The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-30


To take advantage Of the agricultural
possibilities that arc offered has result
ed in an extraordinary display OF
land hunger on the part OF the
general public. And the majority VI
those in the middle west who are dis
playing this anxiety 10 join the move
mcnt back TO the soil realize that they
lack accurate knowledge of the prob
lens of irrigation, dry farming and the
drainage of ovcrhowcd lands. Let this
information be presented In an attrae'
tive manner, and the llyelIeSt interest
Will be shown.
The homo instinct is strong with the
American people. Sometimes this IN
stiuct is ovcrrulcd and the posscssol
thereof lives for years in tiny, III
ventilated nat, or cXhausts his vitality
in an Office; but the feeling is there
nevertheless, and some day the craving
for freedom and n place that can bc
called "'home' viii win the mastery
These mon will be shown what ma
turc offers TO tho one VINO wishes TO
make home for himsolf Practically
every part of the west and south, of
any consequence from the agricultural
point Of view, will be represented by
attractive displays and views. Final
arrangements have about been complet.
ed. and it is practically certain that
the splendid exhibits made at Seattle
by various departments of the govern
ment viii be dropped off at Chicago
on the way back to Washington The
date has been set SO that this can be
done easily.
The government exhibits arc OF the
greatest interest 10 the farmer and the
Stockmcn. One of the finest displays
is TO be made by the reclamation ser
vice. Models of various projects arc
TO be shown, Dams and canals viii he
seen i'm miniature. charts Will explain
every detail of the construction work
and well,arranged displays will show
what can be produced from fertile soil
by means Of irrigation, This, there
fore. win be rare opportunity so study
details of the work of the reclamation
service and the first 10 he offered pco.
pie of the middle west. In addition
TO the displays there viii be lectures
that will include private projects, as
well as those developed under djrcc.
tiou Of government officials.
Character Of Displays.
The department of agriculture is 10
display an unusually complete set of
models, lranspareDcics, slides, photo
graphs. etc.
What the bureau of plant industry
dcnCcd by rare plants. trees and grains
mover before seen in America, These
things have been found in remote spots
of the old world and are now being
developed for the benefit of the
farmers
The bureau Of entomology will eX.
hbit enlarged models of insects, as
well as n large collection of specimens
both injurious and beneficial to crops.
The government viii he given all of
the space necessary 10 show these cN-
hibits TO the best advantage.
Makers of appliances and machinery
for the farm will have attractive eX-
bibits. in addition, there Will be seen
the special machinery needed in build
ing and maintaining irrigation projects
The present plan of using largo trac-
ton engines is comparatively new and
viii be revelation even 10 the most
experienced farmers Of the middle
west.
The exposition has an advisory com
mittec consisting of the following: Ed
mund r. Perkins. engineer in charge
United States reclamation service; Da
rius Miller, first vice-president, Chicago
Burlington s. Quincy Railroad company
L.. q. Mccormick, assistant traffic dl
rector, Union Pacific Railway company
George I, Nicholson. third vice-prcsI
dent, Atchison. Topeka & Santa +,
Railway company; j. IL. IIilaud. thirC
vice president, Chicago, Milwaukee s
ST. Paul Railway company; JOHN Scbas
tian, passenger traffic manager Chi
cago, Rock Island 6 Pacific Railway
rcompany; Frank l. Bennett, president
Bitter Root District Irrigation com
pany; D. R. Niver, Trowbridgc & Niver
bankers: James Kccley. managing edit
or, Chicago Tribune; Harrison NJ. Par
ker. business manager, Chicago Trib
umc
And in addition there is n promotion
committee. with the following members
j. c. Waite United States reclamation
service; II. A. Abbott, Chicago. Burling
ton 6 Quincy Railway company; Ma,
Bass, Grert Northern Railway company
George DcIIavcn, Union Pacific Rail
way company; George b. Haynes, Chi
cago, Milwaukee 6 st. Paul Railwa,
company; Louis Larson, Florida Eas
Coast Railway company, c. a. Mat
/! thcws, Northern Pacific Railway com
pany: G.. l.. Scagravcs, Atchison. Tope
ka & Santa Fc Railway company; c. j
Schmidt, Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
ciiic Railway company: f. *. George
Perc Marquette system, and Robert
Cross. secretary of United States Ian,
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