St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22
LOUISIANA FARM Land
CONGRESS TO Be HELD
in MONROE.
The Second Annual Session..
Three Days, May 4-5.6.--
Rates On Railroads.

By the general diffusion o:
knowledge of Americas farm
lands to educate and accuratel,
inform the people Of the entir,
country as to the possibilities o:
development of all lands within
the Southwest, and the opportu
mites for the homeseeker tx
achieve independent life and for
tune; to promote the movement
for farm reclamation and farm
development, the settling, colo.
nlzation and bringing into perma.
nent productive use Of all lands
now unsettled and uncultivated,
or not fully cultivated; to advance
farm knowledge, and generally
encourage agriculture and the
farm BODYBUILDING spirit of the
American people. It will en-
deavor to establish some form of
national organization broad
enough to coordinate the efforts
of similar bodies working in spe-
cial fields to the same general
end and to establish means by
which the homeseeker may most
easily and quickly secure definite,
accurate and reliable information
as to the lands and opportunities,
the advantages and disadvan-
tages of any section to which he
may be attracted.
MAKING APPOINTMENTS.
This meeting will be held at
Monroe, on the dates named
above, and the occasion should
be of sufficient interest to attract
a large crowd.
All railroads, business and COM
mercial organizations are to make
appointments of delegates, are
urged to make them at the earl
lest possible date, to select per-
sons who are interested and will
attend the Congress, and to.
notify at once the Secretary of
the Louisiana Farm Lands Con-
gress, giving list of delegates
with postoffice addresses.
PUBLICITY FEATURE.
To Commercial organizations and
others appointing delegates:
The Louisiana Farm Lands
Congress will give the greatest
opportunity to make known to
the people of the entire country
the land resources of every sec
ton of the Southwest.
Great as will be the publicity
given during the sessions, that
will be but as small as compared
with the arrangement for con-
tinuous publication every Sunday
following the Congress of the
wealth Of reliable data brought
by that event.
All organizations sending dele
gates to participate in the dis
cussion should instruct them to
conciseIy prepare their matter in
such manner as to be convenient
for newspaper publication and
along lines to definitely answer
all the questions naturally in the
of the homeseeker and
will inform him as to his
chances for the creation of a
agricultural business,
and the conditions under which
he and his family will live in the
respective localities or districts.
Full, definite and specific as
possible, yet concise and with the
stamp of authenticity, should be
the rule in the preparation of
speeches and papers.
In using illustrations of what
has been accomplished by others,
let the rule be to, show the aver
age returns to the average farmer
If average ability and industry;
where the illustration is OF
exceptional results, and shows
what has been done by the ex-
farmer, let the fact be
stated.
Accuracy as to the general con-
litions and general returns is to
,e desired.
Owing to the necessary limita-
ions of space. newspapers, while
he Congress is in session must
,ynopsize the data presented at
IS sessions. But states and or I
,anizations sending delegates
.hould see that advance copies as