The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-03
NAY MEET HERE
FARMERS NATIONAL CONGRESS
WILL BE INVITED TO THIS
CITY
AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING
WHICH WILL BE HELD AT INDIA
NAPOLIs DURING THE COM
ING WEEK.
COMMERCIAL CLUB is AWAKE
for the Next Meeting of the
Changers.

Gov. Clough has commissioned GOO
| associate delegates to represent Mime
sofia in the seventeenth annual meet
| ing of the Farmers National congress
In Indianapolis, Nov. 1913. Accept
ances are coming in rapidly and this
state will have a large delegation on
the congress. The Commercial club
has undertaken to secure the next con-
gress for St Paul. Invitations will be
taken to Indianapolis on behalf of the
state, the city, the Commercial club
and some other organizations of St.
Paul.
The following letter has been pre-
pared by the Commercial club and ad-
dressed to each of the delegates COM
missioned by Gov. Clough:
ST. PAUL, Oct. 81, 1896.-Dear Sir: The
session of the National Farmers congress
lot 1895 Is to be held at Indianapolis Ind
beginning Nov. TO-
With the view of securing the session of
1897 for ST. Paul, Mimi, it is proposed that
large delegation of representative farmers
ana business men Of the state visit Indian
apoi1s to advocate the claims Of ST. Paul as
the most desirable place to hold the meeting
me commercial club, of st. Paul, realizing
the Importance of bringing to our city this
no. from all parts Of the Union, appointed a
committee to formulate measures to have
TINS state ably represented. To carry to sue
ce issue sue the project to secure the next
mas commissioned you a delegate and it is
his wish, as well that of the committee
and Commercial club. that you accept
1t will be highly advantageous to the state
at large to secure the presence in 1897 Of the
farmers congress for Minnesota's capital
city, whose tributary territory includes the
in the world. The gathering win attract
thousands Of delegates from distant sections
OF the country, many of whom may be in
duced to visit various parts of the state to
inspect it's diversified resources and the adj
ment.
Kindly inform John S. Pinney secretary Of
the Commercial club. st. Paul, of your ac-
eeptance. Delegates should arrange to leave
st: Paul. as early as Monday, Nov. 9,
delegates from every county in the state
nave been commissioned by the governor to
attend the farmers congress at Indianap
Oils. For your information, in addition TO
the above committee, the following citizens
have been commissioned to represent the
city of St. Paul, viz: Ex-Gov. Alexander
Ramsey, ex-Gov. w. r. Merriam, William
Dawson ST.. Archbishop Ireland E. V
Sma1ley' =. Weyerhaeuser, E. w. Randall,
Hill, II: p. Upham, c. D. O'Brien, p. B.
Groat, R. A. Kirk, E. j. Hodgson, Moses
Folsom. Cyrus Northrop, president state uni
Yersity; Profs. Fl. w. Brewster, w. NJ. Hays
Thomas Shaw, T. L. Hacker, Samuel b.
Green and Otto Lugger, of the state expert
ment farm. Yours truly,
F. I. Whitney,
e. S. Chittenden,
j. G. Shandrew,
Jesse A. Gregg
IT. l.. Schumacher
&C. b. Bowlby
John W. Lane -..-
H. G. MeNa:r,
E. Vanish,
Committee.
While in Chicago recently Secretary
Pinney, Of the Commercial club, posted
himself about the farmers congress
and also obtained printed matter about
railroad rates to the meeting in Indian
apolis. hotel rates and other details.
He will be glad to give full informa-
ton on these or other points to any
delegates, and the Commercial club
will make special effort to secure a.
large attendance at Indianapolis from
Minnesota. These annual meetings
are attended by upwards of 1000 rep
resentative farmers from all parts Of
the country, and St. Paul will capture
one of the most important meetings of
the year if the next congress decides to
come here