West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-09-27
FARMERS NATIONAL CONGRESS-
Of The United States or America,
Academy OF Music, Parkersburg,
w. Va, Oct. 3, 4, 8 and @, 1894.
PROGRAMME.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 80 BOA. NJ.
Prayer-Rt. Rev. Geo w Peterlxin. ID. ID.
America Every body.
Welcome Address on behalf of West
Virginia-Hon. w. A. MacCorkle.
Governor of the State.
Response-Hon. Il. +. Clayton, of Iowa.
President of the Farmers National
Congress.
Welcome Address on behalf of the
Farmers of West Virginia-Hou.
John A. Myers, Secretary w. Va.
State Board of Agriculture.
Response-Col Garland NJ. Ryals, of
Georgia, Vice President OF the
Farmers National Congress
Welcome Address on behalf of the CITY
of Parkersburg w. III. Smith,
Jr., Mayor of the City.
Response-lIon. John NJ. Stahl, of Illi-
nois, Secretary of the Farmers Ma
tional Congress-
Call of the Roll of State
Presidents Annual Address-Hon. b.
r. Clayton.
Yankee Doodle and ''Dixie"-The
Keller Band of Parkersburg
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3-2:30P. NJ.
appointment of Committee on Resolu-
tious, Finance, Location, etc.
Regular Order of Business.
The City VS.. The Farm-Col. ID. G.
Purse, Ex-Vice-PresIdent and Act
ing President Farmers National
Congress- GEORGIA
Discussion-Led by Senator G.. II.
Slaughter, Tennessee.
Corn is King-Mrs NJ. NJ Coad Ne
braska.
Discussion-Led by Hon. T. j. Cunning
ham, South Carolina.
The Department of Agriculture and the
Farmer-Hon. J. Sterling Morton.
Secretary of Agriculture.
Discussion Led by Judge c. B. Rounds.
Maine.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3-S p. NJ.
Music
Regular Order of Business.
Tobacco: The Golden Crown of a Di-
versified Agriculture-Col. J. S. Cum
ningham, North Carolina
Discussion-Led by Hon. f. II. Hyde,
Connecticut.
The Immigration Proclamation. T.. f..
Dunbar, Maine.
Discussion-Led by Maj Henry T.
Wood, President State Board of
Agriculture, Virginia.
Discussion.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 40 A. NJ.
lIhis Session Will be held on Blennerhassett
Island.
Prayer-Rev. j. NJ Boland, ID. ID.
Music.
Addresses-By Hon John A. Hutchin-
SON. OF Parlxersburg: Col Daniel
Needham, of Massachusetts, WIN.
c. Welles, Esq, of West Virginia :;
Gen. III. L. Burkitt, OF Mississippi !;
Hon. a w. Smith, ex-President Of
the Farmers National Congress. of
Kansas: Hon. III. c. Henderson, of
West Virginia.
INTERMISSIoN.
During the InterrnisSion refreshments will
be served.l
THURSDAY, oCToCER 4-2:3O p. N.
GBlennerhassett Island.l
Music.
Regular Order of Business.
The Voluntary and the Involuntary
Taxes paid by Farmers-Col. Hector
d. Lane, Secretary State Board of
Agriculture, Alabama.
Discussion-Led by Hon. o. NJ. Think
ham, Vermont
Music.
Fallacies-Mrs j. Il. Foley, Illinois.
Discussion-Led by Prof Geo. A. Stock
well, Rhode Island.
Recitation.
The Duty of the National Government
to Sheep MISUNDERSTANDING VIM.
Lawrence, President of the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association.
Ohio.
Discussion-Led by Col Daniel Need
ham, Secretary New England Agri-
cultural Society, Massachusetts,.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4-8 p. NJ.
academy OF Music.I
Music
Agriculture It's Prose and Poetry, from
n Biblical Standpoint-Mrs. B. T..
thompson, Michigan.
Discussion-Led by Hon. w. Pope
Yeamans, Missouri
Docs the Farmers need TO be Educated
Hon. C. A. Robinson, President
State Farmers Mutual Benefit As
ISOLATION, Indiana
Discussion-Led by Hon. S. ". Owens,
Minnesota.
Music
FRIDAY, OCTOBER $3.50 A. VI.
Prayer.-Rev. Henry Runner, d. d.
Music.
Regular Order Of Business
Report of Committee on Resolutions
FRIDAY, OCTOBER $3.50 p. N.
Music
Regular Order OF Business.
Large VS.. Small Farms-Prof J. w
Sanborn, New Hampshire.
Discussion-Led by Hon. d. II. Heae.
bower, Kansas
The Pleasures OF Farm Life-Rev. r. T..
Butler C'Uncle SHORTY, Texas.
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