The sun., 1897-09-02
THE FARMERS CONGRESS.
r<IKs WIN THE DELEGATES FROM
an OYER THE COUNTRY.

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Host OF men ,..,sN Nra,,,,,,,. ,,o,,s,.r
stay -, c.r N,,rcr IN the V.,c.--
-. or Th.,o Anr,cuiturnI Conventions.
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sr PAUL sept as,. s'o"N' .'n
Congress ne.u I've ~, S,,,-a,.,t -, ,sa 60,
Tho congress 's .no S 80 ", y, 'Se so,.,".S, onsS
no'e.e .,ron,,b o,i hodo fnir IN h.co,,o
oonsidorao'e e'''"e,'' ".u ,, 80. W " ~,
pohneM iHg'ol VI ,,na ,ohap"' e. ,,O .o
movement ia ~. ,,a 49,. - ,.s
d'ntesrSt'o" VOC ~ 80 10 ,,, VI "nN
BEEN iho .,I,t,,sI ,....yt..,t. -
Alliance poueto ..s =. "..,., -
when uiu'u ""S ,',N -, - ~. 80
ever tue' 10 -. -. 80
toward or'nsS -, 80 ..,. , @
farmers no'u o'oo - -, ,''.,.I H,,',
State a',auC.s w 80 .',,.'t uo''u'
u et'enu's o,,,,,.,,,,,,,,s ss.nS,',',
hesnhuAi -. 80. ..,'.,.' ~. '.,.,,
ation anu W. w . n,I.S, 80
their "orN' !. ~ - s..., ~,
was neeaou ~ .s,n,s,, 80, - u,,,o w ~au
steps "eto ,l.N -, -, w e. o"e
The Farmers congress ID the uirect outcome OF
this movement
In Is,nching the congress there was some dif
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hculty In e1ing upon tho number OF delegates
Al (which the ,-nrking body should be composed.
" -.s not desira. - that IL be no large as TO be
unwieldy on tho one nand, nor yet 30 small
,h., |. would not be representative on the other.
..., .op, debate A. vns finally decided IN a
Ai'e :, ,-,.-.. =. -. -. -. -
the numoer Oh ueiegates st ono troiu each Con
s,sto and a bylaw was odopted maxine
eaen M, S. , a -,
this the rue. Inc subsequent experience OF the
congresses has demonstrated the wisdom OF
.,i..,.n
this STEP
careful canvass OF tho delegates reveals
many shades of opinion. particularly upon the
-, a. 20 ,-h.thsr ,ro.n.ri.v ha. r..uv
ssr' sems and come to stay, Eyer!oody agrees that
future. opinion, diverro widely, The delegates
admit that there has been improvement during
the past few months, but that this Improvement
b in any way duo to legislation many,
sven s.anch Republicans, deny utterly,
and 40 mot nos's"to " soy tn"s III 'noiF Vp'n'
ion. nthe crops had been normal this year, there
would have been little or no Improvement any.
- rh ao,.oa..s tro,,, ~. ra.. ,,a So,,h
Nnsre' iuo ttoui 'ue su'' "uu Sou'n =.
are most optimistic, with the middle and west,
,nclndinr Minnesota hopeful The Dakotas
s9e eonhdent that times are really no Better
and further, that they will not be so long as the
p.ct;nn here viii 5e short crops of wheat and
seSaSced prices will avail fnrmers nothing.
an sr Of that he so
sesied. and in Illinois this feeling amounts to
s,nheranrs -
tn wan who ,ost faI, .hor,ed for NcEir,.x
,,airt,in Ihat things arc ali rirht Wills the foi
oYers Of Rryan assert ouite as stontiy that
.I"rs bas bssp M imnroxenent sare a }anno.
,aere dne N short ,ropa ahroaS nd ,hs,
n snother year under norrnni rondit,ons n
,acnrrsnre ~ hard tines viii ba seer a a
Nhois the ronsress ia bonefni ~ he,ter ,mes
,,,h ra iority ~ the 6sIegates stro,eir On
,;mts,ic '' ~ vac s'' op
a leading farmer frouo vest.rn Illinois said
sThe hank. of onr section ba We refused 10 ma =
htsr.st On farners' time denosits as they sa =
thsy ars nnahic tn loan rha n,nnev We cap Sst
nj he money we want AZ a nor cent We arc
,.isiny nIiIIons ~ corn md Iettiny S6 crnts Sor
X sga3nst tx vear AGO Caftle arc way mn and
sr.-cs. hoes are q. IN ,osirst ca fony morths
49, oats were ia centa IN Jnne and
nov Are IL farmers feeI the chnnSe hetors
S-ovamepts were never 40 Sreat as now in the
Este A Chicauo syndicsfe ia irving 70 buv
ss.r Rnrlingtnn oOn acres NJ land ar STb an
~ for a steeI plant but when left home they
Ia nor been nble IN close. owing To the beIiei
n anne Of the farmers owninr the land that
th.y didn = offer enough
Seleaate from sonthern Minnesota said
eve have in one countT in our section sent on
MrajI within the mast tweive months over
n no worth Of nrodnce for every inhabtant
| SsiSes reading ourselves and that in a time al
bW prices. The advance in crops has already
w 49, sverv conntry town in souibern and cen.
EriMinnesote koom. and the building OF
dNelings, barns SC, was never SO active as
now. Freeborn county has $3.50. 900 deposits In