Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-05-02
FARMERS WILL HOLD
GREAT CONFERENCE
Will Meet at Spokane june IL, IL
and I3. To Discuss Plans Tor
Federating Farm
Organizations

The farmers of the Pacific North
vest are showing great interest in
the big mass conference which Will
be held at Spokane on June II, IL
and 10. to discuss and consider plans
for the federation OF all existing
farm organizations.
A. d. Cross, state secretary OF the
Farmers Union. which organization
originated the idea of the conference
and is looking after the arrange
ments, predicts minimum attend
ance of 5000 and thinks that many
of the farmers will bring their fam
lilies with them for an outing, He
says:
"A large number of these people
will come in automobiles from IN
land Empire points. In fact, the au-
tomobile and the alluring camping
grounds which we propose to furnish
those who wish to camp out is going
problem which we are up against.
The chamber Of commerce is pre-
pairing a great list of hotels, room
ing and lodging houses and private
homes where rooms will be available
during the DAYS of the farmers con
vention. Residents OF Spokane are
being urged to list their rooming ac-
commodations at once with the cham
Der of commerce in order to quickly
secure a reliable list from which To-
cations can be furnished the inqur-
ing farmers upon application In
turn the Farmers Union is notifying
all those who expect to come TO Spo-
kane for the convention to arrange
for rooms early.
The Interstate Fair grounds and
Down-riyer park will be used for
camping sites and it is expected the
space underneath the Milwaukee
tracks between Post and Howard will
be reserved Tor the parking of auto
mobiles.
Invitations and notices are being
sent out this week to all members OF
the Farmers Union, the State Grange,
farmers associations, cooperative
agricultural bodies and to producers
from the soil not affiliated with any
OF the farmers organizations.
The Keynote of the convention
the value of rganiZatiOn-will be
sounded by the Seven speakers of ma
tional fame who will be heard at the
state armory, where the convention
will be held. The list of speakers in
cludes Senator Gore of Oklahoma, Dr.
w. J. Spllman. formerly of Washing
ton State College and now of Phila-
delpkia, where he is engaged in edit.
ing the Farmers Journal J. w. Nc
Sparren, master of the State Grange
OF Pennsylvania; Clifford Pinchot, C.
S. Barrett, national president of the
Farmers Union; Milo d. Campbell,
president of the National Federation
of Milk Producers, and Morris Me
Auliff, state president of the Farmers
Union of Kansas.
Farmers from Washington, Idaho,
Montana and Oregon will attend the
convention, where problems arising
out of the close of the war will be
discussed. The effects of these
problems on reconstruction, the
farmers place in the reconstruction
era and the possibilities afforded him
for working more effectively through
al organization will be presented.
A. A. Elmore, president of the
Farmers Union; A. D. Cross, its sec
rotary, the secretaries of the cham
Der of commerce and others. are bus
lily engaged in completing arrange
ments.
The program, with the list of sub
lects which will be discussed. is being
arranged under the direction of Mr..
Elmore