The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-04
Chicago Calls off Its
Proposed Congress
This AUTUMN
WILL COOPERATE
Assurances Given to Secretary Burns
That, Chicago VIII Assist i'm Making
Billings Gathering Memorable. -
Lake City viii Make Bid for Fifth
Annual Dry Farming Congress-.
THAT there will be no rival ag
ricultural congresses held in

WHAT there will be no rival ag-
ricultural congresses held in
other cities to interfere with
the Dry Farming Congress at Bill
ings next October 1928, but that
Chicago will send big delegation
to Billings to invite the-e6ngress
to meet in that city for its fifth ses-
sion, was disclosed in the report
which Secretary Treasurer Burns
made before the executive commit
tee of the Montana board of con-
troll.
"There were preparations made for
holding several agricultural exposi-
tions and conventions in Chicago dur
ing the fall and winter" said Mr..
Burns, ''but during my visit to that
city | succeeded in having arrange
ments made so that none of the pro-
jected gatherings planned by certain
newspapers of Chicago will interfere
in any way with the Billings meet
ing.
There was movement started by
the Chicago Tribune to hold Dig
agricultural exposition in December.
Then the Chicago Examiner started a
rival movement to hold a so-called
land and irrigation convention In Oc-
tober, which would have caused much
confusion in the minds of eastern peo-
pie and perhaps might have kept
few people from coming to Billings.
THE Examiner has practically
agreed to withdraw and cooperate
with us in promoting the interest OF
the Dry Farming congress, IN Wnlcn
work the Tribune already has taken
an active part. In fact the Chicago
newspapers promised to arouse so
much interest in Chicago in the Dry
Farming congress that a large dele
cation of business men would come
to Billings with the avowed purpose
of asking that the fifth sessions of the
congress be held in Chicago and 10
make arrangements to have some OF
the exhibits displayed here at the In
ternational Exposition of Dry Farm
ing Products taken to Chicago IN De-
.cember to be exhibited at the expo
,sition which the Tribune is planning
in December.
81 found the railroads very favora-
bly disposed toward the Dry Farm
ing congress and it is probable that a
favorable rate will be granted from
all parts of the west. The first road
to take action on this matter was the
Burlington. Passenger Traffic Man
.ager P. S. Eustis of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy has written me
since my return that his road Will
grant a fare of two cents mile for
the congress at Billings. The question
of rates on the other roads Will pc
decided when the Transcontinental
Passenger association holds its June
meeting.
'I met the passenger agents OF all
the trAnscontinental lines and found
them enthusiastic supporters of the
dry farming movement. They nave
all promised to give publicity to the
Billings meeting by using space In
their folders, time cards and other
literature for advertising the con-
:gress. Some of them will issue spe-
cial Dry Farming congress folders
The general freight agents OF the
, western roads, too, are favorably dis
posed toward the congress ana nave
agreed to plans whereby exhibitors
will be enabled to ship their exnlblts
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