No. 4.] FARMERS' NATIONAL CONGRESS. 521 



Friday, Oct. 6, 1899. 



President Hoard in the chair. 



The Governor, through General Appleton, notified the 

 Congress that he would be pleased to receive the members 

 in the Executive Chamber, State House, at noon. Voted^ 

 To accept the invitation. 



Committee on resolutions reported. Voted, To increase 

 the membership of the executive committee to five. 



Hon. H. C. Adams, dairy and food commissioner of Wis- 

 consin, was introduced, and read a paper on " The necessity 

 of pure food legislation." Discussion followed. 



The committee on resolutions made their final report. 

 Voted, That the resolution offered by H. C. Adams of Wis- 

 consin, on taxing oleomargarine and on a national pure food 

 law, be the special order of business for the afternoon. 



A recess was then taken until 2 p.m. 



Afternoon Session. 



President Hoard in the chair. 



Mr. F. W. Taylor of New York called attention to the 

 Pan-American Exposition to be held at Buffalo in 1901. 

 The president stated that the special assignment would be 

 taken up, and called Mr. Candage to the chair. 



The resolution was read by the secretary and discussed 

 by Messrs. David, Daw ley and Flanders of New York, 

 Hoard of Wisconsin, Stockwell of Massachusetts, Stewart 

 of Illinois, Dye of New Jersey and others, and, after being 

 amended, was passed. 



The next order of business was the election of officers for 

 the two years ensuing. 



Governor Hoard of Wisconsin was nominated and elected 

 president by a rising vote ; R. G. F. Candage of Massa- 

 chusetts was nominated and elected first vice-president; 

 Col. John S. Cunningham of North Carolina, second vice- 

 president; Hon. John M. Stahl of Illinois, secretary; Hon. 

 George A. Stockwell of Rhode Island, first assistant secre- 

 tary ; Col. D. C. Kolp, Texas, second assistant secretary; 

 Mr. Edward A. Callahan, New York, third assistant secre- 

 tary ; Levi Morrison, Pennsylvania, treasurer. Executive 



