Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-01
What IS Being Done to Uplitt
Farming Industry in
America.
SPEECH E OF HON. JOS. HOWELL
At Opening Of ogden's Big -Four coun.
" Fair-Agricultural Prog
rcss In Utah.
Especial to the "News. Is

IN, /. :.
X nltlons and progress OF the country
and OF the state, was delivered nv
{. Congressman Howell at the formal
opening Of tho Big -Four county fair
IN Ogden, Wednesday afternoon. The
congressman was introduced by VIM
sGlasmann, chairman of the Fair as.
ISOLATION. Mr.. Howell said.
CONGRESSMAN HOWELL'S AID
DRESS.
Hr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen;
Il is one of the traditions In Ameri-
can politics that 1t Is incumbent upon
The candidates for public office to ut
tend county fairs and greet the people,
extending the glad hand, kissing the
babies. complimenting tho ladies', and
making himself agreeable generally
must confess that I have enjoyed this
Z pleasurable part of my visit to your.
z city, far more than the task Of nd,
dressing you. / am not unmlndful,
Il however, of the great honor shown me
In being Invited to participate in this
most suspicious opening of your COM
lnendnble and praiseworthy exhibition.
! These fairs are really the time keepers
Of progress; they mark advance In
agriculture, horticulture and manufac-
ture. Invention and commerce. They
engage the interest of the people in a
generous competition for higher excel
lence in their respective lines OF pro-
duction. They furnish a. most in-
structive object lesson Of what indus
Try, skill and intelligence can accom-
plish They afford a splendid means of
advertising our resources to the world.
They permit an interchange of ideas
between those engaged in the same or
similar pursuits and occupations. and
promote an Intelligent discussion Of the
relative merits OF the different varieties
of cereals, grasses, vegetables and
fruits. as well as points of excellence
In certain strains OF pure bred ami
mails.
It is beyond our power to estimate
In dollars and cents the benefits which
flow to the community from the intro
auction OF superior varieties of seeds
and plants in agriculture. The man
who IS the most progressive and enter
prisfng In the introduction Of superior
kinds OF grains, grasses and fruits, or
\ In the improvement of strains of live
stock is a public benefactor ~ Is
only in recent years that the matter
of scientific information and expert,
ment in ths realm of agriculture and
stock raising has received the attention
which, 1t so richly deserves. 1t was not
until 1862 that our government look
notice of the demand and established
the bureau OF agriculture. is IN
and gloomy days of our civil war,
when the patriotic people Of the ,couil-$
try were rallying around Old Glory,
determined to preserve the Union and
prevent It's diSmember1nent, that Con-
grcss laid the foundation for our. pres
ent great department of agriculture.
II Is also gratifying to noto that TINS
great advance step, as also The COM
panion beneficent measure, the Tree
homestead bill, were taken under the
frat administration OF our reVefeu
Lincoln. 81.
As Illustrating the immense dement's
that may flow from the introduction
Of a single useful plant, we might clte
that in 1852 sorghum was first intro
dIced into this country and yet the
value of this product last year eSceeu leu
40 millions OF dollars. It was IN les 03
that the naval orange was introduces
BY the commission of agriculture IN
Z California and Florida. and now be-
hold the wonderful 1esults! Last year
this crop in California alone was worth
S. 100000. While a great dea. OF Gre
dit ia due to the distinguished Iheli
who have presided over this penencelitt
department of our government. u Is
hinder the present incumbent. a sl,a;
James Wilson, that the most beflencl u
md practical results have been op-
tained He has breathed new life into
the work, bringing all the various pu
reaus to d higher state of efficiency anu
cooperation whit each other. Whs.
Secy. Wilson took up this WORK, ti ls.I',
we're employed In the department, son,,c
1900 people, and the total t,aaa ,,;c.
Of the department were t trnl 4 .,'s,.,
sg40O.OOO At the close of 1917 there
were employed in this great depart
mant 9,107 people, and there was e =,
nended for the benefit OF the $a az NJ
3tural community nearly Sll,uVo,VVo., rs
has not only brought all the various
bureaus of his department. 5llte - Ia, i,h
4 49, n,,a f,.ela tion. but he has effected
= 'svsteTnatic corporation between me
Department of agriculture at Washln is,
4 far, and the various state aGrlcuilutdt
eYneriment stations. The Department.
at Washington Is the great i near ~ ~
this splendid system OF sclentitlc "
culture. The various state asricu il-.i..'.
erneri,nent stations perform a great
Sesai Of Experiment work that Is pure
~ local. but the department az Y ash,
inpton is in close touch with them ana An,
& ALWAYS ready to extend helptul ns slii,oe
secvs Wilson had the advantage OF
his predecessors in having Deen q PLY ll
tfsaiS farmer before being called 70 TINS
hitrb and Important station. he haa 9
s,,cressfllly operated several farms IN
+ Inwa ana had done much to raise the
standard of the Agricultural college OF
that state to it's present emlileiit po-E
sition. ,t tins ia
It would require too great ttihe ~
detail at any length the wondellul r. H.,
5st1lts that have been accompllstlsu ~
the department. of agriculture an reesi,.4
wears. may mention. however, tllat
: there is an able corps OF scieiitists W.
& nected with the department thaI are
devoted 10 the great question Oh me
reformation of arid lands by the con-
seryation and development of our W N,l,i
sources by scientific cultural methoas
ar dry farming Experts are cohs lssl4s
3 ivsexperimenting to find the most eilec-
I've means Of extermlnnting diseases
among animals and plants. Alllli e1s "
dollars have been saved TO me peo .i,ss
SLy the advice and cooperation OF t ms
) department and Its auxlllar.ies, .tie
agricultural colleges. In the. exter s,
tion and prevention of Diseases ~ ~
nlants and animals. The Farietles ~ ~.
wheat introduced into the middle west
during the last 10 years, the Durnin ana
lLartt,y. have srevolutionized farming N
Z INIT section OF the country. ne ue-
n.In,ent of agriculture now mas d
Z FAMED corps OF scientists scourius
Il fheS globe In search of valuable gIa ,.N
grasses and fruits. and are se .i,.ins,