Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-12-09


and alternates appointed to represent
their respective states on the said ma
tional board of agricultural; that said
board so constituted shall meet before
the close OF this congress and deter
mine by lot the term of one. two, three
and four years service that each MEM
Der will serve on said board. and that
majority OF the delegates present at
any meeting shall constitute quorum
for the transaction OF such business as
may properly come before it.
The following. introduced by j. NJ.
Stall. editor of the Farmers Call at
Quincy. Ill.,, was adopted:
Whereas Good roads would save
the farmers of this country annually 4
very large amount of money. while en-
hancing the value of their lands; would
permit of the regular attendance OF
farmers children at schools; would
eliminate the monotony and unsocial
features from farm life and would
make possible and probable that active
partici patton OF the farmer in public
affairs which is to the best interests OF
all good people; therefore
Resolved, That the National Farm
er's congress is heartily in favor OF jul
dicious road improvement economi-
caliy and honestly made; and
Resolved. That the National Farm
er5 convention recommends to farm
ers everywhere that they take in the
movement for better roads that posi-
ton to which they are entitled by
their numD ers ami their vast financial.
social and political interests directly
affected by this movement.
An animated discussion occurred
upon the recommendation of the reso-
lutions committee on Stahl's resolutions
against option trading. The resolu-
tons were as follows:
Whereas Even the most subtle and
able apologists for option trading have
not been able to show that dealing in
futures does any good. but have mad
to contine themselves to the conten-
ton that it does no harm; and
Whereas, The option trader or
dealer in futures certainly creates no
values. hence must ut best be n useless
member OF society, living off the pro-
ductive interest of others; while many
are. and not without reason. OF the
opinion that option trading is hurtful
to the industrial interests of the mass
OF producers and to the morals of the
people; therefore,
Resolved, That the National Farm
ers' cor gress is heartily and emphat-
ically opposed to what is popularity
known US option trading. or dealing in
futures; and
Resolved. That the National Farm
ars, raanootf,tlly In. -
requests the congress OF the United
States to enact law that will etfectu-
ally stop what Is commonly called
option trading, or dealing in futures.
The resolutions committee reported
unfavorably upon the above resolu-
tions, but a motion to adopt the report
met with considerable opposition.
Those who opposed the resolutions did
so for the reason, as they stated, that
similar resolutions had neen adopted
at the last session of this congress.
and that further resolutions upon the
subject would simply cumber the rec
ora without accomplishing the ends
sought for.
1t was noticed, too. that the dele
gates from Nebraska and Kansas gem
orally favored the option trader. SmltD
Caldwell OF Nuckolls county. one OF
the farmer delegates. gave it as his
opinion that the farmers stood as good
show with the option men as with the
millers.
Gilchrist of Nebraska looked upon
the option dealers as Godsend to the
farmer. The anti-option law was en-
tirely in the interest OF the farmers
living close to the great market GEN.
ters, while farmers living at remote
distances would DE at the disadvantage
of the law. Z. Bailey of Kansas and
Wheeler from the same state favored
the adoption OF the committees re-
port.
The friends of the resolution rallied
in opposition to the committees re-
port under the leadership of Stubs of
Iowa. He moved that the committee 5
report be not adopted and succeeded
in carrying the motion in the face o.
the determined opposition. The reso.
luiions themselves were then adopted.
National Grange.
CONCORD. y. IL. Nov. 27.-At the
afternoon session OF the National
Grange Saturday reports were SUBJ
mitted from nearly all the states show
ing that women were engaged in push
ing the grange work among juvenilss
The executive committee was directed
to choose the next place of meeting