Arizona republican., 1912-08-25
PHOENIX WANTS
 DRY CONGRESS
Movement to Secure the
 1913 Convention of Wat erless Farmers Was Be
 gun in a Conference of State Delegates Yesterday

oOS1oS ASASSCooSo A SoUS1 SUy |
 Phoenix will stage the 1913 con | gress of dry farmers if the move 1 1nent started at the meeting yester- | day has an.' effect.
 Called together by Governor Hunt. l a number of gentlemen from about the state met at the board of trade | yesterday afternoon to devise ways 1 and means of turing the arid agri- l Culturists to Arizona when next that l body convenes. The purpose in mak- | ing the fight for the congress is to bring AriZona's opportunities for the i dly farmer to the notice of the men who indulge in that sort of soil till 1
 ng. And besides, there is the re- 4ultant good Of the visit of over 5000 delegates, their ideas, possible n- .estments and the advertising they Ain give the new state by their presence With the experts on the ground Arizona will be given the
 nance to demonstrate the great lat ent lands, waste now, but only des
 ert because there is DO way to get men to settle them
 Tn forty other ways, more or less
 aercenary, the Salt River valley will
 benefit by the invasion of d congress
 ,f the nation wide standing the Dry
 Farmers enjoy. Actually, great
 number of visitors will come and
 leave lucre Also they will go and
 cave words. And that is what is de
 igned to be the best plum of all the
 advertising of Arizona in parts where
 men eagerly catch at news of a land 4 outdoor promise fruits of the tarm and a chance to live on ground hat makes the real living of the race.
 The meeting was held under the thairmanship of Governor Hunt Present were men of affairs. well to lo farmers and publicity men of all the state Malcolm Fraser, secretary pf the Prescott chamber of commerce was one of the most active members 1f the meeting Phoenix representa- lives. B. F. Marks and Al Moore: l these of Maricopa county. Vernon Clark and Harry Welch; and others made up an enthusiastic set of busi- ness getters.
 | The afternoons discussion was 1 clystallize in the motion of w. H. l Clark of Holbrook to make bid for l the meeting of the International Dry 1 Farming congress for Phoenix IF l 1913 When it was decided the eff | lort would be put forth to bring the | convention here the meeters pro- | .eeded to dig out methods. Iii this | pf exhibit rom Maricopa county and Arizona l 1t large to this years congress was | brought up. The state will he repre- | ;ented by a car of material, to be l adhered and sent to Alberta, Can ada under the steering hand Of Sec l retarv Fraser IL was found necessary | to lift the sum of $1700 to cover eX- l oenses of the exhibit. It was pledged
 in a few minutes. and MT. Fraser i was unanimously chosen as superl1i- Il tndent
 Fifty citizens, some named iron ! among those present, and others t l ba picked by the governor ana th l board of trade will form commit rec to be picked by the goVerno | md the board of trade will form committee on ways and means. l
 
 u,iu he their care to raise the sun \ t s,5 ooo needed to insure the prop or financing of the convention pboanix Contributions will be SC | cured in various ways, depending o | the locality and men to whom appil \ cation is to be made The countle ,f Yavapai, Maricopa, NAVAJO Apdcli' Yuma. Greenlee, Pima, MohaVe' Co ccnino and Cochise will all max 1 heavy contributions to the luho' III | was the assurance of representative | of most of the subdivisions ana thoS who knew the state of mlhd all \ nocketbook in the counties Wlthol delegates. The fund for this year will be cbaroa of R N Fredericks of Pres Fl colt The governor named those II ,ttardance and others to receiN notification later as members or u
 axecutive or committee on plan Fl With a representation of state WIG Fl oboica the committee is expected Fl cot action in all parts where sue ,s kant Men interested in dry farn annortunities are sure to fall line with the pioneers. In the tin
 | allotted them there will be gre Fl volume of business accomphsheo. t the time the Alberta congress
 ready to open Professor Mconle Tucson will have gathered goou
 show of dry titled products TOT 'n \ coming exposition.
 The boosters in evidence al Se \ terday's meeting were: Maico' ! Fraser of Prescott, H. A. Mors' \ of Wilcox, Glen c. Wheeler of un IR F. Marks. J. s. Day, V l. Clai \ Harry Welch, H Tritle A l.. MOO Fl Governor Hunt and Professor M