, 1907-02-11
SUCCESS
OF DOLLAR DINNER

extent. In the letter Mr.. Bell announc
ed the probability of securing the pres
ence of President Roosevelt at the next
meeting of the Wyoming Wool Grow
ers' association,to be held in this city
and suggested an agricultural display
on Thornburgh street from the Union
Pacific hotel to the university, to show
the distinguished visitor what Albany
county could do when it tried. The
reading of the letter received hearty
applause.
Mr.. Deming on Dry Farming.
Mr.. Deming of Cheyenne delivered
a very interesting address on DRY
Farming" detailing at some length the
features of the art already known and
practiced on the model farm at Chey.
enne. He told of the things necessary
to be done and convinced his hearers
that dry farming has much in store for
the arid and semi-arld states of the
west. The average amount of rain.
fall was noted, showing that nature
sends considerable moisture, and what
is to the point, the larger part OF
the rainfall comes at b season of the
year when it will do the most good.
The speaker was logical and convinc-
ing and his address was well received.
Leading Irrigationist.
MI. Bosler, who is at the head Of
some large reclamation works at Rock
River, told Of irrigation and the appli.
cation Of the principles to the reclama-
ton Of land in this section. Mr.. Bos-
Ter and his associates are at work up
on a scheme to bring 5000 acres I'M
der cultivation this year and a much
larger area later. when their plans have
been carried out. He spoke of the form
ing Of large corporations for the car.
rying out of the plans undertawen, and
believed that much good would result
to the community. The land to be re-
claimed this year lies along the Union
Pacific for three or foul miles, and the
success or failure of the scheme would
be visible from that line. There seems
no possibility of failure, he thinks.
Bells Plan Endorsed.
The reading of MI. Bells letter in
cluded the planter the bringing Of
President Roosevelt to the city, and on
motion of Mr.. Gibson, his suggestions
we're adopted.
81 move" said Mr.. Gibson, that the
suggestions be adopted by this meet
ing"
The motion was seconded from a
dozen different portions of the room,
"As many as favor the motion will
say aye called the toastmaster.
There was a storm of answers.
THE motion prevails unanimously
he said, not having called for a mega
tive VOTE. And there was more ap-
plause.
Station Director Speaks.
Prof. Buffum made one of the hap
| piest speeches Of the evening. II
there had been any lack Of good humor
and fellowship, it was dispelled when
the professor, introduced by President
Tisdel as the real hard working agri-
culturist of the university, arose and
discussed 1.-The Proper Crops" for sew
eral minutes. Prof Buffum said he had
been accused that day Of carrying on
experiments that could not be met
by the average tiller of the soil. He
said he wished to disabuse this idea,
as whatever was done at the expert
ment station was done with the sole
purpose of meeting the conditions as
they exist in Wyoming. The work OF
the station was practical, as the large
income from the sale of produce would
testify. The speaker then told of the
crops profitable to raise-"from peas
to babies" he said. He gave some fig
ures to show that the work OF the
station is practical, as indicating those
kinds Of crops that will pay In Wyo
ming, eliminating those whose cult
walton will yield nothing or worse. On
the menu was nicely fried strips OF
bacon and someone asked Prof. Buffum
If these were from "the racing pigs
of the station" "They may be-" the
speaker said, "but 1 want to say that
those same racing pigs took the frs
prize at the Denver show for bacor
hogs and they sold for s cents a hun
bred pounds more than the champion
carload at that show. Pretty good do
ings for our hogs"
Non-Metalllc Metals.
Perhaps the most interesting ad
dress of the evening was by Prof. L
w. Trumbull of the mining department
of the university, who spoke on tn
non-metallic minerals of Albany coun
ty. He referred to the clays, shales
marls, stone, sand and soda of tn
plain, and of the vast possibilities the
present. The three plaster mills Q
the county were referred to in glow
ing terms, and the professor predicte
!. the opening of many other industries
The brick manufactured here, he salt
are better than any that come to tn