Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1906
FARMERS RESOLUTIONS III j

i: j. FARMERS RESOLUTIONS.
!. Among the resolutions adopted
at the FarmerslNational Con
gress in Rock Island Oct. 9-13,
1906, we note the following Of
general interest:
HEREAs,. The transportation
question is the most important one to-
day before the American people, and
it is the sense of this congress that
the proper development and improve
ment of our water ways would regu-
late and settle that question most
effectually. as water transportation is
so much cheaper than any other;
Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we hereby men,
orialize the Congress of the United
States to adopt at once a broad and
liberal policy in this respect, so that
every meritorious river and harbor in
the country may be developed to its
utmost capacity.
RESOLVED, That, we hereby call
npon each and every member of the
Senate and House of Representatives
If the United States to do his utmost
to secure this legislation.
RESOLVED, That we heartily en-
dorse the work of the National Rivers
and Harbors association in it's efforts
to obtain more generous appropria-
tons for the nations waterways: and
we urge every commercial body and
interest ed person in the Union to ioin
that association.
RESI- WE'D, That the Farmers
National Congress hereby renews it's
of recent years in favor of
an extension of the parcels post; and
urges Congress to take early action
along that line. AS a step in this
direction we favor the consolidation
of the Sd and 4th classes of mail
m after as recommended by the present
Postmaster General and his prede-
cessOrs.
We also recommend that an appro-
pri alton be made by Congress at it's
next session for the establishment
of an experimental local parcels post
that shall cover general transporta-
ton within the limits of rural de-
livery route.
RESOLVED, That the Farmers Ma
tional Congress reaffirms itself in
favor of a system of United States
postal savings banks.
WHEREAS, The farm productions of
the United States are far beyond our
present home consumption, making it
necessary to look to sister nations of
America, Europe and Asia for q mar
ket for our surplus. Now therefore
be it.
RESOLVED, That the Farmers Ma
5ional Congress most earnestly de-
mands that the Congress of the United
States, in con- Junction with the Presi-
dent, secure the most liberal recipro-
city treaties possible looking to a
greatly enlarged consumption of our
farm products. To aid in securing
and ministers abroad be instructed to
use their every influence to educate
the~people Of those nations in the
' arious ways of using said products
and the great advantages to be de-
rived thereby.
RESOLVED, That railroad rates
should be so low as to prevent pay
ing dividends on fraudulent or
stocks representing no value,
and that Determinations should be
stopped by the enforcement of the in
terstate commerce law and the Sher-
man and Elkins laws.
RESOLVED, That we favor the build
ing of good roads turnout the United
States with the aid of the national
government; and we ask Congress to
pass the Brownlow bill or enact other
legislation of eq 1al force that will en-
sure complete system of good roads
in the shortest possible time.
RESOLVED, That we reafirm the po-
sition previously taken and declare
again with emphasis that we are in
favor of the election of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people.
Besides these, resolutions
were adopted endorsing the rec
augmentation made by James
Wilson, secretary of agriculture,
for the appropriation of $4,000
to enable him to carry out the
provisions of the act requiring
him to investigate and report up
on the organization and progress
of farmers Institutes and agri-
cultural schools; requesting that
the dairy division Of the agricult-
ural department be made a sepa-
rate bureau, on account Of it's i'm
por tance to the farmers; favor
ing reciprocal postal conventions
with the countries of Europe
with a view of getting two cent
rate on letters; urging the study
of agriculture in public schools
and liberal appropriations for
agricultural " colleges favoring
the teaching of domestic science
in the public schools; demanding
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