The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-31

recommended by sevaral speakers. Frank
Whelan, as organizer, has been exceedingly
successful In everything he has undertaken
and the farmers of unorganized districts
were referred TO him.
The afternoon session as a whole was
an unsatisfactory and rather uncreditable
one, yet many good thoughts came out of it.
The Corunna Quartette sang an appro-
pirate song and responding to an encore,
sang "Lovely Nell" in a pleasing manner.
A. G. Glidden, of Paw Paw, manager of
the institute, sent by the state board of agri-
culture, and who is an old hand at all kinds
of institute work and pusher in discus
sions, took up the subject, "Water in the
soil" and made some good suggestions.
Of. N. Stearns' and J. w. Simmons
talk we will comment fully next week, and
of the evening session Wednesday,
The committee on resolutions as APP
pointed by the chairman consisted of ]. N.
Mcbride, f. NJ Shepard, John Moyses, Ezra
Mason, +. G. Morrice, p. b. Reynolds,
Marcus Wilcox and John Whelan. Chair
man Mcbride drafted number of resolu-
ti0ns and after discussion, the committee be-
ing unable to agree the resolutions, were re-
ported unsigned and adopted as presented
except that part of one was stricken out.
Several members of the committee including
Messrs. Shepard, Mason, Morrice and Rey-
holds, were not present ut the committee
meeting and took no part in framing the
resolutions. The resolution relative to in
stitute work was strongly opposed by a
number of those present and after being
amended was adopted by vote of 25 to II,
showing that a large percentage of those
present were very much disguised with the
resolution and the discussion of it. A care
full study of the meaning of some of the
resolutions would undoubtedly have made
decided difference In the vote upon them,
but we give them as adopted. A further
review of the discussion will be given next
week.
The resolutions were:
Resolved. That the farmers of Shiawassee Co.
in Institute assembled, In view of the diminished
value of farm land and personal property, as
shown by the returns of the secretary of state,
favor an assessment of farm property In accord
ance with such decrease. That In view of the
low prices Of farm products we favor a cores
pondng reduction of all official fees and salaries.
That since all are benefited by government all
should contribute according to their incomes.
and to this end recommend that all salaries and
incomes upon which now no taxes were paid,
like the salaries received by professional men,
should be subject to taxation at the current rate
$1,000 annually Should be treated same as il it
were real estate valued at $60OO.00.
That the trivial cases brought before our cir
cult courts have been the causes of high taxes,
and that the fact of our paying the stenOgrapher
rs per cent of his salary has made Shiawassee
county notorious as litigous county and has
brought reprOach upon us.
That we recommend that legislation be enact
ed whereby all civil cases shall be commenced In
justice courts, and when appealed that the APP
pellant should give bonds for every item of eX-
pense incurred by the county equal TO the total
per diem
That we favor the making of good roads by bad
men, and that all Jail sentences and offenders
punishable by reformatOry sentences be employ
ed under guards in road making within the coun-
ty. We believe IL would be better for the roads
and the road makers, awarning and deterrent
from crime, and If more economical certainly pref
cradle to doing the work ourselves and boarding
idle criminals In jails at our expense.
That the farmers of this county have vital in
terests that are affected by legislation and that
these interests can bestbe trusted to those whose
That we do not approve of the farm institute
act and the creation of an additional office for
carrying 1t into effect, with salary of 5000 per
year and travelling expenses, nor the provision
for farmer statesmen out OF job.
That the same rule should prevail In our gov
eminent that is imposed In our households, viz:
That when the people are obliged to curtall their
expenses because of limited income, that our
public servants should conform to the same rule
In the use of money raised by taxes.
That we commend the efforts of the school
commissioners of this county, but we believe that
it is conceded even by them that while they can
do the work no cheaper. the benefits derived are
not commensurate with the cost; therefore, we
recommend that the Office be abolished
That we believe in letting 1t be known "where
we are at" by suitably putting our, names upon
our residences in such way that the public may
be informed of our abiding places and that u
preponderance of this convention agree so to do
within one year.
That we declare the compulsory purchase of
school supplies, law enacted by the last legsla
ture, unjuStiilable measure, and planned in the
interest of school supply houses rather than In
the interests of the schools and if the state were
to print the primary school text books and fur
nish them at cost rather than compel school dis
tricts to stand and deliver to the representatives
of the school book trusts, the interests of the
whole people would be subseryed.
That whereas the people themselves are the
source of power, that we recommend amass con-
vention of all those interested, to discuss and
propose remedies for the difficulties under which
we labor and that we hereby recommend q call
for the Goth day of February next i'm the court
house at COrunna, at 10 a. M, and invite every
man i'm the county to be present at such confer
ence as protest against high taxes.
Uncle Sans postofice department is very
accurate in its dealings, the ex-postmaster
of ST. Johns having received draft for the
sum of one cent due him in settling with
the department.