The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
THE FARMERS CONGRESS-.
The Programme For The Big COnVen-
ton Announced.

The Leading Agriculturists of the
Country to Be Here--Vics-Presi
Purse Receiving Letters of Inquiry
and Lists of Delegates Daily--Some
Of the Men Who Win Deliver Ad-
dresses--other Names to Be Added.
The farmers congress is yet three
weeks off. Vice President Purse is daily
receiving letters of inquiry and notifca-
tons from the various states Of their rep
resentation. The programme for the
congress has been made up. The con-
gress will be in session four days, and
nearly the entire time will be taken up
with matters relating to the agricultural
interests of the country.
The congress will convene Tuesday
morning, Dec. u, in Catholic Library
hall. The opening programme will be de-
ivered by Rev. Charles H. Strong; rector
of ST. Johns church. After that Gov.
Northen, on behalf of the state, will well
come the delegates to Georgia. The re
Spouse to Gov. Northen's address will be
by Hon. A. w. Smith, of Mcpherson
Kansas, president of the congress. Hon
j. 0. Waddell, president of the state ag-
ricultural society, will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the society
and President Daniel Needham, of the
New England Agricultural society, will
respond. Mayor McConough will make
qhe address of welcome for the city, to
which Hon. B, +. Clayton, of Indianola,
Iowa, will respond.
The remainder of the programme is as
follows:
AFTERNOON SESSION.
900 n m Call of states
appointment OF committees petitions.
Introduction Of resolutions. memorials etc
Address Interstate Dependence of Bust
ness Relations-Col. Daniel Needham, Boston,
Mass.
Address-"A Agricultural: South and West
Gen. H. L. Berkett. Palo, Alto Miss.
Discussion and adjournment.
EVENING SESSION
Address-"Farm Life from a City Stand
point, Delta M. DANES, Utica, n. Y.
Address-"Our National Wealth, Hon J.
NJ. Stahl, Quincy Call Quincy III.
MORNING SESSION
Dec. IS. 10 a. m. Introduction of resolu-
tons, petitions, memorials, etc.
Address-"PrOfitable Stock on the Farm. -
Mrs A. NJ. Edwards, Fremont, Neb.
Address" Horticultural Resources Of the
Cotton States. Prof J. H. Newman, Exp
Station, Ft. Hill, South Carolina.
Discussion and adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2p irregular order of business
AddreSS-"What Shall B Done With Our
Agricultural ProductS?' zion. Fl. K. Heath
editor Nebraska Farmer, Lincoln, Neb.
Address Business Methods in Farming. Sc
Hon. w. H. Warren, Augusta, ca.
Discussion and adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
Sp m.-Regular order of business.
Election of officers.
Address-''A Plea for Thorough Agricul-
ture. Hon. w. X. Rankin, Jasper, Tenn.
Adjournment
MORNING SESSION.
Dec. Il, 10 a. m. Regular order of business
Reports OF committees-First, on finance;
second, on resolutions third, special.
Future Prospects of Wheat
Growing, Hon. Robt. Mitchell. Princeton
Ind
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2 p. m. Regular order Of business.
Address.
A number of addresses have been
added since the programme was an
nounced, among them one on the oyster
by DR.. A. Oemler, of Savannah. Other
additions will be made to the programme
before the congress, meets. The pro-
gramme, it will be seen, contains the names
of some of the leading agricultural men
of the United States.