The Globe-republican., 1889-10-30
THE WHEAT GROWERS.

Resolutions Adopted by the st. Louis Con-
Officers 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 a speech in which he gave
the spectators side of the question. He
said the monopolist had taught society a
lesson that in time would make monopoly
an impossibility. That lesson was the
lesson of cooperation. The lessons
taught by the trusts was co.opera.
ton. 1t was intended as q blessing to
monopoly; it would end in being a bless.
ing to humanity. He was brought up
to believe that wheat on the grea: lakes at
s. per bushel was as good as Govern
ment bond, but in four years it never
went as high as 81. until last year, when it
touched 81 for a 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-proiuction. In five
years. while the production of wheat de.
creased "a per cent the price decreased
% per cent There had been no over-pro.
duction in other countries.
President Colrnan then addressed tho
convention from a free trade standpoint,
denounced the way farmers were used by
the present Administration and the pro.
tectfve policy and said that the only way
to protect their interest was to adopt FREQ
trade. HIS assailed elevator combines,
pools, commission men and spectators IS
robbers of the farmers and said that be-
tween these factions the farmer was
crushed.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented and adopted after a lively de-
bate:
Rescued, By the farmers Of the States tying
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 memcrtalize cur a.
tional 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 VIII cause the foreign nations
70 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
Secondhand we ask that such steps be
taken by our National Congress will destroy
the present existing nonopolieS and trusts and
prevent the formation OF others.
Third-And 10 the end that We NAV get our
farm implements at q less price that the pres
ent laws be repealed that place duty upon
farming implements or the raw material used
in their manufacture.
FourtE-Thzt we are more deeply interested
dn 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
stock elevators for their own use, asking
Congress to pass an Inter- State law max.
ing it felony for an 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 were 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 F. 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-Governo or 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 ad iourned sine die.