The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-11
BIG TIME IN NEW ORLEANS
Crescent City Making Great Prep.
aratiOns to Entertain Farmers.


aratiOns to Entertain Farmers.
New Orleans, La, August 10
indications, are that at least 5000
farmers, business men, chamber OF
commerce secretaries and others
will attend the Interstate Farm
Congress in New Orleans, Sep
TENDER 12th-18th.
The purpose of the farm con-
gress is to improve agricultural
conditions in Louisiana and Miss
issippi and to perfect an arrange
ment whereby truck growers and
farmers would ship their products
to New Orleans and be assured of
satisfactory prices and fair deal
ing.
The Congress has been called by
Governors Parker and Russell,
both of whom will take part in the
program.
All railroads entering New Or
leans have authorized a rate of
one and one-half fares on the GER
tificate plan, and the Grunewald
Hotel has made rate of $1.OO per
day for registered delegates.
In order to take advantage of
the low railroad rate, delegates
should buy a one way ticket to
New Orleans and obtain a receipt.
This receipt will be signed at the
Farm Congress Headquarters, en-
titling them to one-half fare on
the return trip.
coleman E. Adler, the jeweler,
is giving Golden Apple to the
most beautiful girl attending the
Congress. Three of the judges
have BEEN appointed, and they
have accepted. They are Mrs.
Hughes de la Vergne, of New Or
leans, Mrs. Lee M. Russell, wife
of the governor of Mississippi, and
A. F. Lever, of the Federal Farm
Loan Board.
Entrants are only required ia
send their names and photographs
to the Interstate Farm Congress
Committee, Association of Com.
merce, New Orleans, La.
This beauty contest is only one
of the many amusement features
of the Congress. The economic
side is just as healthily develop
ed. The whole idea of the Con
gress, which is the first of it's kind
ever held here, is to show the far.
mers how they can make more
money, and to give them good
time while it is being done.
In addition to the speakers al
ready announced, the following
have consented to address the
Congress:
James F. Seip, of Alexandria
La, on "The Necessity of Five
Year Reduction Of Cotton Acreage
and the Permanent Diversification
of Crops in the South"
DR.. R. O. Young, Of Youngsville,
La.
E. o. Payne, of Natchitoches,
La.
E. p. Miller, of Wesson, Miss,
President of the Louisiana-Miss-
issippi Dairy Association.
Harley Williams, Leader in
Poultry Husbandry, Louisiana
State University.
Geo. Hamilton, Marketing Elk.
pert, Louisiana State University;
Leon Kahn, Commissioners Of Pub
lie Utilities, Shreveport; H. E.
Blakeslee, of Gulfport, Miss, and
Mrs. Howard Egleston, of the
Housewives Cooperative Stores.
The organization of system OF
curb markets will be one Of the
principal topics of discussion.
William jennings Bryan, of Lin.
coin, Neb., will be in New Orleans
on September 10th and 18th to ad.
dress the Farm Congress.
New Orleans business interests
are swinging behind the Congress
They are planning to make it one
of the big events Of the year. Bus.
mess men have subscribed $1,000
for publicity, the music stores are
putting up prizes for the Old Fid.
dlers' Contest, the tire, oil and au-
tomobile accessory people are Civ
| ing handsome prizes for the auto
mobile races, the bicycle dealers
are looking after the prizes fol
1.-The bicycle races, the New or.
leans Railway Company is plan
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