Smyrna times., 1890-03-12

to, as some of the smaller merchants
secured better prices. w. r. Phillip,
VIM. P. Corsa, and ]. G. Brown would
trust commission men, ,-and would not
lie cheated as often as by farmers. Mr..
Fulton said the farmers dishonest
neighbOr was his worst enemy. Mr..
Slaymaker offered a resolution which
he said E. H. Bancroft had prepared at
the instance of Chief Justice Comegys
against free railroad passes, which was
adopted.
A. n. Brown moved the appoint
ment of a committee on markets. The
chair appointed A. N. Brown, J. ].
Rosa and ]. S. Willis.
The following resolution was carried
as offered by A. N. Brown:
ResOIUed, That DR.. Henry Ridgeley,
Thos. B. Coursey, w. H. Burnite, ]. J..
Rosa and Jacob G.. Brown, be appoint
ed a committee to confer with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
the purpose of securing a reduction in
freight tariff and improved train fa-
cilities for the transportation to market
of perishable products of our farmers.
Mr.. Benjamin Hydorn offered the
following, which was carried after a
short debate:
PREAMBLE, Taking into considera-
ton the widespread and universally
Onn n1it HonrnCpinV, nf
riculture we are impressed with the
fact that it becomes us as farmers ia
use every legitimate means within ouI
! power to better our condition; there.
fore
Resolved, That if the policy of the
| general government shall remain pro-
tective to other industries it is only
just that the products of agriculture
shall so far as possible be protected tC
an equal extent.
]. ]. Rosa moved the secretary be
instructed to send a copy of the above
resolutions to Delaware representa-
tives in Congress, the committee on
ways and means of Congress and tC
the Secretary of Agriculture at Wash.
ingtOn.
The Rev. J. S. Willis suggested thai
each member give his opinion as tC
the peach crop. He read a short
paper as to his diagnosis and offered
the following resolutions, which were
accepted:
Resolved. That the agricultural in
terest lies at the very foundation o.
the public thrift-that it is the corner
stone of commercial prosperity and
| the complement of the national eleva.
ton. That its productive character is
more than that of any vocation-essen
! tial and fundamental. That to pro
mote competency among agricultural
lists and consequently intelligence anC
morality is TO add new safeguards Il
the permanency of the Republic, ad
vance civilization and augment the
! happiness of mankind.
ResOlUed, That as associated effort i.
a recognized force of the present agt
and has been an available force in al
ages, we, the members of the Farmers
Institute will use all proper means t
combine and organize the farmers o
the county and State for the promotion
of mutual interests; that we will co
operate with the Changers, agricul
tural societies and clubs and othe
bodies that have this end in view ant
that we will stand together with un
yielding tenacity for the accomplish
ment of this much desired consumma
ton.
Some little discussion followed as t.
the peach crops prospects The gen
eral opinion then was that three
fourths of the crop is all right. But
was before the disastrous freeze q
Thursday night.
The meeting then adjourned to NEE
in Camden the second Wednesday i
April.