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schools of the state, with a vi'ew of giving them information which will 

 enable them to teach the principles of agriculture to their pupils. We 

 also favor the enactment of a law by the incoming legislature looking 

 toward the establishment of secondary schools of agriculture in the vari- 

 ous districts of the state, with the ultimate purpose i'n view of establish- 

 ing an agricultural high school within driving distance of every farm. 



Resolved, That the state of Iowa and the nation at large owe a debt 

 of gratitude to the senators from Iowa for their heroic work in connec- 

 tion with the amendments to the interstate commerce law enacted by 

 congress last winter. That portion of the law which authorizes the In- 

 terstate Commerce Commission to suspend an advance in rates until the 

 reasonableness of the advance shall be proved, and placing the burden 

 of proof on the railroads, was drawn by an Iowa senator and forced to 

 a successful vote by both of them; but for their patriotism and ability in 

 this matter, the railroads would now "be able to advance rates whenever 

 they desired, and without justifying themselves to anybody. 



Resolved, That the death of Senator Dolliver was a calamity to the 

 state and nation. He had become one of the most powerful figures in the 

 national senate, and his voice was always raised for the common people. 

 "We extend to his family the sympathies of the association. We urge upon 

 the legislature and the people of the state the necessity of elcting to his 

 chair a senator who will stand for the things that he stood for and tight 

 for the things that he fought for. 



Resolved, That we believe that there should be more stringent laws 

 passed by congress relating to federal inspection of grains, along the line 

 advocated by the Co-operative Grain Dealers' associations. 



Resolved, That we are opposed to ship subisdies in any form at this 

 time. 



Resolved, That we ask that our legislature, as well as our people of 

 Iowa, go forward with the movement for better wagon roads in Iowa. 



Resolved, That the service of the railroads in shipping stock to mar- 

 ket is very often extremely unsatisfactory, causing great financial loss to 

 shippers, and we demand that the railroads, as common carriers, be obliged 

 to furnish facilities to get stock to market on good schedule time and in 

 good condition. 



Resolved, That we are glad to have had the help of the Iowa Railroad 

 Commission during the recent rate hearing, in supplying a stenographer 

 for Mr. Thorne, and i'n purchasing the transcript of the proceedings. 



Resolved, That we wish to express our appreciation to the Co-operative 

 Grain Dealers' Association for their assistance and influence in the recent 

 rate case hearings; also for their co-operation in advancing the interests 

 of the farm and people of Iowa. 



Resolved, That we observe the demand of the manufacturing districts 

 for the admission of agricultural products into the United States free 

 from tariff duties. For nearly fifty years we, as consumers, have paid 

 excessive prices for manufactured products, hoping to build up a home 

 market. Now that the home market is likely to become a reality, we 

 insist that so long as our nation is committed to a protective tariff policy, 



