The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-27
THE FARMERS CONGRESS
A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS ON VA
RloUs SUBJECTS ADOPTED.
Organization OF Local Farmers Clubs Is
to Be eneouraeed--L COM
nittees Were Appointed.

College station, Texas, July 2d-At che
closing session OF the Farmers Congress
last evening. the reports OF the committee
on organizations and farmers institute anl
home comforts and conveniences were
adopted.
Prof. II r. Attwater delivered highly
interesting and Instructive address on the
undeveloped resources OF Texas exhibit
ing number OF samples or these resources
IN the shape Of hbres glass sand, paper
oyster shells foot long aud other things
At the close Of the address President
Council announced McsSrs, Leonard rillnt
son. Worries f. Brown, A II. sinclair J.
NJ. Vance and w A. Ponder MS the com
mittee on pure fool law
A resolution thanking The Post aud other
papers for enurtcslcs was adopted. Hon.
nnryic y. Jordan was officially thanked
on his address resolution urging the
legislature to increase the appropriation
for the Agricultural and Mechanical coleg
was adopted. II provided for a conmlt'es
the members of which are v, y Brown,
| + w uuat, Tom Fraziet IN II say
gc and l.. II. Porter.
4 resolution thanking Steward Shisa
of the Agricultural sud Mechanical college
prevailed. as ala another thankins Prof.
| Attwater for his address and Mrs. BansS,
| Nihs Foster, Miss Caylit and McssrF. Kerr,
Gacrlcy ana Smith for music. The rail
| loads were thanked FOR low rates and Il
committee ON transportation, composed ~
| Mrssrs \. g. Pickett W. 7, NJ Dlcs
san and sam n Dixon, was appointed
! a resolution plcdging the congress III np
| position 10 ne practice " slanghtelnI
song BIRDS uih doves Tor, ornaments no
! vailed and the congress adjourned sine az
! The following report was adopted IhprS
Hc, your committee on organizations and
! farmers nstltuteH, beg eaNeNto make M
In order 10 encourage the organization o
| local farmers clubs to discuss agNcuituu,r. M
and horticultural problems and 20 IeNclo;
them Systematically towards definite end
We. Nour committees, stfn0 prepared l'
develop the spirit aud purpose o{ tn!s cor
nual address aud cooperate with such 70
cal clubs or other organizations OF a ilk
nature In perfectiue their organlzatlop
and In connection herewith outline an
prepare such institute ana educational pre-
grams ms VIII serve the greatest needs Y
any given locality. We are also prepares
10 assist In securing aud providing eN
perts In all lines OF educational aud Inst
lutte work to discuss leading problems y
such institute meetings With Speelai rel
erence to local conditions.
ms committee announces lts rendines
to take NJ correspondence WIN local trH
and truc6 growers associations, count
fairs, business leagues, or citizens commit
tees and begin at once the organization
farmers clubs and holding Institutes !
There should be no hosltancy on the par
a the people Of Texas In calling upo
this committee for us services ns indicated
lnasmuch as we are the creature Oh "
Farmers Congress of Texas appomtcd ia
the purpose ~ advancing the interest o
thai great association, which means tn
Industrial Development Ol Texas
f W. kirkpatrick, Mckinney. ,chail
uan; r. w. Mally, College station; u