The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-24
FARMERS CONGRESS
FINE PROGRAM FOR OKLAHOMA CITY MEETING.
sessien wi1i Begin October IF, and People of Proposed state Are xEaking Great Pians for
 Occasion.

For the Farmers National Congress ct oklahoma City in October, Presi- dent John M. stahi of the Farmers National Congress, is putting the fn- ishing touches on one of the best pro- grams the congress has ever had. The session will open at Oklahoma City Thursday. October IT, at 9:30 a. m, and the enterprising people of that wide-awake city are making every ex- ertion to render the affair one of ex- ceptional success.
 The program includes three gover- nors Gov. Frank Frantz, a man of great ability. who has been much in the public eye during the evolution of Ckianoma from . territory to a state. will receive close attention. Gov. AL hert B. Cummins, of Iowa, who has given much thought to the features of economies created by modern con- ditions, and who Is one of the strong : men of the West. will speak on public questions that interest farmers. Gov. N. B. Broward, of Florida, one of the leading men of the South, will tell of the bearing which the draining of the everglades has had on the agriculture of the United States.
 Hon. H J. Colman, of St. Louis, the first Secretary of Agriculture. will be an interesting man to see and hear. from his connection with national and official agriculture. and also for the able, thousht-suggestive words which he will be Fsure to utter. His native talents and his long record as an effi- cient worker for agriculture makes him a peculiarly valuable feature of the program.
 Every session of the Congress has had one or more addresses from Con- gressmen. This year Hon. Chas. R. Davis. member of Congress from Min- nesota, will be one of the speakers. He has given much thought to the sub feet of a national appropriation for agricultural high schools, an has in troduced into Congress bill looking to that end. He will speak on his fa- vorfte topic. The general subject of agricultural eucation will also be discussed in addresses by Hon. r. A. Cotton, state superintendent of public instruction of Indiana, and Prof. w. R. Hart. of Massachusetts. Professor Hart was born and educated in Iowa. was head of the state normal school in Nebraska for some time, and is now professor of agricultural education In the Massachusetts Agricultural Col lege. Ills viewpoint Is, therefore, na- tional, which fits him peculiarly to speak on thIs subject.
 One session of the Congress will be given to the important subject of CO., operation. The speakers will be Hem ry F. Atwood Esq. and c. S. Barrett, Esq. Mir. Atwood is a college @gradu- ate and a leading member of the Ilii- nois Bar Association. Latterly, he has been giving much attention to Company" and is president of the same. He is an excellent speaker, nav- ing been presidsnt of the Northern Or~ atorical League. Mir. Barrett Is presi- deptA ~ae |. ers' Educational and Co-ol Cora Parketn of America-s an orgaIIuff al e wonderful record for <o Illustrate: In Ten ness Il R cod years. 1t has gained 8 mela,t friends fifteen thousand. and a sim -has been made in oth- CT states eEr. Barrett Is remarkable organixef. and a notable man in many respects