The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-12
THE FARMERS.
Questions Discussed by the National Con-
sreSS-ReS0lutiOnS Adopted.

SEDALIA (Mo.), Nov. 1.-THE National
Farmers Congress reassembled at IL o'clock
this morning. A number Of resolutions
were introduced and referred
Congressman Heard of Mi .souri delivered
an address on railway tran sporta tion. This
subject, he declared, was of supreme inn
portance to the farmer. One solution of
this vexed question, he said, was found in
State Railway Commissions. Another
method was in controlling railroad corpora
tions in the interests of the people through
a National Railway Commission, and som6
profeSsed to believe that the railroads
should be placed under Government man
agement Government railroading, Heard
believed, would be a gigantic failure. In
the first place, the Government would have
To buy the railroads. and that would cost
$1,000, 600, 600. That would be an lmpOsSl-
biEty practically. because there is in circu-
lation only 81, 500, 100000 The purchase of
the railroads would uecesSitate incurring
debt OF gigantic proportions, and he did nos
believe the farmers or any one else wanted
to go down into their pockets and pay any
more debt than they are now paving. An-
other great objection to Government railway
control was the increase of Federal Office
holders which 1t would ne essitate.
ii. c. Brown Of Georgia ind0rsed every
thing Heard said.
Martin Mohler, Secretary of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture, read paper on
:. Races Under Conditions of High Ciyiiiza-
ton"
Among the resolutions were the follow
ing: Urging Congress TO cede the arid lands
in the various States and 10 provide the
States with systems of irrigation; recOm-
mending that the President and Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States and United States
Senators be elected by direct vote of the
people; demanding the extension of the
signal service reports; requesting the Fed
eral Government TO aid st ties In the irTiga-
t!0n of arid lands. The resolutions we're ali
adopted except the latter, which the con-
gress struck from the report By a vote of ii
10 II.
The Committee on Finance presented a re-
port requesting the various State Legisa-
lures to make appropriations Tor the eX-
penses OF State delegations to future con-
crosses OF this character, in order that each
State may lave proper representation
The report was adopted, and the congress
adjourned until tomorrow
AT the afternoon session more resolutions
of thanks To Secretary RusS Tor his work
for the farmers were adopted.
A committee recommended the adoption
of resolutions pledcing the organization to
maintain non-partiSan character; demand
ing the passage Of laws distributing the bur
den of taxation equally; declaring that tie
ment by United States citizens 10 the eXclu-
sion Of foreigners, requesting the Secretary
OF Agriculture 10 Increase the agents abroad
to push the work of introd ucing corn as
food; demanding the Improvement by til c
Federal Government of the waterways anG
harbOrs of the United States; requesting
free delivery Of mail among farmers, and
demanding national control OF all trusts,
combinations and mOnopolieS, SO they shall
work DO harm to the people.