The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
D RY FAR N | N G
CONVENTION CALLED BY Gov
ERNoR MCDONALD.
|AT DENVER IN JANUARY

Western Governors Asked to Appoint
eIesates-counties, Chambers Of
Commerce and Other Public Organ
izations Invited.
Denver.-Governor Mcdonald has is
sued call for dry farming conven-
ton to be held in Denver January "a
and 25, 1907, which is during the week
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-
sineers, State Boards of Agricui-
ture, National Agricultural Asso-
Citations, State Agricultural Associ-
ations, County Commissioners,
Mayors of Cities, Railroad Compa-
mics and all Commercial Bodies in
the TransmisSouri States. Greet
ing:
The first general convention of
those vitality 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 20, 1907.
"Obiects-Thc rapid development of
practical farming and profitable crop
production under improved asricuI-
tWal methods and the unmistakable
proof of the possibility of retaining a
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
fetal encouragement has been reached,
and that there should be inaugurated
practical and active general move
ment under proper organization,
through which the great natural re-
sources of the non-irrignted districts
and the possibilities of extending the
agricultural areas of our western
states may be brought to the attention
of the world at 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.
"Representation- governor of
each state and territory may appoint
| ten and not more than twenty dele
gates.
"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
/ 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,
Offices 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 committee Sc
lected particularly with regard TO us
ability to guarantee to delegates two
DAYS of active, practical work, and II
is my belief that no more important
interstate conference has been pro
posed since the organization of the Ma
tional Irrigation Congress.
1.-The value of this movement IS APP
parent to all who have been closely
watching the development OF aGrlcul-
tural production, under both irrigation
and dry farming systems.
JESSE F. MCDONALD
Governor"