New-York tribune., 1890-08-30
FARMERS IN CAMP.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION AT
MI. GRETNA.
com, IDEA WE'LL AERrED OUT BY THE
p,rpovs on uUsDAyDRY AND THE I'M
pLEMEYT ExnimTuRs' UNION
TIE FARMERS ALLIANCE

THE FARMERS ALLIANCE
,r.n.s,,rc pom, Aug % Cspeciap.-Thc American
Farmers Encampment at Mount "'o''"'' ~
County. Penm which has Just ucch oIousn' :. ~
cessfuI close, was, perhaps tle n,'o. W.. ~ o,or
hibtion and encampment Of its Kind tha' 'as 0'o'
been held ,,o.c,nc
Mount Grc.na is q noted summer resort, belonging
10 the millionaire iron manufacturer hooe.' -. WI
ran: a Wild, picturesque spot, lus' w 'o ~
Lebanon and Lancaster counties vi tno NV
enclosed by the great fnagneuc-orc oo'. o'
County 1t is easily accessible rom ~" p' -
ing Oh the line Of the CoTwah III" bo ,, a.
running between Conewago, on the PehnS'i'"h'" :.
,ou o,d Iehanon CITY, This line Delohes u 'i''
coleman himself the millionaire iron hng' WHO "eo'
n mainly for the transportation Of ms o'''' wi
years Mount Gretna has been must pop"'"' w.
for summer excursions from all over u'c oo"." r.
t,on Of The State For the last two years ~ ,'o' .
tho place selected for the encanpmeh' Vi 'uo os,
militia ana the choice has now been ma'o po',"" ,
Al this place the idea was eohceNeu pu' Nv
months aen OF holding great National FARMERS c''-
comr,nort AS soon as possible the necessary Pia'
we're formulated chiefly by leading members Va % uo
Patrons of Ilusbandry, OF FehhsN nu,,,ore,
officers of the Agricultural Implement IN a.
Union which numbers its membership CT" WV
country. -. .,,o .rroro,o
rorts with much rest: tie Patrons OF iiuspahoFy'
hecausc they had long been dcsirous oi III o,.',o"
of this sort and the Agricultural impemc', hNn'D
TORS Unlon because thcI had oe'h III "'"V.' 80, ra.
where Plough the time was SHORT cver' INNS .,,
pushed forward to completion in as cHpe"''"u' "'
as possible . u over tbe
,,,.,d ct,,os IN vlst the cncampment. Tho men ell
GOOD In sprcading tho new Alliance movement "e''
also invited 10 be present and give thcr VIC" ,, ~
corning the condition Of the farmers h'o,, u''e 20
nossihle in such short space OF time "aH ".'" W
.ton
.ccure at the cncampment free ih'c'cn"is' VI -.
,ro,n farmer, all over the Unon-ln Snort 10 n'N0
=, oo,,n,,o,t mt only a mere mechanical eXiiDi-
u, a orrc,Itur,l machinery for the purpose Va
tightening the farmers daily toll and securing ',e
and better product from his acres out a!sp " . '"o
onportnnity for free discussion as 10 "'e i''"
present social and political cohulioh """ '"0
means for their improvement. ~ .
4 large auditorium, holding over 4'ooo pot ot'
,., so,ts f,r 300 was erected in>the grove III 'io
hrlof s,ace of twelve days Next year 'hi' ""'i
torum ls 70 be Transformed into u hOr"c'H"'"' '"''
or something similar, and new H"So1 "i'u "lD'O
elaborate ono I, to be built IN hodd loooo porSO"
o,o hundred thousand square feet OF moor spare was
ptoylded for exhibitors, Dut this fell sho'' O"'"'7
tbe cncamnment there about twenty-five a'ce
- ground covered hy exhibitors. Some OF inc -eA
hnitor occup,cd tents as large a. those OF an our9
circus The best Of railrad excursion r'V's W."
