The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-19
CHAIRMAN wHrTxEY, of THE
COMMERCIAL cLuB COMMIT
TEE TO fNnIANAPoLIs,
TELLS THE PLEDGES MADE
IN ORDER TO SECURE THE NEXT
SESSION oFo THE FARMERS
NATfON4L CONGRESS.
HE ALSO Outlines THE WORK
which Must BE nDone In the Way
of Preparing for the
Event.

f. I. Whitney, chairman of the Com
merclal clubs committee that went to
Indianapolis to secure the Farmers
National congress for st. Paul in 1897,
has submitted the following report to
the board Of directors of the Commerce
iaI club: -.
OF the number appointed by his ex-
ceIIency, Hon. David M. Clough, as
delegates to the Farmers National
congress, e. A. Webb, F. I. Whitney,
P. b. Groat, George Hazard, j. Adam
Bede, w. M. Hayes, q. w. Randall, j.
Quirk, j. A. Hunter, H. s. Judsen. Mr..
Trowbrfdge, Thomas Owen, c. j. Wing,
Rev. W. G. Rice, P. E. Furber, J.
Lloyd Julius Schroer and p. V. Col
Inns. and others from various portions
of the state attended the recent meet
ing at Indianapolis, Ind, and presented
to the congress the invitation issued
by the governor, the mayor, the Com
mercial club and the chamber of COM
merce to hold the next meeting of the
congress in st. Paul. Other prominent
cities also issued invitations, among
them Detroit, Baltimore, Nashville and
Dallas, but. after carefully considering
the claims and advantages of each of
these places, st. Paul was unanimously
chosen as the next place of meeting.
The Minnesota delegation made two
distinct pledges on behalf Of the Com
mercial club. First. a suitable and
convenient assembly hall; second, the
sum of $500 in cash for the purpose of
defraying the expenses of the prelim-
mary work of the congress in prepar-
ing Tor the ST. Paul meeting. In order
that these pledges may be fully met
and that the preliminary work neces-
sary for large and successful meet
ing be fully carried out, we respect
n 40 niv1fr Won't Of
the following committees:
sFfrst-A finance committee, whose
duty 1t shall be- to raise the amount
guaranteed. The delegation further
recommends that an additional amount
OF $500 be raised for the purpose of in
creasing the attendance at the meet
ing; this amount sto be expended In
such advertising as will create an in
terest In the congress on the part of
the farmers In adjoining states.
Second-An executive committee to
work In conjunction with the officers
Of the Farmers National congress in
doing the preliminary work necessary
to a large and successful meeting
Third-A programme committee, to
work In conjunction with the Farmers
National congress to prepare a list of
subjects for discussion relating to the
great agricultural interests of the
country and to secure speakers COM
petent to discuss them. In fine, to
prepare a strong programme, one that
shall be worthy the occasion.
We recommend in the appointment
of the above committees that the
chamber Of commerce and other organ
iZations Of the city be recognized
thereby inviting their cooperation
In this important work.
We recommend further that the of
f1cers Of the.C Commercial club open cor
respondence Immediately with the Of
hcers Of the Farmers National con-
gress to the end that interest in the
next congress may be created and
maintained.
7 The congress is composed Of two
delegates at large and one from each
congressional district in each of the
states of the Union, the governor in
each case making the appointments
Officers of experimental stations
schools of agriculture, state agricul-
tural societies and kindred state or
CARNATIONS are members of the con-
greSs by virtue Of the positions they
hold. It is, therefore, apparent that
with proper effort this congress may
be made to represent adequately all of
the Important agricultural interests of
the country. We are satisfied that not
less than 1900 delegates will attend
j the st. Paul meeting, all of whom will
be representative! Influential people