Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-09-13
Farmers National Congress.


the United etstes VIII meet in Faneuil
hall, Boston. Oct. $40 to hold its
rinetes nua} session. and discuss
the stat = sricu!.Gre and topics re-
lating tAEz.
The congress has never before been
held cas-, u the Alleghanies, and
probabIF @..5 moi He again for many
years te come. This will prove rare
epportHate Or the people of Boston
and Ne# Esziand = show their we'll
known friendly hospitality and inter-
est in tn SEES gates who travel long
distances and at their own expense to
attend 80, l5ugress. 1t is probable
that 500 10 Eoe delegates will be pres
ent from the different states and ter
ritories. representing every agrical-
taraI industry. trans ortation, finance
and oth,- subjects Of interest.
The de,ezt ss are appointed by the
governo~- Of the states. each state
being entitled to a delegate for each
senator and representative in the
United Staees congress, one for each
state agricultural college and expert
ment station. ane one each for every
state or neutrality-suspicious. agricul-
turaI soCt-ev
Where q the congress has previ-
oasly ne eat interest has been
shown teHs.e4s il ON the part of state
and cit aGiciais, boards of trade,
commercial clubs and by merchants
and eit.1aas generally, thus APP
preciating the fae. that their state
and city had been selected IN which to
hold the annual session of so impor
tant a bodv.
Many o. tie delegates are descend
ed from New England ancestry, and
will visit tie nome OF their ancestors
and look upon the great salt sea for
the first sine. The fact that the
meeting VIII be held in Faneuil hall
has aroused interest and enthusiasm
among tie delegates from the West
to behoie tie "old cradle of liberty,
sit within : haH3wed walls, where
patriotic sre-ch has ever been free.
GOV. N0Eeogt and Mayor Quincy
have pleaEad themselves to aid in
making ne meeting memorable. The
governors Of ehe Eaw England states
and GOV. Roosevelt. OF New York, are
invited 10 ae present on the opening
day to IL r. saors addresses of wei
come, - that ia meeting VIII not
lack oliic.a, sanction.
Althou-. &c meeting Will be held
il BostoH, i - a &v@ England h5,pi-
tally thai -lou.4 5e extended. FOR
Boston Is ,ae metro rolis of New Eng
land, and lae srea, port for the o4,Iet
OF the pro4ucts OF lac West, and :, is
desired and L. be 4yPed that fall del
egations VIII DC present from all the
states in the Eas-
1t viii prove an @Xcellent oppor-
tunity to show IL a=legates our har-
Dor, wharves. elevators. and the ad-
vantage New England possesses in
the matter, slipping the surplus pro-
ducts OF the West % Europe, and also
for impog,, rom foreign countries for
distribution in the interior, an coca
sion our merchants and business men
should utilize.
1t will be d favorable time to show
our friendiaess nd interest in the
delegates, and cement the friendship
of the East and West. causing great
respect c. each other out of which
may grow greater respect, stronger
friendships and increased benefit to
all
Let the meeting n Faneuf hal Re
worthy OF the hs5 md city in .ya-cn
II is to oe cid; .---g7 merchaH sud
business eaza lie -h-fs part a. hospit-
able entertainers. let there he fuli
delegatiors from a.. -he states o. the
East 70 receive aai greet The asie-
gates From. ne VS. and the south.
and the sal55 sct ..= meeting Of the
Farmers national congress VIII be
such that ,ne delegates viii carry TO
their distant homes he pleasing re-
membrane of it. and make them
desire to come again.