Vol. IX
INDIANAPOUS, INDIANA, JUKE 20, 1874
No. 24.
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[Reported for the Farmer.]
THE NATIONAL BUTTER AND
EGG ASSOCIATION.
THE FIHST ANNUAL MEETINO.
The Convention met in Masonic Hall,
in this city, June 17th, 1874, at ten o'clock
A. M., President D. W. Dake, of Beloit,
Wisconsin, in the chair, and E. P. Wells,
of Wisconsin, Secretary, and J. H. Loh,
of Pittsburg, Assistant Secretary. About
two hundred delegates represent all of the
large cities and most of the central and
western portions of the country.
The press abroad was represented by
Col. RoDert M.,Littler, of the Davenport
(Iowa)Gazette: J. C, Clement, Inter-Ocean,
Chicago ; G. h. Morrow, Western Farmer,
Madison, Wisconsin; .Mr. Ralston, Cincinnati Gazette; H. F.*. Hobart, Beloit Free
Press. The home press dy P..B. Hammond,*
Sentinel': W. O.* Nicholas, Evening Journal; J: W. Bingham,.Evening News; Mr..
Morgan, Morning Journal; XMr. Greene,
Crop'Reporter._    :**...'•■ '        ,   -   •   ,.:
The first business in order was the adoption of.-: the following .Constitution* and
By-Laws: .  <•■ *.   . ■..*." •     . ..*
.-*   ..*       .    -CONSTITUTION.,. 	
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The name of this Association shall be:. The
National Butter and Egg Association.
. Article 2'. - ■*
The objects of this Association shall be: to procure and diffuse scientific and practical knowledge in the art of manufacturing butter and liandr
ling eggs; to urge the adoption of the best practices known; for mutual protection, consultation,
and the general good.
Articles.
Any person of good report may become a member of this Association by signing the Constitution and paying the required fee.
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The officers of this Association shall be __"Tesi-
dent, First Vice President, one Vice President
from each State represented, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and standing committees as fixed by the
By-Laws, all pf which shall hold their offices for
one year from the first Wednesday in March, or
until others are elected and qualified in their
Article5. '■-.,.
Any member violating any of the requirements
of the Constitution or By-Laws shall be subject to
reprimand, Impeachment or expulsion.
■ Article 6.
It shall require a two-thirds vote of the members present at any regular meeting, to alter or
amend this Constitution, and final action shall
not be had the same session the motion is made.
BY-LAWS
Article 1.
Section 1. The meetingof The National Butter
and Egg Association for the election of officers,
shall be held each year on the first Wednesday in
March.
Sec. 2. Special meetings may be called at any
time by the President, at the request, in writing,
of five officers or twenty-five members of this
Association, and business not mentioned In the
call shall not be in order.
Sec. 3, Twenty-five members shall be necessary
to constitute a quorum.
Sec. 4. A majority of the votes cast shall be
necessary to a choice.
Article2.
Section 1. The Standing Committees of this
Association shall be as follows:
First—An Executive Committee.
Second—A Committee on Statistics.
Third—A Committee on Appeals.
Fourth—A Committee on Membership.
Fifth—A Committee on Essays.
Sixth—A Committee on Receptions.
Sec. 2. First—The Executive Committee shall
consist of the President, first Vice President, and
the Chairmen of the several Standing Committees.
* Second—It shall perform the duties of a Finance
Committee, audit the claims against the Association, instruct the Treasurer what claims to pay,
and have general charge of the affairs of this Association. .
Sec. 3. First—The Committee on Statistics shall
consist of one member from each State represented, and be appointed by the several vice
Presidents of the States, one each from his own
State.
Second—Their duties shall be to gather information on all subjects of interest bearing directly
on the interests of this Association.
Sec. 4. The Committee on Appeals shall consist
of three of tlie Vice Presidents, to whom shall be
referred all appeals from the chair for decisions,
and such other matter as may properly be placed
before them for decision.
Sec. 5. The Committee on Membership shall
consist of the Secretary, Treasurer, and three
members whom they mayappolnt. Their duties
shall be to receive applications for membership,
elect such candidates members, collect the authorized fees, keep a full record of tlieir names and
addresses, investigate complaints against members, and decide whether charges may be brought
before this Association against such member, as
provided in Article V of Constitution, and record
the action taken thereon by this Association. :.
