The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
WEALTH OF A MIGHTY EMPIRE LIES DORMANT in [

private enterprise and by all the aid
that may be received through the Ope-
rations of the reclamation act of the
federal government it is not possible
to increase this per cent Of cultivat-
ed land in the state beyond 10 per cent
of the total area And yet in all parts
of the state there are extensive plains
and vast stretches of upland for which
no water can be obtained save such as
falls direct from heaven.
lnsistent Cry for Homes.
Irrigation has worked wonders, but
it has its limitations and they Will soon
be reached. The hour has arrived for
the statesman, the economist, the
philarthropist, the scientist to open up
new fields, new avenues of hope for the
swarming population of the eastern
half of the nation. Men are moving
from the wornout lands of the older
states to the new lands of the west
and the insistent, importunate and
ever-increasing cry is for additional
homes for those willing to work.
DRY farming in Utah and the sur
rounding states in the arid belt pre-
sent wonderful opportunities. If pub
lic-spirited men, by taking counsel to
gether, can devise some method OF
scientific soil culture by means OF
which this empire of rich land now
lying idle under the sun can be brought
under cultivation and placed at the
disposal of willing home-builders 1t
would seem to be an object worthy Of
all well-disDosed men,
Its success would mean a largely
increased population for Utah: addi-
tiOnal homes; a largely increased num-
Der of fOOd-producers; more wealth;
wider markets for the manufacturers
in short, more. of everything that is
necessary and desirable in a well-reg-
ula5e1 commonwealth.
Objects of the Congress.
"This, in brief, is the object of the
Trans-M Missouri Dry Farming con-
gress. 1t was organized to encourage
the establishment of additional expe-
riment stations throughout the arid
west; to foster and encourage agita-
ton and discussion of the subject and
to hold meetings at times and pla&es
most convenient for the exchang$Pf
ideas-tO give all interested persons
the benefit of the experience of experts
and practical dry farmers.
THE membership of the congress is
made up of presidents and other off,
Gals of agricultural colleges, officials
of state and national experiment sta
tions, Representatives of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington.
practical farmers who are solving the
everyday problems of dry farming un-
der the different conditions that arise
in different localities, and above all,
men like H. w. Campbell of Nebraska
and George L. Farrell of Utah, who
have devoted their lives to the con-
quest of the arid west where irrigation
is out of the question.
Strong Men Will Be on Hand.
1.-THE first session of the congress
was held at Denver last winter. Six
teen states We're represented by ac-
credited delegates and the discussions
were marked with unusual thorough
ness and thoughtfulness. The second
session of the congress will be held in
Salt Lake City Jan. 25 and 20. 1908. 1t
is expected that Secretary Wilson of
the department of agriculture, Luther
Burbank of California, H. W. Camp
bell of Nebraska and many other
noted experts will attend this session
band take part in the discussions