Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
week OF PROFIT.
Delegates to Farmers Congress
on Eve of Departure
Praise City.
BEST MEETING YET HELD
Marks Beginning of New Era for Or
eanization-Delegat Leave
for Homes.

With the trolley ride this morning
the 10Th annual session of the Farm
ers' National congress came to a close,
and over 1900 delegates will go TO
more than 50 states with nothing but
words of praise for Rock Island. The
banquet TO the life members by the Of
ficers and the informal meeting at
O'Clock this afternoon were abandoned,
as several of the members were COM
PEELED to leave early today in order 70
make railway connections. that would
get them home Sunday.
Delegates Are Departing.
Delegates are leaving on every train
and even last night a depletion in num-
beers was noticeable. The Harper
house lobby. all week n scene of much
activity. looks like a deserted village
in comparison with the earlier activ-
ity. Many of the merchants removed
their decorations last night and others
completed the work today
Rock Island has again dropped back
into its normal state. but with the sat
isfaction that the most successful gath
ering of the congress has just been
concluded in this city.
A reasonably large crowd boarded
the cars at the Harper house for q troll
ley ride about Rock Island. Moline and
Davenport. and all declared II was 4
fitting conclusion To a week full of
pleasant incidents.
In the words of one of the officers
the future of the Farmers congress is
indexed from the Rock Island meeting.
and this expresses the opinion of prac-
ticaIly every delegate in attendance.
Praise for Messrs. Medill. Payne.
and Strayer. could be heard on every
hand this morning. and although Rock
Island was the word. these men were
frequently linked with it, During the
entire session not a single complaint
was made TO any of the officers and
this is the first convention in the his
tory OF the congress that such Il cOndi-
tiOn of general satisfaction has existed
Praise for Decorations.
Several of the officers and many of
the delegates were enthusiastic in
their praise of the merchants for the
decorations that adorned their places
of business. and the lobby of the Har
per house would have been a very I'M
healthy place for the man who offered
the slightest criticism. Every officer
of the congress declared Rock Island
had more than fulfilled its pledges. and
this convention would serve 10 benefit
the ciry by the kind words that will be
spoken for many years to come. Dele
gates from over thirty states have
been present, and il is reasonable to
suppose the name of Rock Island will
be heard many thousand times in the
next few weeks and months.
An expression as TO the success of
the convention was sought from near
~ all the officers this morning and
their opinions follow:
More Than FULFILLED Pledges.
ut is the largest attendance of dele
gates we ever had said President J.
NJ. Stahl today, and continuing. said.
land think altogether the most profit
able and successful convention. | have
not heard a single complaint from one
delegate or heard of anyone being dis
satisfied. We feel that our entertain
ment here has even surpassed our eX-
pectations. and il has been a matter