The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-26
MEN Of WIDE REpUTE
WILL MAKE ADDRESSES
Canada, Mexico and Several
European Countries Also
Represented
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special 10 Daily Leader.
Billings, Mont, Oct. 26-With dele
gates present from more than hall
the states and territories of the Union
from Canada. Mexico and seyerai
European countries, the fourth Dry
Farming congress opened here today
ihe sessions will continue until Fti.
day, and during that time much i'm
portant action Is expected to be tak'
en- looking toward the reclamation
and rapid settlement Of the 2OO000,-
GOO acres OF semi-arid lands In the
West and South.
Not since the beginning of the dry
farming movement has so much In
terest been taken in the meetings Of
the congress and during the four
days session methods by which noli.
irrigated lands may be profitably cuh
tlvated not only will be exhaustiveiy
discussed but practical illustrations
Of what the system OF dry farming is
doing for the West will be given
Among the speakers will be United
States senators and governors Of half
a dozen states. government and state
agricultural experts. railway mag.
mates and representatives OF numer-
GUS commercial organizations and
colonization movements. The speak
ers from countries outside the United
States include Senior Don Romula Es-
cobar of Mexico. Dr. Lawrence Baeta
Neves Of Brazil. Thomas H. Wool
ford OF Alberta. George N. Black
shaw of Rhodesa, W. j, Rutherford,
deputy commissioner OF agriculture
Of Saskatchewan. George Harcourt,
deputy commissioner Of agriculture OF
Alberta. DR. A. A. Bronson, deputy
commissioner of agriculture Of Tur
key. w. II. Fairfield, superintendent
Of dry farming experiments IN Can.
ada, and John Safary, special delegate
from the national agricultural. assncla
ton OF hungary.
Delegates Pouring In
Delegates continue 10 pour into the
city. every train arriving this morn
ing bringing In hundreds interested
In the work Of the congress. The yis-
ilors found the arrangements for their
reception and entertainment to be OF
the most perfect and elaborate char
acter. Public and private buildings
throughout the city are profusely dec
grated in honor of the occasion.
Across Montana avenue. one OF tho
city's leading thoroughfares. a mon
steg arch OF welcome has been erect.
ed
Although the first meeting was
scheduled for $50 a. m. II was some
what after that hour when Governor
Norris. president Of the congress. as
cended the platform and called the
gathering TO order Secretary John
7. gurns read the roll call, which
showed the attendance to be larger
and of a more representative charac'
ter than at the Cheyenne meeting OF
last year. welcoming addresses and
rcsrorgeg. the appointment of com
nitfens and other business OF ron
Inc character occupied the greater
part Of the initial session. AT the
sessions to follow James ] Hill. OF
st Paul, ex.tiovernor Alya AoYms q
Colorado and other men Of vide rep
utaiion will be heard.
One Of the most interesting fea-
lures Of the gathering is the exhibi-
I ton OF dry farming products, which
"a housed IN the mammoth WOOL store
house which has floor space Of near
" 100 600 square feet Grains and
yrasges. fruits and vegetables, all the
products Of dry farming. are display
cd IN great profnsion. Large disnlays
have been made by Wyoming. Mon
tana. Colorado. Texas. Utah, Idaho
Oregon and Washington and the Ca
madam provinces Of Alberta and Sas
katchewan