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The delegates went from their deliberations to the rooms 

 of the Commercial Club, where they were entertained and 

 given a collation, followed by dancing. Speeches were 

 made, music and recitations were provided, and at a late 

 hour all retired to their homes and hotels, having greatly 

 enjoyed the occasion. 



Thursday, Sept. 2, 1897. 



The morning session was devoted to reading papers, dis- 

 cussions, resolutions, fixing the location for the annual ses- 

 sion of 1898, and other important matters. 



J. E. Northrop, delegate from the "National Association 

 of Seed Growers and Nurserymen," read a caustic criticism 

 on what he styled the " Government seed shop." 



Resolutions were offered and passed: "In favor of dis- 

 criminating duties on imports in American bottoms, de- 

 signed to foster American shipping; " "In favor of liberal 

 appropriations for rivers and harbors ; " "A change in the 

 constitution of the Congress, enlarging its membership, so 

 that, in addition to delegates now appointed by the governor 

 of the States, one to be appointed from each agricultural 

 college and experiment station and one from each society 

 oro;anized for fosterino; apiculture." 



It Avas voted to hold the next annual session of this 

 Congress at Fort Worth, Tex,, in December, 1898. F. L. 

 Maxwell of Louisiana was chosen first vice-president, and 

 C. A. Wieting of New York second vice-president. 



The committee on finance reported the receipt of five 

 hundred dollars from the citizens of St. Paul, and recom- 

 mended a levy of one dollar on each delegate for a fund for 

 the publication and distribution of the report of the Con- 

 gress, which was accepted and adopted. 



Prof. W. M. Hays of the Minnesota School of Agriculture 

 read an interesting paper on "The rural schools," teaching 

 the elementary courses in agriculture. 



The afternoon was devoted to an inspection of the State 

 Experiment Farm and School of Agriculture of Minnesota. 



A short session w^as held at the school-room of the farm, 

 where Mrs. Julietta Ashby Jordan of Indian Territory read 



