Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1891 — Farmers' Institute Resolutions. [ARTICLE]

Farmers' Institute Resolutions.

Resoij tio.xs passed by the Jasper Cot sty .Farmers' Institite, at-, Ke.xssej.aer, Feby. 7th, 189fi YVhereas: The interests of Fannta--. a-- ttwdass. are nh-ntrc-al and that ’ they stand in urgent need of practi-1 cai organization and intelligent cooperation for mutual protection and advanee’iient, therefore be it. Rexbircdz That the present sy>teni of Fanners’ Institutes, as pro- _ vi<led f<.r by law. meets with our ■ tinqiiaJided -apttroval , gmd- we reeog- ; n.tze tin in as an eswutial factor in the inti'lligent advancement of our interests. h < That we favor a permanent organization for the purpose of holding such Institutes, at least; twice'a year. R'^)!retl That we recognize the necessity of the higher practical education of-the farmer, to fit him for ths exigencies JOf tlLe.^^progressijEe sageo in which he lives, and to this end we would encourage all proper means ■ ieaxling-uiLward to tliis desirable ac- ! complishment. ISsoh'etl-. That we favor the passage of an act which will afford adequate protection to our native insectivorous birds of this state, and request an act of the legislature for such yirotection, with suitable penalty attached for the violation -of the same; also which will provide for the extermination of the so-called English Sparrow, and further provide for the scientific investigation of birds, especially with reference to their economic relations to mgricul- .. tui'e. ... . ; Resolved-. That we are in favor of "azifixed salary for state and county oilieials. and that al! fees, collected by them, shall be paid into the treasury. and that said officials shall be required, under heavy penalty, to collect the same. Resolved: That the present road law is inadequate for the proper con"strucTiofT’amT repair of our roads, hence we favor the repeal of the same, and the enactment, of a law; tliat will give a better system. Resolved-. That we are opposed to all conbinations o£ whatex r er characterorgantzeT fe* ! =tlteqntrp^se = oT = abz normally eontroling, or nullifying tire operation of tiic natural law of supply and demand, and we favor all legislation looking to the suppression or control of such combinations. Resolved: That we tender our thanks to those from abroad who have given us such valuable assistance in this, our first Institute; we also return our thanks for the hearty co-operation which we have received from the business and professional men of .this town.

Hesoh'ed: That we are in favor of dredging the Iroquois river and removing the ledge of rock at Rensselaer, and to do this, over two hundred thousand acres of land ought to be assessed for benefits; also in favor of draining the Kankakee Valley, wherein many hundred thousands of acres would be redeemed to agriculture; and as our present statute makes the work of drainage on a large scale impracticable for the reason that full payment in cash makes practical confiscation of unimproved lands assessed, and we the farmers and land.owners of- Jasper Co. here assembled, respectfully ask the General Assembly of the State of Indiana to pass a drainage law which will enable opens xxmstructed jivitlr money realized by the sale of bonds issued and endorsed by a county or drainage district the payment of said bonds with interest in installments to be secured by assessments on the lands benelitted. David B. Nowels, 1 L. Strong, /Com. [ Lee E. Glazebrook, )