The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
COMING OF FARMERS
NATIONAL FARMERS CONGRESS
WILL REACH SAVANNAH TO-DAY.
BOARD OF TRADE THEIR HOST.
TO GIVE THEM TRIP DOWN RIVER
AND MAYBE ONE TO TYBEE.

Programme Decided Mt Meeting of
Board of Trade Held Yesterday.
Committees Appointed to Take
Care of Different Parts of Enter
tainment-savannah Electric Co.
Tenders transportation From De-
pot to HOtcI-MayOr and Aldermen
Asked to Make Trip Down HarbOr.
Capt. Purse as General Chairman
Extends Thanks to Various Bodies
and Persons for Assistance.
The National Farmers Congress, two
hundred strong, will reach Savannah
to-day from Macon, as the guests of
the Macon, Dublin and Savannah and
the Seaboard Air Line Railroads. They
will come on special train, leaving
Macon at s o'clock, and reaching Sa-
vannah at O'Clock, city time.
The Board of Trade, whose invitation
to the farmers to be its guests during
their stay III Savannah, was mentioned
in the Morning News, held a meeting
in the morning and prepared pro-
gramme of entertainment for the ex-
pected visitors and appointed commit
tees to see to the various matters Incl
dent to their stay here.
The farmers will be met at the Union
Depot by the reception committee, and
will be escorted to a hotel where din
der will be served. Both visitors and
committee will he taken from the depot
to the hotel on cars rendered by the
Savannah Electric Company. Two
hours will be allowed for dinner and
promptly at 4 o'clock the pilot boat
u. H. Estill' will leave the Exchange
dock, taking the visitors on trip
down the river. Lunch will be served
on the trip despite the fact that the
guests will be brought back to the city
in time for supper.
Train to Tybee.
1t is probable also that train will
be run to Tybee for such members of
the party as would prefer trip of that
kind to the one on the water. That
the first will be the most popular there
is little doubt, for a wire from Mr.. John
NJ. Stahl, secretary of the congress, re-
ceived last night, stated that the menu
bers of the organization accepted with
pleasure the invitation for a trip on the
river.
Besides the members of the congress
and the members of the Board of
Trade who will be along, Mayor Myers
and the members of Council have also
been invited, and doubtless will accept
the invitation. The committees in
charge of the programme are as fol-
lows:
The Entertainers.
entertainments. w. Saussy, chair
man; w. w. Starr, H. H. Bradley, C.
c.. Martin. H. Granger, A. B. Moore,
]. C. Schwarz and G.. P. Walker.
TranSportation-C. w Howard
chairman: c. w. Drummer. w. G.
Cooper. A. L. Farie and w. Ct. Brewer.
Reception-D. G. Purse, chairman;
H. A. Crane, w. w. Gordon, Herman
Myers, j. NJ. Egan j. P. Williams, j
II. Estill. H. Wybert. E. Newman,
Henry Blum, F. c. Battey, ]. T. Wells,
w. NJ. Davant. l.. Z. Chalenor, C. L.
Chestnut, B. F. Billiard, w. A. Bis
bee, James Farie, Jr., NJ. B. Lane, P.
A. Stovall F F. Jones, w. Coney and
Garland NJ. Ryals.
Finance. r.. Young, chairman; ].
B. Chestnut, J. NJ. Dixon, ]. NJ. Egan,
C. c. Ely, 1. NJ. Frank, ]. T. Free
man, L. P. Hart, F. S. Lathrop, j.
F. C. Myers, L. Mcneil and T. H.
Mcmillan
Capt. D. G.. Purse is general chair
man of all committees, and as such,
wishes to extend for himself and the
Board of Trade thanks to the railroads,
street railway line, Pilots Association,
and other bodies that have assisted ma
terially in the preparation of a pro-
gramme for the expected visitors He
is especially indebted to Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman of Washington for the use
of the quarantine tug to relieve the
Estill. But for the use of this boat the
trip down the river would have had
to be abandoned