The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-02-05
Address of Welcome by
Mayor Rochester to the
Farmers Institute.

II affords me grea
!, pleasure. indeed, to ne ailuwet
the privilege nf delivering Ia yn'
: AN address ui welcome npnn ihII
: accession. | certainly apprecIai,
} and teai highly honored that ihI
, pleasant and agreeable datv de
valves Ipuu ME. A. for mvsel
and i'm beh ,if uf The c,iiZ6us %
Logan We entend TO yam cot
dial reception Oar citizen. wht
are Ia,niu> Far their kind hospl-
tally, ami generosity will do nj
in ihrIr power 10 make ynul
: stay among us pleasant auo
: agreeable; and Dis you meet fol
mutual improvement and edifi
cation, iO advise and discuss il,
ieresis a are vii4l TO rOu. and
exch aug-. ideas and experiences
IL to ils best Mode nj advancing
and improving upon practical
and scisTtilic farming. lest AS
sursd that your inieSrests and
our interests, Your advancement
ami progress to higher and
more prosperous course OF sue
cessfui farming directly Interest
all classes. as IN Our cuuHlry ihe
iadvacaiium you represent Is bYIar
the mos, important vi ali indus
tries.
You have met here as II
Farmers Institute; this affords
ynu an opportunity pi discussing
agricultural topics and il is an
Institution that deserves your
a'tention-yonr object ann puI-
pose being to enlarge and i'm
prove upon your present cond
lion As ayricuiiurisis. You have
also men here for concer; Ell az
lion, for cooperation and for the
| intellectual excellence 10 which
you are fully capable of enter
tanning.
have had in the past fifteen
years an opportunity OF becum
.ng intimately acquainted with
great MANY of the farmers in
q. is county, both in social aud
commercial intercourse, anu |
make no he>ilancy in saying
that | nave the means 0f know
ing their capabilities of occupy
ing any position IN sociei!
either social or political. 1 have
f"nnd them intelligent. trust
WORTHY, honest law bIdi ins
christian citizens. far superior 10
the average, always courteous.
kind. hospilable. and agreeable.
able la fluenily discuss all OF the
important topics OF the day lha
may be current.
Farmers have been aroused !
from the lelhargy into which
they had allowed themselves 10
fall during The I..sl decade, and |
Al The present time see The abso
luie necessity of etfipc,ual 0ryani |
zdIlun and cu-operatinn. II is
-ssenlia! that they should TINS
cooperate, because, they repre-
sent in their capacity mol only |
capital, bui labor, he two com
bined. All branches of industry !
are il.us uni,ed and il behooves
them 10 be on The alert. These
ideas are now current among ihe
intelligent ayricullnri6iS; they
have become aroused and active;
The, are lacking into the cause
of things and the operation OF
social influences. They being
The representatives OF both capi.
lal aud labor rayDni afford 10
see them antagoniZed and dI
yorced. A strike al either is a
blow at their interest. You
must assert and MAINTAIN
your privileges, you must there
fore ponder well these import
AM issues, and yield your power
ful influence against all schemes
That would be fatal thrust at
you and yonr interesis.
Farmers are adopting and
falling into plans 10 protect
themselves from entire issola.i0n
with which hey We're threaten
ed; their cause which was in
periai IN these days of combines
and trusts has been r.tle. med.
They propose 10 save ,hemSel
yes from destruction and run; a
new era has dawned upon them;
The Tide has taken a different
course; they are glIning on the
busom of The placid waters which
will ultimately carry them 10 the
harbnr OF prosperity; The dark.
lowering cloud, ihat crossed
their horizon and threatened
them with financial ruin. have
broken away. and light is dawn
ing upon them. Many Of you
will live To see the not very dis
lani dav when you will mount
The rounds of ihr ladder and
your goal Of iufuence power
aud liberty.
The time WAS with lie farmers
when mrscle was lhe Ont. -s-e,-
iial element OF success; not 80
now; Intelligence is the rniing
power. and you aud your chi.
dren are preparing yonrsrlves III
This direction You will not un-