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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



new Hotel La Salle, all the sessions being held in the beau- 

 tiful Louis XV ballroom on the nineteenth floor. Simul- 

 taneously with the sessions held in the ballroom, interesting 

 Stereopticon and Kinetograph Lectures were delivered for 

 the benefit of the public upon various topics and sections of 

 the country of present-day agricultural importance, by ex- 

 perts in their chosen fields, including representatives of the 

 United States Reclamation Service, Representatives of State 

 Governments, of Commercial Organizations and of Agri- 

 cultural Associations. 



The personnel of the Executive Committee is as follows : 



W. H. Bush. 

 John Sebastian. 

 S. G. Hatch. 

 W. J. Black. 

 G. B. Haynes. 

 A. D. Campbell. 

 A. M. Lawrence. 

 Wm. N. Jarnagin. 

 H. R. McCullough. 

 C. G. Hall. 



Don Farnsworth. Chairman. 



C. A. Walsh, Secretary. 



C. F. Dick, Ass't Secretary. 



Edmund T. Perkins. 



H. N. Sager. 



F. A. Delano. 



J. T. Harahan. 



E. O. McCormick. 



C. B. Schmidt. 



C. L. Seagraves. 



That the Congress did not degenerate into a mere "talk- 

 fest" is a matter for sincere congratulation. The men active 

 in its affairs did not permit to escape, unutilized, the oppor- 

 tunity to lay the groundwork for the successful carrying out 

 of its plans in the future. In response to a strong current 

 of feeling among the Delegates which was early made mani- 

 fest, a resolution was offered and passed, creating a "Commit- 

 tee upon Resolutions," consisting of Governor Vessey of 

 South Dakota, Chairman ; Governor Bryant B. Brooks of 

 Wyoming; Ex-Governors Broward of Florida and Adams of 

 Colorado ; Congressman Steenerson of Minnesota ; State 

 Commissioners Clarence E. Edwards of California; Huntley 

 Russell of Michigan ; Norman D. Harris of New Jersey ; 

 H. B. Hening, Secretary of the New Mexico Bureau of 

 Immigration; Hon. Edward Wisner of Louisiana, and Dr. 

 Howard S. Taylor of Illinois. A number of resolutions 

 were introduced by delegates-at-large and referred to this 

 Committee, while others had their origin within the Com- 

 mittee itself. The resolutions as finally presented in the 

 congress at its last session, and carried by a unanimous vote 

 by the delegates, follow: 



"Your Committee upon Resolutions begs leave to report that the 

 following resolutions presented by various delegates have been care- 

 fully considered by your committee, and their adoption by the Con- 

 gress is unanimously recommended," viz: 



Resolution by Secretary Walsh: 



WHEREAS, There can be no work of greater benefit to the people 

 of the United States than this work of promotion of American farm 

 home building, the bringing in to productiveness of all lands available 

 for' farming purposes, and the increase of that spirit amo_ng the people, 

 tending to remove our crowded population from the cities to settle- 

 ment upon the land; and 



WHEREAS, This first Congress, devoted solely to such purposes, 

 has magnificently demonstrated, not only its own usefulness, but the 

 feasibility and desirability of continuing and perpetuating its work, 

 broadening and extending its scope to the uttermost. 



Therefore, be it resolved that the Delegates here assembled ex- 

 press their thanks to the Officers and Committees of this Congress, to 

 the participants upon its program, to the officials of the Federal and 

 State Governments, to the Commercial Organizations, to the "Hearst" 

 Newspapers, Publications and Telegraphic News Service, to the Rail- 

 road, and all other, interests assisting in the promotion thereof; and 



Be it further resolved, that the present Advisory Committee be 

 continued in office, and that it be requested and authorized through 

 its chairman to appoint a Conference Committee, composed of this 

 Advisory Committee, the Commissioner of Public Lands of the United 

 States, the Governor of each State or his Representative, the Com- 

 missioner of Land of each State, or other State officers concerned 

 with the lands, immigration or agriculture in the state, the Presidents 

 of the important Railroad Companies, the Presidents of the National 

 Farmers' Organizations, and the Presidents of all the News Associa- 

 tions in the United States, and the Officials of the Chicago Association 

 of Commerce, with such others as the chairman of the Advisory Com- 

 mittee may deem advisable and that this Conference Committee be 

 called together upon some date during the ensuing winter, that may 

 be fixed by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee to consult to- 

 gether and formulate plans to continue the work of this Congress. 



Resolution bv Judge E. A. Chamberlain of South Dakota: 



WHEREAS, One of the chief functions of this Congress is to 

 collect and disseminate among the people accurate, impartial and 

 practical information concerning vacant cultivable lands in all our States 

 and Territories; and 



WHEREAS, To accomplish such purpose it is necessary for this 

 Congress to create an agency suitable for that end; 



Therefore be it resolved, that this Congress hereby designates 

 and appoints the Governor of each State and Territory of the United 

 States a member of the Commission, to be known as the "Central 

 Board of Publicity of the National Farm Land Congress," each of 

 said Governors to act in person, or through a representative of his 

 appointment. 



