The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-04
National Convention of Asri-
eulturisss Begins In
Raleigh Today.
An Outline OF the Proceedings and
Program Set for the Next Three
Days-Two Thousand Delegates
Expected 90 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Raleigh. Predicts Most Successful
Occasion.

Occasion.
Beginning to-day. after this issue
OF The Caucasian goes 20 press. the
twenty-ninth annual convention OF
the Farmers National Congress be-
gins its sessions in the city of Ra-
leigh. with Col. Benehan Cameron.
one of North carolina's most eminent
agrieulturists. and q Raleigh man At
present. presiding over the delIbera-
tions of the convention, as the Presi-
dent OF the National organization
Next week this paper will give
suecinct account OF the proceedings
and work accomplished during the
next three days by the Farmers' Con-
gress.
The sessions OF the Convention are
being held In the spacious Pullsn Au-
ditorium OF the North Carolina Col
legs OF Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts. and the program includes one
day devoted TO q visit to Durham TO
inspect the tobacco manufacturing In
dustry: to Greensboro 10 inspect the
cotton mill industry In the great
weave room OF the Cone Mills and to
visit Guilford Battle Ground. An
invitation has also been extended the
Congress TO visit the drainage district
Of North Carolina along the Pine
town cut OF Of the Norfolk and
Southern Railway. to attend n corn
growing contest exhibit and barbecne
at Washington and TO be present at
a drainage convention at New Bern.
Many able and distinguish ed speak
ers- have consented to address the
Congress. There will be in attend
ance four Governors. Hon. W. w.
Kitchin, OF North Carolina: Claude
Swanson. Of Virginia; Governor Pat
terson. OF Tennessee. and Governor
Sanders, Of Louisiana. Al! OF these
gentlemen have given more than the
ordinary amount OF thought to prob
lens OF importance to the producing
classes-problems which II In the dis
tinctive province Of the Congress to
consider and valuable suggestions
from them are expected.
Among the speakers will be Hon.
E66 .. Overman. United States Sen
ator from North Carolina; DR.. z. A.
Alderman. President OF the Univer-
sfty of Virginia; Or. ]. A. Holmes. q
Division Chief OF the National Geo
logical Survey; Prof w. T. Massey.
the well-known agricultural college
worker and newspaper correspond
ent; Clarence II. Poe. one OF the lead
ing agricultural editors of the South
Congressman J. Small. DR.. 3. n
Knapp, OF the Unied States Depart
ment OF Agriculture in charge OF
Southern farm management inves.i-
cations; Mai. w. A. Graham. North
Carolina Commissioner OF AgrIcul-
ture: r. II. Edmonds. editor Of the
Manufacturers Record OF Baltimore,
Chief Justice Walter Clarke; Gilbert
Pearson, State Secretary of the Audu-
bon Society: DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
State Geologist. In addition several
Of the professors OF the A. and II.
College of North Carolina will speak.
women's interest In the program
will be represented by three speak
ers-Mrs. J.. 8. Cunningham. OF
North Carolina; Mrs. Alice z. Whita-
ker, OF Washington, d. c.. and Mfs-
w. n. HUT. OF North Carolina. Mrs.
cunningham is a graceful writer and
an author OF prominence. Mrs. Whit
aker is q domestic-sciencs writer and
teacher OF long experience, ani is q
prominent Massachusetts, club wom-
an. Mrs. HUT Ii a popular institute
lecturer Of the North Carolina De-
partment OF Agriculture.
One session OF the Congress will be
devoted TO business-election OF Of
fcers and discussion OF resolutions.
Opportunity viii be given to question
the speakers. and question box will
be provided. At some time during
the meetings there will be roIl-call
-of States. when some one from each
State will be given ten minutes TO
discuss some matter affecting the az
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