The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30
NEW PLAN TO AID
GROWTH Of WEST
Another Great Congress to Be
Held in Chicago During
November.
UTAH WILL COOPERATE
GOVERNOR sPRY APPROVES AND
is TO NAME DELEGATES.
UTAH WILL COOPERATE

Another great movement for the edu-
cation Of the east and middle west
along all agricultural lines has aroused
interest in Utah, and again it will be
through the medium of newspapers
that publicity will be given almost en-
| tirely. The new scheme is the National
| Farm Land congress to be held in the
La Sale hotel, Chicago, starting on
Nov. 16 and running for five days. The
United States Land and Irrigation eX-
position viii close Nov. at the Coli
| scum, Chicago. The land and irrigation
exposition is being conducted by the
Chicago Tribune and allied papers. The
new cOngress-the National FARMS
being taken up by the Hearst string of
papers.
John A. Gray of the Los Angeles Ex-
aminer, representing the syndicate in
the west, met with Governor William
| Spry yesterday in the interest of the
National Farm Land congress. GcV-
ernor Spry entered heartily into the
plan, and declared he would imme-
diately name a committee IF twenty
five representative men to attend the
congress Of delegates from Utah. The
governor will have the appointment OF
twenty-five men. the commercial bodies
of the state viii have others TO ap-
point, and still other organizations
have the privilege of sending delegates,
making a total of about fifty who may
attend from Utah.
Mr.. Gray will remain in Salt Lake to-
DAY to meet with officers Of the Com
merCial club and lay before them the
plans of the congress.
The congress will be an educational
| scheme pure and simple. There is an
ever growing spirit among the farmers
and business men of the cOng9sted east
to come west, it is pointed out, and the
| fact that large colonies of hOme-seek-
| ers are moving to all parts of the west
| by thousands is pointed to as an indi-
cation of the times.
Congress to Be School.
In most instances, however, these
people do not know where to go, nor
conditions and the possibilities of the
| different states of the west. 1t Will be
the purpose of the congress, according
/ to Mr.. Gray, to instruct them. The
| Land and Irrigation exposition is dis
play. The National Farm Land con-
gress will be a school
Utah is getting many of these home
| seekers, and it is believed that a much
| increased stream of immigration will
be directed that way by a participation
| in the congress and talks to the people
| on the opportunities of the state. It is
hoped that Governor Spry can attend,
| though he said yesterday it might be
! impossible. Those in charge of the
| congress wish the governor to make an
address there, but at about this time
the delegation of senators from con-
gress will be in Utah investigating iT-
rigation, and Governor Spry wishes to
be with them. He may, therefore, give
up the Chicago trip and remain at
home to show the irrigation committee
through the state.
Many of the most prominent agricul-
tural experts and lecturers of the Unit
ed States will be on the list of speakers
at the farm land congress. There will
be no one line overlooked, but dry
farming, irrigation and all features
connected with farming will be taken
up and discussed Meetings viii be
he'd in the bali room of the La Sale
hotel. newly completed, and one of the
finest hOstelries in the United States.
Among the members of the advisory
committee are Governor William Spry
and Senator Reed Smoot, as well as
many other governors, senators, con-
gressmen, government officials and
| other prominent men throughout the
country.
The meeting next month will be the
| first and viii be under the auspices of
the Hearst syndicate in general but the
| Chicago Examiner and Journal in par
| ticular. Owing to the Importance of
| the movement, il is believed that it viii
be run independent of any newspaper
in the future.
Call Tells Purposes.
In the official call for the congress
the objects are set out as follows:
BY the general diffusion of knowl-
/ edge of Americas farm lands to edu-
cate and accurately inform the people
| of the entire country as to the pOssi-
bilities for development of all lands
| within the United States, and the op-
pOrtunities for the homeseeker to
achieve Independent life ard fortune:
| to promote the movement for farm land
reclamation and farm development, the
! settling, colonization and bringing into
| permanent productive use of all lands
now unsettled and uncultivated, or not
| fully cultivated: TO advance farm
| knowledge, and generally encourage
| agriculture and the farm hOme-build-
| ing spirit of the American people
1T viii endeavOr to establish some
form OF national organization broad
enough to coordinate the efforts of
similar bodies working in special fields
/ to the same general end and to estab-
| fish means by which the homeseeker
may most easily and quickly secure
| definite, accurate and reliable infOrma-
ton as to the lands and opportunities.
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