The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-23
Delegates to National Cal
ing Say Success Come.
Through Clubs.
1913 CONVENTION FL
Utah Representatives G|
Assurance That Salt La
Will Get Big Meeting.

DR., john A. widtsoe. prasidont al
Utah Agricultural college, and II
Lewis 4. Merrill, head OF the collier
tension department. returned last
ing from Columbus. o.. where tho
tended the twenty-fifth annual cod
ton OF the American Association OIL
cultural Colleges and EXPERIMENT.
tlons, Nov ember 10 TO 10. Prof. u
Ball. director OF the experiment. st
IN Utah, also went TO Columbus .
Utah delegate. He returned home
Monday.
The three delegates declare that
convention was one Of the most suc
ful lin the history Of the association
assert that Salt Lake !s psactlcails
sured OF the 1918 conclaNe. Unde|
governing rules of the organization
convention must 90 each alternate|
next session would have been claimc
thlz city :. q
Every state in the union; exec
Idaho and Arizona. was reprossnte
three delegates. said Professor d
last night, Nearly all the couI
agricultural college presidents, eS
ment station directors and eXtensic1
partment heads were present. aIeo
men prominent in the public eye
noted educational leaders were d
! tendance.
Discuss Extension Work. 81
"The principal topic OF DISCUSSED
! lated TO extension work in all cl
departments and the securing Of a,
appropriations from the governing
! each state TO aid in extension work
| lar n1 - Cry<
! III support OF what Is known al
Leayer bill. now before congresl
which each state will receive $15.0o
! pually as an extension fund. pro,
the state appropriatcs a like sun
! such work
| ''Ths would mean that extensio'
| pavtments would receive annually
! y three times what ths Utah ID
nent receives at present 1t wouI
able vast improvements and bring 1
did results, 10 the decided adyanta
| the state. The convention uiIanIff
passed resolution asking. congre
allow the proposed appropria tion5.
Utah Ranks High.
I'VE found that Utah ranks well
front in all college departments,
only department in which we are
| is that which has 10 do with the Z
ization OF boys and girls agrtcu
| clubs throughout the state. In
states this work has been carrie
With vieor and great success.
are generally offered for the best.
by these young members. which q
lates their efforts In Kcutuck!
young man of the name OF j. Mo-
| member OF ono OF the boys agricu
| clubs. succeeded in growing 221 b,
of corn from one acre Of ground.
constitutes the highest record know
is FAR above the general average
obtained in this country"
Professor Merritt said that the
delegates invited the convention d
| to come TO Salt Lake. and that the
posal was received with every asstI
| OF success.
In speaking OF the crop returnG<
| fessor Merrill declared that althouK
Yield had been only fair, good price
obtained in all lines Throughout
country, Business men and "a
alike, he said, held that a changt
being wrought through natural cha
| for the financial benefit OF the col
| \ general feeling of optimism pre-
| in the east, he said.
/ President Wldtsoe went direct 4
gan TO take up his important
there. but both be and Professor
spoke in glowing terms of the CO..
J tton's success and the splendid Eh(
! made by Utah in nearly all branch'