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their members in purchasing, selling, and in transporta 

 tion?&quot; 



&quot; Benefits and results attainable through Farmers Clubs 

 and kindred organizations.&quot; 



The discussion on these subjects was animated and inter 

 esting. Several delegates from different Clubs spoke of the 

 benefits that had accrued to the members from their organ 

 ization, enabling them to make a large saving in the cost of 

 nearly all the supplies they needed. So far as the experi 

 ence of those associations represented was concerned, they 



Steamboat and Railway Cars. 



had all worked harmoniously, and much to the advantage 

 of the members pecuniarily, aside from their refining and 

 instructive social features. 



The subject of transportation by railroad was considered, 

 and thoroughly shown up. It was stated by one member 

 that eighteen years previously a car load of cattle could be 

 sent from Abingdon to Chicago for twenty dollars, and that 

 for the same service fifty dollars was then the tariff. The 

 relative prices from other points was given, showing a large 

 advance within a few years on that class of shipments. 



A State Central Committee was appointed, and also an 

 Executive Committee of three to fill vacancies, if any should 



