Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-05-10
FARMERS TRUST.
Meeting Of Delegates at Toreka-Anothe,
Convention Called For November 8.

MeettnG Oh delegates at TOVeka-AuOtnei
| Convention Called For November 3.
| TOPEKA, Kan, May 2.-R representatives.
| Hall was fairy filed with delegates from,
| Kansas and the several adjacent States at
\ the opening Of the Farmers Trust conven
ton yesterday afternoon. ard great inter
| est was manifested by all present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Akin
son, OF Ottawa, and was followed by an
address Of welcome by Judge PETER, OF
the HG,sas Farmer. Colonel William CruE,
] president of the Indiana State Board Of
Agriculture, was chosen temporary chair
man, and j. B. Ferguson. OF MerIden, Kan,
secretary. and the following committee or
permanent organization was appointed I:
Robert Atkinson, William S ms, w. W.
Jones, G. r. Roberts and o. Chacy.
the committee reported the following
| officers: President, Ex-Governor David Z
Butler, OF Nebraska; vice president, u We
land F. Moulton, Of Missouri; secretary, j.
| +. Ferguson, Of Kansas. Governor Butler
| upon taking the chair sad: 1--WE have
| several great organizations to-day, each
established for the purpose Of creating Il
higher standard for its members. There
is no one SO insane us 10 believe that the
Grange, the Farmers Alliance, the
Knights Of Labor, and the kindred orders
| were organized for other than salutary
| purposes. II had the power l would en-
act penal statute prohibiting any farmer
from working more than eigat hours q
| day. II farmers would use their brains
more and their muscles less it would De far
better for them. They would certainly
have more time to become acquainted with
| their families"
The speaker dwelt at length Upon the
great wrong done the farmers. which arose
from the unholy Legislation enacted at
Washing;o whereby the Golfers Of those
Shylccks, the railroad maguates of the
country" were filled. and one man alone
was permitted 10 oven a three-hundredth
pari of the wealth Of the whole country.
Ex-Governor George W. Click was called
for, and made speech which excited Hon.
W. NJ. Allen and caused some uproar.
Quiet was restore. By the president.
The committee or resolutions reported
as follows:
WHEREAS, Agriculture beng q pursuit in
which the prosperity Of the individual follow
ing it must conduce TO the welfare Of the com
munity at large it should be regarded rs Of an
importance and dignity beyond all Others.
WHEREAS, In our ostensibly free country. u
large amount OF land occupied by The working
farmer is falling under the control OF capitalists.
not from any want Of industry on tie part OF
the occupant OF the soil, but for the want Of q
fair remuneration for the product OF his labor,
and,
WHEREAS, The low price at which he is
obliged to furnish his products is attended with
no corresponding benefit to the consumer. nor
based on an excessive production OF the wants
OF all the community, but is the result OF a de-
preston produced artihcially by combinations
of capitalists having regard to the law Of
supply and demand, and
WHEREAS. We can not with safety longer
evade the vital importance involved in the CUES
ton OF protection to this great interest, nor
longer remain submissive to the encroachments
of powerful combinations formed to control our
products and to hold us in the defenceless posi-
ton We now occupy; and,
WHEREAS, Legislation has furnished no ade-
Quate remedy for these evils. Be it
RtsOlrtd. That such measures be taken as
shall establish u lawful and just organic alton
that shall have the power to adjust the rviees
OF farm products in harmony with the supply
and demand, remunerative to the farmer and
reasonable to the consumer.
ResOlsed, That we proceed at once to o per-
manent organization, to which we invite the
earnest. hearty and practical cooperation Of
every producer and consumer in the land hav-
stock growers and feeders interests; the objec.
of which shall be the controlling OF shipments
Of the agricultural products by Il system OF
central and shipping agencies, to be appointed
by the president of this association: and that
this convention at once proceed to elect the
president. vice-president and treasurer, who
are hereby instructed to secure charter, in
Guiding charter member from each State and
Territory OF the Mississippi valley, with ade
Quate and ample capital.
RssOlred. That thi, convention extend to
Walter N. Allen our thanks, and that We unani-
Elously ask him to accept the presidency and
general management OF the proposed organizI
ton.
Considerable feeling against the adop-
ton of the resolutions was expressed and
a lengthy discussion followed. 1t was the
sediment of "a large percentage OF tho del
egatcs that more time should be taken 10
consider so Important measure, AMI re-
suited in the adjournment OF the convention
until evening.
At the evening session speeches were
made by Judge Bailey, Of Garden City, S.
T. K. Price, of Illinois, and JOB Mulvanc
end Judge PETER of Topeka, Judge Bailey
arguing for the immediate adoption of the
resolutions received at the afternoon ses-
sion, and the others advocating the post
ponement of further action for several
months so that the movement might he
carefully considered. Judge Moul-
ton, of Bates County, Missouri.
said he had been dee ply impressed with
the arguments used against hasty action,
and ne believed they were right. His re-
marks carried more convict; on with them
and the result was that the convention
unanimously indorsed the resolutions in
the main offered in the afternoon, which
embodied the scheme of the Farmers
Trust movement, ana resolved that the
whole matter should be referred to Il COM
mittce consisting OF one member from
each Of the States represented, except
Kansas, which SHOULD be represented by
two members.
The members appointed were: For Kan
sas, Walter n. Allen aud W. A. PETER;
Illinois, S. 7. X. Prime; Nebraska. David
Butler; Missouri, Cleveland F. Moulton:
Indiana. William Grim; Iowa, Henry Wal
lace. The meeting of the committee will
be held July 5 in Topeka to formulate Il con
stitution and bylaws Of the Farmers
Trust, which is to report at a general meet
ing of the farmers Of the Mississippi Wiley
States to be held at Topeka, Tuesday. Nc
vember g.
The committee was also instructed to ex-
tend an invitation to every agricultural Or
ganiEation within the Northwestern States
and Territories to send one delegate to the
meeting in November and a resolution was
adopted requesting the Governors of the
States and Territories named TO appoint
five delegates. who should DE farmers, to
attend aud take par> in the iIoyember
meeting
The use OF the mosquito has been
at last discovered. Prof. Webster SAYS
that injurious organic matter in the