The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-05
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Special pEIpateh to he Iatsl0zesr.
PAKKERsDuRo. W. Va, Oct. ITO.
days session OF the Farmers National
Congress was held on Blennerhassett
Island, where splendid time was had.
Over 500 people were present, and a
dinner which cost 81 so plate was
served by the citizens Of Parkersburg to
oil the delegates free under great tent.
The day was perfect aud so were the ar
rangements.
The delegates met a. the Academy Of
Music at 0 a. IN. aud went in body to
the wharf. The first boat went at 9:l5
with over 100 delegates. The second
boat went at 10, the third at l0:SO, aud
continued to run all day. The bowling
alley was free for the use OF the guests.
A fine speakers stand had been erected
at the southwest corner Of tho main
pavilion, and seats for 1900 people on
benches on the green south OF and ad.
Joining the pavilion and about 900 seats
ln the pavilion.
A number of resolutions were offered
and referred to the committee on reso.
lutions without reading. Walworth, Of
MARYLAND, James Penn and Stahl, OF
Illinois, were appointed committee on
meeting OF the congress at Baltimore in
1897, Speech making then began, the
paper Of Mr.. Potter, OF Now York, read
last night, being under discussion. MIR.
| - nkF1 NallyaI In fQVnF nj
taxes on personal property. y. Lyon
Rodgers, of Maryland, also spoke IN re-
gard to taxation OF personal property.
Both speakers took exceptions to~Mr.
Potter's position in which he advocated
land taxation only. N. +. Wells, OF
Ohio, ana MIR. Oliver, Of Pennsylvania,
favored the taxation OF every species oil
Mr.. Smith, OF Pennsylvania, discussed
tho heavy taxes paid by corporations.
Mr.. Moore, OF Pennsylvania, also spoke.
The historical address relating to Blen.
nerhassett Island and its associations
was delivered by Hon. John A. Hutch:
liuson, OF Parkersburg. and Is considered
! the GREATEST effort OF his lie.
Col. Dan Needham, Of Massachusetts,
spoke most entertainly and instructive
" on the farmer and finance. Tho
mornings exercises closed with an ad-
dress on stock and the farm by Hon: ID.
q. Henderson, OF West Virginia. Ihen
dinner was served in handsome style.
In the middle OF the afternoon. a
stoi m arose and the congress returned to
the Academy OF Music.
Mrs. ]. B. Foley, OF Illinois, read a
bright paper on fallacies. Resolutions
were adopted requesting the President
and Congress to call IN international
conference OF all nations ready to unite
| in convention for the equal use oil gold
and silver as full legal tender without
discrimination. A resolution was also
adopted in favor Of the same protection
to farm products as is or may be given
to other industries. A special resolu-
tion fayoring protection to wool, cotton,
fax and hemp, was laid on table, tho
congress not desiring to raise any ques-
tion OF politics, although the committee
on resolutions reported 1t favorably.
Tonight magnificent fireworks and
an l. NJ. P. drill were given in honor OF
the delegates. About three hundred
delegates are here, including the hon
orary county and state delegates.
Twenty-one states are represented.
There was an interesting bit OF tariff
talk in the congress last evening, and
enough expression Of opinion to show
what tho farmers delegates from all
over the country want Judge William
| Lawrence, Of Ohio, president OF the
| National Wool Growers Association,
read paper on resolutions which he
had previously submitted to the com.
m,ttee on resolutions advocating pro-
| lection TO wool, cotton, fax and hemp
and their manufactures. Ho said he
believed In protection TO manufactures,
but especially to farm products.
He ais 10 advocated special educa-
tlon in the manufacture Of textile
products. These industries should be
practically taught in our agricultural
| and industrial schools and colleges. The
sheep industry is tho only ono adapted
to every state In tho Union and IT should
be encouraged. All wool and cotton
fabrics which we use In this country
should bc manufactured in this coun-
try. There should be no imports OF raw
fax. cotton or wool. We need more
skilled textile workers aud should not
import them, but should teach our own
young men and women these industries
| In schools for that purpose. There are
many such schools In Germany. They
sond their products here when We
should be able to mako them at homo.
His remarks on protection to tho wool
industry were warmly applauded by
nearly all the delegates in the hall.
When he finished an Indiana delegate
tried to answer him, but utterly failed
and received no applause. Several
others spoke, all Of them advocating
protection 10 wool.