Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-21

g the administration DulluillS VI
washington " State College will
Efally 200 in attendance. The bulk
le the first days attendants were
farmers. and many of them came
from long distances to attend this
meeting. Almost every wheat
growing county of the state was
rrenresented and there were a
number from Idaho.
The State College faculty, eX.
noriment station staff and many
a;t;zens of Pullman did all IL
Etbeir power to make the con.
vention a success and to entertain
1.-THE hundred Of visitors who come
from all sections of the Inland
Empire to take part III the con
veption. The college band the
school of music and the elocu'
tionary departments assisted IL
making the sessions entertain
| inc and lively. A number OF banC
| selections, vocal or instrumental
solos. readings and recitatlon>
I were 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.
L. D. Smith, Of Franklin county,
was selected as temporary secre
! tary. President Bryan, of the
college, was first on the program.
but had left for the east, ana
Professor Thatcher took his place
and delivered the address assign
ed to President Bryan ON the sub
iect, 1.-THE Extension of wheat
Growing Into the Dry Belt He
covered the subject thoroughly IL
his usual happy and thoughtful
style and was given the closest
attention. This subject was dis
cussed at length by the conven-
ton and many interesting points
brought out.
John 7. Burns, Of Spokane, sec
rotary of the dry farming con
gress, was the next speaker, and
he delivered an interesting adj
dress on the dry farming move
ment, question of vital interest
to agriculture at this time.
A series of readings by mem
/ bers of the elocution department
Ibf the State College followed, and
lIfrof. c. c. Thorn, of the college,
laelivered an address on "Practi-
cal Seed Improvement for the
Palouse Farmer. This address
brought out much discussion, in
which Mr. Kreuger, Of Farming
ton; Rev. John Sproat, of Sunset,
and Il. c. McCroskey, of Garfield,
took an active part in this dis
cusslon and gave some interesting
facts on the subject. Miss Wait,
OF the college, gave a recital
which pleased the audience 50
well that she was compelled to re
Spond to an encore.
This ended the first session and
adjournment was taken at 4 80
until evening, when the conven-
ZION was again called to order
promptly at 80. The State Col
lege band rendered some excellent
music, and President l.. c. Grow.
OIL the State Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union, was in
PRODUCED and delivered an adj
dress on Cooperation Among
Farmers. Orris Dorman, the pre-
siding officer, read highly in
sserestlng paper on Benefits That
might BE Realized by Effective
organization and Cooperation. .
MAJOR Edwin A. Smith, editor of
the Twice-A-Week Spokesman,
Review, spoke on "Improving
country Life Conditions. " All of
these subjects were discussed to
some extent, and after the adj
Journment of the session there
was sort of reunion of those in
attendance and a general social
session IN which every one was
made acquainted with every one
else.
Fridays Sessions.
Friday morning the first session
VI VI the day was called to order by
oa la Dorman, promptly at
9S;oo, with a good attendance.
MANY grain men, railroad men and
others interested in handling
wheat had arrived on the evening
Trans Thursday evening, and the
attendance of people from distant
parts was much larger than the
nrst day. Chairman Dorman an
hounced the committees he had