The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-22
DEPARTMENTS CONVENTION.
Annual Convention to Open in Jewell
 Hall This Morning,

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 Hall This Morning.
 The twenty first annual convention or
 the Connecticut Dairymen's association will be opened at Jewell Hall in this
 city Wednesday morning, and will last
 two days, President Hubert F, Potter,
 of MontoWese, will not be able to take | his place at the head of the association | His health is so impaired at present l that he cannot leave his home. At the
 annual meeting of the state grange last
 week resolutions expressing the sympa-
 thy of that body for President Potter
 were adopted They were offered by | Cattle Commissioner H. o. Averlll and
 were passed unanimously. MT. Potter | has been an influential member Of the
 association for years and was advanced
 to the presidency of the organization last year. The principal address | Wednesday morning will be made by
 Dr. George T. Powell of Briarcliff, N. His subject will be "The Principles fo Dairying as Taught at the School or
 Practical Agriculture and Horticulture at Briarcliff Manor, N. Y, and as Prac- tieed on the Briarcliff Farms
 Orrin Bent, of Boston, who is an old and familiar figure at the conventions, will be the judge of the dairy exhibits.
 There will be three addresses Wednes- day afternoon The topics and speak
 CTS will be: '"The Dairyman Factor in Our Political Economy" George Will liam Horton, Brewster, N. r.; The Vermont Dairyman and the Elements of His Success" J. 0. Sandford, Stamford, Vt; Some Essential Elements in the Breeding of the Dairy CoW," Valancy E. Fuller, New York.
 Wednesday evening Mayor Harbison will make the address of welcome, speaking at half-past seven o'clock. Two addresses are assigned for the bal ance of the time. The subjects and speakers will be: "The Silo as the Most Economical Way of Feeding Stock" Edward Van Alstyne, Kinderhook, N. Y; "The Benefits to be Derived from System of Cattle and Stable 1nspec- tion,'' Dr. Austin Peters. Boston, Mass.
 The outgoing directors are Cattle Commissioner H. o. Averill of Wash ington Depot Harry T. Miner of Yer non, F. c. Birge of Westport and Rich ard Davis of Middletown. The direc- tors holding office for another year are J. G. Schwink, Jr., of Meriden, Charles L. Futile of this city, member of the state board of agriculture, I. W. Stark of Lebanon and c. B. Poneroy Jr,, of Willimantic. F. H. Stadtmueller of Elmwood is the president, George E. Manchester of Winsted secretary and B. c. Patterson of Torrington treasurer of the association. The award of premiums will take place af- ter the election.
 The annual meeting of the directors I will be held at 1:30 Wednesday. The | three addresses for the day. with the 1 speakers, are: Lesson from the Model | Dairy at the n-American," Edward | Van Alstyne, Kinderhook, N. Y. "The | Experiment Station as an Aid to the Dairyman, w. o. Atwater, | Dairy Insurance Poli- | cies," Joseph l.. Hills, Burlington, Vt. | Professor Hills is the director of the | Vermont agricultural experiment sta ton. The Dairymen's association has life membership exceeding one hundred | 1t the present time and an annual mem- oership of seventy eight The life nem- OefS 1ncIuue e&-MdyOf LeNeIell bIdiil- ard of this city, Congressman F. Ste vens Henry of Rockville, Cattle Com missioner H. o. Averill, Dairy Commits sioner John B. Noble of East Windsor, Charles W. Grosvenor of Pomfret, Dr. Noah Greasy, Henry E. Savage of East Berlin, Railroad Commissioner w. o. Seymour of Ridgefeld, Charles l.. Tut tie of this city, Representative A. R. of Pennington, R. R. Vol cott and s. M. Wells of Wethersfeld, K Representative Timothy Sedgwick of West Hartford, Dr. George Austin Row. en of Woodstock and George L. Foskett If Winsted