East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-01
DRY FARM CONGRESS
WILL Open MONDAY
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL
PRESS GOLDEN BUTTON
Estimated $4,000 Delegates VIII At
tend Exposition at Spokane
Worlds Famous Authorities on
Program for Addresses.

Spokane, Wash, Oct. EVERY
thing is in readiness for the Interna-
tional Dry Farming Congress, which
which will have its fifth convention
in the state armory here, October 5
to 6. and its third exposition of grains
grasses, vegetables and fruits at the
Spokane Interstate fair grounds, Oc-
tober 3 to 3. President Taft will for
mally open the congress by pressing
a golden button in the White House
at 5 o'clock (Pacific time) the even
ing of October 8. Judging at the ex-
position will begin on October 1, and
it is expected the board of awards.
headed by Professor Coates P. Bull
of Minnesota, will announce the prize
winners in competitions for a total
of $4,000 in premiums the after
noon of October 4.
John I. Burns, secretary of the or
ganiZation, announces there will be
$500 delegates, including 45 accredit-
ed representatives of foreign coun-
tries, also. that most of them will be
in the convention hall when Presi-
dent Taft's greeting to the dry farm
ers of the world is read. This will
be preceded by a medley of interna-
itonal airs by a military band, and
afterward Henry W. Newston, chair
man of the Washington and local
board of control, will present the pre-
siding officer. If Congressman Men,
dell, president of the congress, who is
sick in his home at Newcastle, Wyo.,
is unable to attend. it is likely that
Frank W. Bowman of Idaho. first
vice president of the congress, will
have charge of the convention.
Prominent Speakers.
Seventy-five of the worlds fore
most advocates of dry farming. in
cluding practical agriculturists and
experts from various districts in the
west, are on the program for address
es. They will deal with the progress
and problems of dry farming as pres
ented in different parts of the world.
and in addition there will be a ser.
les of institute meetings, under the
direction of experts, who will answer
specific questions relating to mod
ern tillage in the so-called dry land |
districts. Other features are prac-
teal demonstrations of good road |
building, under the direction of the |
Spokane County Good Roads asso- |
citation, and a meeting of railroad Of
ficials, experts and directors of ex-
pertinent stations in Washington, Ore |
gon, Idaho, Montana and other states |
to discuss ways and means of inter- |
esting ranchers in raising hogs for !
the western markets.
Delegates to be Entertained.
Extensive preparations have been
made by the local board of control
for the reception and entertainment
of the foreign representatives, Off
cials of the congress- speakers and
delegates and visiting and local news
paper men. Riverside avenue, the
principal business thoroughfare, will
be a blaze of light and every build
ing will be gay with flags, banners
and bunting. The largest American
flag in the world will cross the in
tersection of Riverside avenue and
Howard street, where will be sus-
pended a mammoth Liberty bell, COM
posed of 5000 incandescent electric
lamps.
There will be a series of banquets,
automobile trips and theatre parties
for the entertainment of the visitors,
and. in addition, officials of the Spo-
kane chamber of commerce, head
ed by Charles NJ. Fassett, will enter
tain the newspaper writer's at bear
steak and game dinner at Hayden
Lake, in the heart of the national for
est reservation in northern Idaho.
The trip will be made on a special
train, leaving Spokane shortly after
o'clock the afternoon Of October
5, to give the visitors an opportunity
to see the orchard districts in the
Spokane valley. The committee in
charge is composed Of officers of the
chamber Of commerce and represen-
tetives of daily newspapers and week.
ly and monthly publications in Spo-
kane. Arrangements have been made
for $50 guests.
Colorado, Texas, California and the
province of Alberta are the chief con-
tenders for the 1911 congress. Col
orado Springs claims 1t has every DEL
egation in Colorado and neighboring
states pledged to it's support, while the
boosters of San Antonio expect their
strength will come from all over the
Southwest Calgary, Alta, will have
all Canada and several states in the
Northwest.