The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-10-20
TO BETTER CONDITIONS
OF FARMERS IS AIM
Convention of Country Life Congress
in Spokane Next Month. Should
Work Much Good

IA al 0lStIlSlc vi 1AlllCI1Cd Will OC
discussed by recognized authorities
at the first annual sessions OF the
National Country Life Congress in
Spokone, Nov. % to 20. Governor
Marion E. Hay of Washington will
formally open the conference and
executive officers Of Oregon, Idaho,
Montana and neighboring states and
provinces will participate. The key
note ofthe congress will be: "What
can / do to improve conditions in
the farming communities" 1t is
desired to show that the question is
broader than it is generally con-
sidered, also that it involves the
welfare of capital, business and
labor fully as much as it does the
man behind the pillow.
David Brown, chairman of the
country life committee of the Spo-
kane chamber of commerce, an
nounces that every community in
the country is privileged to send
delegates to take part with the de-
alterations, with view to securing
tangible results. The tentative pro-
gram for the sectional meetings fol-
lows:
Governors Day, November, %
The congress will be organized and
committees selected for the sessions
to follow:
Farm Day, November 24-The
National Grange will have charge of
large portion of the program and
several of its officials will deliver
addresses. The chief discussions
will be upon how to make the farm
home the best in the world.
| Country School Day, November
25-Prominent educators and Off
Gals Of the National Grange will
take up plans for the redirection of
the rural school. The rural social
center also will be discussed.
Rural Church and Y. M. G.. A.
Day, November 26-Two mass meet
ings will be addressed by national
workers in the movement, and def
mite plans will be outlined for the
development and improvement Of
the work.
| Producers Day, November 81
Heads of agricultural colleges and
actual farmers of the country have
been invited to take the lead. The
questions will be considered from
the standpoint Of the grower and
how he can obtain the best returns
from his work.
Transportation Day, November
2S-advocates of good roods will
speak on the subject of good road
making and there will be addresses
by prominent railroad officials.
Market Day, November29-
carnations interested in improving
conditions surrounding the market
ing of farm products, from the
standpoints of the producer and the
consumer will be represented by
speakers qualified to deal with the
problems. Necessity Of the farmer
handling his affairs in business
like way will be emphasized, and it
also will be brought out to what ex-
tent farmer may depend upon re-
ceivirg fair profit for his wares,
based upon the average cost of pro-
duction, including labor and invest
ment.
The entire country seems to be
alive to the timeliness and impor-
lance Of this movement. said MIR.
Brown, "and that all may have the
best guidance in carrying out the
highest IDEALS, we have invited men
whose opinions are recognized in a
national way to express themselves
definitelyupon theleading questions.
Probably the chief problem of
farming is production. The great
est difficulty now seems to be in i'm
parting to every farmer the avail
able information, so that he may
make his work yield the best re-
turns by using the latest approved
methods of treating and caring for
his soil and crops. We hope to
work this out satisfactorily.
"Other problems to be discussed
relate to mixed farming on irrigated
and non-irrigated lands, poultry