Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-10-31
WICHITA Gets CONVENTION
KANSAS TOWN SUCCESSFUL IN
GETTING 1914 SESSION
THREE COMPETITIONS.
APPEAL TO Government
Congress Asks by Resolution That
United States Appropriate
S25O,O 900 for Work.

With dry ground under foot and a
summers sun overhead, yesterday was
the most ideal day since the Intema-
tional Soil Products exposition opened
and the large st attendance of the
week was the result.
Delegations from numerous towns
were again In the city, while thou
sands OF local people visited the show.
II was really the most successful day
of the entire exposition.
The International Dry Farming
congress will conclude its eighth an
nual meeting today with two sessions
at the convention auditorium on the
exposition grounds, while all build
inss and shows will be open. A mum
ter Of special machinery demOnstra-
tions will be given.
All exhibit buildings will be open
tonight until 10 o'clock and admission
to the grounds will be free after 8
O'Clock p. m,
The exposition will run in all its
features Saturday and Sunday in or
sands who have been kept away by
bad weather to visit the colossal ar
ray of agricultural products.
The exposition buildings will not
be open at nights after today but
everything on the grounds will run
fun blast from s a. m. until 6 p. m.
on both Saturday and Sunday. To-
morrow will be school children's day,
by special request of Governor Cruce.
and every school child in Oklahoma
will be admitted free TO the eNposi-
ton grounds
Much important business was trans
acted yesterday by the farm congress,
which held its sessions in the Boston
Avenue Methodist church. Today's
meetings will be held on the eXposi-
ton grounds,
Wichita. kan, was successful in
securing the 1911 sessions of the con
grcss. Twenty-Five business men OF
that city have been here all week for
the purpose of landing the conNen-
ton. They agreed to furnish build
ngs and grounds for the congress and
exposition and pay all the expenses
Of the meeting. Other towns that
submitted strong propositions for the
convention were Regina, Sask, Can
ada: Prescott, Ariz., and Budapest
Hungary.
The headquarters of the congress
will be transferred next week to
wichita. No secretary-treasurer of
f,a
appointment is TO be made by the
executive committee, but whether ac-
lion will be taken Immediately Is un-
known. In the meantime the pres
ent incumbent, John T. Burns prop
ably will hold the office.
The newly elected board Of gov
arnors is as follows:
w. l. Drummond. Enid, Okla, chair
man.
J. r.. Chittenden, Hayes. Kan.
w r. Motherwell. Regina, Sask,
Canada.
DIR. John II. Widtsoe, Logan, Utah
Charles II. WEIGH. Denver, Colo.
In addition to the above-named
the secretary treasurer of the con-
gress and the chairman Of the local
board OF control of the convention
city are ex-officio members.
The congress yesterday adopted
strong resolution, asking for gov
ernmental aid in the dry-farmine
movement. The resolution follows In
fun:
Whereas. the permanent strength
of this nntion depends upon the de-
Of the agricultural re-
sources of the United states ana i's
the establishment OF n |
nation of contented home owners, ana
the maintenance of national patriot
ism. through satisfied, contenteu
and
whereas, the proportionate amount |
of expenditure in behalf of the tur
therance of agricultural interests 10
be 1t hereby
Resolved by the delegates from the
United states in attendance at the
eighth session of the international
Dry Farming congress, that the con
eress Of the United States. the presl-
den, NJ the United States. and the
secretary Of agriculture, be respect
fully urged to cooperate in the ap-
pointment OF national agricultural
commission whose duty II
shall be TO report within two years
after appointment, 80 far as Is con-
sistent and practicable, the exact
fContjnued nm mage .1