The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-08
The FARMERS TRIBULATlONS.
What He Has to Contend With in
His Business.
If the Rates of Interest Were Lower the
Farmer Would PrOsper-The Race
Problem Discussed-SeveralI Inn
pOrtant Resolutions Adopted,

The La Sale County Grange met il
G.. A. X. hall, in Cheever's block, II
this city, Thursday afternoon. Their
was slim attendance, owing to tn,
rough condition of the country roads
Worthy Master Wil!marth, OF Man
Illus presided.
! Its Causes and Remedies" was tn,
principal subject underdiscussion, ant
every one present told what his view
were in the matter.
John 5. Armstrong, Of Sheridan
said: "After the late rebellion tn,
soldiers came home and went to till
ing the soil at once, although they had
not done any farm work for yeas
Why was this so? There was an in
ducement to work The farmer got
something for his farm products in
those days. We can't stop produc-
ton, because if we did the farms
would go to wreck. In Kansas corn
is cheaper than coal, and many use it
for fuel. The population of Kansas
decreased 26.S64 in 1885, and why?
This is a problem to be solved. If the
money now locked up in the United
States treasury were put in circula-
ton the farmer would be benefited.
The great trouble is this, the rate of
interest is too high, and money does
not come direct from the treasury to
the people, but passes through the
national banks, which gives it high
rate of interest"
Il. Holland-The idea of over pro-
duction is a prevalent one, but do
halinun hnrn is n nrf,1ilp-
ton. The farmers of this country are
starving themselves and building up
milliOnaires. The farming interests
in the western country are becoming
extensive, and many new towns are
building up rapidly. The people in
these towns will become consumers.
If the interest on money was reas-
onably low farmer could live better
A man is in need of money, and he
must have it. He has 900 bushels of
grain on hand and is forced to sell at
almost any cost. The warehouses of
the country are thus kept filled with
grain. This keep the produce down.
If farmer had some capital to rely
on, and refused to sell grain unless he
got a good price, the consumer
would have to come to time, as the
grain is needed We, as farmers, must
work together, and get money at low
rate of interest.
j. II. Shaver-There are two causes
for the depression of agriculture,
namely: "A scarcity of circulating me-
dunn and over production. 1t is now
time for every tiller of the soil to rise
up and stop the existing evil. 1t is
time for every farmer to vote for his
own interests, and not be hoodwinked
by scheming politicians, who are
elected by the farmer, but who give
him the cold shoulder after he is
elected to Office.
G. Il. Bosworth, Of Nautilus, said:
eve must elect farmers to our law
making bodies and have them look out
for our interests. OF course, this may
be an experiment, but it is the only
proper thing to do. We must act at
once, as we have been fools long
enough"
Mrs. c. Ida Bowman read a paper
on the same subject-"Depression of
"The Race Question, or How to De-
velOp the Highest Type of Manhood"
was discussed briefly by Messrs. How
land, Armstrong and Shaver.
The following resolutions, presented
by Jackson II. Shaver were adopted:
WHEREAS, The statute laws of this |
state are so complicated in their
and uncertain meaning of |
many sections and parts of sections
that even the best of counsel will sell
dom venture an opinion as to the |
IN nj N. 4 hn n ~
passed upon by the Supreme Court to |
settle such technicalities or intricate
of all such laws, causing |
thereby endless law suits, overworking |
our courts with litigation, making
rich harvest for the legal fraternity |
and a burdensome tax for the people:
be 1t
Resolred, by the La Sale County |
Grange. that our state senators and |
be instructed to use
Ill honorable means to have a law |
passed making it the duty Of the SUI
)reme Judges to pass upon every new
aw and define its meaning with suffi-
lent clearneSS with notes to make it |
plain TO the average scholar, and that |
40 new law take effect until such de- |
,ison is made public.
Resolred, That all subordinate
be requested to adopt the
above or similar resolutions and see
hat they get into the hands of their
lawmakers for action.
Resoluetl, That the worthy master be
instructed to send to each of our legis- |
alive members copy of these reso-
utions prior to the converting of our |
next legislature, and that the secre-
Jary to be instructed to have them |
published in the Grange NetuS and local
papers.
ResOlred, That we most heartily |
endorse the following preamble and
as adopted by the National
Grange, to-wit:
WHEREAS, The adulteration Of |
God, drugs and liquors exists TO such |
IN alarming extent as to invade every |
lrticle of diet, drug and drink; and
WHEREAS, The authorizations are
,ften painful to health and always
INJURIOUS, and are frauds when sold |
inder a deceptive title; and,
WHEREAS, One of the products of
log, one of the largest agricultural
interests on which depends in great
MEASURE the market for our western
,orn, Is adulterated to such an extent |
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