Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-09
CONDEMNATION spEAkERs.
Many Men Of Prominence to Address
kansas City Meeting.

NAMES VSty M0OSsuOs
Kansas City. Sept. s.-with the an
nouncement of President Taft's accepts
ance OF the invitation to deliver an adj
dress at the national conservation con-
gress here, Sept. 1927. the officers OF
the conservation congress IN Washing
ton sent the first authoritative infor-
nation regarding some Of the other
speakers.
Walter L. Fisher. secretary of the
interior, is to be in Kansas City for the
congress on his return from Alaska
where he is now on an inspection tour
+. H. Newell, director Of the reclama-
ton service. who was with Secretary
Fisher in the west. announced the
secretary's acceptance today.
James r. Garfield, former secretary
of the interior. and Clifford Pinchot
. former chief forester, will also be hers
and both have speeches.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow will speak
on ..The Farm and the Postal Sery-
ice" Mr.. Bristow was fourth assistant
postmaster general under President
Mckinley.
Senator Gilbert n. Hitchcock, of Ne
b-aska, will speak OH Conservation il
Congress-
Charles s. Barrett, president of the
Farmers Educational and Co-oDera-
tive Union OF America" probably the
largest and most active of all farm or
ganizatioEs, has chosen for his sub
ject, Cutting Out the Middle Man."
W. A. Beard, member of Roose
vets Country Life Commission and o.
the big agricultural lists of the United
States, has chosen. for his subject. Co
operation Among Farmers.
THE Country Life Movement OF
The Country Schools Will be Walter
II. Pages subject. Doctor Wiley, the
pure food guardian and head of the bu-
reau of chemistry in Washington. will
talk on The II, a:th of the People,
F. d. Cobur1, secretary of the kan
sas state board of agriculture, will pre-
side over the session that is devoted
to soil and soil conservation, and on tbs
same day, Doctor Frederick D. Mum
ford, dean OF the school OF agriculture
at the Cniversi.yro Missouri; Ex-Gov-
ernor D. Hoard, of Wisconsin; Prof. e.
NJ. TenEyck of Kansas, and Prof. Cyril
G. Hopkins Of The University Of Illi-
nots will deliver addresses on soil Gull
ture.
Capt. J. B. White, Of Kansas City,
chairman of The executive committee
OF the congress and one OF the biggest
lumber men in America, who has made
a study OF forestry in Europe, will
speak on Practical Forestry in Europ-.
and America"
Governor J1adley Of Missouri will de-
liver the address Of welcome and Gov
ernor Stubs OF Kansas Is to preside
at the conference Of governors.
The Country Church will be pre-
scented by a man at the head OF move
ment which has been investigating and
making study Of the country church
for a long time. This Is Doctor War
rem III. Wilson, superintendent OF the
board OF home missions of the Presby-
terrain church.
.The Social Life on the Farm" Is to
be discussed by Prof. T. c. Atkinson,
OF Morgantown, W. Va, and ovesseer
of the national grange.
Doctor w. j. MCGEE OF the bureau of
soils, in Washington, will give an adj
dress on 1.-The Trend Of the Conserva-
ton Movement" Doctor MCGEE has
been Intimately connected with the
conservation movement since its incep-
ton
1T may Seem that the farm and the
farmer are to take up most OF the con-
gress," said Henry Wallace. president
OF the national conservation congress.
That is exactly what we are planning.
We hope and expect that the proceed :
ings Of the Kansas City congress.
when published, Will, be recognized as
an authoritative. as a National Farm
er's Eand Book"