The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-12
TEE CONGRESS- OF FARMERS
Nearly One Hundred Delegates
Already in The City.
THE OPENING SESSION THIS MORNING

HE UPEAlAU OE0OlUA IND MUhAIAU
The Preliminary Work Begun-The
Official Programme Revised-Presi-
dent Smith to Arrive by This Morn
ing's qrain-The Work of the Local
Committee Complets-Some Of the
Delegates Who Are Here.
The Farmers National Congress of the
United States will convene at the hall of
the Guards Arsenal at 10 o'clock this
morning. in its thirteenth annual ses-
sion
a number OF delegates to the congress
arrived in the city yesterday and last
night, and are registered at the hotels.
The ma GRITTY is at the De Soto.
President Smith, of Kansas, is expected
to arrive this morning. If he shOnld fail
to be present Capt. d. G. Purse, vice-pres-
ident of the congress, will preside. Hon.
B. F Clayton, Of Iowa, secretary Of the
congress. arrived yesterday morning.
A conference Of the committee on pro-
gramme was held yesterday afternoon
and the programme finally agreed upon
1t will be as follows:
PRoGRANME-oPEN SESSION loan. DEC. II.
Prayer-Rev. C. H. Strong, Savannah.
Welcome to Georyia-Hon. p. w.
Meldrim, Savannah.
Response-Hou. A. w. Smith, presi-
dent, Mcpherson, Kan.
Welcome to Georgia by her Agri-
cultists-J. T. Wade, Scriven county,
Georgia.
Response-Col. Daniel Needham, presi,
dent Northeastern Agricultural Society
Boston, Mass.
Welcome to Summation. ]. J. Nc
Donough. Savannah, Ga.
Response-HOn. Is. T. Clayton, of Iowa.
Call Of states.
Appoint meut Of committees.
Adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 2:30 P. NJ
Introduction of resolutions, petitions,
memorials, etc.
Address-'Interstat Dependence Of
Business Relations, Col. Daniel Needham,
Boston, Mass.
Address Agricultural: South and
West" Gen. II. l.. Burllitt, Palo Alto,
Miss
Discussion and adjournment.
Evening SESSION S P. NJ.
Address - Org lnized Co opera ton
Among Farmers, Hon. j. II. Slaughter,
Tennessee.
Address-"Our National Wealth" Hon.
J. NJ. Stahl, Quincy Cau, Quincy, Ill.
TRIP TO THE SEA.
At the request Of the entertainment
committee, the morning and afternoon
sessions of the second day were dispensed
with, and the members of the congress
will be taken on a trip down the river
around the bell buoy and return on the
City of Macon The steamer will
leave her dock with the party aboard
at o'c ock. The members of the enter
tainment committee and invited guests
will accompany the party. Ample re-
freshments win be provided and no
means will be spared TO make the trip as
pleasant as possible. The party will ar
rive back al the city some time in the af-
ternoOn.
The programme for the night session is
as follows:
EVENING SESSION P. NJ. DEC 49,
Regular order Of business.
Address-"A Plea for Thorough Agri-
culture" w. r. hankin, Jasper,
Tenn.
Business Methods in Farm
ingn-HOn. w. A. Warren, Augusta, Ga
ADJOURNMENT
The session will close Thursday morn
ing with the following programme:
MORNING SESSION, DEC. IA, 10 A. N.
Regular order of business.
Address, Oyster Culture by DR.. A
Olmler, Savannah Ca.
Reports of Committees.
First on Finance.
Second on Resolutions.
Third, Special.
Election of Officers.
Adjournment.
THE CARRIAGE DRIVE.
Thursday afternoon the mem bers of the
congress, and also the members of their
families who have accompanied them 10
Savannah. will be taken on a carriage
drive around the city, one gentleman, a
resident OF the city, will accom-.
pany each carriage, to point out places OF
interest and answer any inquiries upon
local subjects No regular route will be
pursued, but the citizens who have been
assigned to the carriages viii be expected
TO act as conductors of their respective
carriages and TO select such routes as in
their Judgment will prove most interest.
ing 10 the guests who have been placed
under their charge.
This will avoid the monotonous funeral
like procession which usually marks such
affairs. ana viii enable the visitors to see
the city more thoroughly and to cover il
with more expedition than would be the
case if ali the carriages pursued the same
route. In this way the visitors may make
their choice OF WharTeS, railroad yards
and the business section, or the residence
section, or he truck farms, or Bonaven.
ture and ThunGerbolt
a TRIP TO TAMPA.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway will of6r the delegation from the
north and west an opportunity to visit
Florida during the visit south
On presentation OF certificates the
Savannah, Florida and Wes' ern railway
will sell the delegates 10 the Farmers Con.
gress excursion tickets TO any Florida
point, al the rate of one fare for the round
trip. The tickets will be on sale Dec. IA
and Is, and will be limited TO fifteen
days from date of sale. Stop overs will
be allowed at any point
Doubtless many OF the delegates will
take advantage of this opportunity to
visit Florida. Their tickets returning
north are limited to Dec. 20, and as the
congress al ourns on Dec. l3. this will al
low them TO spend several days longer in
this section if they should desire to do so
The following delegates to the congress
and members OF their families we're reg.
lstered at the hotels last night:
MIR. and Mrs Glidden, Maine: Walter
A. Allen, Kansas, ROBERT H. Barnes and
Mr.. and Mrs. BumgarLner, West Vir-
GINA; Gen. II. L. Burkitt, Palo Alto
Miss; 3. +. Clayton. lndianOla, Ia Mrs
M. NJ. Coad, Fremont, Neb. J. e Nc
DoweI, tairburg. Neb.: Mr. and Mrs
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