The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-27
FAhMEitS OF A NATION TO MEET
IN ST. PAUL. AUGUST
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SOME FROM ABROAD TO COME.
1T is EXPECTED THAT SOUTH AND
-r CENTRAL AMERICA WILL 49,,
SENDf MEN.
PHOTOGRAPHERs ALSO COMING.
Ihose or This and Adjoining States
VIII Meet Here7During Fair
Week.

Inc National Farmers Congress,
which holds its fourteenth annual con-
Ventlon in ST. Paul from Tuesday, Aug.
81, to Thursday, Sept. 2, will meet in
the Auditorium. 1t is expected that
every state in the union will be repre-
scented and delegates will also be pres
ent from Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chill,
Honduras and other South American
countries. Most of these will also
probably stay to see the state fair on
the following week. The programme is
as follows:
Tuesday, Aug. 81, 10 a. m.-Convention
called to order at the Auditorium by Presi-
dent B. F. Clayton; prayer by Ri. Rev Arch
plShop John ireland; address of welcome on
DehaH OF the city of st. Paul, Mayor F. B.
DoTan; response by Secretary John NJ. Stahl;
ADDRESS of welcome from state agricultural
society, Edgar Weaver; response by Col. ].
b cunningham, vice president; address of
welcome on behalf of state of Minnesota,
GOV. u. NJ; C!ough; reply on behalf of the
congress, President B. f. Clayton; call of
delegates by states;- annual address, Presi-
dent b. F. Clayton; THE Value Of River
ana Harbor improvements and Shipping of
the agricultural Interests Of the County,,
Is. F. Candage, Massachusetts,; agriculture:
It's veopment and the Effects Oh the Char
acter OF Man, F. M. Powell, president Iowa
Hortlcultural society; BEST Methods to Still
IN the Practical Value of Agricultural Edu-
cation, viii am M. Liggett, dean Minnesota
STATE School CT Agriculture; subject to be
announced, {: A. zapitz5 B. S; A. director
Ohtailo Agricultural college; horticulture, "
f. Z. Bernardin, Ok ali ma terr.t-ry.
Evening Session Intensive Farming" Mrs.
W.. Elinor Ventrics Edwards, Minnesota. RE
lat1ons OF the National Government to the
Agricultural Interests,f James H. Wilson, sec
rotary OF agriculture Washington.
Wednesday, Sept. 1--Election of officers and
executive committee Closer Relations Be-
tween the United States and the Other Amer
lean Republics" Dr. A. NJ. Sote.do, Venez-
uela. Agricultural Education Carried to the
Farm; What Farmers Institutes Have Done;
what They Can Do to Advance Better Meth
ods in Agriculture, Prof. o. c. Gregg. super
lntendent Minnesota farmers institutes. Ne
cesslty OF Department of Instruction in
Iext-le industries I'M the Agricultural Col
reyes, William Lawrence, president National
Wool Growers association. Benefits of the
Agricultural Press to the Farmer How They
Can Be Increased, . T. E. Orr president Ag-
ricu4tural Press league. 1.-The Government
Seed Shop. j: E. Northrup. de ,ega.e National
Association of Seed Growers and Nurserymen.
The Regia Tobacco Contracts" J. c.. Dem
ham, editor St. Louis Journal of Agriculture.
Agricultural Problems Confronting the Far
mer in the Semi-Ar:d Regions S. NJ. Emery,
dean Montana Agricultural college, Bozeman.
Evening Standardization, National and
state, N. q: Spaulding, New York; Farm
ers Organizations, ;" G. B. Horton, represent
ing National Grange. --~.' g. -. s-. = E
Thurs day. Sept q 9 a. m.-"The State
Fair Eugene w. Randall, secretary of the
Minnesota State Agricultural society, Ham,
line;5 Poem" Miss Margaret 'McRae aIocky.
Mississippi; .a.'Beet Sugar in the l. United
States," A. S. Goetz, manager Pecos Valley
Sugar Beet company, Eddy n. M Farm
ing From Business andpoint'' James ].
HILL st. PauE;s agriculture as Civilizer
Among American Indians, MRS. .Juletta Ash
by Jordan Indian territory; Industrial: Ac-
t1V1ty," Mrs, DAda M.IiEwing, Iowa ;artClimate
Soil and Development Will B. Powell.
Pennsyiyania; The Dairy Belt of the North
west" eX-Gov. W. d. Hoard, Fort Atkinson.
Wis. =
Other speakers that will be invited
to address the convention are Prof. s
b. Green, Prof. Hays, Thomas Shaw
and others.
Friday the delegates will visit Como
park, and the state school of agricul.
ture, at st. Anthony park, and in the
evening a reception will be given by
the st. Paul Commercial club.
Saturday there will be a steamboat
ride on Minnetonka and a. visit to
points of interest in Minneapolis and
a reception at the Minneapolis Com
mercial club in the evening.
Monday the board of managers will
receive the delegates at the state fair
grounds, and Tuesday morning, Sept.
Z, special train will take the delegates
over the Great Northern railway to
the grain fields of the Red river val
ley, where reception will be given
by the city of Fargo. - 49, ~