Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-24
DRY FARM MEN
At CHEYENNE
IN FORCE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
SENDS CONGRATULATIONS
Deeply Interested IN Progress
of the Work, Mr. Roosevelt
Promises Every Assistance
in His Power,


Cheyenne. Wyo. Feb %. With
more than 600 delegates present and
hundreds more due to arrive on be-
lated trains, the third Transmissouri
Dry Farming congress began It's ses-
sions here this morning. 1t viii con
tinuc in session three days. blanket
Of snow a foot deep greeted the dele
gates this morning,
Today's program includes an au-
dress by Governor b. B, Brooks, of
Wyoming, president of the congress,
Iand the reading Of papers by dele
gates from number of states on
various phases of the problems IN
dry farming.
kilograms and letters from friends
of the congress in various parts ci
the country were read at the after
noon session and were enthusiasts
callv applauded. The messages were
from President Roosevelt and Ambas-
sador Bryce. of Great Britain, and
governors of number of states in
cluding Governor Norris of Montana.
The latter assured the congress OF
the interest taken In its work by the
state Of Montana, and invited the
congress to hold its neNt annual
session at Billings. 1t was stated to
and wyoming state legislatures had
made appropriations FOR dry farming
experiments.
Governor shafroth. ot Colorado,
made an Informal address before the
congress this afternoon, He spoke at
considers bic length on the recent pas
sage of the Mondcll $40 acre home
stead bill ana warmly commended 1t
as being certain to stimulate the set
tlcmcnt Of Colorado lands above IN,
ditch. lie said that therc were lO,-
000, GOO acres of land In Colorado that
might hc reclaimt ~ ~ farming
Of which only 2.e0o. 000 7 IRE IN eul-
hvation. He said the Mondoll bill
would end the hesitancy on the part
of the newcomer to take up semi
arid lands for humestcads. In closing
he briefly recommended Denver as
the next meeting place of the con
grcss and promised the congress II
would be wen taken care of.
President Roosevelt sent cordial
letter to congratulate Governor
Brooks, which was read to the dele
gates, The president said;
MY Dear Governor Brooks
wish to extend to YOU greetings ano
congratulations upon your third an.
nual meeting. | am deeply Interested
y
organization having for its purpos,
the development of the agriculture
resources of the great semi-arid sec
tons of the United States should have
the hearty support of all good citi'
zcns. / am in full sympathy with the
efforts and appreciate the hardshlps
priVations and difficulties with whicl
the pioneers among the mountains
and on the great plains have had tc
| contend. Rest assured that so iaf al
lies within my power, everything tha'
can be done to aid you Will be done
| The reclamation Of our arid lands
through irrigation and the conserva
! ton of our forests and other natura
| resources and the development of oui
semi-arid land by such methods as
you are now advocating all tend tt
insure the well being and growth ol
the country / trust that your meet
| ing viii be great success and VII
result in action that will comment
the confidence and support of th'
home builder. the man for whom We
all are working.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Tire actual opening of the congress
was delayed until nearly noon, as So
many trains We're delayed by th'
| heavy SHOWS that it was thought adj
| visable to wait until the belatcd dele
gates on these trains had arrived.
+. G. Bowman. of Boise. Idaho
| chairman Of the executive committee
called the congress 20 order. Aitei
an innovation by Rev. George Graf
teri. OF Cheyenne, Governor y. Il
Brooks Of wyoming, president OF th'
congress. delivered an address of wei
come.
Short welcoming addresses were
also made by Mayor =. 5. Cook o
| Cheyenne. and Thomas Henry presi
dent of the Cheyenne Industrial CLUB
Samuel n Lea, state engineer o
South Dakota. responded to the vel
| coming addresses in behalf of th'
| delegates.
| The afternoon session was taken uf
| with calling the roll of the states rep
resented and number of short ad
dresses by delegates reprcscntini
about dozen western states
The time and place Of holding IN
/ next congress and the proposition q
change the name Of the congress arr
| subjects Of mL-h- animated Discus
sion Land agents of various com
! panies and railroads are leading
/ movement 10 eliminate the word