The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-26

College Station, Texas, July 2o-Ihe
FOURTH annual session Of the Texas Farm
ers' congress adjourned today.
Today's session OF tho congress has been
no less successful and entertaining 10 the
members than that Of any previous day
The visitors showed the same disposition to
arise with the sun as has been in evidence
ever since the opening Of the meeting, ana
On consequence, Notwithstanding the very
lengthy discussions ~hich are feature
Of practically an OF the section meetings
as well as OF the general sessions 1t was
found possible to do an amount of work
the volume Of which Is really surprising
The majority of the visitors we're out at
q very early hour this morning ON a trip
of Inspection aver the farm under the
chaperonage of superintendent Carson, sec
rotary Pittuek Of the congress ana Othe.
members OF the official stal ana faculty OF
the college. BREAKFAST was only a delall
and at O'Clock everybody was haru al
work in some of the various sections,
Section work was INDUCED IN until ahout
III o'clock, when ad1ournments we're had
and oil OF the members gathered IN assem-
bly, hail. where general session was heid
An excellent address was delivered by
President Foster Of the Agricultural aud
Mechanical college, and post Interesting
discussion OF Insects and insecticides given
by Prof. r. " Slally, State entomologlst,
gban whom no cpe man has done more IN
the way OF assisting the farmers or the
Stnte in the nght against tue pests WhEn
have threatened rnelr crops. frof. Maiiy
brought out number Of new points while
answering questions put 20 him ny mem
bers Of the congress and his remarks were
listened 20 with the closest attention.
During the afternoon the sections re-
Eumed their sessions and worked untl
evening. From s until about II another
general session was held and hnal dd-
aournmeut was had.
There were q number Of new arrivals
during last niPnt and today, but, these
fe 4
partures since Yesterday evening, as n large
NUMBER Of visitors eOt away today and on
she earlier OF the Night trains. by tomor,
Tow College Station will have returned
10 its normal condition.
in his connection few words should
b. said on behalf Of the officers OF the
congress and the members OF the college
Faculty who have given such material as
Flstance in handling the big crowd Of Wis
it0rs. Some few complaints have been
mhde, but In practically every case ther'
has been no good grounds therefor. II Il
barely possible that one or two little thing
which might have been done were lef
undone. but even II one grants this on
can do no less than declare that those wn
have had charge of the matter deserve a.
unlimited amount Of credit for their el
forts in the premises. No provision |
annde for the expenses OF the congress
10 draw on--and those same expenses mus
be made up through donations from men
bers. That there was minimum amour
Seaf is dine Ia Colonel r = Holland
Dallas. who volunteered to raise the neee
Farv 500 Wednesday night and who kcT
his word by subscribing 500 for hiss
self and IS for bir. x. A. Ferris a Dolia
banker
This fact Is mentioned simply I'm oDds
70 show that those In charge n thc cor
grcss had no funds Nhercwlth 10 do "a
shings they would have liked 70 have don't
However, as has already been stnfrt
everyi hing that was possible npler the Ell
cumstances was done and the highest cred
Il is 10 be given President Conncu an
EecretaryrS'lttuck Of the congress Pros
dent Foster Of the Agricultural and ~
Cbanlcnl college and every member of h
college stan and faculty who was presct
duriuE tho meeting. ~ WIS o hig undHi
taking nnd II was well handled, eyerythin
considered.
The election Of officers for the congress
was on the program for Tomorrow morr
IN . very few minutes this morning vhe
Oswald Wilson Of Honston moved that a
OF the old officers he reelected. Thi
motion prevailed, The affirmative vot
being unanimous. Prof. Cornell asked {
he excused from further duty, saying tina
his heart vas In the work, hut that h
felt thai under the circumstances. som
one else should he put in. Realizing hl
value, however the congress declined
Fleet any one else in 'his place and. cor
seGneptly. he will serve for another yea
The weather today developed some cor
plcatinIfs for the first time during IN
6ession. Rain hogan falling about o'cloc
aud continued fer some time II was we
come in more ways thnn one. hut II mad
the matter ri getting around the COLES
grounds rather difficult The rain was II
hrst that has fallen for nearly three weel
and u Will un0uestlonahly he Of gre;
benefit to the crops In this vicinity.