Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-15
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| Des Moi1es, Sept. 15.--About 500 del
egates have been appointed from Iowa
| to attend the Farmers National Con-
gress, which meets in Rock Island, ILL.,,
| October 9 to 20. The sessions will last
| for two weeks, but the greater part of
| the convention will be the first week,
from the 9th to the 18th. Under the
provisions of the constitution of the
congress, all delegates appointed last
year hold over this year too. That is
all delegates serve two years, tho new
delegates are appointed each year.
The congress opens Tuesday morn
ing, October 9. and the forenoon will
! be spent in addresses of welcome and
responses. In the afternoon there will
be appointment Of committees and Of
fcials, and one address on agriculture
in Alaska, by Hon. James Sheakley,
who has been commissioner and gov
ernor Of Alaska for twelve years.
Tuesday evening there is to be a re-
ception to the delegates, rendered by
the officers of the congress at the Har-
per House, which is the headquarters.
Water transportation as it affects
farming by Congressman Joseph e.
Randall, of Louisiana, and forestry, by
Hon. Clifford Pinchot, chief of the for
est service, of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, are the sub
-, y0Ir do,
forenoon Business methods in farm
ing Will be discussed Wednesday after
noon by David Rankin, Of Tarkio, Mo.
Governor Cummins appears on the
program for Wednesday afternoon on
the subject, docs the Farmer Receive
His Share Of Government Recognt-
tion?'
Wednesday evening Hon. Alfred
Bayliss, superintendent Of public In
struction of Illinois, will talk on con-
solidation of rural schools, and Mr..
Ralph H. Searle. Of Edgar, Neb., on
THE Agricultural Colleges" and by
Frank p. Sargent, of the government
immigration bureau, on How Can lm-
migration Be Influenced to Relieve the
Scarcity of Farm LAHORE"
Thursday forenoon Congressman H
C. Adams, of Wisconsin, will talk on
rate regulation. In the afternoon j.
w. Sanborn, of chinatown, N. H., and
Henry Wallace, of Des Moines, will
talk on Agricultural Capitalization"
Marketing farm products will be dis
cussed under four heads; for Shippers
Association e. b. Cowgirl, of Topeka,
Kan: price control by Harvie Jordan.
of Atlanta, Ga; foreign markets, by
S. r. Van SAINT, of Winona, Mimi; for
eign markets for live stock, by A. p.
Sanders, of Chicago.
Friday will be devoted to topics
handled by women, and Iowa is again
recognized on the program. Education
for home making will be discussed by
Miss Margaret Mather, of Lafayette.
Ind; and Mrs. Louise J. Stephens, or
Minneapolis. Labor saving devices in
the farm home by Mrs. James E.
Tower of Springfield, ILL.,, and Mrs. Ella
H. Durley, of Des Moines, editor of tn.
Homemaker. Friday afternoon will be
devoted to- the agricultural press.
What it should do for the farmer will
be discussed by Will B. Powell, OF
Shadeland, Penn, and what the farm
err should do for it, by Scion l.. Goode
of Indianapolis. Friday evening ana
Saturday will be devoted to excur-
sions, and the following week to soma
convention work and further excur-
sions.
The meeting of the congress will be
the most notable gathering of farmers
and in fact the only national gather
ing of farmers in the country this
wear The fact that it is SO close to
Iowa, being on the border of the state
will undoubtedly cause very large
number from this state to attend. Thls
state Furthermore has been given
three positions on the program and
Governor Cummins is the only COVER
nor of state assigned to a topic res
ularly on the program
The railroads have all given excur-
sion rates of one fare and 81 for the
round trip.