Sec. 0. The Committee on Essays shall consist
of not more than eleven nor less than five members, and shall be nominated by the Vice Presidents and ratified by a two-thirds vote of the
members present at any regular meeting. Their
duties shall be to examine and decide on the relative merits of all essays. Their decision shall be
final.
Sec. 7. The Committee on Reception shall consist of the Vice President of the State in which
the next regular meeting of the Association is to
be held, and two other members, to be appointed
by him. Their duties shall be to provide a suitable room for the accommodation of this.Associa-
tion, and such other matters as could properly be
submitted to them.
Sec. 8. The members of all Standing Committees shall serve for one year from the first Wednesday in March, or until others are appointed in
their stead.
Article 3.
Section 1. The President shall preside at all
meetings of tills Association; he shall call all
special meetings as provided In Article I, Section
2; he shall appoint all special committees and
sign all official documents, and perform all duties
usually assigned to that office.
Sec. 2.   The First Vice President shall, in the
absence of tlie President, preside at all meetings
of this Association, and perform the duties usually assigned to that office.
J Sec. 3. First—The Vice Presidents shall desig-
[jnate one of their number as the First Vice President of this Association. Second—And they shall
(also designate one of their number ns Chairman
of the Committee on Statistics, and appoint one
member on that Committee from each State represented, as provided in Article II, Section 3.
Third—They shall also designate three of their
number as a Committee on Appeals, with power
to choose their own chairman, as provided in
Article II, Section 1. Fourth—They shall also
nominate members of this Association from different States, with power to appoint their own
chairman, as a Committee on Essays, as provided
in Article II, Section 6, of By-Laws. Fifth—They
shall also designate one of their number as chairman ofthe Committee on Reception, as provided
In Article II, Section 7. **
Sec. 4. The Secretary shall keep full and accurate minutes of all acts and proceedings of this
Association, and of the Standing Committees
thereof; shall have charge of the books, records
and papers of this Association; shall collect and
pay over to the Treasurer all fees or other monies
which may become due from members; shall, in
a book for that purpose, cause the name and full
address of each member of tills Association to be
placed, and when notified of a change of location,
to alter the address accordingly; he shall also perform all ether duties properly belonging to such
office.      *        * - ■-*
suits of rooms, each suit consisting of one
study and two sleeping rooms, each suit of;
rooms being designed for two students,
they occupying the study room in common,
but having separate sleeping apartments.
There are _>ath rooms in each story of the
building. This building also cost $35,000.
An engine house is in course of construction at a cost of $2,500, a labratory completed at a cost of $15,000. This building
was constructed upon a plan furnished by
Brown University, R. I., and is considered
the finest labratory in the United States.
It will be thoroughly equipped with the
most complete apparatus. A large military hall is in process of erection, and a
workshop has already' been completed.
.The foundation has been laid for a large
college building to cost $75,000, and will
extensive culture, a gentlemen of high order, and that he will fill the chair assigned
ed him with distinguished ability.
Prof. Hussey is spoken of in terms of
high consideration, and from the positions
he has held we are inclined to tne belief
that he will be found a competent and successful teacher.
We earnestly desire that the future career of Purdue University may be so pros-
Eerous and successful aB to demonstrate
eyond any question that agricultural colleges can be made the right arm of agricultural prosperity.
j ACCOMMODATIONS.
I The Board has decided to furnish rooms
I for the professors and students, with all
■ except washable clothing, which they will
to rings and combinations of_ all descriptions, and all combined against the interest of farmers and laborers. _ Now for
liberty. How shall we obtain it? is the
question now under consideration. Our
forefathers, when oppressed by bad laws
and tyranny, met to consider their future
interests. That is what we want. To call
meetings all over the country, to organize
ourselves into associations for selfprotec-
tion, and to promote the best interests of
the farmers and laborers of the country.
Let us be in earnest about this important
matter. I speak not only my sentiments,
but the sentiments of thousands and millions who are groaning under the yoke of
bondage. JoriN Tate.
Longieood, March, 1873.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
.      VENTION.
