The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-04-21

Sedalia gets the next session of the
National Farmers Congress.
This was the good news the mem
bers Of the Commercial Club gave to
the world after its session last night.
The subject has been before that body
for some time, but the negotiations
were of such a character that they
could not be made public. There were
other rival cities in the field which
wanted the convention and it re-
quired considerable diplomacy on the
part Of the local gentlemen, to keep
them from getting it. Now that it is
secured beyond doubt the world may
know it and rejoice with Sedalia.
This session of the congress is the
eleventh that has been held and prom
Uses to be its largest. Its officers are
Col. r. F. Kolb, president, Hon. B
F. Clayton, secretary, Hon VIM.
Lawrence, treasurer, the headquarters
being at Macedonia, Iowa, the resi-
dence of the secretary. The congress
will open its session in this city at
10 o'clock on the morning of Novem-
Der 10th. The representation will be
one delegate and one alternate from
each congressional district in the
United States, two delegates and two
alternates from each state at large,
the presidents of all agricultural COL
leges and all ex-officio members.
Secretary Clayton who has been con-
Quoting the negotiations in behalf of
the congress says that it is the desire
of that body to meet as near in the
center of the country as possible, and
that he cannot conceive of a better
place than Sedalia for the purpose.
The local committee assured him that
Sedalia would give warm welcome
to the farmers ; that they would furn-
ish the music, a suitable hall, parade !
of the Sedalia Rifles and Flambeau
club-would decorate the city and
give the Association $3.50 in cash. 1t
was on these terms that the officials
agreed to come here.
Secretary Clayton said that after
the sessions of the Congress in other
years it had been the custom to take
an excursion to some interesting part
Of the country and he suggested that
if suitable arrangements could be
made here with the railroads, the
members would like to 60 to Calves
ton or New Orleans.
The Commercial Club has appoint
ed Mr.. Frank B. Meyer, Mr.. Fred
Wilson and Mr.. Frank w. Shultz to
make the necessary arrangements for
the entertainment of the delegates.
The Club also concluded to send q
delegation to represent the CONNER
cial interests of the city to the Trans
commercial congress which
is to be held in Denver May 10 next.
The gentlemen selected are represent
alive business men who will lose no
opportunity to advertise Sedalia and
advocate any measure which will tend |
to advance her commercial interests.
They are Messrs. r. P. Archer, J. M.
Ofield, Adam Ittel, Gyms Newkirk,
o. A. Crandall, j. G. Van Ripper,
VIM. Courtney, Ben f. Meyer, Col.
Ferd Meyer and John Waddell.
The Club also took up the question
of advertising the city. ALI of the
latest methods were discussed at
length and it was finally decided that
the most efectual way, for the means
at command, would be the issuance of
and edition of 100000 copies of {
folder descriptive of the advantages
of Sedaiia as manufacturing and
commercial point, and the secretary
was instructed to have the statistics
carefully compiled and printed. These
folders will contain no business adver.
tisements and will be sold TO the bust
ness men at the cost of publication.
They will be sent out by the different
firms to their correspondents in differ
ent parts of the country.
After the consideration of a few
minor questions the club adjourned.
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