The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-20

governments would have 10 buy ~. r,''
roads. and tAat would cost sic.oa.o4a,,
! That would bc AN impos utility. pr,..t,r.,-
~. because there MAS IN rlr.nl..
ton only N - .fos.p1t Tho purchase ~ ~.
| railroads would necc>sitAte inrurrinr A a NJ,
| ~ gigantic proportions. ard he ala ~, I,.'
lcyc that lar ners or anyone else wanted ".
70 down into their pockets and pay nv
more debts than they we're nov p.y,ny
Another great objection 10 government f,li
way control Was Ia the Increase 81 feeder
Office holders which II would nsce~~lint.
II. Z. brown. of Georgia. Endorsed ss.sv.
thing that Mr.. Heard had said. s.orssa. X.
said. had tried state ownership 81 rail~ay.
Georgia owned the Western Atlantic IN.
way. Under state control tnc rates W..
high. thr service " a. bad and the d.tr. 4.
t. were extraordinary. The state found th.,
u had been TOO expensive to run IT. own
railway. and the line WAS leased 10 priyat..
individuals Under private control the s..a
charged cheaper rates. gave better sers e..
| paid = rental Of s3.0Nv = month and n.a.l.
| money for the lcsrccr.
| The last business Of tho forenoon ~as "a.
reading " paper. 1.-The Race Under c..nss-
tions ~ High Civilization" by Hon. 81 N.
Mohier. secretary of the state board Of arrl-
| culture Of kansas
| TN RECOMMENDING ~ p. m. the COMMITTEES
on resolutions reported favorxbly on the fo..
lowing. which we're adopted:
!. believing the greater good can lie ne
compiishcd by more extended rcprcs~n. a.
and request every state. county and i str'e;
agricultural society In the United states and
all boards Of trustees Of agricultural cot
leKes and experimental stations a. apnoinr
one or more sieica ntcs 10 4 stional cs..-e,
tion. 90 lie hcl in conjunction with aud a. =
part Of the twelfth annual session u this
body. ~ such place may select.
Z. Asking co.operation 81 the states in
obtaining adequate appropriations from
congress - complete ~ once the plan
securing * fest u water in shc river frs.,,
Savannah. Ga. 10 Inc ocean
a. tavorin< the election Of president 70
pie. anI The election Of Uni,cd states .rn na
states.
l. Recommending that congress demand
that the tax levy be limited to shr abs ,lnfs
tered.
creas. the number ~ rrprc-cntAtiys - tor tho
introduction Of American corn In for,i-a
countries
q Fsvoring sufficient appropriation Tor
rue proper improvement u she waterways
OF the country.
I. favoring the free delivery OF mails a
the country districts.
4 Favoring the control OF all trusts ana
combinations by resort to the ballot box
fnvoring she improvement and sImplf-
Mr. swink's resolution asking governments
aid In irrigntinx arid lands in Colorado
brought forth heated discussion. several
of the delegates maintaining that the lanas
we're owned largely by private indI viduaiy
and hence were not entitled to government
aid. The resolution finally defeated
The finance comm ittce reported a deflcit
81 :si - az the close Of the last session. AMI
dencit al u.s. % at present. in consequence,
~ which q motion prevailed thas the seie-
gates be assessed 81 each 20 meet the cx-
pcnscs " the present congress.
Adjourned
AZ night the delegates we're entertained
with a ~ roteclinical exhibition By the seda-
u II. publican fiambcau club and dr.Il ~
the scdaiia u fies-
Third DAY
The third AMI last lays session OF the Ma
tionai Farmers congress met 1t II Is o'c.ocx.
after the delegates had taken an excursion
10 Forest park over the electric railway. az
the invitation Of Judge Nct-kcr. ~ owner
IN the absence of Vice rrcsid~nt smith
Rev W. Pope icsns an presided con
Erasnlatory Telegram was resolved f-'sm the
81 the Illinois state Federation 81
Labor. in session &C Alton. and Secretary
CLAYTON was Instructed 20 rrplv 20 IL
J. ~ >tahl. Of Illinois. read yer. able
psper on The transportation az Farm Pro-
d'nt-." which brought FORTH vote Of thanks
from the delegates
The kansas delegation presented = reS.fu-
lion urging tho passage Of state laws pro-
the live stock exchanges In cities
excluding any accredited live stock agent
Irotn transactiav business in the cxch an es
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
krv. Pope l~alnan. ~ Missouri. presented
4 resolution urging upon the national gov
thc necessity ~ proteetin. the
Ameri. an hog. aud providing that penalty
be inn ttcd Tor AL limitations. Adopted.
\ second resolution by Mr. Yeain.a vas
also adopted u urges mon congress the
necessity ~ cncctinx Law to restrain OPP
'iun dealing IN American farm rrodrefS
resolution approving aud commencing
reciprocity was adopted unanimously. and
4 the same time the congress elecsed FOR
lance q. fiiaIfsr.
resolution approving the act Of con-
,rrss IN support ~ the NorId'~ fair and
cndtrin. tile nssi-tn ncc ~ che National
sarmcrs congress was adopted unanimously.
Eleven resolutions were killed Among
hem we're I'D In fayorus double standard
4 value, lxl demanding better representa-
ion Tor farmer-. ~ favoring postal tclrg-
Apply. "a opposing the government ne
cpfiny revenue derived from drafnshop
'sence~: Cd fayorlng the ceisng 81 aria
anus :" tine -rparstc states. % that the
tate revenue Laws lie - amended fl " reys.
me VIII bc derived from state revenue
license: % rcIuering Secretary Rn-x 20
orposa'r in his annual report the proceed
n2s ~ congress.
Tue committee on resolution. VS. .ii=-
harysi and the congress aIjouFncL until
80 y.
On reconyenins the usual votes ~ thanks
'cre extended 4" TIE city ami press Ter
onrtcriss extended the congress duriux it,
c~sion- II was then decides, that n-xs year
least ono lady would be nut on the pro-
rasunic Tor paper or address
The committee appoint "A 20 se:scf the
= II place ~ meeting reported Va favor OF
lincoln. >cb.. and tile rcrnrf was adopted.
uc congress III meet an the second Tues
nv after the national elections IN fsl..
The election 81 difirrT- came mkt an the
ro-rainn.. and ce.l'rcsldcnt a. W
NTH. ~ Kansas. was c.crtci prrsil. nj D.
. CLAYTON. % Iowa, was re elected @--re-
sry. - a. Prise. ~ Georgia. MAS elected
ice president. and VIVA. Freeman. ~ MaIne.
rasurcr
Vice ~ c-s' dents ~ states and territories
ere elected n follows. Alahasns. Dr. New
'~n. Arkansas. John r. Henderson.
riz1nn. =. 4. CGiiv. CDIorad0. q. ". -wins:
slif0rnis. A. :. Ee rkhii: Florida Vi.
ong. Sevrgia q N Eyals. Illinois. Drnnts
cny"a. Indiana. Leroy Tcmpletnn. fowa.
u Bowiisn, Asn<.s. u. r. snyder. Ken
'cky. ~. tirncns. Louisiana; Charles
uster. M-ine. wiliiam FREEMAN: Mary
-. DR. 4. y Sharpe. Mssssrnu-
It's. uanici Necdham. Michigan. john a.