The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-29
PREPARING FOR THE FARMERS.
The Committees Already at Work for
Their Reception.

The Committees Already at Work for
Their Reception.
The committees appointed by the mayor
10 arrange for the reception and enter
tainmeut of the Farmers congress, are
already at work The members of the
various committees were notified yester-
day of their appointment, and meetings Of
most of the committees have been called
for organization.
The committee on statistics, which
will have in charge the
preparation Of the statistics to be
presented to the congress, will meet at
the Chatham Banks hall at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon. The work before the
committee is an important one, and
Chairman MOynelO desires an attendance
of the entire committee. The members,
as announced by the chairman, are:
\. L. Moynelo, chairman; f. Z. Re
barer, r. +. Burdell, Q. NJ. Carter, j. c.
Harris, +. 3. Papy, John f. Tucker, w.
+. Shellman, G. A. Gregory, Walter Cur
tbs, II. d. Stevens, Henry +. Williams, G.
s. Ellis, w. f. Baker. NJ. L. Exley DR..
A. Oemler, c. E. G. Fell, John Screven,
l.. NJ. Warneld. w. w. Gordon, Jr, O. T.
Rogers, G. d. Owens, J. L. Whatley, c..
H Dorsctt, c. H. Olmstead.
The preparations for the reception of the
congress will be pushed forward rapidly
II will meet two weeks from to-day and
little time remains in which TO get the
programme in readiness. The prelimi-
nary arrangements, however, have all
been made.
Capt. Purse, vice president of the CON
gress, said yesterday that it will unques-
tionably be the greatest delegate gather
ing that Savannah has ever had. Re-
i
secretary's headquarters in lndianOla, Ia,
and from the presidents headquarters in
Mcpherson, Kan, of the preparations
there.
If the congress is not a success, the
blame cannot be laid at the door Of Secre-
tary Clayton. He has sent out over 5000
pieces of mail matter His correspond
ence reaches to every governor, congress
sional district in the United States, rail
way headquarters, 150newspapers, hotels
etc. etc, and he makes it point to an
swer every question from any source.
Maine has arranged for full delega-
ton to attend, and among the delegates
are the best men of the state.
Massachusetts will have at the head of
its delegation Col. Daniel Needham, pres
ident of the New England Agricultural
Society, gentleman with national repu-
tation.
Mr. Needham will be accompanied by
his wife, a well-known New England
lady.
Mrs. Edwards is a delegate at large
from Nebraska; her success in Nebraska
shows what an eastern city lady can do
out west in the practical affairs life.
The people of the south will have an OPP
portunity to hear from her as she is on
the programme. Hon. II. +. Heath is also
from Nebraska at large, and is on the
programme, and will be accompanied by
his wife. Mr. Heath is the editor of the
Nebraska Farmer. Gov. Furnas, of
Nebraska, is also on the delegation from
that state.
Hon. Frank Landens, ex-member of
congress from Indiana, is at the hea of
the delegation from that state.
Hon. Will B. Powell, superintendent of
Shadeland farm, one of the most noted in
the United States is one of the delegates
from the Keystone state. Pennsylvania
has some forty delegates
Hon. J. NJ, Stahl. editor and publisher
of the Farmers Call, of Quincy, HIS, is
on the programme, and is one of the most
enterprising men in the west
Hon. George w. Swink, ex-senator in
the Colorado legislature, will be here
from the centennial state full of plans for
irrigation. Heis a successful stock man.
Gen. Burkitt, of Palo Alto, Miss,
heads that delegation and will be pre-
pared to entertain the congress on agri-
| culture in the south and west.