The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30
FARMERS CONVENTION.
The North Montana Agricultural So
ciety Hold Their Annual Meet
ing Mt the Board Of Trade.
New Officers Elected, Papers Read.
Speeches Made-An Agricultural
FAIR to Be Held This Fall.

North Montana Agricultural society met
in the Great Falls Board of Trade room
and was called to order by Hon. Paris
Gibson, the president.
On motion Thomas Carter was unani-
mously elected president and G. II.
Campbell secretary for the ensuing year
On motion Messrs. Sweat, Campbell.
Rolfe, and the president were appointed
a committee to present a list Of vice
presidents and also & treasurer in the
afternoon.
On motion a committee -.of Messrs.
Stork, Graham, and Muzzy was ap-
pointed by the char to draw up an order
of business for the afternoonssession.
The meeting then adjourned until
. p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Tho meeting was called to order by
President Thomas Carter.
The committee on order of business
reported, which was accepted.
The committee on officers reported the
following names for vice presidents, viz:
u. T. Burton, Choteau; w. o. Dexter,
Fort Benton; John Giesey, Kibbey; DR..
Jno. A. Sweat, Great Falls; 81. A.::Harris'
Chestnut; Charles Stevens, Highwood;
Nathan Gibson, Deep Creek; S. S. Hob
son, Utica; Geo. +. Fields, Sand coulee;
George Beckett, Ming %coulee, j,,and for
treasurer r. S. Ford.
The next thing discussed was whether
there should be al agricultural fair.
On motion Messrs. P. Gibson, 4.
Vaughn, DR.. Jno. A. Sweat, T.jCarter, G.
II. Campbell, and E. W. King were
appointed a committee to get up a pro-
gram for an agricultural fair at Great
Falls this fall, to be held at some date
to be fixed by that committee.
Discussion being lad upon the pro-
posed fair, addresses we're made by
Messrs, Rolfe, Sweat, Stork, Myers, Col,
Inns, p. Gibson, and Hanson which were
we'll received.
Jerry Collins being called upon read an
elaborate paper, very valuable and
highly interesting, on Diversified Farm
ing" which is unavoidably crowded out
in this issue but will be published in
next Tuesdays edition of the TRIBUNE.
A unanimous vote of thanks was given
Mr.. Collins on the conclusion of the
paper.
The following communication from
the Red Butte Lyceum and Farmers
club was then read:
40 the Chairman and Gentlemen OF
the farmers convention: We the resi-
dents OF Spring coulee, Goodman cou
lee, and Ming coulee, and members of
the Red Butte Lyceum and Farmers
club, after having duly considered and
investigated our markets, find that we
arenot treated with fairness by the mer.
chant, who is continually shipping in
produce which he could and should buy
in Montana. In view of these facts VT
offer the following resolutions we have
adopted for your consideration, as fol,
lows:
Il. We protest against the merchant
sending out Of Montana for anything
that he can buy in Montana.
80. We protest against any eastern
productions being sold as Montana prod
uce.
% We IIDlGbt uSulISL tlclCllullS Id
beling farm or dairy products lower than
the Montana price or using them as
drawing cards to sell their other wares:
and that we condemn as unfair and un.
Just the present antagonism against the
flour of the Royal Milling company, and
that we do indorse the action OF the
said Royal Milling company.
Resolved, That after the merchant has
received notice of these protests, and he
fails to comply with them, that we will
then take steps towards the establish
ment of an alliance, or a cooperative
store, inviting your assistance in the
same;
Resolved, That we are strongly in
favor of an agricultural fair to be held
in Great Falls this coming fail; also a
permanent exhibit or establishment to
be kept open in Great Falls where the
farmer could show choice samples of
grain and roots in connection with a
mineral exhibit, to encourage the settle.
ment of our lands"
IT e.. CARTER, Chairman"
NJ. w. WAITE, Secretary"
The foregoing resolutions represent
forty farmers.
Mr.. Charles +. Stork then read a most
interesting paper on Great Falls mar
kets, which will be published by the
TRIBUNE this coming week. A unani-
nous vote of thanks was given Mr..
Stork at the conclusion Of the paper.
This was followed by a discussion on
the contents of the paper. Hon. Paris
Gibson advocated the establishment of a
commission house in Great Falls for
farmers awaiting sales. Mr.. +. w. Web
ster endorsed the Royal Milling company,