Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-30
CONGRESS IS
DRAWING TO CLOSE
Interesting Sessions Of the Separate
| Organizations Held and important
Topics Discussed.

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A lively discussion on silos and
silage was the feature Of the meet
ling of the Texas Dairymen's Asocia-
ton. Representatives OF half dozen
manufactures were present and ex-
Inhibited their models. In fact this dis
lcusion was drawn out TO such an ex-
tent that the report of Secretary.
Treasury J. w. Ridgway OF College
Station, had to be postponed. The
program as outlined was carried out
save that Mr.. Donald, of Belton re-
sponded to the address of welcome.
The Texas Swine Breededs' Asso-
citation spent the afternoon in getting
acquainted and informal discussion.
The regular program will be taken up
this morning.
4 Absence of the officers Of the Wo-
mans Educational and Industrial AS
sociation proved the carrying out OF
the set program. An informal discus.
sion on problems Affecting the house
wife of the rural districts was con-
Quoted.
t The Texas School Trustees Associa'
;tion. Texas Hay and Forage Growers
Association failed to have quorum
and no meetings were held.
u Lectures on good roads, care oi
horses, history of the service and dis
eussions on other such topics formed
the program for the Rural Letter Car
riers' Association yesterday. The let
ter carriers won the flag for long ses
lsions today. They met at 2 O'CLOCK
and II was o'clock when they ad
| iourned. No business was transacted
foday's session having been set aside
strictly for business.
An address by President M. E
Singleton, OF Mckinney and a talk or
how and when to seIec, seed corn BY
A. NJ. Ferguson, OF Sherman. were the
features Of the meeting OF Texas Corr
!, Growers Association held here today
The meeting was we'll attended an6
many members participated in gen
eral discussion OF seed corn selection
Judge J. L. Cough Of Crosbyton made
an interesting talk on Business Prin
lciples APPLIED To the Farm which
was well received. Tomorrow there
will be a special, lecture by Prof. A
IN. .Leidigh, of the Kansas State Agri
cultural College, of Manhattan. Kan
lsas and reports from important com
mittees. aer-s -s.-
| A glowing tribute to the late T. v
Munson was paid by j. s. Kerr, o
Sherman, at the meeting OF the Tex
as State Horticultural Society here
today and the society adopted reso
lutions of sorrow, ordering that a copy
be sent to the family of the decedent
/ The annual address OF the presi
dent, M. Falkner, of Waco, was de
livered in which he reviewed the
work accomplished by the organiza
ton since the last meeting. The re
port of the ecretary-treasurer. E. ]
Kyle. of College Station was also rend
Iered and referred to the auditing com
mittee.
| A number OF the members OF the
lTexas Nurserymen's Association, the
Texas Citrus Growers Association
and the Texas Orange Growers AS
sociation participated in the meeting
their own organization not being II
session.
A lengthy discussion of pecan grow
ling by Charles l.. Edwards OF Dallas
lone OF the foremost nut men in the
state. occupied the attention OF the
Texas State Horticultural Society
here today.
Mr.. Edwards contended that the
native trees could be used to advan
Itage as a basis for the improvement
of finer species. He demonstrated tht
lbest method of budding trees and car