Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-10
PRODUCTS OF ARID VALLEYS
They Will Show Visitors What
Utah Has Accomplished
Without Irrigation.
Nebraska Delegation, Headed by W.
II. Campbell VIII be Distinctly
Important One.


Agricultural college OF Utah. today
placed at the disposal OF Fisher Harris,
president OF the Transmissouri Dry
Farm congress. the resources of the
Agricultural college, in helping to make
the coming convention a great SUCCESS
That Utah cannot afford TO make a
poor showing at this convention. when
so many more will be obtainable II the
story taken way by the delegates is
favorable. is the opinion OF r1any con-
nected with It, and the appeal Of Fisher
Harris, sent out yesterday in an open
letter calling attention to tho need for
support, rapid and effective. brought re-
suits from Logan.
The Agricultural college wants TO
help all 1t can" declared Dr. Widtsoe
this morning. We realize the good that
can come TO Utah from making the con-
vention a SUCCESS. Therefore we are
willing to assume responsibility for dec
Grating the convention hall. with the
dry farm products of Utah.
Fisher Harris was delighted with the
announcement. and accepted it eager
~. 1t means that the best things Utah
has produced without irrigation will
decorate the walls of the Commercial
club while the visitors are here. and
will be piled in convenient corners of
the convention hall. The very air will
breathe arid farming, and its story will
be told In exhibits A. 3, c, and d. being
the good things from every one of
Utah's six great valleys where the des-
ert is now being fought back with I'M
precedented rapidity,
DEFINITE PLANS.
The definite plans for the Salt Lake
meetings are rapidly maturing. Utah
men, SO far as they have been secured
| to take part on the program, have ac-
copied for the following talks
Dr. John A. Widtsoe, The Possible
ties of Arid Farming in Reclaiming the
West
DR.. e. d. Ball. 1.-THE Agricultural COL
lege Experiment Work in Arid Farm
ing"
Prof. L. A. Merrill. In charge OF ex-
tension work, Agricultural college.
Utah Mathods In Arid Farming"
j.. II. Grace of Nephi, THE Proper
Size of a Dry Farm"
George l.. Farrell, Smithfeld, my Elk
perience as Dry Farmer"
Howard Cox of Oasis, The Gas En-
CINE In Dry Farming"
X. j. Hyatt, weather bureau. "West-
ern Precipitation in its Relationship to
Dry Farming"
Besides these talks, many will DO
made by government officials engaged
in experiment work in arid land cul-
ture.
In the general distribution of
speeches the aim has been to have one
on each general subject both from n
scientist and "A practical farmer who
have worked In that particular field.
As an instance of the way responses
from other states outrun interest in
Utah, letters received from w. II. DIN.
committeeman for Colorado, indicate
that he has thoroughly canvassed thar
stnte and that people are coming from
every section OF II.
NEBRASKA DELEGATES.
From Nebraska. the following dele
gates have been named, tho list be-
ginning with the name of IL. w. Camp
bell, one of tho most famous dry
farmers in the west and the founder
OF the Campbell SYSTEM"
II. w. Campbell. Bethany: ]. II.
Rivett, Angora; II. L. Goold, Ogalalla
A. p. Moore Brule; S. S. Sears, Hy-
annis; b. +. Claypool, Orleans; o.
Hull, Alma; J. c. Hill, Imperial: j.
e. Kelley, Mccook; Henry Lehman,
Culbertson: Wilbur f. Stafford, Big
Springs; A. H. Barnett, Lincoln; IL.
Lutes, Paxton; John Wertz. Chapel;
F.. f. Lowe. Hyannis: J. r. Van Bos-
kirk, Alliance; h. II. Batty, Hast
ings; Wilhelm Martens. Chadron. &.
II. Harmon, MeCook; George Essen
hart. Culbertson; William Taylor Gull
bertson; W. j. Hopper, Imperial.
WEBER COUNTY.
From Weber county the following
men have been named
Nathaniel Montgomery, North Ogden,
Utah; Ii. c. Hanson, Roy; Thomas T.
Mckay, Ogden; Lyman Skeen Plain
City; David Mattson, Ogden.
TRIP TO CACHE COUNTY.
The plan for entertainment OF the
delegates may include special trip
to Cache county, where some OF the
large dry farms will be looked over,
the trip 10 end at Logan as north
orn terminus a tabernacle concert IS
being discussed. as is also a Seeing
Salt Lake" excursion
The work OF collecting AN exhibit
OF Utah dry farm products and plac-
ing Il on tho walls OF the convention
hall. viii be under the personal di-
rection OF Prit l., A. Merlli. ol tnc
Agricultural college, who Is head OF the
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