The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-02-19
CORN GROWERS MEET.
Convention at Chicago of Men Who
Will Boom the Maize Industry.
Plans to Educate the World on the yalus of
Corn . Food-Secretary Rusk's
Propaganda to he Re.
viyed.

CHICAGO, Feb. 14-Corn growers and
men interested In obtaining a wider
Geld for corn products convened
here Wednesday ut the Great North
ern hotel. The convention will be
unique In Its way, and from it much of
first Importance to farmers, millers
and machine manufacturers the coun-
try over is expected. It is to be the
first corn convention in the history of
the nation Nearly every one of the
middle western states and q goodly
number of the far western common.
wealths are represented. The gov
ernor of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and
Nebraska have appointed delegates to
represent those states at the conven-
ton. and It Is expected that two of the
state executives will be present The
Illinois, Indiana and Kansas boards of
agriculture will have special represent
attves here, and SO will the govern
ment experiment stations and the state
universities of many of the western
states
The object of the gathering is to de-
wise plans for educating the people at
home and abroad to an appreciation
of the value of corn as food. The
corn millers will occupy the fore
ground ct the meeting on this score.
They say the people are not fully
aware of the manifold possible uses of
corn as food. They have made ar
rangements for a practical demonstra-
tion of their claims at "a Washington
street, where they will conduct Q free
corn kitchen. There will be cooked,
by expert chefs. bread, crackers, table
delicacies and also some new corn
dishes which have not tickled the
popular palate up to this date. More
than this, they viii have the kitchen
employees use q maize soap in washing
the dishes and cooking utensils. this
soap having for. its basic ingredient
corn oil. Cooking classes will be In
structed and lectures given on the gen.
ersl use of corn as an effective diet.
The domestic science committee of the
National Farmers congress and the
secretary of the National Pure Food
association, Miss Emma C. Siclrles,
will cooperate In this demonstration.
The corn men want to take up the
plan put into execution by the former
secretary of agriculture. jeremiah
Rusk, whereby the corn exported to
foreign countries was tripled in guam
tity and upheld In price. Germany
DOuRnI 3o.OOU.OUO bushels Oh corn IN SIX
years ending with 1891, and during
the same length of time since han pur-
chased 7a, 000, 600 bushels In the four
years preceding 1891 Germany bought
81. 600, 900 bushels. at an average price
OF 40 cents bnshel, and during the
four years following 1891 she paid for
81. 600. 900 bushels an average price of
81 cents per bushel. The secretary of
agriculture brought about these re-
suits partly by sending abroad an
agent, who advertised American corn
until he and his ware became quite
fad across the water. Another corn
propaganda in Europe win be advo-
Gated at this meeting.
Another subject to be touched upon
Is that of o special exhibition OF corn
products at the Omaha exposition this
year. If the plan proves successful
the experiment will be repeated at the
pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
The crowning effort In this line will
materlalize at Paris in 1900, where the
full and comprehensive showing of
corn and its products, and particul arly
its food uses, will be so placed as to
attract the attention of Europe.