Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-29
MUST RESORT TO
DRY FARMING
METHODS
Governor Mcdonald issues
Call For Trans. Missouri
Dry Farming Congress.

Denver bee gtero che Cover
nors Agricultural Colleges. sntc
Land Boards. state Engineers.
state boards uf Agriculture State
Agricultural Associations. County
Comm. tiouors Mayor of cities,
RnilroHi Companies and HlI Com
morciaI Uodics in tho Trnns-M Mis-.
souri, States Greeting
"rbc hfH rrWr1l convention of
th0aU vitality Interested iu the rccln-
nation OFF the apmlHud regions of
thc United states hy system. of scicu.
tifr farming b hereby nllvi to acct
in toe city of Denver Colo. ou Jan.
e aud o. 1900
objects mn, rapid development
OF practical farming and profitable
crop production under Improved asrI.
oultr,al mah0ds and ihe unm.s'ak.
able proof of the possibillt, obj rc.
claiming "a great puriiuu ul ihp mil
arid acreage 100 me western states
have lcd 90 Increased ,ciiyiiy in both
Official and private experimental
work believe that the tImu fur uuI.
ted action and official announcement
has hcou reached and that there
should ho inBugurntpd "a practical and
active general mny mcnt under prop
co. organization through which fho
great natural rt sources uf DE uuuHi
rlgutrd districts and the pussiDI'itits
Of extending thu aEr cuIturH. areas
0f our western states may hc brought
I Go the attention oft Che world li large.
I ru populate oar vast acreage whore
irrigation ls mot possible will Insure
I that continuance oft prosperity
I throughout our western states, and
I Twin mcrnaa1 Sic commerce and slim
ulatc the demand Tor tho products oi
our factories tu such Hu extent that
/ every commercial industry in tb'
trans Missouri. tutys will be- faVorah
/ ly affected
| Composition o. Delegates
From the Various states
Representation Tine governor o
each state and territory may appoint
10 and not more than 30 dclcgatea
The mayor OF each cIty ave au,
not more than 40 delegates
The county commissioners of cacl
county ave aud not more than ID
delegates
National and state agricultural as
soclatluns not more Than I've dele
gates each
Railroad comuanir. mot more .hai
four delegates each
Chamber OF commerce CONNER
rial clubs and other commercial
bodies. two delegates each
"unitod states senators and cnu
grcssmru. the secretary of VrricuI
| urr ANA hls assistants. governors %
states. officers of state agriculture
colleges. officers of state uniycrsitie
engaged In agricultural work officer
luf United States and state expert
mcrt stations state engineers nn
members uf state land boards. by via
tue oft their position Will hr cuiItlr
o. membership lu the congress
% urge that 600 authorized uude
ltht call fo appoint delegates shout
select such persons as ere known q
! boz vitality Interested Iu the sublrct
that VIII naturally come under discus
sion
Tho program for the convention
will hc loo the hands ot clmmittr
selected particularly with regard O
its ability 10 guarantee tp delegate
two DAYS ot active. practical worl
and 40 10 my belief that mo- more in
purtaut Interstate conference hn
been proposed since the organization
Of the National Irrigation congress.
"The value of this movement Is az
parent To an who have been closel
watching the development of agr
: cultural production. under both irrl
q CATION and dry farming systems
JESSE p. MCDONALD.
Governor