The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
FARMERS CONGRESS.
Delegate Sam W. Jones Brings
Home Interesting Report.

Hon. Sam w Jones, of this city has
returned from Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota, where he was in attendance at
the Twenty fifth annual session of the
Farmers National Congress, Oct
to A, inclusive.
Nearly every state in the union was
represented by delegates making in
all delegate body of about one hum
dred and fifty members. Two daily
sessions were held and they were full
of good things that no one of those
present could afford to miss. The
members present we're thoroughly
representative of their several Sec
tions and the speakers of the several
subjects were the best in the land,
The congress all in all was the best
one that has yet been hell. The en-
tertainment furnished was par excel
lence in every particular. The peo-
pie of the city of Sioux Falls were
kindness itself to the visitors and
seemed to know no limit to their
hospitality. Mr.. Jones states that the
trip was one of the most thoroughly
enjoyable in bis experience and there
was much of pleasure and actual
profit in the excursion.
In going about the city he came up
on several former Oskaloosa residents
of whom friends will be pleased to
hear. Harry and Walter Shipley well
known here are located in a large
steam laundry in the city and are do
ing an enormous business that re-
quires 80 employees to handle. They
are prosperous and happy and are
growing along with the enterprises of
good town.
Moritz Levinger, who will be re-
membered here as an expert brewer,
who was employed here in the man
agement of the old Chas. Blattner
brewery was found in the city running
large brewery. He is prospecting
and happy and sends greetings to his
many old time friends here.
In spite of the fact that Mr.. Jones
was very busy in the sessions.of con-
gress he found time get around the
town and see the various points of in
terest, and he states that he found
the following good things possessed
in the city: A s25 900 Carnegie Lii
brary in the course of construction,
the State Baptist College, Luthern
Normal College, All Saints Episcopal
College for girls, six wardsschools
and a central High school, State
school for the deaf and dumb, Chill
drens' Home, post Office and Federal
court building, county court house,
state and federal penitentiary, an inn
mense packing house, Union Stock
Yards Co. just organized, electric
street car line with 40 mile belt line
franchise accepted, a mailing plant,
hotel that excels anything to be found
in Iowa, brewery, and all farming
machinery houses in the country have
distributing houses here EThe follow
ing railroads have entrance to the
city, the B., o. R. & N; Great
Northern; Illinois Central; c., M. &
S. P, two lines; Q. & N. W., and
Sioux City & Northern. Some Of the
finest and most extensive stone quar-
ries in the country are situated near
the city.
The location of the next congress
has not yet been determined upon,
but in all probability it will come to
the southern states.
In the election Of officers New York
captured the president and Chicago
the secretaryship.
Mr.. Jones returned to his home
here feeling richly rewarded for his
trip in the many things and places
heard and seen.