Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-06
FARMERS TO HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
Large Number Of Representatives
from Many Organizations Are
Coming Here.
OVER THOUSAND ARE ELIGIBLE
Interesting Problems 60 he Dis
cussed when tAs Convention
f. Held in Omaha During
the Present Week.

the Present Week.
Anywhere between 500 and LOCO dele
gates are expected in Omaha this week
10 attend the fifth annual convention OF
The Nebraska Farmers congress, which
meets December s. and 10. Headquar-
ers for this convention will be at the
Hotel Rome. Scores of farmers organ
cations in all parts OF the state will be
represented by delegates. Various local
and state organizations Of farmers are
entitled to delegates in the farm con-
gress. They are entitled to from one to
ten delegates. Thus the farm congress
becomes a sort of clearing house for the
solution Of the big problems that confront
the farmers in their various specialized
activities
Among the leaders who will be here
are George COPELAND, Elgin, Neb., presl-
dent of the Nebraska Farm Congress; II.
Nj. Tyson. Tobias, Neb.. secretary Farm
ers' Equity society: A. IT, Schultz, Serb
ner, Neb.. first vice president Farmers
Congress- Frank Tannehill, Norfolk.
Neb., second vice president Farmers
Congress; BENJAMIN Horace Hubbard,
professor of rural economies, University
of Wisconsin, who is to discuss co-opera-
tive creameries at the Farmers Con-
gress.
over Thousand Eligible,
The actual attendance at the convention
this week will probably depend largely
on the condition Of the weather. over
1000 delegates are eligible.
At least two subjects are to come up
at this convention that are expected TO
precipitate some hot debate. One will be
the subject OF the reorganization of the
state Board Of Agriculture. The other will
ne the report of the committee appointed
TO investigate the rural school condition
AT the meeting of the Farm Congress
last year an investigation of the state
Board of Agriculture was started with a
view to the possible reorganization of
the board. The fight was led by T. r.
Sturgess, editor OF the Twentieth Century
Farmer. A committe was appointed TO
look into the working of the present board
ana prlng In recommendation to the
congress this year.
Committee ON Schools.
Az the same meeting last year. also n
committee on Improvement of rural
schools was appointed. The renor+ -
this committee is to be heard. II is
heralded In advance that the renort nil
In almost no particular agree with tho
report made by the commission of odr~
Gators appointed by the governor TO mako
report on system of improving tho
ruraI school system. The report of the
governors commission in its renort
recommended the adoption of the county
unit system and lot OF other systems
.hat the committee of the Farm ConRross
1t is said, cannot approve.
mus becomes a question as IN
Whetner to accept the recommendation.
ior rural school improvement of a com
mission or school men, educators ~ ,ba
state, such as county, city and assisI-
anu state superintendent, or to accent
tnc recommendations of a committee of
men carefully chosen from among com.
49, ueiegates to a farm congress, men
~ hnoW the rural school condition from
ssiupoInt OF those who have. to put
point OF those who are mana 9ins e.
1t is already announces that ST. O.,
perintendent Delzell and practicable Of,
the members of the governors r,,raI
scnool commission are to be present M
'he meetings or the Farm Congress- es-
pecidly at the meeting on the morning
wren the report of the rural school com
iiittee Is TO be made Here is Where the
lisht is expected to be precipitated.
Enrolment Starts Monday.
enrolment of delegates is N boo,,,
Monday December z, at Hotel Rome
"here the secretary, w. s. Delano. will
nave desk for the purpose.
An interesting program OF music bas
been arranged for the openings OF each
morning and afternoon session of tho
convention. Both vocal and instrumentaI
music has been provided for by the en-
gagement of some special people to give
these entertainments.
Mayor James c. Dahlman Is to give the
ADDRESS of welcome Tuesday morning.
ueorge COPELAND OF Elgin. president of
the congress, is to give the response DR..
.. II. Hubbard, professor of rural econom-
les OF the University of Wisconsin, is TO
give an address Just before noon Tues
DAY on COOPERATIVE Creameries"
Uniform shipping Laws.
The subject Of uniform live stock shin
ping laws for the various states Is To
come up again. This is a subject that Is
more and more concerning the farmers
ana stock shippers of the country They
iind that the laws in the various states
are so much different that a man who
has occasion to do a great deal of ship
ping interstate has a great deal of diff
iiculty. federal law making the ship
ping regulations with regard to quaran-
tine, examination and inspection the
same all over the union or at least all
over any given section Of the live stock
country. has been Suggested DR.. L. c.
Kigin, state veterinarian. is to discuss