Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-02
CONGRESS OF FARMERS.
Work of . National Organization
 Soon to Meet at Richmond, Va.

Work of National Organization
 Soon to Meet at Richmond. Va.
 The farmers national congress Is composed of more than 6.000 delegates, appointed by the governors of the va rious states. The constitution of the congress provides that the delegates shall be either pYctical farmers 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 it's 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 a free ride. It insures that the delegates that attend are prosperous, substantial farmers of means and af fairs. More than 90 per cent of the delegates are the most prominent and successful farmers in their neighbor
 
 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 be devoted, as heretofore, to papers 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" Just How the Tariff Affects the Farmer and the Price of His Products 'The Expenditures of the National Government For Agricul- ture," Immigration and Its Agricul- tural Distribution" "The Railway and the Farmer" and Pure Food Legisla- tion." These subjects will be presented in set addresses by men of national prominence, especially we'll qualified to discuss them. and then will be open to discussion by any delegate present. It 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 'epresent as regards legislation. The farmers national congress has always been strictly nonpolitical.
 Notwithstanding the claims made by one or two other organizations. the armers' national congress passed res buttons in favor of free delivery of nail to farmers for six years before such resolution was adopted by any other organization. It was the pioheer organization in advocating pure food ngislation. It was the first organiza- ton, by several years, which asked tor the improvement and enlarge inent of tue weather signal serv- ice, and it maintained its agitation for the improvement of this service until what 1t asked for was granted. It 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 a waste of public funds.
 The officers of the congress are: President, Hon. Harvie Jordan. Mon- tlcello. Ga: first vice president, Colonel E. Cameron. Stagville. x. C.. second vice president. Hon. Joshua Strange. Marion, Ind: secretary. John NJ. Stahl. Chicago. H.: 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 gress is practical and highly success