Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-14
.,oe Attendance Of Farmers from
This State and Idaho. Fine
Program

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Program
The third annual "Wheat Con
yention". opened at ! 30 Thurs,
day afternoon in the old chapel
Of the administration building OF
Washington State College with
fully 300 in attendance. The bulk
of the first days attendants were
farmers. and many of them came
from long distances to attend TINS
meeting. Almost every wheat
growing county of the state was
represented and there were a
number from Idaho The sessions
are full of interest and no one can
attend them without being bene-
fitted. The meeting is open to all
and everyone who can do so
should attend and hear,if not take
part in the discussions which fol
low each address and paper.
The State College faculty, eX-
pertinent station staff and many
citizens of Pullman are doing all
in their power to make the con
yention a success and to entertain
the hundred Of visitors who come
from all sections of the Inland
Empire to take part in the con
yention. The college band the
school of music and the elocu-
tionary departments are assisting
in making the sessions entertain
ing and lively. a number of band
selections. vocal or instrumental
solos, readings and recitations are
being rendered.
The first session opened at | 30
Thursday afternoon with the big
auditorium more than half filled
with people who had come there
to learn. Oscar Young, chairman,
being absent, Orris Dorman, of
Spokane, vice president, presided.
lL. ID. Smith, Of Franklin county.
twas selected as temporary secre.
tary. President Bryan, of the
college, was first on the program.
but had left for the east, and
Professor Thatcher took his place
and delivered the address assign
ed to President Bryan on the sub
lect, THE Extension of wheat
Growing Into the Dry Belt. . He
covered the subject thoroughly in
his usual happy and thoughtful
style and was given the closest
attention. This subject was dis
cussed at length by the conven-
tlon and many interesting points
brought out.
John I. Burns, of Spokane, sec
fetary OF the dry farming con
gress, was the next speaker, and
ne delivered an interesting adj
aress on the dry farming move
ment, a question of vital interest
10 agriculture at this time.
A series of readings by mem
Ders of the elocution department
OF the State College followed, and
Ifof. Z. {. Thorn, of the college,
delivered an address on "Practi-
cal Seed Improvement for the
falouse Farmer. This address
brought out much discussion, in
winch Mr.. Kreuger, of Farming
ION; Rev. John Sproat, of Sunset,
ana II. Z. McCroskey, of Garfield,
TOOK an active part in this dis
cusslon and gave some interesting
iacts on the subject. Miss Wait,
OF the college, gave a recital
winch pleased the audience so
wen that she was compelled to re-
spohd to an encore.
ended the first session and
Joe'rS heilt was taken at 4 :3U
until evening, when the conven-
'ion was again called to order
promptly at 80. The State Col
lege band rendered some excellent
music, and President L. G. Grow
u Inc State Farmers Educational
ana Cooperative Union, was in
PRODUCED and delivered an adj
n u on Cooperation Among
Farmers. Orris Dorman, the pre-
Sung officer, read a highly in
s,s,f.estlng paper on Benefits That
NJ wight BE Realized by Effective
organization and Cooperation
MAJOR Edwin A. Smith. editor of