The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-11-01
1HE WHEAT GROWERS.
Resolutions Adopted by the st. Louis Con
vention-A Somewhat Political Debate

Resolutions Adopted by the st. Louis Con.
vention-A Somewhat Political Debate
Omcors Elected.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 25-When the Inter-
State Wheat Growers Assoc alton met
yesterday afternoon with Colonel Colman
in the chair, Robert Lindblom one of the
most noted Board Of Trade operators Of
Chicago made . speech in which he gave
the speculators' side Of the question. He
said the monopolist had taught society q
lesson that in time would make monopoly
an impossibility. That lesson was the
lesson OF corporation. The lessons
taught by the trusts was co-opera.
tion. 1t was intended as blessing &c
monopoly; il would end in being bless.
ing to humanity. He was brought M
to believe that wheat on the great lakes at
81 per bushel was as good as Govern
ment bond, but in four years it never
went a. high as 81. until last year, when il
touched y for minute, because OF 'Old
Hutch, and he was as much SUI prised as
any body. He believed that at fairly high
prices more grain could be sold than at
low prices. There was no foundation for
the cry about over-pro ,uction. In five
years, while the production Of wheat de.
creased ~ per cent the price decreased
% per cent There had been no over-pro-
duction ia other countries.
President Coman then addressed the
convention from free trads standpoint,
denounced the way farmers were used by
the present Administration and the pro.
tective policy and said that the only way
to protect their interest was to adopt free
trade. Hs assailed elevator combines,
pools, commission men and spectators as
robbers of the farmers and said that be-
tween these factions the farmer was
crushed
The following resolutions were pre-
sented and adopted after q lively de-
bate:
Resoired BY the farmers OF the States lying
between the Mississippi and Missouri river
valleys and of the States of Oregon. Washing
ton and California in National convention as
sembled:
First-That we hereby memorabilia our a.
iional Congress and the President Of the United
States and do most seriously petition them to
make such reciprocity treaties with those
foreign nations to whom we ship our surplus
farm products as will cause the foreign nations
to remove the customs duties from our farm
products shipped abroad, thereby causing US to
receive a higher price for our foreign farm sur
plus and thereby fixing higher price upon all
that we sell abroad.
Second-That we ask that such steps be
taken by our National Congress as will destroy
the present existing mouopolies and trusts and
prevent the formation of others.
'Third-And 10 the end that we NAV get our
farm implements at a less price, that the pres
ent laws be repealed that place duty upon
farming implements or the raw material used
In their manufacture.
Fourth-That we are more deeply interested
In the carrying out Of the above resolutions
than We are in the success Of any political
party.
In the afternoon resolutions were adopt
ed recommending the building of joint
ste OK elevators for their own use, asking
Congress to pass an Inter-Stat law max.
ing it a felony for any man to sell or offer
for sale any produce which he does not
own at the time Of offering for sale; and
asking that Mr.. Porter, superintendent of
the census, collect complete statistics
upon the 'farm mortgage question"
Permanent officers wers then selected
as follows: President, Hon. Norman j.
Colman, of Missouri. with the privilege of
naming his own secretary; executive
board w. L. Scott and A d. Noe. of Ken
lucky, N. J. Colman and q. s. Hall, OF
Missouri, E H Murphy and p. A. O'Dell,
of Minnesota. D. b Green and j. 7. Nc
Caffrey, of Illinois. Calvin Cole and
George Gibson. of Oregon, Walter n.
Allen and Ex-Governor Robinson. of Kan
sas, J. A. Coates and D. A. Epson. OF
Indiana, N. O. Walker, of Tennessee. and
H. N. Sargent, of Ohio. The convention
then adjourned sine die.