New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-05
WARNER MILLER AT-.DELHI.
MAKING AN ADDRESS TO DELAWARE
COUNTY FARMERS.
ADVOCATING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MAIN!DAIN THE ERIE CANAI~THE TARMER
FIFTY YEARS AGO AND TO-DAY.

FIFTY YEARS AGO AND TO-DAY.
tsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rnrpuxE.l
Delhi. y. T.. Sept. 4.-11ls has been tho nfuctn
anniversary fair Of the Agricultural society OF Della
ware County. There has been an unusually nne
display Of the farm products Of tho county at tho
fair in honor Of the day. This afternoon ex-senator
Warner Miller made al address TO the 5000 farmers
present at the fair upon topics Of Interest W them
Mr. Miller. In his address, contrastsd the condition OF
the farmers Of nifty years ago with that OF to-day.
arguing that II had v!sibly improved In that inorva
lie also advocated Federal aid OF the Etc Canal.
lie said in part:
Sometimes are prone to think are having hard
tnes. AZ such times think It we'll 70 look back hity
years century ago were almost exclusively farm"rs
II was hard struggle which our farmers bon "naer nA.u
conditions. II have prosperity. It was due largely 70
their labor. Our formers did not earn In cieofihs cr
lands over twenty-five cents day.
how has agriculture grown since that day. the iash.
ers pushed westward Rochester md Buffalo. anu iou
great communities They pushed It'll further west"ao 20
the Pacific Ocean and It's rich territory Until cur '
roads aud canals built hundred miles ~ss ~ 'N
could send oor wheat. We hAvc maze %. N' ~,
the Pacific Slope almost valuable Eastern snas ny
bringing them nearer markets Of the world
has come to assistance Of agriculture we nave cs
lshed agricultural colleges and schools all over tue
Science says that our lands can support ono "o.' Nv
million Of people. The agriculture machinery 81 ~'
,e.cnt day does the work OF ten ncn OF lu years NV
Then also We have advanced spiritually ana hfa'~S'
It were not for Our railroads Gne manufacturing '0"hS'
the farmer might Us well live In Central Africa.
It. seems to me- farmers OF Delaware County that yo"
vii. look back lry years sou VIII aTRno"'cas' ss
hAyc made Great prccr.ss. And s We are not hsppS
Doubss We are suffering from what ie called ~ sS'''
cultural depression. We have been produehs moro
wheat than could consume or pro"'AoS '', a..
but It seems TO that hS oeVe0psncas ~
tn West hus come 70 Oh end know Chat 80 arc IN 'ns
habit Of saving On the Fourth Of July Aae eur oeVsi0p
ment ia tho Wst will Be endle~. yet Is eeI'"n '.
the most valuable lands Il the Wess have oeen o.p-
and used We may thea look - higher prices an1 ~
wheat, and when higher prices rule In wnes. INC! 1000
rule in other farm products ~ WELL we ha'o 1870 ,
aiso our maximum, production Of corn Here IN ces'
County you re not satisfied with he price OF a.n.
uc;s but when wheat eocs up you iuey w 'u'o 49, -
and other Western States that &fe no" p'0eu's
much dairy products In competition With you VIII nov 10
20 70 great a. c"'ehI III" 10 N0 ''"
ltaptcd to daifyine !, ,s co,,h
called the Farmers Alliance. which LIS = sea-"
COR tho Government to ISSUE Srrenescks op,.
m, sur,,,us farm products These products are 70 DC
stored In warehouses md kept Well gentlemen .'u
not recommend the storing and keeping Of butter IL Is
Il thing that doesn't Improve with age Aas
rot rid Of It as fas, AZ you can Ihere 10 complain
bout taxes The grca, loch taxes ~h'ch s''
wholly under your control Those taxes are '1se! n",
roscd 10 support poorh"uses ana tnose p"''"'u -.
not havc 90 many inmates but for the liquor 1u1 "
I. ,b uouor dealer who rsiscs your tAAcs tApHau'c'
have always believed 10 0 generous support Of our
canals but think that nov that u" c0hs'' "s'e '"'
made free the Cned States Government shou'u V.'
tw thircs Of the cot u their maintenance Inc I'm"
md Chamyiain cnnais National h'Ghw1v, Ihe tax
Iayor, have right 70 demand that the f'd'ra' ""V'h'
cnt should maintain the Erie Canal IA part ut least ana
believe wholly W. are paying ont over ~ oooVoo a"a
IN maintaining thu canal hall million la IMPROVEMENTS
and 500 600 1900 90 for cnnal bridge These large
suns Arc paid mainly for the benefit OF the WEI now
tina. tie is u.s., ming tho snpper; Of III" canal
AZ Low, and lo! 70 build GAIA! from th'sao to