The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16


| The, Afternoon session was then carried out,
rest and supper
| At p. m the first general session con
| vened 1t was opened by praver and oben
| followed the address OF welcome bv prof
| j.. W. Carson, superintendent of College
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.
! there Is strong sentiment In favor Of
| organizing a system Of State farmers in
! stltute. This Is move which. II brought
| TO truiuon. will result in vast good to the
state at large. There are one or two in.
dependent farmers Institutes in the state
ana III their respective localities they have
| accomplished world Of good In educating
the owners up to proper system OF agrl.
culture and posting him as to the best
market for his product The plan most
| IN favor Is to naugurate these Institutes
under the auspices vi the Agricultural and
Mechanlcal college and to nave experts
iIom the college and specialists in various
| agricultural hcds throughout the state
visit each senatorial district and hold from
one 10 three-ddy Institutes for the instruc-
tl"n oil those who WISH to apply sdentidc
| farming methods to the Daturauy productive
| SOL of the greatest state In the untOn.
| II this organization is perfected, ana there
! now seems little doubt that II will be, it
| VIII result in vastly greater benefit TO the
| state at large than one nundred times the
| annual cost would amount to. Your CORE
! spondent has heard expressions from many
| OF the leaders present aud one aud all are
nearby In favor Of the institute, as they
| believe 1t will be u helpeto the individual
farmers of Texas and to .he State at
| large.
feature of the congress Is the un.
usually large number of prairie schooners
| To be seen. great number OF the resi-
| dents of this and adjoining counties make
| this the mecca for their midsummer outing
| IN rhpfT raI tsnsrf No
| and other vehicles and the college authori-
| ties see that they are furnished with every
| facility for camping out in n comfortable
! manner Coming In this way they are en-.
| ablcd to bring the entire family ana sur
Hcicnt provisions for their stay. They have
only to buy a little fresh meat and their
! trip has the double attraction of being re-
| creative and economical.
| Tom Finty is hero in the interest of the
| Texas worlds fair commission, aud II push
and popularity can accomplish anything he
| VIII turn something up before h. leaves.
| Prof $. A. Knapp arrived yesterday and
, his every spare moment IS being devoted to
! helpful talks with agriculturiSts VINO seek
| his valuable advice. He is slated for three
! it's many Investigations in every land and
cline from the Orient to the Occidcut.
! r. c. Nye of Laredo, who raised 10000
pounds OF choice onions on one acre of
| Texas soil is here and this afternoon he
| told how he did and showed others how
! they could go and do likewise In i've
| minute talk of sound logic and convincing
II. b. Hllyor of Bowie made short talk
| this afternoon In favor uf Good Dirt
man in Texas who is Interested In the good
| roads movement.
j. II. Tom, Georgetown member of the
| Texas Dairymen's association, is an en-
tmusl"st In , e,.cu3inr+c talk MS after
noon noon o an" that subject was mastery effort
ana eonrnr,ng PROOF u 'n' Ne'e'S'' i0'
| John T. Garner OF Grnyrock, fruit and
truck grower, is one Of the enthusiasts Of
~ ~ '@ s,'Ir oa.s bori worl - canlug an
paratns of original advantages. which he
! claims will rcvolution2e the canning IN,
| dus'lY IN leA9S anu save .hv iaI NJ y, nt.u
! consumers OF tue Htuit lh"ua"nu' vi "V'''t'
| annually ny 's gc"nI},H' ac.,. ttro, CHROME.
rms COUNT niirgre' on ~ sSnncIaI hcaddj
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| ~ Eulnt"p i5 Tito ara IN no Marty
I'M l.an troti hru,yht In tiftv odd visitors
| frnu, %ortb and West yTrxns Five hundred
dcleratrs and visitors were on the door to-
! nioht Rcnrpsnnt1tiyes Of thirteen different
| ngricultnral organizations are now here
! r. j. willis Of Galveston read paper on
| "Cutovcr Lands Of East Texas" at the
| afternoon session, showing that they were
| valuable for truck, frmt ana STOCK raising
Superintendent j. W. Carson welcomed
the visitors az the night session IN very
hhppy anu ch9rmlhs nahuer, ms rehlaIk
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Prof Plttmck secretary Of tho congress
| then read his annual report. which was
very brief but covered the situation fully
| The presidents annual address was next
| PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS
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