Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-21
International Dry Farming Congress
Has Now Become Wc-M MOUement
Prominent Representatives Of Fifteen Nations at Great
Meeting in Lethbrdge Attended BY Thousands of Dele
gates Most Powerful Agricultural Organization in the
World.

thropically inclined persons through
out the world for subscriptions of
frum 126 tn $500 and to issue life
memberships for whatever amount
might DO subscribed. these member
ships 10 be- distributed to students
of Agriculture--worthy young men
who might need tho information to
DO secured through tho conEross-the
money to DO placed in tho Foundn.
ton Fund, tho interest only to DO
used by tho trustees Daniel Nor.
gan, member OF the board OF gov
ernOrs, OF Spokane, led the subscrlp-
ton with one membership ut t25,
and a statement that ic MIR. Worst
would ralsU a total Of $4,000 Within
year he would subscribe $1,000.
DIR. Liberty II. Bailey followed with
"A personal subscription Of hvo mon-
bCrships to b. distributed BY himself
to tho members uf his board. and
later several members VI tho con-
gross subscribed $40 each for tho
fund. which tOtalrd about Sl,GOO be-
for tho close vi tho congress.
Dr. Worst smlllhgly assumed tho
obligation thrust upon him and has
already begun outlining cumpalBn
through which h" Intends to secure
results very quickly.
Widening scientific Work.
Second Tue eventual establish
I mrut ut headquarters In sumr CEN
trully located city at the West from
| which viii hc operated the intcrnu-
unndl and inNCstigItiNr work of tho
congress With competent corps Of
scientific workers, EDITORS and stalls
uciuns; the organization of dry
farming nI.mUnthly magazine to be-
issued IN IA" Language at every ma
tiun under government control and
patronage, and the employment ol
editorial writer's In every country for
the purpose Of assembling the ncccs.
Sury Information Tor the enlargement,
and CARRYING out at the propaganda
The secretary was authorized 10 pre-
sent plans IN detail 10 governments
within the u"NL few months
Tho plan uS proposed does not In
tcrfcrc or in any way uficct tho wurb
of the INTERNATIONAL bureau Of ugrl
culture 1T Rome, hut It IN confirm
plated that the. ,gpyoRCrulluR thus. I,
be extended by The nations VIII b,
for the direct benclit uC tho farmer
leaving such matters as crop REPORTS
statistical information. etc. Tor til,
already established organizations up.
Grating along scientific lines In be-
hail of the commerce Of the world
Nest Powerful World Organization.
Tho program of tie congress Itself
the exposition and the very many
features at the congress might br Tia,
subject tor an extended article, whIch
at this time ~ quite impossible OWNS
e. the lutcnrsS at the hour, hut the
writer desires 10 Say that from "v'
cry standpoint ,hc seventh annual
SrSsiun or the international Dry
Farming Congress bore out the pro.
phoCics that had been made prev iuu'
To the congress that the Lrthbridg'
meeting would establish II ucw rec,
ord aud that whom the congress hnd
closed It's nnrunl sessions the move,
mcnt would h" known M the great.
est, most practical and most power
ful agricultural organization IN III,
Wurld.
! IN" combined opinion Ol Ia" ~
prrts acting ana participating In III,
| exposition was tina, II was the beat
soil product exhibit ever held on III,
; American continent, aud that Will,
: som" mistakes were made aud the
pre- gram could have been inprpNct
! upon I'm spots, no other convention
of IKE nature has ever been hrl,
where such perfect spirit of unity
prevailed ana where the srntimcn
centralized absolutely IN the "ducn
ton Of the farmer toward bette
farming. better home life and bet
ter commercial treatment of the sub
| Iept AT n0rIptlttea