Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-21

! erly of Virginia. was elected pros dent
and Mr. Knott of Louisville. Ky was
| chosen secretary. The same officers pre-
| sided at Nashville. Tenn. in 1884 There
| Is no record Of these or any prcyiou.
| meetings of this body. From the best da-
Ia attainable. there was q meeting in chit
! cago in 1881; INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. 1852
| Louisville, Ky. 1857: Nashville Tenn.
| les4i ard from the best information the
! meeting at Indianapolis in the fall OF
1879. was fixed as the nth annual session
of The farmers national congress Of the
hlted states of America. Col. Robert
heNerly served as president from 1889 Ia
lAH', when Col. II. +. kolb of Monteom-
cry Ana. was elected president and acted
as Such until the meeting at Sedalia. Mo.
| wtere a. w. Smith of Kansas was elect r
ed. non. t. f. Clayton was elected at
savannah. Ga. in 1885, and reelected at
Atlanta. Ga, in 1885, to sulpersede Hon
~ q. Purse Of Georgia who was vice
president. ana acting president in lieu of
y. W. smith Of Kansas, who mad failed
10 dNchd the two previous sessions.
Al the called session at New Orleans in
February 1850. Hon 3. f. Clayton served
as secretary pro TEN, was elected at In
diananols in the fall of 1885. ana resigned
in Chicago in 1887. Col. Parsons of WIS
coiisih' was elected but resigned in the
fall. and Mr.. Clayton was reappointcd
lie was elected at Montgomery. Ala in
1883. and again at Sedaia. Mo. 1897 j. NJ
Stahl of Illinois. was elected at Savan-
IA H. ga; IN III lSti' ana reelected at Atlanta.
di,, III io''. non. d. - 'ohner or IN
superseded by Hon. VIM. Lawrence of
ohio, 1T the Montgomery meeting and he
by Hon. Vim. Freeman Of Maine at the
9cndiia meeting III ISL Henry Hayden Of
Eva s"M". ""a eiected ms successor at the
AT Atlanta. Ga. in 1895. The first printed
proceedings, were those of the fifth an
n nl, session ned at Indianapolis IN lSS5.
pIe,n record ~ an tba ,ror.ndingI
Commencing. with only i've members
the congress has grown TO be an imnor
tant body. ana It's non-partisan nositinn
gives il stronyth with looielati,a hodina
II has acron1niiehad :, a1.,nd unr,, i, ~
1entir~ e,,,h ,,,.,s,,,as IL ~ ,srr;i.,,lt,,
tsts ~ mo ,ountrv ncod Two ,,octinre
sine, 1SS5 wore :,s follovs. (, pm iSSE.
called roaeting ~ ,vnebinaton +, r. IrnI,.
rrar,. 1SS-, rcouI.,r naontir. a;hicaon ~.
'roneka kansas 1sSS. NontoonerG Ala
1850. Counril Rlnne II f>o0. Sadaiis
Mo 1891: LINCOLN Nah 1893. Savnnnuh
Ga 1Sq2. parI,arsL,lro ~ Va 1sa.. 4,
lanta a. fI43. Indii,nanolis nd ,Sac
st paul MINI 1Sp7
OF course me firs1 thing after oreani
zatinn vac INC address If ,reIcopoc h,,
Mavor Dnran Of 81 PAN when ,voe
earnest ana heartv but which haveno,
fha sre.e ia o,,ofo bora Thn r.niv n,as
III SECRETARY Iot,n NJ ctahi AK r.,,tci,
I, y Nr(,innie ,.icn nrcci,1an. or XIX
Ntiunesoia Stata Arric,,lt,,rnt c,l..in,,
smoke briefly far maj sociefv C,ovar1n,,
slough snoke for tho st,,,n Il ,ra,,n,. Iln.
ram had snokon for IN. rit,. ranitino
same of M .,Iori.s of IN. .an,9t,,'7
wealth ANA payp snacial attention =, ,bt.
improved condition If the farming indus
fry. ,,1roi,about mo .ountr,- presidon,
I CLAYTON : response yyae feIititoue and Ill
Iogist{c - ne state and lis neonle pres
ilen; CLAYTON read his annual address |
aud.the congress adjourned far dinner
The afternoon session on.nad brisklv
with The ponulistic element very agpree- |
eiXp ana though greatly in tho minority
forcing The tichtin, and ma king, q strou.
Drett.nSt Of q determination TO score. The
opening paper. which was bv r. f. l.; |
Candage Of aristocratic Brooklinr. Mass. |
the contest: The value of |
River and Harbar improvements and |
Shining to Aerirulturr' was his theme |
a seemingly innocent subject. but in the |
md full of inspiration for contentious ar |
zument. Mr.. t'andage found in The wa
.prWayS OF the country Il great CoutrOilpr !
II transportation rates ana advocated lih- /
'rai expenditures pH the government 70 |
Keep these Waterways IN good repair ana
% Stlll fnfther develop their usefulness.
ACKNOWLEDGING the value u competing
water llh"S. II was Tor the interests 81
9oth the producer ana consumer. To adN"-
ate ana even !" urge the government 70
improve tilt Iih'S' rivers dild f,tfnorS ~