Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-17
NATIONAL CONGRESS-
OF FARMERS
TwENTY-sEVE VENTH ANNUAL sEs-
SION CoNyENEs.


Oklahoma City, Okla. oct. I'll
What bids fair TO be one OF the most
notable gatherings OF the agrlcul.
tural interests OF the country ever
held was inauguratci today with the
opening OF the twonty-asventh am
nual session OF the farm Ars' Nation
nj congress OF the United States.
Delegates are here from early every
tate ana territory OF tho Union
and form an impo lng assemblage
OF the nations tlllers of the soil
The oklahoma boarl OF agriculture.
tho territorial officials aud tho COM
merclal organizations of oklahoma
City joinod in eNtcndlny hearty
welcome To the vt,itors, and Will
take advantage OF tho opportunity TO
present some very effective advertis-
Ing OF the new states agricultural
resources. President John M. Stahl
OF Illinois, is presiding at The CON
gress, which will oxteni through
Ave or six days.
Many mon OF national fame will
deliver addresses. including several
government officials and three gov
ernors. John NJ Barrett. director OF
the bureau OF American Republics.
VIII speak on the SUBJ ,ct f "The
influence OF Water Tranr9ortatfon
on Agricultural Devel,pm mt and
Prosperity" Governor Albert u.
Cummins, OF iowa. WI doliver an
address dealing with public aues-
tlons OF Interest TO farmers. Govern
or N. y. Broward. OF II FlorIda. lead
er In southern polltlcp. WI tell OF
the bearing which drainage has on
the development OF tn, agricultural
resources OF the country. II tn. Frank
Frantz, territorial gov nor OF okla
homa and the leader o. the Republi-
can party IN The new = ate, will also
speak
Another dlstingulshc speaker will
be Hon. n. J. Coleman of sc. Louis.
the first secretary OF agrlcalture OF
the United States. Con gressman
Charles X. Davis, or Mime sofa. the
author OF "A bill providing for a ma
tion approximation ter agricultural
high schools. WIN discuss the meas
ure before the congress. The sub
ject OF agricultural education viii
also be discussed by state SuperIn-
tendent f. A. Cotton. OF Indiana and
Professor w. Il. Hart. of the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural College.
Tho farmers union movement
which has swept the south and is
now being rapidly extended all over
the country will receive much at
tention from the congress. C. 8.
barrett, Of Georgia. national presi-
dent OF the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative union. will be the
principal speaker on this subject. He
VIII tell OF the great growth OF the
union and the prosperity of It's mem.
bers through their efforts to main
tain a fair price for the cotton crop
Of the south
The Interests OF the women OF
he nations farms will be considered
by Mrs. Katherine Stahl. chaplain OF
'he Illinois state grange. and Miss
Mary f. alsch professor Of house
hold economy at the Iowa Agricul-
tural College
Other speakers vill be Secretary
J. A. Filcher. o. The California Board
of Agriculture JOIN Palmer. an
. age Indian farmer; Henry f. At.
wood. Of Illinois; w. r.. Spell. OF
Texas, and other authorities on agri-
cultural topics
Much bus mess Of importance vii
be transactal during the sessions o,
'be congrcs Resolutions regardin-
matters in which farmers are infer
ested viii be pa seI AMI will be in-
1uential in directing future leglsla.
Ion by congress and state Assem-
bllcs.