The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-11
THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE,
Leading Mn from Five Organizations
Meet and Consult Together--Good
Feeling Prevailed.
HARRIsBURa, "a, July 1, 1s93.

ference of officers and members of the
five great farmer organizations of
America, unofficial though it was, will
lead to grand results. This much will
doubtless be accomplished, that We will
all agree to pull together on d~eclara-
tions and demands which have been
officially adopted by all the five great
farmer organizations.
The meeting at the Illinois State
building, at the Columbian Exposition
grounds on the 23d of May was evil
IDENTIFY not attended by all who wentto
Chicago for that purpose, as early In
the day no one in the Illinois building
seemed to know that such a meeting
was to be held. But before the close of
the sessions the following persons en-
rolled their names:
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union: Ben. Terrell, National Lee
turer, Seguin, Texas; Henry @. Dem
ing, Harrisburg, Pa Member and
Secretary National Executive Com
mittee; W. s. Hanna, Ottawa, Kansas,
President Kansas State F. A. I. o.; J..
H. Mcdowell, Nashville, Tenn. Chair
man Committee on Constitution at
National Council, Memphis; George B.
Crosse, Aberdeen, South Dakota, State
Business Agent; D. M. Fulwiler, Bust
ness Agent, Chicago, Illinois; E. G.
Blood, Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, author hand
book and history National f. A. 1. U.
Grange, or Patrons of Husbandry
J. H. Brigham, Delta, Ohio, Master
National Grange; ]. J. Woodman, Paw
Paw, Michigan, Secretary Executive
Committee National Grange; J. M.
Thompson, Joliet, Ill. Master Illinois
State Grange; J. D Clardy, Newstead,
KY Master Kentucky State Grange.
Farmers Alliance and Agricultural
School: Milton George, Chicago, ILL.,,
President Illinois Farmers Alliance;
f. E. Fitch, Bellaire, Ohio, State Presi-
dent Ohio Farmers Alliance; s. J.
Fisher, Packerton, Ind, President In
diana Farmers Alliance; G. P. Writ,
Hinckley, Ill, Vice-Presiden5 for Hi
nois National Farmers Alliance; S. A.
Converse, Cresco, Iowa, Vice-Presi-
dent Iowa Farmers Alliance; w. A.
Kelsey, Secretary Indiana Farmers
Alliance; LeGrand, Lippitt, Baraboo,
Wis, Treasurer Wisconsin State Farm
ers' Alliance.
The Farmers Mutual Benevolent AS
ISOLATION: w. E. Robinson, Green
vile, Illinois, Secretary General AS
sembly; T. w. Wilson, Springfield,
Illinois, Chairman National Executive
Board, F. NJ. Palmer, Clinton, Illinois,
Member Executive Board Illinois F.
M. B. A,
Patrons of Industry: George A. Ben
nett, Marengo, Illinois, Superior Secre-
tary; M. E. Hogmire, Bangor, Michi-
gan, Supreme Treasurer; D. A. Fuller,
Cherry Valley, Illinois, State Presi-
dent; Frank Smock, Monroe, Wiscon-
sin, State President; Mrs. Ella Austin,
Broadhead, Wisconsin, State Secre-
tary.
The Farmers League was not repre-
sented, information coming from
Springfield, Mass that the organiza-
ton, having accomplished its mission,
no longer had official existence.
By the foregoing list it will be OBJ
served that the five leading farmers
associations of the United States had
some able men present to speak for
them, if they were not empowered to
act.
The very best of feeling prevailed,
though each organization had repre-
sentatives present equal to the emer-
gency in paying tribute to their own
associations.
Hon. j. H. Brigham served as chair
man, w. S. Hanna as vice chairman,
and ", E. Robinson secretary.
A committee, made up of one mem
Der of each organization, submitted
the following:
You committee respectfully submits
that it met in compliance with its
duties. We unanimously report that
it is the sense of the committee that all
farmer associations ought to be CO.
operative, and that their interests will
be promoted by absolute unity in ac-
lion.
That we recommend that the ques-
ton of organic union be discussed in
National, State and subordinate bodies
of the various organizations, and re-
port their action at q regularly dele
gated conference to be hereafter pro-
vided for.
That the committee be instructed to
prepare an address, and get it before