The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-03-25
sURNS GIVES IDEAS
Concerning Enlargement Of Plans
for Future Work.
Billings Congress, by Resolution,
Adopted Plans for Carrying Out
Suggestions Given in Secre-
tary's Report.

concerning the enlargement of the
plans for future work, the ideas sug-
gested by Secretary Burns of the
fourth Dry Farm congress recently
held at Billings, Mont, give in most
concise form the policy of the con-
gress. by resolution, the congress
adopted plans for carrying out the sug-
gesttons that were given in the secre-
tary's annual report, as follows:
During the year very important de-
velopments have demanded recogni-
ton of the necessity for larger plans
in considering future work Every
state in the west, and many states
east of the proposed line Of demarca-
ton between the scmi-arid and the
rain-belt districts, has given evidence
OF lively interest l.. the congress and
Its work. Editorial utterances in
leading newspapers in New Hamp-
shire. tennessee, New York and other
eastern states indicate that the sue
cess of the congress means untold
wealth in added agricultural produc-
ton in sections of the east where
drought is an element to be combatted
by the farmer. Official communica-
tons from officers of the agricultural
departments of many nations indicate
that the successful working out of the
problems before this congress will
permanently affect the prosperity Of
these nations and that it is the duty
Of this great organization to spread
It's educational work into every part
of the world
The organization of the Texas Dry
Farming congress through the untir-
ing work of Committeeman Martin of
the general congress was a triumph
which shows plainly the advancement
made by. this movement and the pos.
sibility of organizing local state or
CARNATIONS for the purpose of arous-
ing local interest among farmers in
their own behalf in the greater study
OF the world problem. Your secre-
tary suggests that-while there should
be no cessation of the work along the
lines already fixed by the past expert
ence and by the constitution of the
congress-there should be greater
effort to establish the work through
local organizations which should CO.
operate officially under the constitu-
tions, with the parent organization,
and to push the membership of the
congress into every section where dry
farming may be considered helpful In
advancing agricultural interests.
"As a means of fixing official fed
eral interest in the congress in every
nation it would be well to organize
Divisions" for the various nations or
empires throughout the world. The
division of the British empire, for in
stance, should contain Sections" of
the Dominion Of Canada, the COM
monwealth Of Australia, the Dominion
of New zealandSthe Union of South
Africa. India and Egypt. This plan can
be followed with the nations of the
earth. No constitutional lines can be
fixed at the fourth congress, but sane
ton should be given to the administra-
tive officers for the working out of the
suggestions and the preliminary estab-
lfshment of the work during the year,
the final detailed plans to be submit
ted and results of correspondence and
international work to be reported to
the fifth congress-"