The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-16
CONGRESS OF FARMERS.
Work of national Organization
Soon to Meet at Richmond, Va.


Soon to Meet at Richmond, Va.
The farmers national congress is
composed of more than 5000 delegates,
appointed by the governors of the va
rious states. The constitution of the
congress provides that TIE delegates
shall be either practical farmeH or the
editors or proprietors of farm papers.
The congress has no subordinate
bodies and therefore has no collection
of dues, and all delegates must pay all
their own expenses of, attending its
annual sessions. This has been found
to be very wise provision, as it keeps
out Of the congress the broken down
politicians and others that seek an
appointment to conventions in order to
get free ride. 1t insures that the
delegates that attend are prosperous,
substantial farmers of means and af-
fairs. More than 80 per cent of the
delegates are the most prominent and
successful farmers in their neighbor-
hoods Formerly some of the states
made appropriations to pay the eX-
penses of their delegates, but this has
been discouraged by the congress for
the reasons suggested above, and for
several years all delegates have paid
their own expenses.
The twenty-fifth annual session of
the congress will be held at Richmond,
Va, Sept 1922 next. For this meet
ing the railways of the Southern and
Central Passenger associations have
made special rates
The first four days of the session will
and addresses and their discussion
and to the introduction, discussion and
adoption or rejection of resolutions.
The most prominent subjects to be
discussed are Foreign Markets For
Farm Products Gust How the Tariff
Affects the Farmer and the Price of
His Products" 1.-The Expenditures of
the National Government For AgricuI-
ture," Immigration and Its Agricul-
tural Distribution" THE Railway and
the Farmer" and "Pure Food Legisia-
ton" These subjects will be presented
prominence, especially we'll qualified to
discuss them, and then will be open to
discussion by any delegate present.
1t is by resolutions adopted that the
congress signifies to the congress of
the United States the desires of its
delegates and of the farmers that they
represent as regards legislation. The
farmers national congress has always
been strictly nonpOltical.
Notwithstanding the claims made by
one or two other organizations. the
farmers national congress passed res
olutions in favor of free delivery of
mail to farmers for six years before
such resolution was adopted by any
other organization. 1t was the pioneer
organization in advocating pure food
legislation 1t was the first organlza-
ton, by several years, which asked
for the improvement and enlarge
ment Of the weather signal serY-
ice. and it maintained it's agitation
for the improvement of this service
until what it asked for was granted.
1t has always favored liberal appro-
priatiOns for the improvement of har-
bors and waterways and at the same
time has vigorously denounced appro-
priations to be expended on harbors
and streams where the expenditure
will be only waste Of public funds.
The officers Of the congress are:
President, Hon. Harvie Jordan, Mon
ticelIo, Ca; first vice president, Colonel
B. Cameron, Stagville, N. c.; second
vice president, Hon. Joshua Strange,
Marion, Ind; secretary, John M. Stahl,
Chicago, Ill; treasurer, Hon. A. II.
Judy, Greenville o. The executive
committee is composed of Hon. w. L.
Ames, Oregon, Wis; Colonel e. w.
Mickey, Ocean Springs, Miss; Hon.
Levi Morrison, Greenville, Pa; and ex
oficio the president and the secretary.
Every one Of the officers of the con-
gross is a practical and highly success