secured from all paris OF the country AL P"
accommodations were provided Dy the Z i,'V"' "s'
nf Mr. COIcman'- model rllIra0 I'M" ''e- Wv '''F
ncnt WINS a complete success IL nearly every pa.u'u
,r &, ,rltho,t onestion: hat it not success IN
.vcrv direction was not due to the lack OF energy
ON the part OF the managers Or the wa OK s''u WI" va
tho uart Of tie farmers. Although the ehcdHP'"o"'
WAS visited by two terrific storms, whFh q" K'c"'
DAMAGE 10 the exhibits aud the resuuiah'e' "''u
although each individual day Of the encampmeh'
included a rain storm of longer or shorter nhr''o"'
or,crnrs two or ahree storms. vet during thc c'lrc
week onward of 100000 visitors auehded' "" i"''S
day which appears 10 be the popular P'hi0 40
with people ia every section ID our 'ou"is' 'o'oVO
persons were to be found within the bouhuS VI 'ne
park. ,u
Two thousand tents had been put up Tor iarhe'S
yho desired 70 encamp for the week or remain over
night bu I'm this there disappointment E'her
sufficient notice had not been given beioirhaho' VI
,.rnors did not wish T. lose the tne or else were
backward at the eNpcriment-at any rare not mo'c
than one tenth Of tents were occupied at any one
,,,,e Criticism can hardly be passed yet upon THIS
fcatnrc ~ The encampment "a II will not be Thoroughly
until another year passes around whether
farmers are willing take their families leave theif
comfortable homes and live In tents for week al
time.
The encampment was opened the first day
with "A sermon By the Rev. T. DE Nitt IslnlaSe ana
singing by choral union Ct 800 voices from lebanon
There was an audience prcscn; Of 5000, and II was
nm hetic thlng Ia listen the singing OF tile grand
old HYMN of Jesus Lover Of My SOUL III whch tie
.OnorJns voice Of the sialwart farmer blended Win
thc ,lull squeak Of his demurc, faded little vile
sitting beside him, who. perhaps, had never had
chance 10 sing far away from home before
IJurlug the week concerts given by various
hands orchcsras and singing societies. and addresses
listened to from prominent gFangerS and farmers a
special effort was made to have prominent Alliance
a,en cXpound the principles OF Tie new movement
and a great deal accomplished in this direction
As for securing free public discussion on social and
| Er.la IN
welfare the result rather unsatisfactory, most
OF the farmers present. In cases, no doubt fom
mere stoldity and IA Others probably on account Of
the present disturbed condition of affairs and the
| many new movements, prefcrrinG TO remain silent
BoIll Ol this years candidates fOg Governor had
been invited dEd nad been confidently expected To
be present, bat failed 10 turn up Wluout uouot
tney were fearful OF the cross que stiOning which
tncy would navc been opuged 40 submit and Inai
| they might Ia manner commit themselves ID
| the DISADVANTAGE ot their respective parties. EVEN
| Governor beaver seemed little 10th 10 put IN al
appearance, ana was opportunely absent on the day
| ne was show up the EH,umpment. Mr. Me
spartan, president of tie Encainpment an Intelligent
| farmer Oi Lancaster county, significantly remarked
when he read tlc telegram Tcstct 10 the expectsnt
but dIsuIpointcd Audience. that Probably by this
time next year aspiring pOuuclans Will Dc Ohy 100
| elsd 10 a,Ipcar Lcforc an intelligent assembly OF
XS fT the exhibitors we're concerned the en-:
| campncnt undoubtedly ~ magnificent success !,
| ana well deserved To be- Exhibitors were present
| from twenty states represenune al aesicssi. cap
| tai OF nearly x11Up0U0O. The direct sales result
| ing from the euCanpment more than a quarter
of a million of dollars, while the 9dt cruising eon,c
| quent therciiom viii ran up Into The milIlonS Inc
exhibitors VINO were not pleased with the result OF
| their labors are few indeed. one man took bona
| hide orders during the week for nearly Sli,OOo An
other firm estimates It's prospective orders consequent
| upon the cn,ampment ~ S-=,00O Many hruis We're
| not obliged 10 snip home single article. having
sold tlcil entire exhibit aud taken orders for moie
The great object OF the cncanipment, however, so
far the direct Interests OF me isrner arr con
| expoundng aud promulgating the doctrines OF the
| new Farmers Alliance. The encampment. now
! of
| roneously believe. but came specifically from the
hands OF the Patrons Of lusbandry and the Asricu
| tural Implement Exhibitors Union.
THE National Economist OF Washington ID. Co t,v
national organ of the Farmers Alliance, had It's mead
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