The Coconino sun., 1922-11-24
INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS
 PREPARING BIG MEET

Secretary of Agriculture Henry C.. Wallace, who last week gave it's work high praise in sending the Industrial Congress his regrets at being unable to attend that organization annual convention in Phoenix December 18th and 10th, will send special rcpreSen- tative of his department to the meet ing, it was announced by the congress following receipt of a telegram from Secretary Wallace.
 The telegram from the secretary followed one from Henry G. BOice, president of the Arizona Cattle Grow erS' association, who is in Washington for national livestock conference. Mir. Boice reported that Mir. Wallace had informed him that he would send a representative of the department of agriculture to the Industrial Congress convention.
 The telegram received from Secre- tary Wallace definitely named w. A. Schoenfield, director of marketing re- search of the '. s. Bureau of Agri- cultural Economics, as the depart ment's representative at the cOnven- tion. Mir. Schoenfield is planning to be in Arizona for some little time before the convention and it .is prob able he will take advantage of the opportunity to carry on agricultural research wolk while here.
 Officials of the congress feel that Mir. Schoenficld's selection is for tunate one, as the Industrial Congress has been cooperating with the Ari- zOna office of the Bureau of Agricul- tural Economies in collecting and dis tributing crop and livestock data in the state, service which has been found of great value to the thousands of farmers and livestock men who have received these reports, More over, the Industrial Congress is CO., operating with the Arizona Farm Blu reau Federation and the Arizona Cat i tie Growers association in efforts {" solve marketing pro lems of the pro- ducers of the southwest.
 Definite announcement also has been made that Fred H. Bixby, presi- | dent of the American Livestock asSo. citation, will be the principal speaker on problems Of the livestock industry ! at the Industrial Congress cOnvcn- ton. Mir. Bixby, who at present is in | Washington, has formally accepted 1 the invitation to attend and address ' the convention, stating that he is | looking forward with pleasure to the meeting.
 Mir. Bixby is one of the most prom. inent livestock men in the country, and 1 has extensive cattle holdings in the 1 southwest. He makes his home al | Long Beach, California.
 J. R. Howard, president of the 1 American Farm Bureau Federation. will be the chief speaker on the agri- cultural industry at the convention | The annual convention of tie national 1 federation will be held in Chicago De Cember llth to l4th, and will be fol- | lowed " a two-day executive commit, . tee meeting which will make it inn 1 possible for Mir Howard to leave be. ! fore the night of the l6th. He plans . to be he,e for the session of the 10th { and leaders of the Rarm Bureau move ment in Arizona are looking forward | to his visit with pleasure.
 Preparations for the convention are . going forward rapidly. With national 1 leaders in the agricultural and live | stock industries on he program with | leading men from all industries of the | state, record crowd is expected.