The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-31
Board of Governors
Discusses Question
of Finance
PLANS A PROGRAM
Discussion at Congress Will Be Con.
fined Exclusively to Dry Farming,
and VIII Not Touch Woman Suffrage.
PinchOt or War in MOrOcco.-WU
Offer State Trophy.

RHE first meeting this year of the
Doard OF governors of the Dry
Farming congress and the Mon
tana board of control of the same or
ganization was held yesterday at the
headquarters of the congress in the
Orpheum building. Some eighteen
members of the two committees were
present and the meeting was the bus
lest session that those in charge of
the congress will probably hold this
year. Governor Norris, president of
the national organization, officiated at
the meeting and Frank c. Bowman Of
Idaho Falls, Idaho; G. R. Root, presi-
dent OF the Colorado Manufacturers
Association of Denver, and Prof. AL
fred Atkinson of the Montana Agri-
cultural college; all members of the
board of governors were present. Out
of town members of the board of con-
troll who answered to the roll call
were w. w. D. Terrett of Miles City,
G. 3. Settegren of Laurel and Prof. F.
B. Linf1eld of Bozeman.
The principal business of the meet
ing, which was called to order at IL
o'clock yesterday morning, was dis
cussion of the financial matters of the
congress. Secretary Burns reported
that to date some $4,000 had been
promised for the support of the con-
gress and that between $4,000 and
$4,000 would be necessary to defray
all expenses. Each member of the
two committees was urged to use his
influence with his board of county
commissioners and with the various
commercial bodies of the state toward
raising enough to meet all obligations
Of the congress, and Governor Norris
will, over his signature, write at once
to those who have not contributed to
The aid of the congress work and who
at the same time cannot help but re-
ceive benefits from the meeting in this
state, in an effort to raise the neces-
sary $4,000.
Prof. W. G. Brandenburg, wko has
been spending the past few weeks
curing the state in the interest of the
advance booklet of the congress, made
l very encouraging report. He has
visited and addressed nearly every
commercial body, city council and
board of county commissioners in the
state, and he says that everywhere he
met with cordial welcome and found
that the congress and the good it
will do Montana occupies a large
place in the thoughts of those who
are working for the promotion of the
resources of the state. He has COM
piled copy for the advance booklet,
which will be of SS pages and which
will be exclusively devoted to the in
,erests of Montana. Some 10000
copies of the booklet will be printed
and from the advertisements and
writeups which will be in it over $2,-
700 for the work of the congress will
De realized.
DR.. w. X. Sudduth, chairman of the
committee on exhibits and premiums,
made very encouraging report on
he work of his committee In addi-
ion to the facts in regard to the pre-
MUM list which have already been
DR.. Sudduth stated that he
lad been instructed by the board of
control to announce the aaward of a
liploma for the best exhibit of dry
arm products from any commercial
,ody in the world. The committee on
exhibits has also been authorized to
ssue diplomas, certificates and rib
IONS in addition to the many premiums
which have heretofore been an
DR.. Sudduth stated that he
lad been reliably informed that Can
ida would be represented by large
and that a full carload Of
exhibits will be brought from the dry
ands of the dominion. Foreign coun-
ries which will have exhibits as well
Is delegates are Mexico Brazil, Tur-
Iistan, British South Africa and Aus
ralia. State exhibits will be sent
rom Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Kan
;as, North Dakota, South Dakota,
IDAHO and Texas, which will be in ad-
lition to the exhibits of individuals.
IN this connection Governor Norris