Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-10-31

Mr.. Robert Lindblom, a Chicago grain mer-
| chant, who addressed the convention on the
questions at issue. He was followed by
| President Colman, who discussed the inter-
ests of the farmer as related to the question
| of the tariff saying the farmer is required to
| pay forty seven per cent. taxes every
| thing he consumes without receiving COM
| pensatng return. He advocated free trade
pure and simple, as affording the only abso.
| Lutte solution of the present alleged depres-
| sion in prices of all farm products.
Mr.. Blue, of Kentucky, chairman of the
/ committee on resolutions, arose at this point
| and read a series of resolutions which set
forth that the farmers were the hardest
| workers and most economical class in this
| country; that their business was unproft-
| able; that they were in debt to the amount
of half the farm vaule of the United States,
| and are yearly growing poorer; that this
state of thing does not exist in other callings,
where men amass colossal fortunes with but
| small labor and capital; that as a result of
| their poverty their children grow up in ig.
norance, and their wives are carried by hard
labor into early graves; that they recognize
the price paid for their products in foreign
| markets fixes the price at home, and
that certain foreign duties must also
be paid before their products can go
| into such markets. therefore they
resolved to petition Congress and
the President of the United States to make
such reciprocity treaties with those foreign
nations to whom the farm surplus is shipped
as will cause the removal of foreign customs
and duties from farm products, thereby
causing higher prices for our exported farm
surplus and increasing the price at home;
that Congress take such action, either by the
passage of laws, as will repeal existing laws,
as will destroy existing monopolies and
trusts and prevent the formation of
others; that to the end of secur-
ing farming implements cheaper
the present laws imposing duty on such
implements be repealed and the raw materi-
al entering into their manufacture be ad-
mitted free; that they are more interested in
| the realization of these objects than the sue
cess of any political party, and that copies
of resolutions be furnished the press and a
copy furnished the President and Secretary
of State of the United States.
The resolutions were warmly received and
motion to adopt them as read, prevailed.
Mr.. Blue, of Kentucky, on behalf of the
committee on resolutions, also submitted the
following:
WHEREAS, We, wheat growers and
farmers of the Mississippi Valley, in dele
dividual feebleness and the great impor-
lance of unity of action for our own safety
and protection as class, be it therefore
Resotred, That we now proceed to a perma-
nent organization of the Inter State Wheat
Growers Association by an election of an
executive board to be composed of two
members from each State and Territory in
GUIDED in the Mississippi Valley, whose term
second-That said members of the cxecu.
tive board shall meet before the adjourn
ment of this convention and organize by the
election of a president and secretary, to be
known as the executive board of the Inter-
State Wheat Growers Association of the Mis-
sssippi Valley.
Third-That said executive board shall
have power to call annual or quarterly an
nual meetings as within their Judgment may
Fourth-That said executive board shall
meet quarterly on the first Monday in jan
uary, April, Juls and October at such place
as the board may designate, and may have
adjourned and special meetings, fixing time
Fifth-The duty OF said executive board
shall be to examine crop reports furnished
by the statistician of the Farmers Fedora
foreign markets, advise to production and
to have general supervision over the agri-
cultural interests of the Mississippi Valley
WHEREAS, A large portion of the delegates
to this convention are feeders and raisers OF
cattle and swine and other products as well
as wheat growers; therefore be it
Resolred, That the said executive board, to-
gether with the executive boards or heads of
departments of the Farmers Federation, shall
have power to advise relative to price that
all farm products should be sold for in the
markets of commercial centers in the MissiS.
sippi valley.
Sixth-That this Interstate Wheat Grow.
ers' Association shall be composed of one
member from each county in the respective
States and Territories in the Mississippi val
ley, and that said members shall be elected
by the wheat growers and farmers of their
respective counties for a term of two years
and shall by virtue of said office or election
become shipping agent of their respective
seventh-That said executive board of the
Inter State Wheat Growers Association may
the Wheat Growers convention of the Mis-
sissipp Valley, said salaries to be paid quar-.
terly out of the money received on com mis-;
be made from time to time by the executive
board of the Farmers Federation.
WHEREAS, For the want Of proper facilities
for holding and otherwise nrOnerlv caring
for our wheat, we are competed to market
the same as soon as threshed, thereby to
some extent depressing the market; thero-
fore be it
Resolved, That we recommend our brothe,
farmers, when and where practicable. to
build Joint stock elevators for their own use
and benefit, and, further, we believe that an
other cause of the disaster to thewheat grow
ing interests of America lies in what is known
as bearing and bulling the market and
therefore we respectfully request our Con-
gress to pass an inter state law making al , t =.
sell or offer for sale any produce which he OF
they do not own at the time of sale or Offer
WHEREAS, There is growing belief that
the farmers and other wealth producers &c
not obtain an equitable snare . OF me resuios ~
the country are very largely unoer mort
gage; and,
WHEREAS, Exact knowledge on this sub:
iect is of great Importance In the study of
fore, be it
Res0tred That Mr.. ROBERT r. POrteI, super
intendent of the Census, be respectfully re-
Quested to collect the data to show in
the next census what percentage OF
the people in this country occupy their
own farms and homes and what percentage
are tenants; and of those who occupy their
own farms and homes, what percentage have
their property free from debt; and OF the
farms and homes which are under mortgage
and what percentage of the value is so
mortgaged and the gross amount OF mort
cages.
Resotred That the secretary of this meet
ing be requested to transmit a copy of these
resolutions to Mr. r. p. Porter, superintend.
ent of the Census, and the Hon. John w.
Noble, Secretary Of the Interior, Washing
ton, D. C.
The resolutions were adopted without d. |
vision and the committee retired to form an
executive board and elect permanent off,
GERS.
During the absence of the committee Mr..
MarteI, of Indiana; Ex-Governor Robinson,
of Kansas; F. NJ. Clements, of Kentucky
who were present by appointment OF Gov.
ernor Buckner, and j. j. Lamm, OF Missouri, |
addressed the convention
The committee returned and reported that |
they had selected Hon. Norman j. Colman as |
permanent president, with the privilege OF |
naming his own secretary, and that the fol. |
lowing gentlemen constitute the executive
board:
Missouri-N. j. Colman, NJ. s. Hall.
Kentucky-W. L. Scott, A. ID. Noe.
Minnesota-E. HI. Murphy, P. A. O'Dell.
Oregon-Calvin Cole, Geo. Gibson.
Illinois-D B. Green, j. T. Mccartney.
Ohio-H. w. Sargent
Kansas-Walter N. Allen, Governor Charles |
Robinson.
Indiana-J. A. Coates, d. A. Epperson.
Provision was made for filling vacancies |
on the committee and extending 1t SO as to |
include all the States and Territories, WIN. |