The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-18
farmers AND RAILROADS.
A sensible Discussion at rhe aticnal
Earmer,' COnEreSH.

Farmers Congress.
SEDALLA, Mo, Nov. 11.-In the Ma
t: ona: Farmers Congress today Coz
qressmaL JChn I. Head, Of Aii suuil,
delivered al address on railway trans
portation, which, he said, was subject
OF supremeimportance to the farmer.
One OF the solutions was fullhG II
State railway commissions. Missouri
had been among the FIRST ot the States
to deal with the question that way, and
Missouri's experience showed hat the
method had been successful. Another
nletho:i of controlling a railroad cor
poration in the interests OF the people
was through the national railway COM
mission. Some professed to believe
that a railroad should be placed under
Government management. Govern
ment ra1lroading, he believed, would be
gigantic failure. In the first place
the Government would have to buy the
railroads. anG that would cost S10,COO,-
100000. That would lie impossible ana
ilapracti2ab!e. because there was il cir
c..lation only 81, SOC, 100000.
y. G.. Brown. of Georgia, endorsed
everything that he had beard SAID.
Georgia, ne said, had tried state owner
snip OF railways. Georgia owned the
Western aad Atlantic RAILWAYS. Under
State control The rate. were high, the
service was tad and deficits were eX-
traordluary. The State found that It
had been too expensive to run its own
railway. and the iine was leased TO pri-
Yate individuals. Under private con-
troll the road charged cheaper rates,
gave better service, psii rental OF
$1,000 month and made money for
the les:ee3.
Resolutions were introduced recon-
mendlng that the President OF the
United States and United States Soma
tors be elected by a direct popular vote;
demanding an extension Of the signal
service reports issued by the agricul-
tural department.; requesting the Fed
eral Government to aid the States IN
Irrigation OF arid lands. Tne resoiu-
tions were all adopted with the excep-
ton Of the latter, which the Congress
defeated by A to II.
4 resolution asking Congress to I'M
prove the harhor at Savannah was
loudly applauded and UNANIMOUSLY
adopted.
The committee on finance presented
a report requesting the various State
Legislatures to make appropriations
for the expenses Of States delegations
to future congresses OF this character
il order that each State may have full
and proper representation. The report
wss adopted.
The administration of the depart
ment OF agriculture By Secretary Rusk
was highly commended in the resolu
tion. The following additional resolu-
tions were also adopted: Requesting
the Secretary of Agriculture to increase
the number Of representatives in for
eign countries to push the work of in
Producing American corn as food, be-
lieviDg that marked success IN that
direction attained alrea07 is warranted
Fer such a request, and requesting Con-
gress to appropriate sufficiently to cover
the expenses of this increased represen-
tation abroad; demanding a systematic
and thorough improvement by the Fed
eral Government of the waterways and
harbors of the United States; request
ing the extension of the free delivery
of the mails among farmers; demanding
the control Of all trust and monopolles,
50 that they shall work no harm to the
people.