The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-13

e Ihe twenty nth annual meeting OF the
Farmers National Congress OF the United
states Is being held IN this city. The
initial session Was hold In the assembly
rooms Of the Masonic Temple at 10 80
O'Clock yesterday Tho headquarters of
the congress nrc Mt Murply's Hotel
The hour appointed for the opening
+ session wns 10 o'clock. hlit for u number
Of reasons tho savel OF the president did
not fall until 1890. Even ut that hour.
late for farmers tofget TO work, many OF
Z the accredited delegates had not reached
the hail Some wore delayed BY late
trains and others for other reasons. How
ever about two hundred md fifty mem Z
berg and a large number Of visitors. In
B Guiding n number OF women, were In their
seats when the presidents gavcl fell.
III On the atagc were the officers Of tho
n congress- together wlth5a number OF In
5Yited guests. among them Governor Mon
&tague. Mayor Mccarthy, Rev. SIr. Gravatt.
Mr.. J. G. Freeman, Hon. John Lamb and
& others. t
Many OF the delegates from distant
States, who had SO long heard OF the
y great crops OF tobacco raised In old Nir-
4 ginia. We're surprised to sec placards all
about the place Of meeting which read:
'.Do not chew tobacco and do not Spit
III slllb uES lIlGI u
was, to say the least OF 1t. aEIittlo incon-
slstency in the warning. It did not take
them long. however. to find out that Vir-
ginians paid very little attention to the
placards, and the visitors We're quick
h enough to fall right into the old custom
Of lfsregarding placnrds
Speeches at the Opening.
The morning session was taken UP al
most altogether with speech -,naking, vel
4 coming addresses and responses The
visiting horny-handed SONS Of toll were
welcomed to- the.steee by Governor Mon
a ttgue: to#tl1c agricultural city or Rich
mond by Mayor Mccarthy, and to the
hearts OF commercial Richmond by Mr..
J. c. Freeman. the vice-presidcnt OF the
Chamber OF Commerce.
Colonel Bcnnchan Cameron Of North
Carolina, the first vice president OF the
congress- responded to the Governors nd-
dress. and Hon. Joshua Strange. OF IN
diana, second vice president made a
lump job OF replying to Messrs Mccarthy
and Freeman. The appointment OF a
committee on credentials completed the
8 business OF the morning session, and an
hour was spent In social Intercourse, and
81 all the members from all the points of the
compass got acquainted with each other.
In the afternoon there was n larger
attendance both OF delegates and of vs-4
itors. After the congress had listened
10 two very interesting addresses, one
the annual address OF the president and
the other q paper BY First Assistant Sec
rctary Whitaker, of Massachusetts gem
cral discussion was INDUCED In ~ n
& limited extent
A roll call showed that delegates arc
present from Florida, Georgia, Illions,
Indiana. Iowa, Louisiana, Massachn-
setts. Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri. Montana. Nebraska, North
Carolina. Ohio Oklahoma, Pennsylvania.
South Carolina, Tennessee. Texas, Vir-
ginla. West Virginia. Wisconsin,. New
Jersey, New York. Maryland and Ken
tncky,
Many women. mainly wives and
daughters OF the male delegates, are in
attendance, but as many perhaps as a
half dozen women nre present as reg
#ularly accredited dcle<ates. The presi-
dent cordially invited the women to take
mart In the discussion II they want to-
TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS,
Congress meets at $3.50.
a Introduction OF resolutions.
Address by Hon. r.. T.. Livingston
member of Congress-. of Georgia. II
Address by Hon. r. c.. Adams, mem
her OF Congress, of Wisconsin,.
7$ General discussion go. 2, M.
Address BY Hon. Bryan Grlms' Gfo
North Carolina. g.J.
A General discussion and general busi-
ness,