The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-22
NATIONAL FARM LAND
CONGRESS IN NOVEMBER

Governors of States United States Senator's Representatives in Con
gress and high the commercial and transportation circles of the
country enthusiastically backing the National Farm Land Con-
gress, to be held in Chicago in November.
This interest aroused by the fact that the coming Congress yp
cal of in American life the farm
{ RIM life and agricultural pursuits.
The convention has the promotion of the farming
object But is going to promote in way will encourage
the development of farms and farm homes by placing before the home
seeker exact information about farming conditions.
The farm land movement is 1t of the strongest feat
utes OF American lie today All over the Eastern States men are
seeking investments in Western farm land Homeseeks
ling West turning their attention the millions of of Western
farm land awaiting development prosperous home sites
But heehave been failures coonsts These failures though
have been caused by ignorance of conditions No
should fail to secure competence should fail OF success upon farm
ling land he understands farming conditions before he becomes
farmer.
The National Farm Land Congress prevent such failures
reduce the already small proportion of failures the minimum 1t
do this by placing before the prospective coonst the exact
conditions he he becomes farmer.
Here what the contemplating migration point for the
purpose of winning fortune from the soil wants TO know and must
know These the things the National Farm Land Congress means
investigate and which the prospective farmer be informed
First he will want to know what his chances for the creation
profitable business line OF agcue and second the con-
dion under which he will live while building his fortune
ItenCy.
All information bearing these points of first Importance
The kinds of farming proftaby done in any locality.
How and from whom shall he his land and of
What public lands, if any to be had and how gotten?
Character Of soil and climate and conditions as to rainfall
Labor and transportation conditions.
Average profits degree certainty with which he may expect
those profits year after year.
Social conditions which will surround himself and family and the
kind Of people with whom they will in contact
School and church facilities.
short what problems work in any given
locality?
To secure this information planned bring 1000 delegates
Gethe the coming Only who accurate
formation about the farm lands their States to be delegates
Hundreds of throughout the country realizing the Importance
the land and of the Farm Land Congress- interesting
themselves in its
Governor Frank Benson of Oregon Of these realizing the
advantage his State of the publicity that will be given the
proceedings the congress The Hearst newspapers and magazines
interested in this congress Smaller everywhere are
watching eagerly the facts be developed Magazines will
the results publicity. Millions of will read of the opportunities
presented by the lands of the country and especially those
the great West
Representatives Duncan McKinlay and William F. Engebrght
California of the national advisory committee of the
,gies and will assist in having California ably represented
The value of such congress be oveesmaed said Rep
Engebght California coonists Coonists meal
development business The West the coming center OF Amer
cas business activity It's cities have wonderful futures before them
Those depend upon the development of lands Ihe EX
do greater thing than support this congress and Civ
its widely read publishing bedrock facts about farming
conditions"
Congressman Harry Covngton Of Easton Md in entire sym
pathy with the and believes that the development of tn
for agricultural home building in America of tn
problems that make for the future beement
The successful working such plan will greatly relieve tn
undoubtedly bad urban conditions, in his opinion.
Samuel H. Piles will lend his aid by selecting stron