Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-07-23
TEXAS farmers CONGRESS
Meets Today at the a. and ~. College
A Synopsis Of the Proceedings.

Organized in 1899, holds It's third
annual session at the A. an9A
College this week. beginning Y ?
p. m. today.
The Farmers Congress is COM
posed OF the various slate, dis
trict and county agricultural
organizations which desire menu
bership in it, and which organiza.
tions SEND delegates. All farmers
of the state and Others interested
are invited TO attend and take part
in the proceedings. There are no
fees or dues.
The exercises today consist OF q
mass meeting Of all interests called
to order at assembly hall, AZ . p.
m. II consists of a program Vi
prepared addresses. Among them
will be some able papers. Cover
ncr George 7. Jester Is on this
program for an address on "Stock
Texas Waters with Game Fish. -
Miss Ney of Au tin reads a paper
today, on Industrial Training for
Girls.
AT the session at s p. m. tonight
will be delivered the address OF
welcome, response, aud President
j. II. Connelis address.
Tomorrow will be held indepen-
dent sessions of organized societies
as per programs prepared by their
officers at the hour of S Il. m, , p.
IN. and p. m. The are meetings
by different organized societies
such az The Truck Growers, The
Cstton Growers, The Dairymen,
etc, each society meeting in q
room assigned to it, and a visitor
interested in any particular branch
Of agriculture may select the meet
ing that best suits him, and attend
it. Full programs for each of these
meetings may be bad ON the
grounds.
The general session OF tomorrow
will be held at assembly hall bee,
ginning ut $ p. m, and among
other interesting features, will be
an address on Benefits of Far
mers' Organizations" by Il 20.
Haryie p. Jordan OF Monticello,
Ga, and an address on Texas
Storms" by DR., /. n. Cline of the
Weather Bureau, Galveston.
On Thursday. the independent
sessions meet at "a. m, p. N
and 5 p. m, and the general ses.
sion Mt night again. At the gen
eral session at night, ;. +. b.
Morse, General Passenger Traffic
Manager of the Southern Pacific
railroad, is scheduled for an al.
dress on Influence Of Railroads
on Development Of Farm Inter
ests."
On Friday the general session is
held at $ a. m, for general bust
ness, and election of officers.
The programs Of the seperaie
meetings of the various societies
contain many matters of the great
est interest, and papers and al
dresses by many strong men. An
array Of talent is presented not
commonly met in conventions Of
this kind. Included ia this list
are such men as I. V. Munson,
world famous yiticulturist Of Deui.
son, Texas; j. VI. Howell Of Dallas;
II. NJ. Stringfellow Of Lampasas;
a. NJ. Ferguson Of the State Uni
versity; G. Falkner, Waco; L 5.
Peters, Calvert, Worries P. Brown,
president Of the San Antonio Inter.
national Fair: Hon. Harvie p.
Jordan of Monticello, Ga; J. II |
Hawley. General Freight Agent Of
the /. & G.. n. r. r., Galveston;
Dr.. Daniel Parker, Calvert; Roger
Campbell, Monterey, Mexico; John |
Howard, "of and for Texas Hous-
ton; W. f. Heikes, Huntsville. |
Ala, Geo. p. Murrell, Austin, |
Ark; +. l.. Huffman, f. Worth;
the different professors of the A.
and NJ. College, and a host Of 9TH
era, most Of them men practically |
engaged in the branches otagricul- |
ture on which they are to speak
The societies having programs |
are: The State Horticultural So-
ciety; Livestock and Dairy Associ-
alton; Cotton Growers Association; /
South Texas Truck and Fruit |
Growers Association Nurserymen's |
Association: State Floral Associa- /
ton; Beekeepers Association; Poul. |
try and Pet Stock Association, and /
Women's Industrial Society.
A great variety Of subjects are
treated thoroughly, and any visi-
tor can gat a program and select |
the topic in which he is the inter-
ested, and put in his attendance
accordingly.
a splendid exhibit Of agricultu-
raj and northumberland products !
from over the state and live stool, |
from Experiment station |