The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-10-07
Burton Farmers Cub.

September % the Burton Farmers Clul
met at the l.. 5. BOwles fruit farm. The
gentlemen discussed the influence of the
Board of Trade upon farm produce.
j. w. Rose said that large wheat grower
in the west said if the Board of Trade were
abolished he would sell his farm, and Mr..
Rose thought it quite probable the western
farmer knew more about it than he did
Mr. Monkey spoke at length upon the sub
ject. He said the Board of Trade was an
association of two parties known as bulls
and bears. who dealt in all kinds of stock.
the one interested i'm raising its price, the
other in clearing" it down; between them
they fix the price of stock and control the
markets. They are men of wealth and in
tegrity and have made their business life
long study. Regarding farm produce lie
spoke of wheat especially, as that is the crop
upon which farmers principally depend. lie
said the Board of Trade has better facilities
than anyone else for ascertaing how much
is raised, if there is a surplus or shortage,
they know the amount to a certainty; they
: know the number of acres sown, wherever
wheat is grown, near or remote, the whole
world over, they know its conditions and
promise and are thereby enabled to establish
its price intelligently. He said there is,
however, one thing which might be regarded
as an objection, and that is the bulls and
bears are undoubtedly united in clearing
down" the price to the lowest possible point
as basis, in order to give them greater
margin for speculation.
Mr. Merrill thought the farmer did rot
receive an equivalent for his labor at the
prices established by the Board of Trade;
that instead, the price of wheat should be
regulated by the supply and demand. Mr..
AIaxandpr Othnrg nOinp1p1 n
Merrill's views. The discussion was closed
for the day by vote that T.. ID. Dewey, of
Owosso, be invited to attend its next meet
ing and speak on this subject.
Mrs. Ezra Mason read very interesting
sketch of the life of her fayorite author, Sir
Walter Scott Mrs. Devendorf's paper on
"WEat is true motherhood" was full of
Thought and wise counsel. Mrs. K. Il.
Simpson thought that one to be a true
mother must be christina.
The browning event of the day was the
Tecitations by the little Misses Eta Beman,
Nettie Bowles and Nellie Lewis. They
were received with great applause. Miss
Blanche Shepard was asked to tell when
and where the first blood of our civil war
was shed. Miss Blanche not being able to
DE present, sent the following note which
was read by the secretary: "A body of adj
Vancing troops, a Mass. regiment, was at
tackled by mob in the streets of Baltmore;
three o. its members were killed and others
were injured. This took place on the 10Th
of April, 1861, the SGth anniversary of the
battle of Lexington. This was the first
blood shed in our great civil war;"
AT the next meeting Messrs. +. b. Smp-
son, l.. S. Bowles, G. L. Mason and Geo.
z. Guilford will tell of Washington and its
vicinity in 1861 and '65; Mrs. II. Mason,
Eddie Merrill and Miss Myrtle Mason of
Washington in 1892.
The club adjourned to meet in four weeks
at The residence of r. Il. Shepard, Silver
Maple Farm. s. GUILFORD.
OwOsso, Sept. 26, 1892.