Sec. 5. The Treasurers-all, under the direction
of the Executive Committee, receive and disburse
the funds of the Association; he shall keep books
of account and preserve vouchers for all monies
paid, and perform ail other duties properly belonging to such office. ,
Article 4.
Section!. Every toerson elected a member of
this Association shall pay on or before the expiration of each annual session, into the treasury
an Initiatory fee of one dollar, and an annual fee
of two dollars, so long as he remains a member.
Article 5.
Section 1. All vacancies occurring shall be filled
for the unexpired term by the Executive Committee and the President.
Sec. 2. First—Any officer or member of any
Standing Committee, who shall refuse or neglect
to perform the duties assigned to him, without a
reasonable excuse, shall be deemed to have resigned, and the vacancy be filled as provided.
Second—Any member who shall neglect to pay
his dues for one year, shall be deemed to have
withdrawn from the Association.
Articled.
Section 1. First—Necessary expenses that may
be incurred with the approval of the Executive
Committee, shall be binding on the whole Association, and paid from the funds in the treasury.
Second—Should there not be sufficient funds In
the treasury, the Executive Committee may assess each member pro rata, and collect such money at once; Provided, however, that such assessments shall not exceed five dollars In any one
year, without the unanimous consent of this Association.
Article 7.
Section 1. At all regular meetings the following
order of business shall prevail;
1—Reading the minutes.
"2—Report of standing committees.      ,
3—Election of new members.
4—Reports of special committees.
5—Communications to the Association.
6—Unfinished business.
7—New business.
Sec. 2.   No member shall speak for more than
ten minutes pr twice on the same subject, without the consent of the Association.
Article 8.
Section 1. It shall require a two-thirds vote of
the members present at any regular meeting to
alter or amend these By-Laws, and final action
shall not be had the same session tlie motion is
made.
be completed within a year or two. Till
this building is finished, rooms for chapel,
class rooms, etc., will be furnished in the
first story of the dormitory.
FINANCES.
Buildings. Cost.
Main College Hall.'.  -573,000
Boarding house : 35,000
Dormitory-  35,000
Laboratory ;  15,000
Military hall  7,000
Engine house *.-.  2,500
Workshops  1,000
Dwelling house .".. 2,500
Barn  5,000
Total cost of buildings $178,000
United States endowment $362,000
Due from John Purdue     "5,000
Tippecanoe county orders     35,000
Cash In hands of Treasurer     22,000
Present value of land..     51,000
' PURDUE UNIVERSITY..
The Board of Trustees of this institution have concluded their arrangements
for the formal'opening of the school September 17th, 1874.
LOCATION.
Perhaps no better location could be
found in the State than the one chosen.
It is an elevated plateau west of the Wabash river, and opposite the city of Lafayette. It is skirted by wooded hills on the
north and west, and by beautiful farming
lands on the south, with the town of
Chauncy and the river bottoms on the
east. The site consists of about one hundred and eighty-four acres of level land,
with rich loam soil of about two feet in
depth, on a gravelly base, which furnishes
admirable drainage.
TnE BUILDINGS
Consist of a boarding house one hundred
and twenty feet front by sixty-eight feet
deep, three stories high, with two wings
east and west, crowned with a tall tower
at each end. The building is a substantial structure, and well adapted to the purposes for which it was designed, and cost
535,000. A few yards distant^ from the
boarding house is a large dormitory, constructed of'brick,  containing thir.ty-two
provide for themselves. Washing will be
done in the laundry at seventy-five cents
per dozen. Board will be furnished. to
students at $3.50 per week, and only a nominal fee of about $10 per year will be
charged for tuition. The course of study
will be full and varied, embracing, in addition to ordinary college studies, complete
instruction in industrial and mechanical
arts. The farm will be conducted as an
experimental one, by the students under
the direction of the superintendent and
faculty. We presume that stock of all
kinds will be kept to illustrate the true
principles of breeding and management.
Let the farmers' sons prepare to avail
themselves of the advantages here offered.
. Total value of property : $726,600
Ofthe above the cost of buildings unfinished and not paid for, amounting to
about $100,000, must be deducted, which
will leave the asssts about $626,000. The
interest on the permanent endowment will
amount to about$20,000 per annum, which
will be used for the current expenses of
the institution! The treasurer, Mr. M. L.
