The daily sentinel., 1909-05-04
A GREAT MEETING.


The fourth Dry Farming Congress
will meet at Billings. Mont. October
26, % and IS. 1909
The international Exposition of
Dry Farm Products will be held dur
ing Congress week at Billings. Thir-
teen western states and territories,
TWO Canadian provinces. Mexico and
Russia will send exhibits. Seventeen
states and ten foreign countries will
have delegates at this Congress.
In the west 200, 100000 acres of
arabic land awaits development by
dry farming methods. Texas has
| %, 100000: Montana, Colorado and
| Wyoming, 50.O0O.00O: New Mexico,
| Oklahoma, Utah. Idaho and Arizona.
over 60,0OO.000.
Experts estimate that in ten years
every drop of water available for
irrigation will be utilized For every
acre irrigated there will be so acres
of dry farm land, when irrigation
possibilities are exhausted Expert
ence shows that non-irrigable land
Yields crops averaging so per cent
the quantity reaped under irrigation.
To this land the future homeseeker
must come.
In 1900 dry farm land in the west
averaged fifty cents to $3.50 an acre
Increased valuation where dry farm
ing has been demonstrated shows
that within ten years this 100000
600 acres will be held at $40 to $50
an acre. Dry farming means an in
crease in western land values. at a
conservative estimate, of approx
imately five billion dollars.
The Dry Farming Congress teaches
farmers how to conserve moisture by
intelligent cultivation. educates them
in soil culture and seed selection and
guides inexperienced settlers in meth
DDS that bring them their share of the
harvest profit. It extends the limit
of producing area to the limit OF
acreage in arid land and seml-arid
regions and. therefore. Is the key
stone upon which the future pros
perity of the great west is established.
DIR. George r.. Warner and Mrs.
Warner are rapidly completing their
arrangements for their extended tour
of Europe. They expect to leave the
city about June l and will be abroad
until the last part of September Nat
urally DIR. and Mrs. Warner are an
ticipating a most delightful tour and
visit TO the great cities and other
points of interest in the Old World
Further reports from the state of
Utah indicate that the reports given
yesterday by The Sentinel to the eff
feet that about two-thirds of the
fruit crop of that state has been
killed by the frosts and freezes, are
accurate. Utah will harvest this sea-
son the smallest fruit crop in a num-
ber of years.
C. j. Kilgore, well known fruit
grower. left this afternoon for Yank-
ton. South Dakota, to spend a few
weeks visiting his boyhood friends
and relatives in that city.
The work of remodeling the front
of the Colorado Shoe Store Is pro-
crossing rapidly and the change will
add greatly to the appearance of the
popular retail shoe house
The high school boys are still un-
determined as to whether they will
send team to Boulder but probably
viii send two men. Last year they
sent four
Each days Investigations add
strength to the assurance that this
valley will have the greatest fruit
crop in its history this season.
F. r. Hawa, of Bedford. Mass, is
making a short visit with friends in
Grand Junction this week. He re-
turns home Monday of next week.
j. c. Page. of Bickfield, Idaho. is
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the valley today with view to locat-
ing.
j, r. Crocker, successor to Sher-
man w. Moody, the jeweler. left on
the Midland this afternoon for Dem
yer on a short business visit.
II. IL. Townsend, of Dragon. Utah.
and ID. S. Lungacre. both prominent
business men OF that place. are trans
acting business in the city today.
Chas. and #. C. Haehule. of Gin
cinnati. visited in the city today en-
route to the coast on an extended
visit.
j. C. Caperton. of Denver. a pro-
gressive business man of that city is
calling on his friends in this city
today.
Allan Mcclure. the well known G.
A. r.. veteran. is home from an ex-
tended visit for his health in Cal
ifornia.
Mrs. r. e. vickery and children
leave this afternoon for an extended
visit with friends and relatives at the
old home in Creston. Iowa.
f. V. Waugh is a new arrival in the
city today from Logan. Utah. He
win make his future home in this
city.
The baseball team is out to the
fair grounds this afternoon getting
into shape for game Sunday.
The county commissioners will con-
yenc again on May 10.