The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-02-27
DRY FARMERS
IN CONVENTION
TRANs-MIssoURl DRY FARMING
CONGRESS MEETS At
CHEYENNE.
OPENING ADDRESSES
TELEGRAM FROM PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT EXPRESSES AP.
PRovAL AND BEST WISHES.


Cheyenne, Wyo.-The third Trans
Missouri Dry Farming Congress con-
vened here at noon Tuesday, the meet
ing being called to order by the Hon
Frank C. Bowman, chairman Of the
executive committee, of Idaho Falls.
Idaho. After the opening prayer, Hon.
Bryant B. Brooks, Governor Of Wyo-
ming, and president Of the congress.
delivered his annual address, saying:
Il have the double pleasure of not
only welcoming one and all Of this
equality state and to this most Amer
lean part Of America, but also Of con-
graduating you upon the truly re-
markable success and growth of scien-
tific agriculture. Seemingly, nature
and time have conspired to make this
movement one Of the most successful
achievements In the whole record OF
the civilized congress of mankind.
Denver originated this Dry Farm
was issued by that brilliant and stall
wart son Of Colorado, Gov. Jesse F.
Mcdonald. Denver has started many
good things, including the TRANSMITS
sissippi Commercial Congress, the
American Mining Congress. the Ma.
tional Live Stock Association and the
National Irrigation Congress, but OF
them all the Dry Farming Congress is
one OF the best and most important.
We call 1t the Trans-Missouri Con-
gress, and think OF it mainly In our
own semiarid states OF America. but
20 important and stupendous is its
work. that In two brief years its theo-
nes. experiments and teachings have
spread to every nation and to every
land. Its proceedings have been trans
lated into many languages and its les.
sons studied beside millions of fire
sides.
"skent,c. con,ena that this dry farm.
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cesstui farmers disprove the charge.
Under approved dry farming meth
DDS. millions upon millions Of acres Of
public land can and will be settled,
and this conquest is easy as COMPARED
With the early settlement M Nev Ems.
land"
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.oles'1" from rres'uent ineodoes
"oose'en was Tead, as ioiio"s:
wisn to extend to you greetings
and congratulations upon your third
annual meetings. l am deeply inter.
ested in the progress of YOUR work
ANY orR.nixation having for n. mr..
me- Tho Aeyo,orr,or, =, ,ha 49,,
80, s...uss - .s1 ..' as,.Su.
'"'~. 'eo""'ee' VI the great seuli's1io
sections OF the United States should
nave the hearty support OF all good
citissns. am In full sympathy with
your efforts and appreciate the hard.
ships, privaions and difficulties with
which the pioneers among the noun.
tains and on the great plains have to
contend.
Rest assured that. 70 far N lies
within my power, everything that can
b done TO aid you will be done"
Addresses Of welcome were deliy.
cheyenne and pre.,don, Tso,. ~
Hesney Of thu industrial Club
Ielexrams we're read from C,ov.rro.
Norris Of Mont.n. and Sovsrnor
Chsmbsriain of OREGON Who sStsrSsa
coosrstuiations. Coysrnor Norri. ~.
pressed The vish th., m. rsr, 80.
sress 70 10 Montana.
Territoriai Enrinccr au,I,v., ~ N.-
Nsxico aiso wired rrectin.. srS 1870
Wishes. 49,. s~
A telegram vas reccived ,rom Am.
basssdor Bryce Of G,cst Rr,,s;n .t.,.
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