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THE GROUNDSWELL. 



from the fact that the trustees were, principally, well-known 

 agriculturists, and all of them business men of high stand 

 ing. The scheme looked well on paper; but it was un 

 wieldy, and, I believe, the trustees never elected their officers. 

 Certainly, the capital stock was never subscribed. The sub- 



Constituents of the S. P. C. A., for whose Transportation 

 Congress has already Legislated. 



ject of transportation, however, continued to interest New 

 York, whose merchants began to foresee that, if some rem 

 edy were not instituted, a large portion of the grain trade 

 would be diverted from that city. 



THE FARMERS AND PRODUCERS CONVENTION. 



Finally, another Convention was decided on, to meet on 

 the 6th of May, 1873. This was known as &quot; the Farmers 

 and Producers Convention.&quot; Pursuant to call, it assembled 

 at the Astor House, in New York city, and organized by the 

 election of the venerable Hon. Josiah Quincy, of Boston, 

 Massachusetts, as President, and E. H. Ferguson, of Troy, 



