The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-14
Morning Session Taken.
Up With Lively Dis
Cussi0n 0f.Tariff.
TO ASK PRESIDENT
FOR BETTER ROADS
Resolutions Offered Calling On
Mr.. Roosevelt to Recommend a
System Of Appropriations
for Purpose Of Improving
Public Highways-The
South's Resources.

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The second day of the twenty-nfth an
nual session of the National Farmers
= Congress opened bright and beautiful
3 and the attendance upon the morning
session was something Larger than on on
the first day.
Again the farmers were n little late
S end President Jordan did not let MS
gavcl fan until 10 o'clock for the morn
Ing session, although the proGrrfa-mf'l''n1ce roGrf = 'l'1e
called for It's falling at o:3o.
The nrst session Yas especially inter
esting in that the papers read caused
some liyely debate, the tariff and the m
come tax being the subjects that brought
out the discussion. Hon IL. =. LllNFi.nls LlFins-
ston, d famous Georgia farmer ana
Democratic member OF Congress lto'l. ~.
= that State. read a paper on .'The Iari1
asS1t Affects Agriculture and Hon.4H G.
Adams, d Wisconsin farmer and Re-a
n,Iblican high protection Congressman,
road a uaper on nThc Federal Govern
rnGnt and tho Farmers and these pa
pers most naturally dipped into politics'
Mr.. Livingston nlad< something OF q
free trade address, although he called
il Il Plea for freer trade. not free trade.
MIR. Adnms's S address was Il tariff speech,
or. more properly speaking, q revived
tariff argument Hon. a. y. Martin dep
,,ty secretary or agriculture Of Pennsyl-
yania; Hon. w. +. Brown. OF Hancock
comfy w. Va, and Mr.. S. n. Black.
strong-lunged Illinois farmer, spoke as 70
Mr.. Livingstons address. The congress-
\ seemed TO be satisfied with Mr.. .Adams's
address and no replies were offered. but
for while, between the leading address,
es, it looked as If the Farmers, Congress
had became the United states Congress
und IL Mckinley. a Dinglcy or NilFon
bill was under discussion. # ss5; ;t.5 n sy
Among the pleasing features OF the.
morning. lnse,ins was the appearance
or u committee from tile trade organi-
4 znticns of .Messrs. Joseph Wal
slessticn, s. r: Bevenidge and w. M. Lewis
representing the Grain and Cotton EX-
change, the Tobacco Exchange, the Fruit
and Produce Association. the Wholesale
Grocers' Association. thea Bankers As
ISOLATION and the Agricultural lmple-
ri,eut Dealers. cordially invited the con-
gress to be their guests tonight. The
4 pleasures of the Reservoir Park the
Casino and luncheon out there are
tho attractions offered.
Invited to the Governors Mansion
President Jordan announced an invl-
tation from Governor and Mrs. Mon
4atngue to the ladies' OF the congress to be
their guests at the Executive Mansion at
II o'clock this morning. The ladies' ac-i
cepted the invitation.
The attendance was larger than on the
first day. but not near SO large as had
been anticipated. The shortage In at
tendance Is attributed to the@ yellow
fever scare, The expected large dclega-
tions from louisiana, Florida. Texas,
Alabama and Mississippi are not here
because OF the yellow fever and the
troubles Of quarantine. In addition many
delegates from the North and North
vest ,@who otherwise would, have been In
attendance. were frightened away by the
4 talk OF yellow fever. Many of them
had an idea thai yellow fever. raj ges all
over the South, and 1t was news to
many who are here. TO say nothing
IF those who We're scared away, that yell
low fever Is unknown in Richmond
The afternoon session was not alto
gether as largely attended rs the morn
Ing session. Many OF the delegates We're
out Sightseeing Quite a number OF them
mad hired hacks and others took advantage
of the trolley lines to go out In the
suburbs and look over some OF the fa-
nous battlefeds.
The feature OF the afternoon session
was an interesting paper by Hon. J.
Bryan Grimes, of North Carolina, on
tho agricultural Resources Of the
South"
a paper was to have been read by
Charles Arthur Carlisle. OF Indiana, Oh
Government Expenditure In Relation to
Agricultural Interests" At the last mo-
ment Mr.. Carlisle found 1t Impossible to
attend the congress, but sent his pa pcr,
and on motion the same was spread upon
the minutes.
The farmers were not in much OF q
talking humor in the afternoon and tho
papers and resolutions read called out
little or no general discussion.
The night session was given over en-
tirely to q lecture by Mr. William ~,
Powell of Pennsylvania