Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-10
SET Dates FOR
FHRH CONGRESS-
DRY FARMING CONGRESS N
Tulsa OCTOBER - no NO
NIMBER I, 1913.
DURBAR At The SAME TIME
Headquarters for the Congrc,, VIII DO
Opened nj once, Probably in
Court House.

The ninth annual convention Of tAo
International Dry Farming congress
viii be held IN Tulsa, okla, u. S. A.,
October % to November /, 1913, IN
! elusive. The date for the convention
was set yesterday by the local bonrd
of control. Of which .. A. Brewer Is
president. Officers Of the congress In
many countries Of the world were nos
! ,ificd Of the date for the next conven-
tlon and press wires carried the news
TO thousands of newspapers in tho
United states.
The date has been arranged 50 that
1t will be at one of the most IDEAL
seasons OF the year in this section.
The almanac was also consulted and 4
lG "A pretty safe bet that there will be
no disagreeabe weather on any ot
the ten days during which the con-
vention will be in session.
The work Of boosting" the con-
yention has already begun in farm
journals and newspapers all over tho
world. To begin with twenty ono
foreign countries have already signi-
fled their intentions of sending large
exhibits to the Tulsa convention. Cana
da will come with a special train.
Nearly every state in the union will ba
represented here.
The local board OF control Is still
engaged in raising the funds for thu
| convention. There are a large num-
hor . ,,yh, Ha,
their share Of the bonus yet but the
subscriptions are coming in rapidly
and there is little doubt but what The
matter will be cleaned up by the first
of the year.
The board Of directors Of the Com
merclal club will hold meeting FRI
day night, at which time they will
confer with the convention committee
in regards to the suite Of offices hat
are to be furnished the Dry Farming
congress 1t is highly probable that
nearly half Of the basement Of the
court house win be donated for this
| purpose. A large force of clerks will
| begin work next month, their prlnci-
pal object being TO handle the world
wide publicity that is TO be given tho
next convention.
The matter of selecting suitable
site for the convention will also no
taken up. A large tract OF land. not
too far from the center Of the city. will
be necessary. Special structures VIII
have to be erected, but the most Of the
exhibits will be in the open air Tulsa
county soil will be used in demon
strating the latest and most approved
methods Of farming. Trainload after
trainload Of exhibits of farm ma
chinery and Of agricultural products
from many nations, will be here for
the convention.
The committee that Is attending to
the plans for a municipal auditorium
Is making good hcadway and are hav-
Ing the hearty cooperation OF the city
officials. There is little doubt but
what Tulsa will have the largest and
finest auditorium In the state by .he
time the convention convenes. A
structure Of this kind viii be neces-
sary to accommodate the business ses-
sions Of the convention.
Musical organizations from every
punt VI lut 'biupdSCs Will Dc mere 10
furnish the amusement for the masses
at the convention. o movement is on
foot now to hold Tulsa's Third An.
nual Durbar in conjunction with the
convention. The Durbar has already
come to be known as the biggest
municipal celebration in the SOUTH
west and If held on the same DAYS ps
the Dry Farming convention it will
not only furnish hilarious time for
the visitors to the convention during
their leisure hours but will serve to
give Tulsa untold ADVERTISING Tho
farming congress exhibits will bo
open only in the daily and the many
gorgeous celebrations and parades OF
the Durbar could be held lown town
at nights.
The matter OF furnishing accomoda.
lions for the thousands Of people Who
will be in the city during the conven-
ton Will also be taken up at once.
Local provision houses. groceries.
meat markets, etc. will have to make
arrangements to handle more goods
during those ten days than they have
ever dispensed in like period before.
And In the meantime let everybody
10 his duty In the way Of a subscrlp-
tion 10 the convention.