Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-25
WEST FORMS AN ASSOCIATION

CONTINUED from First PaEel
Riley Atkinson OF Idaho, c. c. Chapman
OF oregon, w. r. Mellor Of Nebraska, w.
w. Armstrong Of Utah, Alfred Patek Of
Colorado.
The Wyoming delegates will meet and
select their own representative on the ex-
ecutive committee and the governors OF
Nevada and Washington were telegraphed
Instructions to name representatives from
their respective states.
The membership OF the association is to
be composed in this way: The governor OF
each state will be permitted to appoint
five delegates. The railroad companies
represented may appoint one delegate for
each state they traverse, the presidents of
the commercial clubs may appoint one dele
gate at large and one delegate to each 100
members or major fraction thereof
These delegates are to be given full vot-
ing power, but no person present at a
meeting of the association will be prohib
tied from being heard upon any question
before the association.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
thanking G. c. Rosewater, Governor Aid
rich, W. r. Mellor, Prof. George r. Con-
dra and the Omaha Commercial club for
their endeavors and services in bringing
about the organization Of the association.
Governor Calls MeetinG.
The meeting was called to order by w.
r. Mellor, secretary OF the Nebraska state
Board OF Agriculture, who read the pre-
liminary call for the meeting issued by G.
C. RosewAter and the formal cali by Gov
ernor Chester H. Aldrich.
Prof. George Il. Condra Of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska, head of the State Con
servation commission, was made temporary
chairman.
Samuel w. Teagarden. temporary secre-
tary OF the association made the first
move at the initial session by introducing
resolution making the matter OF affect
ing permanent organization from dele
gates from the states and railroads which
have exhibits at the Land Show. This
resolution was voted down,
II, NJ. Bushnell president OF the COM
merclal clubs Of Nebraska. moved that the
delegates from the various states name
their own delegates as members Of com
mittees on permanent organization, ere
/ dentials and resolutions \ fifteen minute
recess was then taken while the delega-
! lions from the various states appointed
! theiE respective delegates to act on each
OF these committees The following com
mittees were named;
Committees of Association.
/ ORGANIZATIONS. Wilkes Jones OF Idaho
| w. 5. Pershing of Colorado, p. NJ, Blake OF
| wyoming c, c. Rosewster Of Nebraska
Il, w. Raymond OF Oregon, WILDER Walker
OF California, S. w, Teagarden of Montans
and JOY n. Johnson OF Utah,
Resolutions-Major f. r. Reed of Idaho
| u. Keen of Colorado, w. A. Sizer Of
| wyoming II. NJ. Bushnell OF Nebraska
c. w. Eckerman Of Oregon, r. N. Lynch
of California, E w Pettibone Of Montana
and w. ID. Livingston OF Utah
Credentials-Mrs. MCDougal of Idaho, A
ID. Wall of Colorado, \. r. Whitley o.
Wyoming, r. ID. Oberfelder of Nebraska
c. w. Eckerman of Oregon, ]. II. Nicer o.
california, c. r. Witter of Montana anC
c, d, Ray of Utah. Mrs. McDougal wa
the only women present at the meeting
The committees were the assigned places
Of conference and asked to make the re
suits Of their meetings known at the after
noon session. The session adjourned unit
o'clock in the afternoon after accepting
an invitation from c. G. Rosewater I,
luncheon at the Rome