Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

sidered the best qualified man in the
United States for a discussion of the
subject assigned to him, as he has
gwen it special study for years. He
\ is president of the National Associa-
ton for improvement of Waterways
Clifford Pinchet. after graduation from
Yale university, studied forestry in
France, Germany, Switzerland, and
has been engaged in the forest service
! of the United States since 1898. He is
member of the committee on organ
| ization of scientific work of the gov
eminent since 1908. and a member of
the commission on public lands since
the same year. He is the author OF
several works on forestry. His adj
dress will be of particular interest.
Hon III. &. Adams "a Speaker.
Hon. II. G. Adams of Madison, Wis,
v no speaks Wednesday afternoon on
rliIway rate legislation. has been Il
member of congress since 1903, and is
. member of the house committee on
agriculture. He IS a highly successful
dairy farmer. He served several terms
il the Wisconsin legislature. was pres
iiIent of the Wisconsin State Dairy
mems association for three terms, and
president for two terms of the Wiscol-
s.n State Horticultural society. was
FOR years member of the Wisconsin
state board of agriculture. and one Of
the prominent farmers institute speak
ers. For two years he served as SUI
Terintendent of public property of Wis
consin. and eight years as state dairy
and food commission. In as much as
congress has passed the railway rate
bill, it is expected that Mr.. Adams will
take some other subject instead of the
rate regulation.
From East and West.
The subject of agricultural centrali-
.at.cn-larger or smaller farms-will
be discussed from the view points of
both east and west, the speakers be
ing J. w. Sanborn. of Gilmanton. y.
r.. and Henry Wallace. of Des Moines.
Iowa Mr.. Sanborn was for a score
If years prominent in agricultural col
.;ege and experimental station work. and
for several years was director of the
Missouri agricultural experimental sta
tural experimental station, and was It's
director until he resigned 10 purchase
and operate one of the large farms of
New England. He is working out the
proposition that the large farm is the
more profitable
Mr. Wallace is the founder and man
aging editor of Wallace's Farmer. He
was for years one of the editors and
owners of the Iowa Homestead. He is
an extensive practical farmer. and at
the same time is one of the most
widely known and popular .agricultur
al writer's and speakers in the United
States.
Other speakers Thursday afternoon
are E. 3. Cogwill of Topeka. Kan,
Hon. Harvie Jordan. Atlanta, Ga. for
mer Governor S. r. Van SAINT of Win
ona. Mimi. and \. P. Sanders of Chi
cago. These men are all men known
generally among the agricultural peo-
pie of the country. S. r. Van SAINTS
address will be of particular interest.
inasmuch as he is a Rock Island man,
and a citizen of whom this city is
proud.
For the Farm Home.
Friday morning will be devoted to-
subjects relating to the farm home
Miss Margaret MatheT of Lafayette,
Ind. and Mrs. Louise ]. Stephens of
Minneapolis. will discuss education for
home making, while Mrs. Ella II. Dur
ley of Des Moines. Iowa, and James
e. Tower of Springfield. Mass, will
tell of labor saving devices in the
farm home. Miss MatheT is a gradu-
ate of the domestic economy depart
ment of the University of Kansas, and
is one of the best known lecturers on
the subject of domestic economy at
farmers institutes and chautauquas.
She is the head of the department Of
home economies of the Lincoln, H..
.ollege. Mrs. Stephens is editor of
Thc Farmers Wife published at st.
Paul, and also Of the home depart |
ment of The Farmer. also published
in that city.
MIR Tower is editor of Good House
keeping published at Springfield, |
Mass. and Mrs. Durley is the editor
If The Homemaker. published at Des
Moines.
The Agricultural Press.
Friday afternoons program will be
given at the Watch Tower. The agri- |
cultural press will be the subject of
the afternoon. What the press should |
10 for the farmer will be discussed by |
Hon VIII B. Powell of Shadeland. Pa, |
and what the farmer should do for the |
agricultural press will be discussed by |
Scion l.. GoOde. president of the Ma
tiOnai Agricultural Press league, of In
Mr.. Powell and his broth
er have been for many years the pro-
prietOrs of "Shadeland." the largest
pure bred livestock establishment in
he world. He has travelled extensive