Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-22
GOV. WELCOMES FOR STATE.
peliyers a Good Address Full OF
Interest to Assembled Dele
gates to Convention.
~ Donahue, Candidate for President,
Fails TO Arrive but Speech At
lacking Roosevelt, is Read.

with an Invocation spoken in fervi;
words by the Rev. p. A. Slmpkin ant
,.,r fcrceful addresses. the second an
,ol convention of the Trans-Missour
nv Farming Congress began Its series
ot,2 meetings this morning.
THAT the congress will be sighaiiS
.,ccassful was demonstrated by th'
,act that the large Armory nall II
,,hich II was held, was packed to its
capacity, making 1t possible thae
larger building will have to be proNld-
"a ne the crowd increases. Enthusiasm
overAowed at every opportunity. ana
,bs furrowed faces of practical farm
ors smiling as they grasped hands with
rornper and different looking men
rom the Agricultural colleges and gov
eminent experiment stations. indicated
the breadth of interest in this new
phase OF land redemption.
The congress is a fighting one. rms
was shown early this morning. when
John 4. Burns of Colorado outlined the
noliries on which 1t will have to nght
down preconceived prejudices. OUT
NJ thls convention" he declared amid
applause, II hope to see US shed our
swadding clothes and evolve oy-
manic power that shall force the enc
mics OF the new soil culture TO their
knees" This sentence came AFTER
long speech. outlining some of the
problems connecting with securing
national faith in arid farming.
THE DECORATIONS.
Decorations this morning carried out
the power of Utah as a pioneer of arid
farming. Panelled around the walls
we're samples of dry farm products
from each of Utab's valleys. backed by
the farmers who had produced them,
ready to explain how each result was
obtained. whether in husky potatoes, or
long bearded desert wheat.
Reading the legends that adorned the
walls, under the display of products,
visiting delegates rapidly checked situ-
atoms in their own state, and united
In giving Utah credit for the work of
pioneering the way in this new soil
culture as the state had previously
pioneered 1t In irrigation.
Utah has 23.6S0.000 acres OF desert
land, available for dry farming. Come
and get a dry farm" read one or the
legends.
Utah Deserts are an Undeveloped
Resource. They are Among the Most
Fertile in the World" read another.
This history of dry farming in Utah
was given as follows: In 1880. a dream;
IN 1865. the theory; In 1880, an expert
inent; in 1895. a successful practise/ in
1908, science.
THE SPEECHES.
The speeches this morning were to
Welcome the visiting delegates to
Utah, to Salt Lake, and to the Com
nercial club, with response for the
convention from John t. Burns of
Denver, Col Those who spoke for the
local hosts were: Gov Cutler for the
safe; Mayor Bransford for the city;
ana Prest. w. j. Halloran for the Com
Gerial club.
Following tho speeches. an oppor-
unity was given to nominate MEM
ters for the committee on credentials.
As If the meeting had been a Utah
lolitlcal convention, the old oratorical
war horses rose one after another. be-
snning with Abel John Evans OF
vlah county, and ending with Daniel
harrington OF Salt Lake. The list
o. nominations soon assumed a length
lnat caused motion to leave the
Passed
L, Donahue ofDenyer, candldatefor
resident; vice president under the
iesent administration. chairman pros
leetPe, and author of weighty man
.ssllpt which had been sent in ad-
@"ee, with his phi otograph,--falled
70 arrive. All that the delegation
Snew Of him was that he had bought
~ ucket, and was scheduled to take
w. Uoln. His speech was read by
proxy this afternoon.
WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR.
Inc convention hall was filled TO its
y,cl.s.aaclty before the call to order at
d tyISu clock, Gov. Cutler welcomed the
fos, gtBales with a speech which drew
H." llequent applause, and pointed out
Te work which the State of Utah had
r,tsaay done towards securing proper
a., o6hlion for dry farming. Much of
Jo was legislation suggested by DR..
c col A Widtsoe OF the Agricultural
, o,se- who was then In charge OF ex-
p''lment work at Logan.
MAYOR TRANSPORT
Mayor Bransford. who followed him
,ai,s.Ied INC delegates that the hospl-
h''} OF the city was open 10 them, ana
for viewed the work OF dry farmers
IN. ne west. and the possibilities for
cit 'ulufe' salt Lake. he said. was a
lyy ol 100000 people. which had rapid
nbd ehHed within the past two years,
moro vas az the beginning of a much
tha eeelded increase. He expressed
ss 'G nope that they would enjoy them
,boss While here, and that some OF
theu' least would be 80 charmed that
INK would come back TO take up per-
dnn j. Halloran. for the Commercial
xxx spoke without a prepared manu-
e,alp'h hssurin~ the conference that
disnogs resources Of the club was at their
JOHN r. BURNS.
or mne9 John n Burns of Colorado
p r'oss o reply to these addresses, Il
gtt.uit became apparent that the con-
Il "aa an aggressive future before
WIZ was indeed tittlng," he declared
wail. glance around The decorated
l',ot mat we should meet here In
leu 10 discuss scientific farming.