Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-10-04

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Hon. M ~. ti1'tu' Ee+s'itef OF " iSeon-
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delegate from Alabama, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO. Georgia, Illinois. Iowa, Indiana.
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Pr was offered by Rt. Rev. Alex
GqF5,tt. Of Dallas, bishop Of Texas.
Addresses O, welcome were bv Hon.
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VIZ II 'No1N i'sAt' ~ ''ot'' "
OF 'e Live Stock Exchange, and by
Cos. Charles a. Cubberson, OF Texas.
\ p 'opriate responses were made by the
officers OF the congress.
r,esIaent uoerd delivered his annual
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'N''"''s
4 congratulate the congress on the hope and
'acouragcment that have come to the homes of
the great mass of American farmers in the past
ear. In almost every branch except cotton
farming there has been manifest Improvement
cotton field have gained something In economic
knowledge which alter all : the key-hote OF
profit everywhere
"our agriculture Is becoming naiIonali-tIc;
the Farmers' national congress Is proof OF the
band of -tate-, dI-c"rdaHt and helligerent.
Thank God We are connected by railroads, nav
igable rivers, interchangeable products aud II
more general comtntustihg oil our people Ma
tionai legislation Is taking ON thought of this
kind in The establishment Of experiment sta
tons, thccuaetmcat of laws Tor better protec-
tiou OF agricultural products against the dis.
honest greed Of men Who adu!tcrate aud eoun
"Nevcr before In the history of the nation has
there been -uch an awakening OF intellectual
activities. such marshallnS OF Inventions,
phys research In chemistry and cognatc
sciences. education aud legislation, all In behalf
OF the farmer, As at the present time. With the
lordnest ranchman and the humhcst tenant
progress and profit depend upon mental com
prehen-ion of the principles involved, and ON
an energetic obeGience to that comprehension
Comprehension means intellect Obedience
means business. some men are all Intellect and
no work; others are all work and no intellect
The true farmer i both. lie Is student and
door of the work,
"Some of the questions for this Farmers con
gress to ask are " hat can we do IN an organ.
lied way to cmancipatc the business of farming
from lack Of comprchensions In other words.
what can We 40 10 pfo'no'' '"f''' 'a ,,.
sentiment that VIII be helpful to educational re.
form?
The Farmers national congress Is a patriotic
body. The meaning of patriotism is self
sacrihce' without sacrifice there can DC no
pau io''H" nv '''' Ia ~ az
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vour d,..tro -, houe'5. H., ca,,-c Of ,,r,cni,or,
and vour nr,ctical uatrioti-m.
The Farmers national congress is needed as
an organized body Of opinion for national legis-
lation and support OF The department of agri-
culture Can We de AWNING mere To move our
national lesl7i"'ui' 10 "''N u pi''t''".
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NJ r.,,r,sch IN American, statesmapship that
something Of that character has not already
b zen done.
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