State Agricultural Convention. 
Held at Madison, February 8 to 11, 1876. 
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. 
Convention met in Assembly Chamber, and was called to order 
by President Stilson, who made the following brief remarks: 
Ladies and Gentelmen: — I have the pleasure of introducing 
to you this evening Mr. Myers, of Chicago, who will address you 
upon the momentous question of our finances. I am well aware 
that there are those who say that the farmers should not meddle 
with this great question, but they ignore the fact that they have 
to deal with it every day of their life, as much as they have with 
production, and it is the business of all industrial classes to see 
that this question is fairly and candidly discussed upon both sides, 
that the people of all classes may form correct conclusions, and 
act wisely and well. 
FINANCE. 
BY SIDNEY MYEBS, CHICAGO. 
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I can coincide with the views expressed by the president of the 
Agricultural Society, that the subject of finance, and not that 
alone, but all of these great subjects which interest the people, in¬ 
volving their welfare, should be considered and discussed by the 
farmers; by the farmers, I say, especially, for reasons which I shall 
endeavor to give. Metropolitan city life, at least, and in fact all 
