The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-06
DRY FARMERS
| MEET IN ZION
Delegates to the Trans-Missouri Dry
Farming Congress Talk Things
Over at Annual Session.
Governor Brooks Of Wyoming Chosen
as Next President of Association,
? Which 10 Expected to Mater
tally Aid Agricultural
Industry.

| salt Lake tlty.-ADOut Duo dele
gates were present Wednesday morn
ing at the opening session OF the
| Trans-Missouri Dry Farming con
gress. a gathering Of notable men who
are interested In the reclamation OF
the arid lands of tn west, and who ex
| pect, by these meetings, to be enabled
To gain much practical knowledge
that will be of value to the farmer
who must depend upon the moisture
that falls from the sky to bring his
yearly harvest to successful frui-
ton.
The congress was called to order by
B. c. Buffum of Wyoming at 10
O'Clock In the forenoon. Governor Cut
Ter OF Utah was chosen to preside.
and C. X. Root Of Denver was made
secretary. The invocation was deliv-
cred by the Rev p A. Simpkin Gov
ernor J. C. Cutler delivered an ad-
dress of welcome. following an ad-
dress by Mayor John s. Bransford
The governor gave j. f. Mcdonald,
former governor. the credit for sug-
costing the organization. He paid
tribute to Fisher Harris, the retir.
ing president.
w. J, Halloran, president of the
Commercial club and of the Manufac-
turers and Merchants association,
welcomed the visitors in pleasing
address.
The convention hall is decorated
with dry farm exhibits, and many sug-
gestive banners have been placed
upon the wall
Among the speakers at the opening
session, was +. b. Linfield, of Boze-
man. Mont, who reported that there
are In Montana 20,000,000, maybe 30
100000 acres susceptible to cultiva-
ton, and the conditions are favor.
able, speaking from the viewpoint of
a climatologist. Much, very much, of
the land is only 1000 or $500 feet in
j. W. Paxman. speaking for Utah,
said there has been great increase
In the area OF arid lands placed under
to the extent of $4,000
acres. There are now In cultivation
100000. The annual wheat product
Df this system amounts to 100000
bushels, to say nothing of the value
of the other grains. Potatoes can be
grown.
The state OF Wyoming" said w. ].
sowell, NOW has under cultivation
100000 acres of arid lands: ulti-
nately the hope Is that there will be
100000 acres. Mr.. Novel; said the |
otal area susceptible of cultivation is
10, 900 900"
A letter from r, W. Hoch, governor
u Kansas. was read. In 1t the gov
'rnor stated his regret at his inability |
o attend.
Secretary of the Interior James !
Wilson pledged the support of the de- /
to the arid farming. Secre-
airy Wilson dwelt upon the success
which had been achieved, in Texas,
nd discussed the aims OF the govern
nent in bringing In seeds from for
ign countries and breeding new
lants here
Salt Lake City.-The delegates to
he Trans-Missouri Dry Farming con-
ress on Thursday selected officers
pr the next year. as follows: Presi-
ent, Governor Il. b. Brooks 90 Wyo-
ling; first vice president. Lieutenant
GOVERNOR +, A. Burrell of Idaho; sec
nd vice president. II. w. Campbell
Nebraska; third vice president.
overnor George Curry of New Mex
%, and an executive committee con.
sting Of one member from each state
presented.
A resolution introduced by Repre-
'ntative Tolton OF Beaver. Utah. in. ,
orsing the bin Of Senator Smoot. a
nown as senate bill l54S. which in.
eases the number of acres In
'mestead in the arid region from '
q to ago acres. was passed and the y
heers of the congress were directed :
notify the congress of the United
'ates OF the action taken. 9
IL was unanimously agreed by reso- :
ton that the city securing the next :
ngress must make guarantee of v
Itertainment fund. even as is re- D
Tired by the American Mining con. s.
ess, the National Irrigation asso- s.
alton, and other similar bodies. p
w NJ, Jardine. assistant cereals, U
tho ONCE OF grain investigation OF ;.
department, of agriculture. read a r
per on the various kinds OF grains a,
NJ were best 10 be used n