Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-25
TransmiSsouri Dry Farming Con-
gress Spends Time Today
Outlining Policy.
DAN HARRINGTON HAS FLOOR.
Gets Called Down for Interfering
Cattle Business Into Arid
Land Topics.
Resolutions Approving the Govern
ment's Course is Passed With but
One Dissenting Vote Today.

To make itself lighting force with
in the nation, and to compel from the
general government the attention
thought to be due arid farming the
second session OF the Transnissouri
Dry Farming congress spent much
time today drawing up a platform for
future guidance.
In this important work the resolu.
tions and executive committees were
the bodies most involved, and they
worked while the convention at large
listened To the regular program of
speeches on various phases of dry land
tiilage. once this morning a real dis
cussion almost, but not quite. broke
away from control on the floor of the
house. 1t was while Mr.. Chicott, chair
man of the resolutions committee, was
reading a series OF resolutions of
complimentary nature.
In the fourth or fifth page Of thos.
read and adopted as read, was one
eomplimenting the forest service or
It's poteCtlpn OF lle ranges.
81 want that resolution read again"
said Daniel Harrington, the invinclble
debater from Salt Lake. who today
displaced Alma Eldredge and Tolton Of
Beaver as interrogators.
1T was read again. Then Mr.. Har-
rington said; II own little property
down south, and VIC find the forest
service interfering with our grazing
cattle on the public domain. We want
as little supervision as we absolutely
are compelled to have to protect our
forests"
MoRFII'r AS PEAcEhrAKER.
Mr. Morfitt, the veteran delegate from
Oregon, heard familiar phrases when
the subject OF the federal government
and the forests was mentioned
Il want to say" he declared that
| am in the cattle business myself, as
well as the man from Utah, but when
| come to Dry Farm congress am "A
dry farmer. and not a cattle man. No
mention of the relationship of the for
est preservation to cattle is made. only
TO Its work In preserving the moisture
/ think the cattle business should BE-
Kept out of this Dry Farm convention"
Much applause greeted this speech.
Miner OF Utah wanted the resolution
Harrington might offer an amendment
Cries of NO. no." greeted this sugHes-
ton, and on q vote the resolution ap-
proving the governments course. was
passed with but one dissenting vote.
The resolution was one OF a series
boosting everything done by the gov
eminent in its Investigations into the
matter of soil culture, all headed by
the following: Resolved that the
Transinissouri Dry Farming congress in
convention assembled, do extend to the
Hon. James Wilson, secretary OF agri-
culture, the thanks of the congress for
the. great interest he has shown in the
subject OF dry land agriculture"
LIVELY SESSION.
A lively session opened this after
noon at O'clock II is expected 10
wax vigorous in its debates as it grows,
IN length, as no session Is planned for
tonight, and an excursion to Logan
for Sunday is also thought 10 be out
OF the question, ON account OF the de-
sire OF so many delegates 10 return
home. The questions to be settled
will be the next meeting place, the ma
ture of the future plans, and the gem
eral policy TO be pursued towards the
national government.
PAPERS DELIVERED.
The papers delivered this morning
were ''Datrying Under Dry Farm Com
ditions" by Prof. +. II. Webster. OF the
department OF agriculture; 'Ihe Rels-
tionship OF Dry Farming to tbA Live
Stock Industry" by WIN G. Barnea.
inspector OF grazing department OF
agriculture; Experiences OF a Dry
Farmer In eastern Colorado, by w. s.
Parishi OF Lempn. Colo. and My nx-
periences as a Dry Farmer" by Geo-
l. Farrell. Of, smithheld.
j. G. McCABH PRESIDES.
J. C. Mccabe OF Arizona presided
over the session, and he accepted the
chair with a neat speech expressing
his gratitude at being allowed this hon
or for his section OF the country LAl-
mediately following his appointment TO
the chair. Tuscon carne forward with
"A boom for the next meeting place. II
received little enthusiastic support,
however. as Cheyenne has ths posi-
tion pretty well staked out. according
70 the general opinion.
This afternoons session viii be FOL
lowed by an executive session In which
the business OF tho congress will n
nslly be wound up and adjournment
had for a year j. II. Tolton Of Beaver
left for home last night, and was not
present today,