The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-24
BROOKS HEAD
Of CONGRESS
FOR NEXT YEAR
Governor of Wyoming Elected
President by Arid Land Farm
: erS Without Opposition.
WOULD ENLARGE ENTRY
RIGHTS OF PEOPLE
BILL EXTENDING NUMBER OF
ACRES THAT MAY BE TAKEN.
UP is ENDORSED.

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= OFFICERS OF THE DRY FARM I
y ING CONGRESS.
= President-B. r. Brooks, COVER I
4 nor of Wyoming.
y First vice president-E. A. Bur- I
4 rell of Montpelier Ida, formerly
= that states lieutenant governor. I
y Second vice president-H. w.
= Campbell of Lincoln, Neb., the I
originator of scientific arid farm I
= ing. I
\ Third vice president George 1
y Curry, governor of New Mexico. I
\ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. I
\ Arizona. G. McCabe. Bisbee. I
4 Acknowledgements White, Los I
I Angeles. I
= Colorado-C. R. Root. Denver. I
= Idaho-F. c. Bowman, Idaho
4 Falls.
I Kansas-F. E. Teneyck, Manhat- I
I tan. !
y Montana-A. Atkinson, Bozeman. I
y Nebraska-A P. Moore. Brule.
y Nevada-GeOrge F. Parker, Reno. I
= New Mexico. d. Tinsley of the I
\ Agricultural college. I
y Oregon-W. ]. Kerr, of the Agri- I
\ cultural college.
= Oklahoma. A Moorehouse. I
4 saltwater. I
y Utah.. W. Paxman, Nephi. !
\ South DakOta-S. II. Lea, Pull I
y man.
= North Dakota-O. w Roberts,
y Bismarck.
y wyoming-H. B. Henderson,
y Cheyenne. 4
y Washington, d C--J. L. Briggs I
= of the department of agriculture.
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1t did not take the delegates to the
second annual convention of the Trans
Missouri Dry Farming congress long Il
settle the question of who shall be the
president and who the other officers viii
be- The matter of selection was Ieft
in the hands of a special committee. and
that committee reported at the begin
ming of the afternoon session as its
choice the officers named at the be-
ginning of this item.
The congress went on record in IA
Vor of the more extended area possible
TO be taken under the laws. Unanimous
endorsement was given a resolution
presented by ]. F. Tolton of Beaver
county TO the effect that the congress is
in favor of a bill now before congress
introduced by Senator Reed Smoot
NloSC pulpOSCs DiiCllyB IL " peIAiAll Nilt
entry OF 800 acres of land instead OF
100, as at present The proposition had
previously been endorsed by J. Glen
Beaver of Lincoln, Neb.. who declared
that it was SILLY to expect a man 70
support a family on 100 acres of dry
land
Three Towns in the Race.
Three towns are i'm the race for the
next observation-disclosures, Ariz-, Chey-
enne, WYo., and Idaho Falls, Ida.
1t was unanimously agreed by resolu-
tion that the city securing the next
congress must make a guarantee of en-
tertain4nent fund, even as is required by
the American Mining congress, the Ma
tional Irrigation association, and other
similar bodies.
The credentials committee reported al
the beginning of the afternoon session
$50 delegates. divided as follows: Utah
-236; Idaho, 90; Washington, d. c., 8;
Oregon, 2: Montana, 3; Nebraska, 2;
Nevada, 2; California, g; Arizona, l;
North Dakota, l Wyoming, l; Colorado
Z. During the afternoon and evening a
number OF additional delegates arrived
and it is estimated that there will be SOC
delegates present, although a number
who are not delegates help to swell the
crowd which occupies the thousand OF
more seats in armory hall.
d. Glen Beaver, of the Burlington
passenger department, delivered an ad-
dress on the relations between the arid
farmer and the railroads. Mr.. DeaveT
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