Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-23

is twenuy-one, and it was decided that
the chair appoint these before the meet
| ing ad journed.
George Lorgman, chairman Of the
| committee on resolutions, submitted
| the report of the committee, which
included preamble to the effect
| that there exists in three or four
of the principal stock markets
of the country combination of men en-
gagged in the handling and slaughtering
of meat cattle, through which they con-
troll the market. transportation and dis
tribution of meat products, and by de-
pressing prices to the consumers, are
eXtorting enormous tributes from the
people. The resolutions following read:
Rssolred, BY the stockmen of Missouri. here
assembled, that we demand of our National
Congress and State Legislature the enact
ment Of such laws will prohibit the eX-
tortions of such combinations and restore to
the farmers free and fair competition in the
sale of their products, whereby they may
reap the legitimate reward of their labor.
And further urge such legislation and
foreign treaties will secure a free eX
change of commodities with those of
other countries, and thereby open the mar
ketS of the world to our surplus products
Resotred, In view of the rapid development
of the country west of the Mississippi river,
and the necessity of increased facilities for
reaching foreign markets with surplus
products, deep water port the coast of
Texas becomes matter of National impor-
lance, and we strongly favor the necessary
appropriation by Congress for obtaining a
deep water harbor of the first class at Gal
weston, or at some other available point on
said coast.
ReSofced, That it is the sense of this conven-
ton that the public lands of the United
States are the property of the people, dcdi-
Gated to the farming interests of the country
and such legislation should be enacted as
will prevent their use and ownership by
large syndicateS of capitalists.
Rosotred, That copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to our Senators and Congress-
men with respectful but earnest demand
that the matter herein referred to be given
their immediate attention. and such action
taken by them shall lead to full and eff
fective legislation at this present session of
our National Legislature, and we especially
commend Senator Vest for his Jealous en-
deavor in this behalf in the investigation
which he is now pressing through a COM
mttec of the United States Senate.
This last sentence originally included |
the names of Senators Plumb. of Kansas, |
and Coke, of Texas, but State Senator |
Green Clay, member of the committee
Oh resolutions, explained the dropping
OF their names as ''to avoid the seeming |
charge OF gush in commencing the Sena-
tors from another State
A resolution was adopted recommend !
ing to Congress the passing of law re- |
quiring all railroad companies to charge !
a uniform rate for the use by them of all |
cars owned by private individuals or
corporations, without rebate to any per-
son or corpora ton.
l.. Leonard offered the following
resolution, which was adopted with a
great show of enthusiasm, a delegate
from Henry County favoring the aboli.
ton of the National banks as the source
of all evil.
Resotced That it is the sense of this con.
vention that the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, bounded only by the products of
our mines, be at once set on foot by our
present National Congress, now in session.
DR.. Benson Bond, of Atchison County,
who had been a Democrat for forty-three
years, he said, offered a resolution which
was laid upon the table, which stated:
That the placing of wool upon the free list
would be unjust and harmful to the sheen |
raiser, discriminating against his business
as nearly all other farm products have at
least nominal protection under our tariff |
laws; that we regard the producers of raw
material as much entitled to protection as
against them is class legisla-
ton, and should be avoided.
Ex-Governor Morehouse offered a res
olution to the effect that it would be of
great interest and service to the arri-
cultur1sts Of the State if there be es-
ia blished at some central point State
Fair, to be supported by appropriations
from the State Treasury. In support of
this resolution Judge j. II. Boutwell,,
of Pettis County, delivered an address
on the State Fair project, one, he said,
which had been on his mind for some
time. The address was said to be one
of the best of the convention, and at its
was heartily applauded.
The afternoon session closed with an
address by Prof. L. L. Sieler, of Law
renee, Kas. who spoke on incubation
for hog cholera.
At the evening session j. L. Erwin, a
large dairyman of Fulton, Galloway
County delivered very interesting and
instructive address on the Dairy" Civ
ing description of the process of but
Ter and cheese-making for profit.
Arrangements for a permanent organ
zation of the stockmen of the State
was left to committee appointed for
that purpose at the morning session.
At $40 the convention adjourned