Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-11
Mems Resolutions.
TO the President, Officers and Mem
hers Of the La Sale County Farm.

! ITO the President, Officers ana Mem
hers Of the La Sale County Farm.
ers' Institute. Greetings:
Your committee to whom was dele
+ gated the duty of formulating resolu-
tons for this meeting desire to pre-.
sent the following:
Resolved, That we desire to ex.
press our appreciation Of the uniforrl
courtesy of the press in giving pub.
LEFTY to our meetings and gatherings
OF the institute, thereby contributing
so much to the success OF our meet
ing.
we are indebted to the Ottawa
Chamber Of Commerce for their gen
erous and free provision of suitable
convenient and comfortable halls and
rooms for our gathering. Also the
board of supervisors for their gener
Gus financial assistance. We would
not forget to express thanks to the
speakers and all others who contrib.
ute to the success of the institute.
Resolved, That we as farmers are
met under conditions that we CREATE
regret are not calculated TO inspire
enthusiasm or optimism. 1t Is I'M
necessary to recount here the haid-
ships and losses the farmers of Amer.
lea have been called upon to endure
for the last eighteen months. Yoi
are all familiar with the facts. The
farmer was the first to be hit by the
bludgeon Of falling prices and for a
year il seemed as though he waa
hearing the burden alone and single
handed He was obliged to pay
prChteer prices for what he had to
purchase, and forced to stand hep.
lessly by and see the accumulations Of
years of toll melt away like snow be
fore the MONDAY sun.
High Prices Assailed.
During the world war ridiCulousiv
high wages were demanded and paid,
and the higher the wages the poorer
the service rendered as a rule. These
conditions engendered wave of
prOfigate extravaganza never before
known, which spread from one side OF
the country to the other and is today
rCtarding the returns Of real pros.
perity.
Resolved. That prewar prices can
never return and the country enjoy
full prosperity.
Resolved, That we are opposed to
tax exempt securities. either muniCi
pal, state or national, and believe that
such securities are inimical to the
best interest of the country at large.
Resolved, That We believe a system
OF taxation should exist that will com
pei all owners of property of whatso.
ever kind to pay their just proportion
of taxes.
Resolved, That we believe the in
come tax is the most equitable and
just method of taxation.
Resolved That we believe the re.
building of the aqueducts on the Hi,
nCis and Michigan canal is a useless
expenditure of money, The canal IS
no longer in use. and with our deep
waterway assured never will be.
Condemn High Wages.
Resolved That the wages still de.
by carpenters, masons, plumb
Crs. etc. are out Of reason when com.
pared with the products of the farm.
When it takes nearly three bushels of
corn or four bushels of oats to pay
for an hours work there is something
wrong The business of the country
can never become normal when such
exist.
Resolved, That We note with pleas
ure that President Harding has called
a conference to discuss the needs of
agriculture. Let us hope that some
good may result from that gathering
Of representative men from all pats
of the country.
Resolved, That there are indica-
tons that the bottom has been reach
ed. Prices of grain are moving slow
H. upward, air classes Of live stock
are improving gradually. Money is
easier in the east, and We hope that
that condition will gradually grow
westward. We believe there is to be
seen a ray Of light athwart the cloud
OF uncertainty which bids us look into
the future with hope and confidence
Take Stand for Drys.
Resolved, That we believe there is