Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-31
THRIFTY FARMERS.
GREAT WORK OF THE CONGRESS
AT COLLEGE STATION.
Many of the Sections Elected omcers and
Adjourned--Cotton Growers Protective
Association Has Been Organized--C Com
mittees Appointed.

College, Station, Texas July 26.-
The fourth annual session of the Texas
Farmers Congress adjourned yester-
day.
The last days session of the con-
gress has been no less successful and
entertaining to 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,
and in consequence. Notwithstanding the
very lengthy discussions which are
feature of practically all Of the sections
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 were out at very early hour
on trip of inspection over the farm
under the chaperonage of Supern-
tendent Carson, Secretary Pittuck of
the congress and other members of the
official staff and faculty of the college.
Breakfast was only detail and at
8 o'clock everybody was hard at work
In some of the various sections. Sec
tlon work was INDUCED in until about
IL o'clock, when adiournments We're
had and all Of the members gathered
in assembly hall, while a general SEES
sion was held. An excellent address
was delivered by President Foster of
the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege, and most interesting discussion
Of insects and insecticides given by
Prof. II. W. Mally State entomologlst,
in the way of assisting the farmers Of
the State in the fight against the pests
which have threatened their crops.
Prof. Mally brought out number of
new points while answering questions
put to him by members of the congress
and his remarks were listened to with
the closest attention. During the af-
ternoon the sections resumed their
sessions and wprAAd until evening
From 5 o'cloTf uht'f II another gen
eral session was held and final ad-
journment was had.
There we're a number of new arrivals
during last night and today, but these
were more than counterbalanced by
departures. since yesterday evening. as
large number OF visitors got away to-
day and on the earlier of the night
trains. BY tomorrow College Station
will have returned to its normal con
dition.
In this connection few words should
be said on behalf OF the officers of the
congress and the members ow the col
lege faculty who have given such ma
terial assistance in handling the big
crowd of visitors Some few com
ally every case there has been no good
grounds therefor 1t is barely posi-
BILE that one or two little things which
might have been done were left I'M
done, but even If one grants this one
| can do no less than declare that those
who have had charge Of the matter de-
serve an unlimited amount of credit
for their efforts In the premises. No
| provision is made for the expenses OF
the congressional is to say, there is
no regular fund to draw on-and those
same expenses must be made up
through donations from members.
| That there was minimum amount of
effort required in the premises this
year is due to Colonel F. P. Holland
of Dallas, who volunteered to raise the
necessary $106 Wednesday night and
who kept his work by subscribing 500
for himself and Sc for Mr.. R. A. Ferris,
Dallas banker This fact is men
toned simply in order to show that
those in charge of the congress had
no funds wherewith to do the things
they would. liked to have done How
ever as has already been stated, every
thing that was possible under the cir
cumstances was done and the highest
credit is to be given President Cornell
anu oScie'oiy ritIuch VI Tue scohSresS'
President Foster of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college and every
member Of the college staff and fac
ulty who was present during the meet
ing. 1t was a big undertaking and it
was well handled. everything consid-
cred.
The election of officers for the con
gress was on the program for tomorrow
morning, but the entire matter was
disposed of In a very few minutes this
morning and when Oswald Wilson OF
Houston moved that all of the old