The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
NEXT SESSION
Of CONGRESS
At CHEYENNE
Wyoming viii Entertain Arid
Land Farmers Next Year
and Is Ready for Them.
CHANGES ARE MADE
IN THE ORGANIZATION
RESOLUTIONS TREAT NUMBER
OF SUBJECTS or IMPORTANCE
DELEGATES PLEASED.

2 . 9 @ 8 Q 9 . @ . Q . o o o o o o .
Next meeting at Cheyenne, o
2 Resolution amending the con- o
2 sUitution providing for the Office 9
2 Of executive secretary and maxi @
. ing minor changes. .,
Resolution approving the teach @
2 ing Of agriculture in the public .
s. schools. o
. Resolutions indorsing the work .,
9 of various branches of the agri- Q,
9 cultural department. o
Resolution approving the efforts @
g OF the Dry Farming congress to g
? disseminate information and the g
2 establishment of a bureau Of liter %
. allure, which shall issue bulletins 8,
{: from time to time. %
q Resolution indorsing the efforts @
2 of the forestry service to conserve g
9 the water through forest preserva- o
p ton. o
9 Resolution urging congress to .,
9 provide adequate means to estab- o
g fish stations in the arid stations. @
2 Resolution requesting that bcr- Q,
2 ing experiments be placed in the o
= hands of experts who have the 6.
g work il charge. o
2 Resolution indorsing work of ir- o
2 rigauOn congress. %
2 Resolution urging congress to o
2 pass 320-acre hOmesteads. o
2 Resolution for the survey of @
9 large areas of lands in the arid .
. region OF the west d.
p Resolution of thanks TO the .
. Commercial club and Fisher Har- .,
9 ris, retiring president. o
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After sessions extending over a ne
Rod Of four days, the second annual
Dry Farming congress came to a close
yesterday afternoon at 4:4O o'clock. The
most important action was the selec-
ton Of the place for holding the next
Cheyenne, as was forecasted.
won hands down, receiving so votes to
2 for Douglas, Ariz. Idaho voted SOL
idly twenty for Douglas, and Nevada
gave it one of its split vote of two.
one was voted in favor of
Douglas. J. F. McCabe, the represen-
-ative from Arizona, made a gallant
light for his state, but he was out
numbered, the Idaho delegation being
he only one standing solidly for the
candidate. McCabe came out
II the running with flying cOlOrs for
he manner Of his speech in advocacy.
Numerous resolutions were adopted
rom time TO time as the committee
vas ready to report them. George l..
farrell, the pioneer dry farmer of the
cache valley, delivered an extended ad-
lress- Much to the annoyance of Mr..
Farrell, whose speech was some hours
n length, and bridged the noon recess.
lie was frequently interrupted. It was
interesting, however, for it
Vas Trp story q N m Fo0d
ngaged in dry farming forty-fOur
ears, and who knows all about it,
His remarks We're largely in answer TO
questions put by delegates on the floor
Mr. Farrell was still addressing the
Ongress at ( o'elock-having begun
hOTtly after TO- when J. G. McCabe.
he presiding officer of the meeting yes
erday. called his attention to the fact
hat the executive committee had ar
anged for a speaker to close the con-
ress. MIR. FarrelFs remarks were
ollOwed with great applause.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon It
vas announced that 558 delegates had
egistered. At that time 1874 member
nip certificates had been issued for 1874
earlv and Il life; at the close of the
ongress il was announced at the reg
;tration office that the membership
I'LL undoubtedly rise to total Of 500.
The Vote In Detail.
The detailed vote on the selection Of
he next place of meeting was: Chey-
20; Oregon, 2: Montana, 3.
alifornia, 3; Nevada, 1; Nebraska, 2:
Iorth Dakota, /; Wyoming, 20; Colo
ado, So
Douglas-Idaho, 20; Arizona, 1; Ne
ada, 1-22
The candidacy of Idaho Falls WIS
ffieially withdrawn by F. c. Bowman
efore the balloting. A telegram re-
eived during the day had suggested
ucsOn as a candidate, but it was not
Fred Kiesel nominated On
irio, in Oregon, and made a strong
7eech in support of its claims, but
ntariO viii have to wait q bit vet
efore It may aspire TO convention nom
rs. The Idaho delegation in caucus