
When the paper had been read Senator
Kelly said it was the best paper he ever
heard read on the question. He moved the
paper be published. The motion carried
aud the chairman said he was very much
pleased with the essay and thought it
would be we'll if all the farmers in Kansas
could read it and make practicable appli-
cation.
Mr. Snider, of Kingman, chairman of
the committee on resolutions read the re-
port of the committee, which i as follows:
We, your committee on credentials, beg
leave to report the following:
First Resolved, That it is the judg-
ment and Recommendation of the conven-
ton that the farmers in all the different
counties of southwestern Kansas form in
their respective counties associations TO be
known as Farmers Institutes" F" which
shall hold annual meetings in the interest
of agriculture and the general advance
ment of all matters pertaining TO the well
fare of the farmers. and it shall be the duty
of the vice-presidents of this conven-
ton to take charge Of this business
and organize these associations
in their respective coun;ies. and that this