Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-09


Farmers Union and the members of
that organization have backed up their
endorsement by offering a substantial
prize to be included in the regular list
of premiums offered. Referring to the
Horse Show the resolutions, drawn up
by committee composed of Riley Rice,
Peter Aschenbrenner, f.. A. Eckermann,
Joseph Sarbacher and j. d. Lyttle and
adopted by the union, employ the fol
lowing language:
Believing that much good can be
done in community by encouraging
industrial fairs, or any exhibition of
products. Therefore, we are in hearty
with such show as the horse show
which is to be held in the near future,
and we further pledge prize of $40 to
be given by the county unions at this
event for the best draft gelding ex-
hibited at that show
The farmers also took occasion to
voice sentiment opposing Border
Days, Grangeville IS famous annual
"wild west" carnival. This subject,
with various other topics of interest, is
treated as follows in the balance of the
resolutions:
"Whereas, our citizenship is directly
dependent upon the ownership of land,
and better results in farming can be
obtained by the actual land owner than
by renter. Therefore, be it resolved,
that we 60 on record, being opposed to
the ownership Of large tracts of land,
either by individuals or corporation.
and that we favor legislation which
would limit ownership Of agricul-
tural land to tract not to exceed $40
acres.
Whereas, the greatest menace to
the American farmer Of today is the
| exorbitant unfair rate of interest which
he is charged for money necessary to
carry on his business, and believing that
this can be remedied only by cooper
alive methods of borrowing. There
fore, be it resolved, that we are hearth
ly in sympathy with the effort being
put forth at Washington to establish a
rural credit sustem, and we hereby di-
rect our secretary to communicate with
our representatives in congress to use
their influence in getting such law
enacted. '
"We further recommend, that each
local take up the question Of co-opera.
tive telephones in order that the farm
ers may have a common central. We
recommend that the county organiza.
ton pay the actual and necessary ex-
penses of the officers in attendance at
the county convention and that the
locals defray the expenses Of their del
egates. We urge that the present treaty
with the Nezperce Indians be not ex-
tended and direct our secretary to take
the matter up with our representatives
in Washington. We believe that the
high taxes which prevail in this county
and state are unnecessary and are caus-
ed by incompetency and extravaganza
of our officials, whom we urge to be
more diligent and economical in their
duty.
Whereas, the recent exhibition in
the city of Grangeville under the name
of Border Days proved to be conductive
to low and bad morals, to the encourage
ing of vice and gambling in our COM
munity, and to inhuman exhibition
with regard to the handling
of stock, besides the taking from our
community of large amount of money
by people who gave nothing in return
Therefore, be it resolved, that our farm.
ers union in convention assembled
pledge ourselves to withdraw our sup
port and in the future lend no assis-
lance to the furthering of such an ex-
hibition in our community"