Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
DRY FARMING
CONGRESS MEETS.
BIG GATHERING IN DENVER


oatss-Aetive Discussion Evinees
Much Enthuslasm-Many Visitors
Present.
Denver.-Fraught with potential
importance which Is almost beyond
the power OF any person to estimate.
and attended by nearly 800 accred
tied delegates. the Trans Missouri Dry
Farming Congress. the first gathering
of It's kind in history. convened Thurs.
day morning at the Albany hotel and
commenced active discussion as to the
best methods for reclaiming tho arid
| and semi.arid regions OF the great
West. In addition to the regular dele.
gates. there were 500 visitors to the
convention and many more will be In
attendance.
Farmers representing sixteen states.
from California to Kansas and from
Washington to Oklahoma. are to be
found among tho delegates and all
seem to be here with the determine
ton to get every possible Item Of In
formation on the subject OF farming
without Irrigation that there is to be
had. All OF the acknowledged experts
who are on the list OF speakers are
| subjected to numerous questions mt
the close OF their respective remarks
and there seems to be a general deter
minntion on the part OF thc delegates
to make their visit count by the
amount OF Information they can carry
| back to the several sections from
which they come.
The morning session was called to
| order by Chairman Jesse =. Mcdonald
ut 1880. after which Secretary Ar
thur Williams read the call to tho
| congress. which was sent broadcast
throughout tn. country. Governor
Henry A. Buchtci was next introduced
and when the greeting Of applause had
| subsidized. delivered nm earnest address
ot welcom. TO the delegates.
Following the address OF Governor
Buchtcl. cs'Gov. Mcdonald introduced
a. J. Spcngci president OF the chamber
OF commerce. who also welcomed the
| delegates and guests with all tho
| hcartincss nj his command. He pointed
out that the role that Denver In play.
Ing In mo;hcrin. new commercial
| organization IL no new one for her.
Hc cited the National Irrigation Con
grcsN. the American Mining Congress.
the American National Live Stock A.
socintiou and the TrnnKmiSsissippi
Commercial Congress. mn thrifty on
spring Of this city. which have far cs.
cccdcd the hopes Of their organizers.
He said In part:
I'VE arr proud Of every one of our
children: they have all brought re-
| suits far beyond our most ardent cx'
| pcctations, and each and every ono
will be oS marked and iassin. benefit
| In their own peculiar spheres. but
am free To say In none Of these orEani'
ra,ions are rcposcd such great oppor'
tunitics and vast possibilities aa are
these intruktcd to you gentlemen OF
| the TranHmissouTi Dry Farming Con
srcsa, and ! can truthfuily add that
none of these organizations started
out under more favorable auspices.
-Tha, the wonderful possibilities OF
| acicniitir dry farming are becoming
appreciated II amply testified TO by
| tn. presence Of no many eminent and
learned men from all our western
| states. and Denver Ia indeed proud TO
add this ia,cs, child to the diS,in'
| suiahcd list Of renowned orEnnifa'
| tions.
"Aii honor to Professor Campbell and
the other noble mon who. seeking
neither wealth nor fame. gave thcif
best thought and energy TO this great
and glorious work.
"f:Sn,icmcp. I hid you God speed
In the great cause In which you have
| enlisted"
John ". Springer. president OF the
| CoIorado Cattle and Horse Growers
| Association. was introduced by the
| chair and spoke ON THE Aims and ob-
tcc,s of the Congress.
Owing TO other cnEaSsmcnts cS'
Governor Mcdonald rclinuuished INC
ch,ir to Fisher Harris of ttah. u hau
| hccn MANNED to make the roll call OF
| states. with fyc.minute responses de-
| failing local dry farming conditions
th, next order Of business. but owing
| To lack Of time Mr.. Harris passed over
this portion Of the program and calico
| upon r. e. Chilco,t, uni'ei states cS
| nor, in charge Of dry land agriculture.
for his address on DRY i.and Ag''e"'
turc in the Great Plains Area.
MIR, Chiicot, then took the floor and
with the aid Of a collection of charts
and maps on the wall back of the
| speakers platform. explained his por.
| ,iou of the governments agricultural
| experiments.
II have been twenty-five years In the
West. experimenting with all Kinds OF
| ldrought.rcsisting grains he said.
"and while my residence is Washing
| ton. ID. c.. I want TO say that the agri.
cultural experts there are in sympathy
with the West and that the only rea'
son they live there is that they are
! given the facilities TO work for the
Vests greater benefit"
At the night session at the Baptist
church Mark A. Carleton. United
states cercalist. Washington. ID. e., de.
livered an address on Government
Work with Dry Land Cereals,