Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-10
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE NShS OCTOBER TO- 1901 TWELVE PAGES

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ommending Memphis, Tenn, as the
seat of the next convention and
adopting resolutions memorializing
congress to amend the interstate
commerce law; condemning bucket
shops; recommending the reorganiza-
ton of the government crop service
and its cooperation with the National
Hav Dealers association; urging the
Kansas City exchange to repeal its
rule forbidding utilization with any
other association and inviting it to
affiliate with the National.
Benjamin A. Lockwood, of Des
Moines, was elected president.
Among the directors chosen is L. Cor
telyou, of Muscotah, Kan.
A fight in the convention and a
probable split in the association was
averted by the refusal of the COM
mittee on resolutions to incorporate
into its report resolution prepared
by committee from the Chicago
board of trade condemning the use
of sulphur in doctoring grain. This
resolution met such severe opposition
from so many of the dealers, both
from Chicago and elsewhere, that a
compromise was effected by the adop-
tion of the bucket shop resolution.
The convention adopted in full the
arbitration scheme reported by the
arbitration committee. 1t also adopt
ed new set of trade rules requiring
purchasers to mail confirmation of
card or wire bids, defining "immedi-
ate" 'quick" and prompt" ship
ment; requiring purchasers to wire
billing instructions for prompt ship
ments; requiring seller to notify pur-
chaser on last day before expiration
of time specified if he will be unable
to fill the sale; making seller liable
to demurrage charges; requiring SELL
ers to deliver grain fully up to sam
pie; requiring sellers to load in ac-
cordance with rules of originating
roads; sender to prepay all kilograms;
surplus shipments to be handled ac-
cording to rules of market to which
shipped; no grain sold on regular
market terms to be forwarded by
purchaser to interior points without
consent of the seller and requiring
shippers to mail detailed invoice Of
every shipment.
The Farmers National Congress.
Sioux Falls, s. d., Oct. AT yes
terday's session of the Farmers Ma
tional congress DR.. ]. W. Heston, of
the South Dakota Agricultural col
lege, in a paper on Farmers Oppor-
tunities," discussed the necessity of
government aid for the reclamation
OF the arid lands of the west. He de-
clared that private enterprise had al
ready accomplished all possible to be
done and nothing further could be
expected until the general govern
ment came to aid. He said the gen.
eral government had received $780,
100000 from the sale of eastern lands
since 1875 and thought it not unreal
sonable to ask that $15,0OO,0O be ex-
pended for ten years in the reclama-
ton of lands capable of supporting a
population equal to the present pop
ulation Of the United States. He de-
clared that states could not deal with
the problem and nothing could be
done until the general government
made an appropriation and he urged
the Farmers congress to press the
matter to the attention of congress
The discussion developed the prob
ability that a resolution would be
adopted in favor of national aid to
the irrigation of arid lands of the
west.
At the afternoon session Prof. II.
w. Campbell. of Kansas, delivered an
address on "Soil Culture in the Semi
Arid West" Hon. John P. Brown, of
Indiana, discussed "Ancient American
Forests, Living and Petrified.'
At the night session "The Ameri-
can Girl and the Home" was ably pre-
scented by Mrs. Bertha Dahl, of Laws,
MINI. Hon. NJ. +. Greedy, of South
Dakota, delivered a carefully pre-
pared address on Farm Home and
Life"
wHITECAPS' WORK.