Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-09

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representatives at the hrst meeting
OF ris congress, Ut Denver l am OF
opinion tlpt the papers read by Utah
thel nc TINS congress We're vltal ia
merit 70 those ot representatives OF any
9eher state. and this belief Is sustained
py tne' TACT chat Utah gained the next
ileetthg OK the Congress, and tho PRES
ldenty OF The organization. see no
reason why Utah, the birthplace OF
modern and scientific irrigation, should
nos become, through This organization
%nd the Efforts OF Its citizens, he era
Gle ot arid farming. IN this connection.
! desire TO refer to the work that has
peell dore by the Utah legislature in en-
couTaglng This great Industry. A pre-
Nious session provided for arid expert
mental farms The recent sess1on made
an appropriation for experiment.
Ing on the matter OF obtain
IA suhterranean water for the
culinary use Of those enga ged
IN arid farming. with these excellent
Initial movements In the way OF en-
courNSing arid farming think that
as the movement grows and success at
tends 1t, stlll further help Will be ex-
tended.
FISHER HARRIS. DRY FARMER.
Speaking of tse Dry Farming con-
gress, | desire to say word regarding
its president. If Fisher Harris ever
runs UP against anything dry, It WON'T
remain dry Very long Ills ITALICS are
never dry The conversation in which
he takes part is always the opposite
from dry. Visitors at the Commercial
club, where he pTesides with such tact
and dignity, find matters everything
but dry have heard 1t limited that
even the champagne he serves Is not
quite so dry as people may be led 70
think. And he was doubtless chosen
for the position he holds in
this congress because of his successful
treatment and cure OF ali dry conn
plants
With his organizing and admlnlstra-
tive ability, am sure he Will place the
congress in the position II is entitled
20 hold, as the first and most important
movement for the redemption OF the
non-irrigated lands OF the west. know
or no man in whom we could have
greater hopes for this work. Under his
direction, ! expect to see a magnificent
success achieved In the session of the
congress to be held here In October of
this year.
Now + welcome yon gentlemen to the
best things to be had In the way OF dis
cus5lon and treatment of this import
ant subject [ wish 1t were possible for
me to be with you, and to receive the
great benefit which l am sure will
come from your deliberations But the
state and the great and regions OF the
west VIII, am sure, be benefited be-
You'd measure by your work. wish
you personally all possible pleasure and
profit IN the sessions of your assoca-
tiop-
FARMER FISHER HARRIS.
Hon Fisher Harris was introduced
as the man with the grubblng hoe He
was characterized as the greatest ifv-
ing expert on charming snakes, and
driving rabbits off the Hand, never to
show their heels again wherever he
has spoken a speech,
He responded, however with speech
far from facetOus, in which he pointed
out the interest every man living in
the west, owes 10 the subject of arid
farming, which can accomplish the re-
demption of such large portion OF il.
He characterized the subject as ten
times more important than irrigation
congresses for the reason that there
Is ten times us much land to redeem.
Prosperity rests on the land" was his
fundamental proposition If the farms
prosper she country Is safe II every
city should be destroyed, there Will
stu be lie In the nation. II the farms
are preserved, but should She farms be
destroyed. the cities would soon find
grass growing in their streets. We need
therefore to realize that arid farming
is our problem, whether we are west
ern bankers, or western merchants, or
western statesmen, There is a cry for
more homes. and every new home
makes the nation stronger
"1ll Utah our boys have gone away to
seek new homes. and they were thu
boys with nerve to try new thing.
and the energy 10 Tight the land ami
subdue It. We needed them here, and
we must learn how to keep them IT.
rlgatlon can only redeem 4 per cent of
Utah land, or at most. II all the possible
canals We're built. less than 10 per cent.
When this movement creates the public
sentiment II is entitled 10 have behind
1t the people OF the state will help the
man with the hoe out in the desert.
and the nation itself viii be forced by
an Irresistible public opinion to sit UP
and take notice of what Is being done
The Denver convention WAS reviewed
the declaration being made that there
were gathered there 800 men. over half
OF them men of the schools and men OF
science In agriculture, while the others
We're tlllers OF the fields, come TO learn
better methods and give the results of
practical experience 10 the men from
1he colleges.
In concluding Mr. Harris smoke OF
the coming October national conven-
tion, OF the prominent men who would
be asked to attend including Luther
Bur bank. III. w. Campbell, Secy. Wilson
and others.
INTERESTING GROUPS.
Among the people present at the
convention are many groups who rep
resent interesting movements towards
the creation OF large farms. An Iron
county delegation represented a conn
pany which has bought two traction
engines, and Is blowing up large tract
OF land From Beaver county came
G. ID. White. Lewis Harris Henry II.
Baker. and Charles Woolfenden, who
plan to operate $500 acres and have
already secured a steam pillow, which
- al work on the saBebrush. Mr.
White OF this company declares that
there are over 80 square miles capable
OF raising wheat, in fseaEcr and Mil
ford valleys w. VI. Newman from
Rlverton, declares that he Is interested
with other parties In a large PROPOSE.
tlon on the west bench OF Salt Lake
valley, while ]. Fred Odell came down
from Davis county, alleging that no
Is now located on IL /, 800 acre dry farm
Bishop Farrell, the veteran dry farmer
OF them all, was present, having come
down from his holdings In Smithfleld,
10 occupy A position of honor on the
stand
Others who are present are A. v.
Quinn OF Evanston; II. Y. Bean OF Sol
der. Idaho &, III. carlqulst OF Cedar
Valley; l., J. Robinson ~ Oakley. Ida.
c. w. Richards Fielding: II. IT, Coombs,
Fielding Samuel stark American
Fork; NJ s. Cowan- Nephi: Barry
WTide, Pays0n; Frank s. Cox, Fair
view. Dan Hanson, Elsnoroi Joshua
salisbury. WelIsYlIles Israel BennIon,
Vernon Inp Bushnell, Meadow; Han
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