The Saint Paul globe., 1901-10-01
FARMERS IN SESSION
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEET
ING OF NATIONAL CONGRESS
HELD AT SIOUX FA1as, S. D.
Four Days Programme Will Be Re-
plefe With Matters of Interest
to ASricuIturists From
Many Sections.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Sept. SO-(Spe-
clal.)-EVery incoming train today has
brought its quota of delegates who come
Tor the purpose of attending the twenty
nrst annual meeting of the Farmers Ma
tonal Congress- which meets here tomor-
row for a session lasting four days. To-
night the city is rapidly filling up with
visitors, promising a good attendance dur
ing the sessions of the national congress.
When all the delegates arrive pr;I tically
every agricultural state in the Union will
be represented. In honor of the occasion
the city is handsomely decorated. The
interior of the mammoth auditorium,
where the sessions will be held is ar
nStcally decorated with various grains,
grasses and other products of South Da-
zota
Promptly at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ng the congress will be called to order
oy President r. F. Candage, of Brook
line, Mass. Rev. ]. n. Hutchinson, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church of
Sioux Falls, will deliver the invocation.
Hon. ChaS. n. Herreid, governor of South
Dakota, will deliver an address of well
come on behalf of the people of the state.
Hon. II. H. Keith, of Sioux Falls, will
welcome the delegates to the city on be-
half of the people of Sioux Falls. Re
sponses to the addresses of welcome will
be made by Gov E. P. Savage of Ne
sin, Hon. J. H. Worst, president of the
North Dakota agricultural college; Hon.
b. F. Clayton of Iowa, and others.
In the afternoon President Candage will
deliver his annual address,. Hon. John
Hamilton, secretary of the state board of
agriculture of Pennsylvania will present
his ideas on 1.-The State Department of
Agriculture; Its Mission and Organiza-
ton" At the evening session Hon. Eu-
gene Secor, of Iowa, viii speak on Some
Problems Confronting the American
Farmer" An address on Social Life for
the Farming Community will be deliv-
cred by o. c. Gregg, of Minnesota.
At Wednesday mornings session Hon.
J. B. Foley, of Louisiana, will speak on
, THE Rice Industry. Its Relation to the
Other Agricultural Interests of Our Coun-
try" The Nicaragua Canal, Its I'M
portance to the Farmers of the South and
West is the title of a paper to be pre-
sented by Hon. Harvie Jordan, of Geor-
gia. Hon. Charles V. Knight, of Illinois,
will in the afternoon deliver an address
on The Truth About the Oleomargarine
Business" The discussion on this ques-
tion will be led by Hon. j. Sterling Nor
ton, of Nebraska, secretary of agricul-
ture; Hon. W. D. Hoard of Wisconsin.
and others. At the evening session on
Wednesday DR.. E. Benjamin Andrews,
chancellor of the University of Nebras-
ha, Will denver an dUuTeSS on he
Farmstead Beautiful
At Thursday forenoon's session Leon
ard Pearson, B. s., V NJ. D., state vet
erinarian of Pennsylvania, will read a pa
per entitled state Control of Animal
Diseases" Hon. ]. w. Heston, presi-
dent of the South Dakota agricultural
college, will speak on THE Farmers OPP
portunity.' Soil Culture in the Semi
arid West will be the subject of the ad-
dress of Prof. H. W. Campbell, of Kan
sas, in the afternoon Hon. John p
Brown of Indiana, will present facts
about Ancient American Forests, Living
and Petrified.' At Thursdays evening
session Mrs. Bertha Dahl Laws, of Min
nesota, will address the congress on The
American Girl and the Home" Hon. NJ.
F. Greeley, of South Dakota, viii give
his views on THE Farm Home and Life"
At the session Friday forenoon Hon.
]. R. Dodge, of Washington, D. c., Will
present the Present Status of Wool
Growing The Relation of Mining In
dutries to Farming will be the subject
Of an address to be delivered by Con-
gresham E. W. Martin, of South Da-
kota.
At the afternoon session on Friday the
delegates will listen to the final reports
of committees and take whatever action
upon them that may be necessary. After
the election of officers and the selection
of a place for holding the next annual
meeting of the congress the gathering
will have concluded the business for
which it was called in national conven-
Sion.