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of light to enable him to do right towards the community as well as the interest he represents. There is not a combination of railways made for any of the purposes charged against them; i. e., to get something for nothing, or to get more than their services are worth compared to the market value of other things. The whole aim is to protect legitimate lines, built and operated for legitimate business purposes, from the operations of guerilla lines which do no soul on earth any good. It is safe to say further, that whenever it becomes the accepted and prevalent sentiment of the public, that notwithstanding railways were not specified in the catalogue of goods, wares and merchandise that should not be stolen or coveted, at the date of promulgation of the decalogue, yet they are included in its scope. The railways will beat their swords into plow-shares, and be neighborly with their fellow industries, and they are ready to reciprocate all advances in the direction of peace and good will.

In conclusion: We are optimistical in these matters; in fact, have not "soured" on any class of men, or become pessimistic as to results in any case now pending, or within probability. We hope and trust that the day is not far distant when no business man who can gain admission "on 'change" will consider himself justified in asking railways for concessions or gratuities which he would not ask of other business interests. When genuine men are ready to treat the railway barnacle as they do other barnacles, they will do more toward freeing the community from its greatest burden than they could possibly do in any other direction. Those dead weights and sappers of railway life out of the way, abuses by railways will cease to exist in greater ratio than in any other well-regulated business. Statutes and edicts are no more requisite to adjust and maintain healthy relations between railways and the commonwealth or its constituents than between any other legitimate, square-dealing industries and their contemporaries; and the farmer, mechanic and laborer, of any grade, will find more profitable occupation than neglecting all things else to whip railways into the traces, to suit their particular views; and the proprietors of railways will more and more appreciate that they have

more legitimate uses than to be kicked about Wall street, or "blown up," like soap bubbles.

It needs but an application of sound business principles on both sides of the question — each paying for what it receives, at fair rates and the air will be purified of monopoly odors. The best anti-monopolist agencies in the world are square, dealing in business, and the application of the principles of the golden rule between the factors of any industry; and let no one forget it.

[Abstract from the Congressional Record of the United States House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.]

LIVE STOCK GROWERS.

Hon. L. B. Caswell, of Wisconsin-Mr. Speaker: I ask by unanimous consent that the resolutions adopted by a convention of live stock growers of the United States, recently held in Chicago, in reference to pleuro-pneumonia of cattle, be printed in the Record and referred to the committee on Agriculture. They are brief, and relate to a subject-matter interesting to every member on this floor.

Mr. Conger-Yes; let them be printed in the Record and referred to the committee on Agriculture.

They are as follows:

At a meeting of the live stock growers of the United States, held in Chicago, Illinois, November 17, 1880, the Hon. S. R. Scott, of Champaign, Illinois, was called to the chair, and General George E. Bryant, of Madison, Wisconsin, was chosen secretary. The meeting, after a lengthy discussion, passed unanimously the following preamble and resolutions:

WHEREAS, The contagious pleuro-pneumonia of cattle exists in several of the states of the Union bordering on the Atlantic seaboard; and

WHEREAS, It is evident that, so long as unrestricted traffic in live cattle is permitted between these infected states and those not infected, the live stock interests of all sections of our country are menaced by a terrible danger; and

WHEREAS, The state of things above indicated has resulted in the adoption of regulations by the British government which materially interfere with our export trade in live cattle with that country, thereby entailing great damage to all cattle raisers and feeders in the United States; and

WHEREAS, In view of the decision of our state and federal courts the states acting as such are powerless to protect themselves from infection from an adjoining state, and for the same reason an infected state is powerless to stamp out the contagion as long as it exists on its borders in an adjoining state: Therefore,

Resolved, That it is the imperative duty of congress to enact such a law as shall effectually prevent the spread of this disease into states not already infected, and which shall result in its entire extermination at the earliest practicable date.

Resolved, That as an important preliminary step we heartily second the recommendation made by Judge Jones, of Ohio, to the president of the United States for the appointment of one or more veterinary inspectors, who shall definitely ascertain and designate the infected regions.

Resolved, That we recognize the bill introduced into the house. of representatives at its last session by General Keifer, of Ohio, as embodying the essential features necessary to an intelligent and efficient supervision of contagious and infectious diseases of live stock generally on the part of the federal government, and that we heartily recommend its passage, with an additional provision which shall clothe the commission with authority to prescribe rules and regulations under which the live stock of any infected state, territory or district may be transported or taken therefrom, and under which live stock may be transported through such infected state, district or territory, or in their discretion to prohibit absolutely the transportation of live stock from or through such infected district when in their opinion the same shall be essential to the general safety.

Resolved, That we further recommend that petitions be prepared and circulated in all parts of the country and forwarded to congress calling attention to this subject, and urging favorable consideration for the measures proposed in the foregoing resolutions.

Resolved, That these resolutions be engrossed and a copy of the same delivered to the chairman of the committee on Agriculture of the senate and house of representatives of the United States.

A true copy.

Attest:

GEO. E. BRYANT,

Secretary.

27-W. S. A. S.

STATEMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL FARM PRODUCTS GROWING IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES AT TIME OF MAKING ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 1880.

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