Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-25
Thanks TO TULSA
FROM DELEGATES
HUNDREDS OF FARMERS RECIPE
lINTS OF REAL HOS
pITALlTN.
The Three Great PROBLEMS
Distinguished Visitors and Farmers
from all over the State Were
Welcome Visitors 10 Tulsa.

with a rising vote Of thanks to the
local committee on arrangements. the
people of Tulsa ana every organlza-
ton that was responsible for the
greatest agriculture meeting ever held
in the southwest. the Oklahoma De-
velopment conference came to sue
cessful end at 1890 last night. BY
midnight last night the thousand or
more delegates who gathered here
yesterday from all parts Of Oklahoma
had begun to leave the city.
The splendid program Of the day
which was divided into three sessions,
was closed last night with two ad-
dresses from two Of the most prom
inent agricultursts in the United
States-Dean W. NJ. Jardlne, of the
Kansas Agricultural college at Man
haitian, Kansas, and DR.. Bradford
Knapp, Of Washington ID. c., special
agent OF the u. S. Department or
Agriculture in charge of the farmers
cooperative demonstration work in
the south. Both addresses We're far
above the average and cannot help
but SOW a great seed in the minds OF
those who heard them.
The great influx of farmers from
every section of oklahoma, that be-
gan coming into Tulsa Wednesday
night increased by the hundreds yes
terday morning until at noon yester-
dav 1t was estimated that over 1000
we're here. The local reception com
mittee with the Tulsa band met each
incoming train yesterday and escort
ed the delegates to the headquarters
in the Hotel Tulsa, where they We're
registered and given the proper badges
Oklahoma City, Muskogee and Broken
Arrow sent the largest delegations.
Two hundred from Broken Arrow ar
rived in a special train over the Katy
at 10 o'clock accompanied by the
Haskell school Of agriculture band
and orchestra Both made splendid
showing throughout the day.
The day was divided into various
meetings OF the conference proper,
three were held, one in the morning,
one in the afternoon and one last
night In the morning the ladies or
ganization met in the Commercial
club rooms and during the afternoon
the negro delegates met and organiz-
ed an auxiliary.
At noon various sectional lunches
were held. The newspaper men met
in a complimentary banquet at the
Elks' club the bankers met at the
Hotel Tulsa and the delegates met for
lunch prepared by the ladies of the
Baptist church.
At 6 o'clock in the evening. the
state board OF the International Dry
Farming congress met for dinner and
outlined and discussed organization
plans.
Accounts Of the various sectional
meetings will be found elsewhere.
Only two speakers were on the pro-
mann at the night session. Jardine
who was the first speaker had for MS
subject the International Dry Farm
ing congress and its work in Oklaho-
ma. Being himself a pioneer dry
farmer from the arid regions of utah
and being associated with the Dry
Farming congress for many years he
was well qualified to handle his sub
ject in the excellent manner he did.
He told of his own experiences in
dry farming and detailed the history
of the movement that has revolution
lied the farming industry in the arid
and semi-arid countries, using facts
and figures from his own observations
to press home his points. He I'm
nressed on his hearers the necessity
of dry farming in western oklahoma
and ansas d told what can be ac-
complshed. Most important Of all
was what he said in uruing the peo-