The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-11

AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME

Notable among the conventions Of this
year in Richmond will be the twenty fifth,
annual session of the Farmers National
Congress OF the United States which will
open in this city tomorrow and continue
until September 22d. An organization
founded In the interest OF farmers and
agriculture In all parts Of the country,
the converting Of this body will be OF
especial Importance to those who till and
win their subsistence from the soil. This
will be the frat time that the organiza-
ton will have met In Richmond, and 1t Is
expected that large gathering Of Vir-
ginia's farmers and those in all ways in
tered In agriculture will attend the con-
vcntlon. The Congress NUMBERS among
It's members men In all parts Of the coun-s
try, from Maine to California, and from
the Canadian boundary line to the South
ern CULTS. And 30. large attendance Is
looked for from all States. ..,.s, TT. n
The Farmers Sntlonal Congress was
founded somewhere prior to 1884. !ts pur..
f1iSndly relations bat ween persons ID
different sections OF the country, inter-
ested in husbandry, and through Its meet
Es nnd reports to beat Ior wdee
the United states. Through Its wide scope
this Organization has exerted deep In
farmers and Of placing them on plane
from which their voice may be heard in
relation to the great public questions aris--
foodstuffs and natural products, the more
general questions relating TO- supply and
demand. and all things which affect the
agrlculturist For ;o 6nT4,
their wishes and interests In the great Is
sues which occasionally arose. In relation
to taxation on natural products. their In
portation and expectation and the fltal
questions affecting farm labor.
The founding OF this present great and
influential body may probably be traced
ances. through which the farmers first
struggled to band themselves In some form
| OF unity SO that they might make some
concerted movement In their own IN
Representative Men.
Tuesday. is composed OF some OF the most
representative men in all parts Of the
country. who, either make their lying
are hai
| been prepared. and some very important
subjects are up for. general discussion.
The list OF officers and the programme
President, Hary!e Jordan, Mto.ntIcello'
stagv!lle. N. CT; second Vice president
H 5SdS %;.,ssss; ssy
sretarles-d eerse, ,M. Whitaker. Boston
MaH1 e. rlnsy Psws Ia Exe anahyt
e. ~. Mickey, Ocean Strings. Mis-; Ley
Morrison Greenylle pn Gx * donn #
s'aA!rf G }@ssfpSXsY !, ! SEPT. PHO 4, NJ.
| Addresses Of welcome-on the part o.
car,hy. mayor Of Richmond; on tho par,
OF Richmond Chamber OF, Commerce. e, Hon
r. g. Leigh, Jr.8 president Hichmone
Chamber Of GommSrce;, 4, on on the Pa,Mt oo :"
| tagur, Governor OF Virginia. y,
HpsicrYts to- addrcsscs OF We,come-
Hon - Iamer11n stagu1Nle ati 81 d ti5n
g gresrrMnI Hon. joshua strange. MARION Ind.
Second ce-president Farmers +! IONA
Congress. {. - I. y, -, arabian
' sia p. 81. cali q ro 2. @. appointment
Annual address-lion.L Hnryle J a, ma
Monticello, Ga, president faf"''fA va
''? A"ppo d OF committee on pres'
dents addrsss. -. u.r,o
The E1sa a G6nE Kans'' eifoI sorge
s W"stss, fsssss hss' oassss'
wIMl sSsssast,g 4, b sEpTEMREH4 30;
r Introduction of Revolutions.
Ths Taftn az II Affects AHr'cAn,,,Ln !, I,
> Hon, T.. +. Liningston, M. @, A''hh'
EssstHp sy1 Xasms fnf * sa nr'
!, Discpsaion nj Theses papers
: Introduction ~ HeeGillfiGHs, ue,,,t
. hxteui,uraf 1ics0uresss az re houu
: IiSn, j. bryan grimes, Eal..iKh; 7
Gayernmsal EIpsndit.fe, IN - H TX, Y
i Anf,ir Carlisle, South bend, ma
Discussion Df these papers
y Usyort Of COMMITTEES On Resolutions
7 Introduction Of Ihsolptlons'