Pierce, has appropriated the $600 per year,
allowed him for his services, to improving
the grounds. Ample provisions have been
made, by sinking four wells, to furnish an
abundant supply of water. One of these
wells is but tnirty-two feet deep, and has
a good supply of water, while the others
are frc_a 110 to 112 feet deep.
THE FACULTY.
The President elect is A. C. Shortridge,
long the Superintendent of the public
schools of this city, and under whose administration they have increased from very
limited proportions and imperfect organi
zation, to great magnitude and a very complicated system. Mr. Shortridge may justly be regarded as an organizer. He has a
remarkable faculty for subjecting _ every
element under his management to his own
will, and of weeding out whatever is not
conformable thereto. We believe he makes
no pretentions to superior scholarship, and
none of his most intitaate friends claim it
for him, and as a teacher he -has never
shown any very marked ability. While we
would not detract one iota from the well
earned reputation of Mr. S., we do not
think it wise to represent a man entering
upon a new and important trust, as possessing important qualifications to which
he does not and cannot lay claim. Such is
always a burden hard to be_ borne. We
earnestly desire that the President of Purdue University may, by a wise and successful discharge of his duties, prove that the
trustees have made a wise choice in its first
presiding officer.
Prof. John S. Hougham, of the chair of
Natural Sciences, is a man of large experience, a ripe scholar, a capable and successful teacher, and in every way competent to fill the position assigned.
We have no personal acquaintance with
Prof. W. B. Morgan, but have learned
from those who have known him long and
intimately, that he is a man of varied and
SLAVERY OR LIBERTY.
I have been brought up on farm, and
followed a farmer's life for twenty years,
giving close attention to the meanderings
of that branch* of business and have had
reasonable  success under favorable   circumstances, by rigid economy and great
industry.     Men have occasionally   been
elected to offices of honor and trust who
have represented our interests.   But behold; old things have passed away, and all
things have become new.   We mean Old
Honesty.    He passed away and all offices
have become new swindles.   We boast of
American liberty.   We hear of the independence of farmers. But these, like other
things, are numbered with the past.   Our
liberties as farmers are so limited that we
do not know whether to call it liberty or
slavery;   but I think if we  could have
honest* officers enough to try our case, they
would give a verdict in favor of slavery.
Now for the   testimony to   substantiate
slavery:  1. Capitalists, with their monied
lash, command us to go forth and till the
soil.   We do so, and when we bring the
fruits of our labor to our masters we have
not a word to say as  to what we  shall
receive for our labor, but master capitalist
gives his servants just enough  to  keep
soul and body together until we can raise
another crop.   2.   We have to bear the
heat and burden of the government in the
way of taxes.   3. We have slave buyers
passing through the country, generally just
before an election.   Some are called con-*
gressmen, Some senators, and they have
various ways of buying.   A great many
they do not buy, but decoy on board their
slaver.   To some they promise office, some
Western homes, etc., but manage to get
them all on board and sail for Washington
City.   Then,   instead  of getting   offices,
homes, etc., they are put upat auction and
sold to the highest bidder. Sometimes we
are sold to New England, to work for
Eastern manufactures.   But recently they
have found a new market, called Credit
Mobilier.   I think I have produced sufficient evidence to establish slavery in the
worst forms—slaves to officers, slaves to
bondholders, slaves to  capitalists, slaves
The Convention was largely attended,
harmonious in action, performed the duties
assigned it in a prompt and business like
manner, and adjourned at an early hour,of
the day.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED.
Secretary of State—W. M. Curry.
Auditor of State—James A. Wildman.
Treasurer of State—John B. Glover.
Attorney General—James C. Denny.
Judge of Supreme Court—Andrew L. Osborne.
Supt. Public Instruction—John M. Bloss.
PLATFORM.
