Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-24
PRESIDENT RAMSAY WILL CALI.
MEETING TO ORDER Al
10 O'CLOCK 4. NJ.
PROMINENT MEN ARRIVE
Bradford Knapp and Others Here
Sessions Ht Grand---Sectional
Branches At Noon.

When Chairman Asa Ramsay Of
conference calls the morning session
TO order at 10 o'clock this morning in
the Grand opera house It is expected
that 1900 delegates and visitors will
be present To-day Will so down into
oklahoma history Az one OF the most
important days in the agricultural de-
velopment OF this state, Among the
organizations that will be represented
here today are the federal depart
ment Of agriculture, the state board
of agriculture, the International Dry
Farming congress- the state develop
ment commission, the national farm
demonstration work. the Eastern Ok
lahoma Agricultural association. the
State Bankers association and com
merCiaI clubs from all over the state.
1t is a united movement In this state
for better farmers and better farm
ing"
Many Already Here.
Each of the % passenger trains ar
riving here yesterday brought their
quota of visitors and each succeeding
ualn arriving last night brought
larger delegations from every nook
and corner of oklahoma.
Al midnight last night several hun
dred delegates had registered at the
Headquarters in the lobby OF the
Hotel Tulsa. Among the early ar
rivals were practically all Of the
prominent speakers and men from
various sections of the country.
Ramsey Arrives.
Among the first arrivals were Asa
T.. Ramsey president of the state
bankers association, who Will be
chairman Of the conference. and
w. Il. Harrison of Enid, secretary of
the state bankers. who will be secre-
tary of tOday's meeting. Among the
speakers to arrive yesterday were
Brad Knapp, special agent of the U.
5. department of agriculture, VINO
has charge of the Farmers Co-operat-
i've demonstration work in the south,
w. NJ. Jardine. dean Of the Kansas
agricultural college at Manhattan,
Kansas. Miss Irma Matthews, Of Okla
homa City, superintendent OF the
Farm Womens Institutes w. ID. Bent
lev. L. :. agent in charge of the work
in oklahoma Corporation Commits
sioner George NJ. Henshaw, OF Okla
homa city. George Bishop of Cordell,
Okla. w l.. English supervisor of
Agriculture of the Frisco system and
Holm Fields of oklahoma City.
DInncr for Knapp.
Last night. several of the prom
incnt visitors were entertained at
complimentary dinner at the Hotel
Tulsa. Those present were Bradford
KNAPP. w. NJ Jardine, George Bishop,
Paul Galloway, J. II. Darby OF Mus
kogee. Eugene Lorton. John Fields.
carl {. Magee, G. A. Sanderson. o. II.
Leonard. +. D. Mitchell. A. f. Ault.
w. p. Bentley and John T. Burns.
The Tulsa band and members OF
the reception committee will assemble
at the Hotel Tulsa at o'clock this
morning and will meet all trains ar
riying during the day. A special train
bringing large delegation. including
band. from Broken Arrow will ar
rive at o'clock this mornln.
All to Register.
each delegate and visitor as he az
riyes will be escorted to headquarters
where they Will register and be given
proper badges. Several thousand
badges were given out last night and
every person here today should have
one.
At the morning session today, at