The Springfield herald., 1906-12-28
D RY F A R M | N c.
CONVENTION CALLED BY Gov
ERNoR MCDONALD.
AT DENVER IN JANUARY

Western Governors Asked to Appoint
elegates--counties, Chambers CT
Commerce and Other Public Organ
izations Invited.
Denver.-Governor Mcdonald has Is
sued call for a dry farming conYen-
ton to be held In Denver January -
and %, 1907, which is during the weel
of the cattlemen's convention and
farming congress.
The text of the call follows:
TO the Governors, Agricultural Col
leges, State Land Boards, State En-
gineers, State Boards of Asricul'
ture, National Agricultural Asso-
Citations, State Agricultural Associ
ations, Comfy Commissioners,
Mayors of Cities. Railroad Compa'
MES and all Commercial Bodies in
the Transmissouri States, Greet
ing:
The first general convention OF
those yitally interested in the reclama-
ton of the semi-arid regions of the
United States by systems of scientific
farming is hereby called to meet In
the city of Denver, Colo, on January
"a and 25, 1907.
"Objects--The rapid development oil
practical farming and profitable crop
production under improved asricul-
tural methods and the unmistakable
proof of the possibility of reclaimins
great portion of the semi-arid acreage
in the western states have led to in
creased activity IN both official and
private experimental work. l believe
that the time for united action and Of
fcial encouragement has been reached
and that there should be inauSurated
a practical and active general move
ment, under proper organization
through which the great natural re
sources OF the non-irriSated districts
and the possibilities of extending the
agricultural areas Of our western
states may be brought to the attention
of the world al large. To populate our
vast acreage where irrigation is not
possible, will insure the continuance OF
prosperity throughout our western
states, and Will increase the commerce
and stimulate the demand for the
products of our factories to such an
extent that every commercial industry
in the transmissouri states Will be IA
vorably affected.
presentation.-The governor OF
each state and territory may appoint
ten and not more than twenty dele
gates.
1.-The mayor of each city five and not
more than ten delegates.
THE county commissioners OF each
county five and not more than ten del
egates.
National and state agricultural as
sociations not more than five dele
gates each.
Railroad companies not more than
four delegates each.
chambers of commerce, commercial
clubs and other commercial bodies,
two delegates each.
United States senators and con-
gressmen, the secretary of agriculture
and his assistants, governors OF states.
officers of state agricultural colleges,
officers of state universities engaged in
agricultural work, officers of United
States and state experiment stations,
state engineers and members of state
land boards, by virtue of their posi-
ton. will be entitled to membership in
the congress.
81 urge that all authorized under this
call to appoint delegates shall select
such persons as are known to be vi
tally Interested in the subjects that
will naturally come under discussion.
THE program for the convention
will be in the hands of a committee Sc
lected particularly with regard to its
ability to guarantee to delegates two
days of active, practical work, and 1t
is my belief that no more important
interstate conference has been pro
posed since the organization OF the Ma
tionaI Irrigation Congress.
1.-The value of this movement is ap-
parent to all who have been closely
watching the development OF asrlcui-
tural production, under both irrigation
and dry farming systems
JESSE F. MCDONALD,
Governor"