The Glenwood post., 1906-12-29
IN INTEREST OF
DRY FARMING
Experiments Recently Made and
Prospects for Future of Camp
bell System Warrants
Public Discussion
GOV. MCDONALD CALLS MEETING

| The possibility of further develop
ment of arid lands. after the compile
tion of the present system of reser-
voirs, dams and tunnels as mapped out
by the reclamation service is finished,
will be dependent on dry farming.
The western office of the reclama-
tion service is not making any new
plans.
The salvation of the great areas of
desert land throughout the West now
rests to a great extent upon dry farm
ing. Realization of these facts as
urged by committee from the cham
ber of commerce, led Gov. Jesse
F. Mcdonald to issue an official call
for a Trans. Missouri Dry Farming
congress in Denver January "a and 90
1907. 1t will be the week of the cat
tlemen's s convention and farming CON
gress.
up the new system of dry farming
more extensively than any other west
ern state. and therefore Gov. Melon
aid and the chamber of commerce be-
lieve it to be eminently fitting that
this state should take the lead in
any movement of this kind.
Homeseekers from eastern states are
pouring into Colorado on every home
seekers train. The railroads have
established these special trains because
of this great influx of homeseekers
Colorado is receiving greater mum
per of them than any other western
state.
Yuma and Washington counties
have been turned from desert into a
garden by dry farming. They prob
ably have shown greater results from
this system than any Other district
west of the Missouri. and their soil
production will be held up for the in.
spection of the world at the coming
congress.
The governors of all the western
states will be urged to attend, as well
as county officials, mayors of cities,
commercial bodies, directors of all
tions.
| 1t is the intention to" explain dry
farming to the world so that the hazy
ideas now prevailing about it will be
come clear to all. 1t is still regarded
as mystery by many people, but in
reality it is very 81 mple. This gen
eral exposition of its principles will
result, it is believed, in a western
colonization movement of great pro.
portions. The call was urged by a
committee composed CT:
August j. Spengel. president Den
yer Chamber of Commerce; Arthur
Williams, secretary Denver Chamber
of Commerce.; W. F. r. Mills, secre
tary Denver Convention league; Zeph
Charles Felt, vice president Colorado
State Commercial association John
I. Burns, secretary Colorado State
Commercial association; John l..
Donahue, president Scientific Farm
ing association: c. E. Wantland,
Union Pacific Railroad company.
The text of the call follows:
"To the Governors, Agricultural Col
leges. State Land Boards, State En-
gineers. State Boards of Agricul
ture, National Agricultural Asso
Citations, State Agricultural Asso
Citations, County Commissi oners,
Mayors of Cities, Railroad Com
panies, and all commercial bodies in
the Trans Missouri States. Greet.
ing:
"The first general convention of
those vitally interested in the reclama
tion 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 81. 1907.
'Objects-The rapid development
of practical farming and profitable
crop production under improved agri-
cultural methods and the unmistaka-
BILE proof OF the possibility of reclaim
ing great portion of the semiarid
to increased activity in both official
and private experimental work. l
believe that the time for united action
and official encouragement has been
reached, and that there should be in
augurated a practical and active gen
eral movement. under proper organiza
tion, through which the great natural
resources of the non-irrieated districts
and the possibilities of extending the