The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-09-03
BRYAN WILL ATTEND
THE FARM CONGRESS
Beauty Contest and Old Fiddler's Con-
test Among ADJUSTMENTS.
Low r. r. Rates Too.

New Decentralization are that
at least 5000 farmers, business men,
Chamber of Commerce secretaries
and others will attend the Interstate
Farm Congress in New Orleans Sept.
18th to 18th.
The purpose of the Farm Congress
is to improve agricultural conditions
in Louisiana and Mississippi and to
perfect an arrangement whereby truck
growers and farmers would ship their
products to New Orleans and be as
sured of satisfactory prices and fair
dealing,
The Congress has been called by
Governors Parker and Russell, both
of whom will take part in the pro
gram.
All railroads entering New Orleans
have authorized rate of one and
one half fares on the certificate plan,
and the Grunewald Hotel has made
rate of $1.00 per day for registered
delegates.
In order to take advantage of the
low railroad rates, delegates should
buy one way ticket to New. Orleans
and obtain a receipt. This receipt will
be signed at the Farm Congress Head.
quarters, emitting them to one.half
flare on the return trip.
( A New Orleans jeweler is giving a
golden apple to the most beautiful girl
attending the congress. Three Of the
Judges have been appointed. 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.
d Entrants are only required to send
D their names and photographs to the
Interstate Farm Congress Committee
Association of Commerce, New Or
c leans, La.
0 The beauty contest is only one o.
the many amusement features OF thu
0 Congress. The economic side is jus
ais healthiIy developed The whole
idea of the Congress, which is the frs
0 of its kind ever held here, is to shov
the farmers how they can make NOR
0 money, and to give them good tim
: while it is being done.
0 In addition to the speakers alread
% announced, the following have cor
o sented to address the Congress-:
% James F. Seip, of Alexandria, on tn
Re Necessity Of Five Year Reductio
IT Iof Cotton Acreage and the Permanen
n Diversifcation Of Crops in the South
Dr.. R. O. Young, Youngsville, La
n e. O. Payne, Natchitoches, La.
ii E. P. Miller, Wesson, Miss, Pres
Is dent OF the Louisiana-M Mississippi
at DairyAssociation.
ed Harley Williams, leader in Poultl
e, Husbandry, Louisiana State Unive
ne sity.
George Hamilton, Marketing Expe
m Louisiana State University; Lee
tie Kahn, Commissioner Of Public Uti
ey ties. Shreveport; E. E. Biakeslie,.
or Gulfport, Miss, and Mrs. Howard z
ofileston of Housewives Co-operati'
II Stores.
% The organization OF system
lily curb markets will be one of the pr
cipal topics of discussion.
lat William Jennings Bryan OF Lincol
re- Nebraska, will be in New Orleans
be September 18th and 18th to addre
the Farm Congress.
ial New Orleans business interests a
mt swinging behind the Congress. Tn
me are planning to make it one OF the
wn events Of the year. Business men ha
subscribed 100000 for publicity,
hal music stores are putting up prizes
on the Old Fiddlers' Contest, the tire,
,m nd automobiles accessory people
am giving handsome prizes for the au
toImobile races, the bicycle dealers
ed. looking after the prizes for the bicy
,ize races, the New Orleans Railway
the is preparing to give the whole bur
the an outing at Spanish Fort, and
emit Dock Board says 1t will show the
car itors the harbor on the Justly G.
brated tug sampson
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