14. TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY REporT. 
“TI am glad that Governor Hughes has discovered Geneva with 
its beauty and evidences of prosperity. He is a great discoverer. 
As you know he has discovered some things down at Albany which 
have not been thought of before. There is one thing about Gov- 
ernor Hughes that when he makes a discovery he generally acts. 
Now that he has discovered Geneva and the Experiment Station I 
am sure that you will hear from Albany more loudly than before. 
After hearing him speak I have begun to feel that he too is a 
farmer or at least an agriculturist, and the farmer is the greatest 
man in the country especially at election time. 
“The farmers comprise more than half of the people of the United 
States. As so large a part of his family belongs to this class Uncle 
Sam has spent considerable time in looking after them. One way 
that he has attempted to do this is by distributing seeds. I have 
the honor of opposing this way of looking after farmers, believing 
that the farmers of my constituency are perfectly able to buy seeds 
for themselves. Originally the idea of this appropriation was all 
right, as it was based upon the idea to send out rare seeds which 
would benefit agriculture in the various parts of the states, but in 
later years this idea has been distorted.” 
From this point the Congressman reviewed the various kinds of 
work that the Federal Government has undertaken for the benefit 
of the agricultural interests of the country, speaking of the founda- 
tion of the land grant colleges, the annual appropriation to. experi- 
ment stations and agricultural colleges and the extensive work of 
the Department of Agriculture. 
He also spoke of the improvements in rural conditions by the 
introduction of the rural free delivery and rural telephone. 
REMARKS OF SENATOR RAINES. 
The last speaker on the morning program was Hon. John Raines, 
State Senator from the district which includes Geneva. In intro- 
during Senator Raines, Dr. Jordan spoke of the Senator’s resolu- 
tion, expressed by letter, not to speak at the exercises; but said he 
felt compelled to pay tribute to him as a most loyal friend of the 
Station, who from his position had been able to do much to pro- 
mote its interests. Senator Raines responded briefly, and after 
some jocular remarks relative to his relationship with the Governor, 
expressed his satisfaction at having been able to serve the Station 
and his pleasure at the cordial relations existing between this insti- 
tution and its sister Station and College at Cornell University. 
