Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-12-20
FARMERS ASSEMBLY.
MANY RESOLUTIONS on A VARIETY OF
SUBJECTS.

The Farmers Assembly met at 9
O'Clock Wednesday morning, President
Beverly in the chair. The committee
on resolutions reported resolution
that had for its object the cutting away
from supervisors the right TO supple
ment salaries OF county officers. when
would, il IL became law, reduce sala-
ries fifty per. cent. and where clerk
i'm the Circuit Court has an allowance
twenty-five per. cent, also abolishing
the system OF fees and all state perquls-
titles i'm all State offices, the said fees ioI
be- paid into the State treasury. This
was adopted. .
A resolution merging the Farmers
Assembly into the Farmers Alliance
was lost. The resolution freeing board
tread wagons from taxation was tabled.
The local option dog law tax was adop-
ted
The executive committee reported
iavorably upon the following resolutions
as they were adopted:
That board or boards OF equa lization
shall be created by law for the purpose
OF securing a proper assessment OF the
real and personal property Of the State
for taxation; that every railroad incor-
porated by the State be required to keep
It's principal Office within the State, and
the General Assembly is required to en-
act such laws as will accomplish this
purpose that the Legislature be- rcquir-
ed To pass whether or not said county
will tax dogs, the proceeds from which
shall 90 to Identifying lo,-e, by dcprc-
datious on sheep by dogs and il the dog
tax exceeds the loss on sheep the excess
shall be devoted 10 augmcnting the
school tax.
MEASURES RECOMMENDED.
The committee to whom was referred
the address Of the president and the re-
port Of the executive committee, with
the bill to provide for employing convict
labor in the manufacture of binder
Irvine made the following report which
was adopted.
ut Is essential to the welfare OF agri-
culture that some legislation Dee had in
reference to railroad transportation Of
farm products, and recommend the
adoption OF an act which passed the
| House Of Delegates two years ago As
a basis Of such legislation; that section
| 1891 OF the Code be amended by inser-
ting after the words selection Gf prac-
ticablc) two from each Of the grand di-
visions OF the State whose principal
business shall be the cultivation OF the
soil : that the Legislature adopt such
measures as will promote the Interests
Of immigration and the holding OF Far
mers' Institutes, and the General A.
sembly l. referred to the legislation
proposed on this subject by the State
| Board Of Agriculture, who will nc the
proper time present bills; that legislation
be requested to stamp ont the hog chOl-
era
The General Assembly is requested
10 enact such laws rs will provide
against the sale OF unwhOlesome meats
and to provide for the inspection OF all
unsalted meats which are exposed for
sale anywhere in the State more than
five days after the same has been
slaughtered, such inspection TO be at
the expense OF the party Offering the
same for sale.
The committee recommended that
Messrs. Dupuy, Silver, Lightncr. Tyler,
Pitcher. Anderson, and Hacker Of the
House. and Dunn, Of the Senate, be APP
pointed a committee to take charge Of
the recommendations Of the Assembly
and bring the same 10 the attention Of
the Legislature.
The same committee advised that the
Assembly pas, the following recon-
mcndations to the executive committee
and that copy OF the same be sent toI
or Congressman and TO the Secretary
Of the Interior and Agriculture.
Congress is asked to extend the
weather signal to the farming districts
10 aid I'm saving the crops from dc,truc-
ton just as they are ready TO be gather
ed.
The extension OF the agricultural eX-
pertinent system by providing for addi-
ti0nal stations i'm the States Of large area
having a variety climate, soil and pro-
duets, and add a great central station
near Washington.
The taking Of energetic measures TO
stamp ont hog cholera in some such way
As has been done with p.euro-pneumonia
in cattle.
The taking of measures for prevent
ing or breaking up trusts and combines
formed for the purpose OF expressing
either producer or consumer.
The adoption OF a mode for the i'm
spection Of food products, 50 as 10 pro-
bibit Interstate commerce In mWhOl-
some or fraudulent limitations.
The determination Of the policy Of
contraction, which by causing protract-
ed money famine, has brought about a
ruinous reduction in the prices ofall port
able farm products, and rs the means
for this purpose we ask that immediate
step, be taken which shall lead to the
complete reconciliation and free coin
age Of silver.
1t is recommended that there be a
complete exemption Of tobacco and fruit
brandy from federal taxation.