The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-16
Regular Meeting Of the Farmers As.
sembly.


The Virginia Farmers Assembly met
IN regular annual session in the Hall of
Tie House of Delegates last night Prcsi-
dent Robert Beverley in the chair, and
Major A. Gordon Merrick, secretary.
After prayer by Rev George d.
T Cooper, of the First Baptist Church. the
+ president read his address IL referred
20 the need Of suitable civil laws which
are necessary 10 restrain the oligarchy
of tie mOnied kings selected from trusts
railroads, manufacturers, or other mo-
nopOlies. who will control the Govern
ment and make slaves and serfs Of the
people
lie referred to measures which had for
their object 10 benefit the farmer and
their defeat or failure Preservation of
the agricultural interests can only be
done by organization He believed the
interests of the Western and Southern
fapners identical with that of Yir-
ginia. He thought organizations SINH
lar 20 that of the Western and
more Southern States necessary for
home rule, and TO have National organr
ization also for protection against OPP
pressiye Federal laws These other
organizations have a treasury and their
members contribute something towards
the expenses Of delegates and those who
attend legislative meetings
he URGED ORGANIZATION
most strenuOusly. He referred tOthe ac-
ton of the Legislature reorganizing In
small way the just demands for relief bv
the formation of a State Board of Agri-
culture, and out of IL TO form q board of
immigration lie asked "of whatayail is .
a fine wagon with no horses; a fire en-
CINE and no fuel ?" So what is an agri- .
cultural department without money! /.
The two political parties unite in spend .
ing all the money they choose ON every .
purpose other than that Of advancing of .
interests; every cent of the .
taxation for which is wrung from tho .
farmers by direct or indirect taxations
through the extortion Of manufacturers.
&c, DC. As AN instance.
commission and freights on a bushel Of
wheat valued now at 80 cents. are the
same as when the value was $3.50 per
bushel.
IMMIGRATION,
t induced in sufficient numbers. would
bring relief. and 10 should De
PRESSED by the Democrats of this assem-
by; but while your climate is unsur-
lassed, your soil is good and every va
iety OF price low enough TO attract inn
Migrants. DO the laws on our statute
looks sufficiently look to their pr0tec-
ion after YOU get them herey
The single and only view that ever
presents Itself 10 the minds of our Legis-
ltors is the ascendancy of this or that ,
olitical party, ignoring entirely the
Material interests of the State.
ASSESSMENTS.
Attention was called 10 the fact that
ONE little money was needed 20 pay
ctual current expenses and, on motion.
be- Assembly unanimously agreed 10 as !
ess themselves one dollar each Each }
member paid up at the secretary's desk. d
was found that seyenty-eight delegates d
'erc present 9
M REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE CON- o
MITTEE q
as read and adopted Mr. Corbin. of
ar0line, moved that the portion of the p
residents address referring 10 secrecy
ld an Official organ be referred each 10
special committee of four, which was ?
reed TO- d
The chair appointed the following II
mmittee on organization. James "
irke Cohen, James G.. Fields. r. : q
alker c. H. Pierson. Committee on ~
crecy in the organization. DR.. ] 4 =
I'D, DR. A. Peterborough, J. NJ. Rufin. y.
J. edderbun. ia
LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED. %
Mr. Ii. NJ. Magruder, of Albemarle I.u
I'd part OF the Executive Committee VI
port. lie named i've laws which could IL
passed by the Legislature this fall
Iich will commend themselves to both
rites, and meet with little opposition
IN any organized body.
inst, A law adapting the railway laws