The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-25

Preparations for the congress were
started by the Minnesota Federation
Of Commercial Clubs in November and
December of last year and in June OF
the present year plans began to take
shape. The Minneapolis Civic and
Commerce Association, powerful
commercial body, Joined with the fed
Grafton in early August in a request
to Governor Adolph o. Eberhart that,
as president, he convene another SEES.
sion of the congress by proclamation.
The governors proclamation was is.
sued in August and work started to
make the coming congress the great
est meeting ever held in the West
Farmers Are Invited.
Farming in Minnesota will be rec.
ognized by the appointment OF repre-.
sentative farmers as delegates from
every one Of the 1900 townships Of
the state. These selections are being
made by county boards OF commits.
sioners. Commercial bodies and bust.
ness organizations throughout the
state are appointing delegates and
the delegates registered. at the first
congress, after their names have been
checked to avoid duplication, are also
being added to the lists The total is
Z formidable list, embracing every
kind and class Of citizenship within
tho state. TO this will be added men
appointed by governors to represent
the states of the Northwest.
James j. Hill Interested.
Invitations have been issued to
James J. Hill. Archbishop Ireland,
President George 81. Vincent of the
University of Minnesota and other
prominent men to deliver addresses
on the general subject OF the state
and it's future. The Minnesota Bank.
ers' Association has taken charge of
q session of the program and is ar
ranging for a careful presentation of
the movement for agricultural educa-
ton by Joseph Chapman, chairman OF
the agricultural education committee
OF the American Bankers Association;
Senator Page of Vermont Dean
Woods of the State Agricultural CT
lege, Professor A. V. Storms, the ne
agricultural expert of the University
Of Minnesota, and others.
Fisher Will Talk.
Among the speakers who will a.
dress the congress on business que
lions are T'1ward Elliott, president o,
the North n Pacific railway; B. F.
Yoakum, G lirman of the board of tt
Frisco lines, who has devoted mu
study to farm problems and the go
roads cues on; President w. w. F
ley of the uthern Railway and Pr
1dent George A. Post Of the Railw
Business association, an organizati
Of manufacturers.
Secretary Nagel Of the Department
OF Commerce and Labor, Secretary
Fisher of the Interior Department,
Chief Forester Henry Graves ami
other government officers, togethe:
with Dr.. Harvey W. Wiley. the noted
food expert. have also received invita-
lions. 1t probable that DR.. Charles
W. Elicit. president of Harvard for
many years, will be present, wi
other noted educators from the East.
Women included in Work.
Womans part in the work of the
world has been recognized by invita-.
tons to Miss Jane Adams of Hull
House, Chicago. and Mrs. Maud Bal
lington Booth, the prison reform adj
vocate, two Of the best known women
in the United States, while Minnesota
contributes two able women speakers
in Miss Anna Shetland of Interna-
tional Falls and Miss Frances Lap
ham of Caledonia.
Railroads Grant Rates.
Low railroad rates will be in effect
over practically all of the Northwest
for the benefit of the delegates attend.
ing the congress and the basis of
fares will be lower than for any SIM
liar session ever held in the state.
The congress will be held in the Ma
tional Guard Armory in Minneapolis,
which, cleared for the purpose, will
seat from 1000 to 5000 people. The
Northwestern Products Exposition
will be in progress at the same time
In q big building adjoining