The Republicans of Indiana, assembled Jn State
Convention, do hereby declare their unchangeable determination to adhere to all the fundamental principles of the Republican party, in so far
as the future condition of the country shall require the*lr enforcement,
1. As the Union remains unbroken, and the people of all the sections are again bound together as
brethren by a common destiny and under a common flag, we favor such measures as shall develop
the material resources of every portion of it; secure to all, of every class and condition, full pro-
te«tton In all the Just rights of person and property; remove all the acerbities or the past, and
perpetuate the nation aa the "Model Republic" of
the world.
2. We recognize that as the true policy of government which shall harmonize all the diversified Interests and pursuits necessarily existing in
a country of such vast extent as ours; and as this
can be done only by so directing legislation as to
secure Just protection and reward to every branch
of industry, we are in favor of giving precedence
to those measures which shall recognize agricultural and mechanical pursuits as entitled to the
amplest protection and the fullest development;
of putting a stop to large grants of the public domain to railroad corporations, and reserving it
for settlementand cultivation; of improving the
navigation of our great inland rivers—of securing
cheap transportation and profitable markets for
the products of agricultural and manufacturing
labor—of encouraging such manufactures as shall
bring the producer and the consumer in the
neighborhood of each other.andthus to establish
mutual relations between them and those engaged in commerce and transportation of properly
adjusting the relations between capital and labor
in order that each may receive a just and equitable share of profits, and of holding those in the
possession of corporate wealth ana privileges in
strict conformity to law, so that by these combined influences the peopleof all the varied pursuits
may be united together in the common purpose
of preserving the honor of the nation, of developing the immense resources of every section of
the Union, and of a*vancing the social and material prosperity of all Its industrial and laboring
classes.
3. We are in favor of such legislation on tbe
question of finances as shall make national banking free, as shall furnish the country with such an
additional amount of currency as may be necessary to meet the wants of the agricultural, industrial, and commercial interests of the country, to
be distributed between the sections according to
population—and such as Is consistent with the
credit and honor of the nation, will avoid the
possibility of permitting capitalists and combinations of capital from controlling the currency of
the country.
4. We are in favor of such a revision of our patent right laws as shall destroy the oppressive
monopoly incident to the present system, and
shall regulate and control tlie manufacture, use,
and sale of patent right articles, for the benefit
alike of the inventor, consumer, and manufacturer.
5. That the Republican party continues to express its gratitude to the soldiers and sailors of
the Republic for the patriotism, courage and self-
sacrifice with which they gave themselves to tlie
preservation of the country during the late civil
war, and will especially recognize the services of
the enlisted men, by favoring the extension, from
time to time, as the ability of the Government
will permit, of the pension and bounty laws.
6. In tlie opinion of this convention intemperance is an evil against which society lias tlie right
to protect itself; that our whole system of legislation throughout all the history o"f the State has
asserted and maintained thlsrlght, and it can not
now be surrendered without yielding lip that fundamental principal of American Government
which places the power of passing laws in the
hands of a majority; therefore, we are i n favor of
such legislation as will give a majority of tlie
people the right to determine for tliemselues, In
tlieir respective towns, townships or wards,
whether the sale of intoxicating liquors for use as
a beverage shall be permitted therein, and such
as will hold the vendor responsible for all damages resulting from such sales.
7. We favor the enactment of a law limiting
the power of Township Trustees, County Commissioners, and municipal authorities to assess
taxes, and increase township, county, and municipal Indebtedness.
8. Inasmuch as great abuses have grown up
under our present system of fees and salaries, we
demand such legislation as will allow no more
than a fair and Just compensation for services
rendered.
9. We look with pride and satisfaction upon our
common school system, and regard Its munificent
fund as a sacred trust to be faithfully and^onestiy
administered, so that all the children of the State
may be educated In the duties of citizenship, and
thereby become the better able to perpetuate our
popular institutions; and whosoevershallseek to
strike it down, or to impair its usefulness, will
meet with our ceaseless and unrelenting opposition.
10. We have entire confidence in the fntegrity
and honor of the President of the United States;
and our Senators and Republican representatives
In Congress are entitled to our thanks for tlie zeal
with which they have represented the principles
of the Republican party during the present session of Congress; and the Republicans of Indiana
view witli special pride and hearty approval tlie
course of Senators O. P. Morton and D. D. Pratt,
and the fidelity aud ability which they have represented the sentiments of the people of this
State.