Be it resolved, that the President and Secretary of this Congress 

 be directed at once to communicate this action to each of said Gov- 

 ernors, and upon notification of acceptance of such appointment to 



enroll the name of such Governor or of his representative, as an 

 accepted memrjer of said "Central Board of Publicity," to serve until 

 the next session of this Congress. 



Resolved, That the President and Secretary of this Congress be, 

 cx-omcio, members of said Board of Publicity, and that the head- 

 quarters of said board be located in the city of Chicago. 



Resolved, further, That the Legislators of the several States be 

 respectfully invited to make a reasonable appropriation for the necessary 

 expenses of their respective State representatives on said "Board of 

 Publicity." 



Resolution by Congressman Steenerson of Minnesota: 



WHEREAS, This Congress fully recognizes the recent rapid ad- 

 vances of farm science, and its great value, not only to our farmers, 

 but to our entire population; and 



WHEREAS, The signal advantage already obtained through the 

 scientific study of soil and products, strongly invite to a still more 

 vigorous and systematic instruction in scientific agriculture. 



Therefore be it resolved, That we earnestly request the Congress 

 of the United States and the Legislature of the several States to co- 

 operate in providing funds with which to establish Agriculture High 

 Schools in each congressional district and territory in the United States. 



Resolution by Mr. E. F. Bohm, of Cleveland, Ohio: 



Resolved, That this Congress recognizes fully the importance of 

 the splendid and increasingly valuable work of the United States 

 Geological Survey, and of the Soil Surveys prosecuted by the Federal 

 Department of Agriculture and by the several States, and that it 

 earnestly urges a vigorous continuanace of this work so essential to 

 intelligent classification and settlement of the farm lands of the Nation. 



Resolution by Mr. R. E. Dowdell of South Dakota: 



WHEREAS, The prime purpose of this Congress is to aid in pro- 

 viding homes on the land for those now homeless; therefore 



We recommend to the legislators of the various states the enact- 

 ment of a progressive land tax law to the end that small land holders 

 may be encouraged and excessive holdings discouraged. 



Resolution by Huntley Russell of Michigan : 



Resolved. That we also urge immediate and vigorous co-operation 

 between the Federal and State governments in the construction of 

 Water Power and Drainage Works, and the prevention of floods and 

 forest fires. 



Resolution by Mr. E. F. Bohm of Cleveland, Ohio: 



WHEREAS, Large numbers of persons have been induced to settle 

 upon Lands under Federal Reclamation Projects, upon faith and in 

 expectation that work upon these projects would be completed and 

 water delivered to the settlers within a reasonable period of time; and 



WHEREAS, The completion of some of these projects has, for lack 

 of funds, been delayed, with consequent loss and hardship to such 

 settlers, who are forced to face the alternative of continued adversity, 

 or the abandonment of their claims; therefore, 



Be it resolved, That this Congress urge upon the Congress of 

 the United States, as a matter of equity rather than of charity, that 

 these settlers be granted speedy and sufficient relief. 



Committee resolution: 



Resolved, That the press of the entire country be urged to give 

 the widest possible publicity to the proceedings and the literature of 

 this Congress as a matter of interest to all classes of citizens in every 

 section of our country. 



The members of the "Conference Committee" created 

 by the adoption of these resolutions will be requested to 

 assemble in Chicago in the near future, probably in Janu- 

 arv or February, to decide upon plans for a meeting to be 

 held during the ensuing year. 



The entertainments tendered by the Chicago Examiner 

 were conducted with characteristic hospitality, and upon a 

 lavish scale. The banquet at the Hotel La Salle on the 

 evening of November 19th was attended by approximately 

 500 delegates, who were regaled by as choice a list of after- 

 dinner speakers as has ever assembled in the City of Chicago, 

 with A. M. Lawrence, publisher of the Examiner, as host 

 and Howard S. Taylor acting as toastrnaster. Another 

 enjoyable event, to which the delegates were bidden, was a 

 theater party at the Majestic, on the evening of Novem- 

 ber 17th. 



The program of the week's session follows : 



TUESDAY 



OPENING SESSION. 



November 16, 10:00 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. 



Called to order by Chairman Don Farnsworth of General Committee. 

 Invocation by Rev. Johnston Myers, pastor Immanuel Baptist Church. 

 Announcement of Program Committee and Committee on Rules. 

 Edwin S. Conway, vice-president Chicago Association of Commerce and 



vice-president Lakes-to-Gulf Deep Waterway Association, called to 



the chair. 



Welcoming address by Mayor Fred A. Busse of Chicago. 

 Welcoming address and speech by Governor Charles S. Deneen of 



Illinois. 

 Addresses by delegates from the North Central and Eastern Division. 



SECOND SESSION. 



2:80 p. m. to 5:30 p. m. 



Presiding Officer, Mr. Mason B. Starring, president Northwestern 



Elevated Railroad. 



Adoption of report of Committee on Rules. 

 Address by Mr. F. A. Delano, president Wabash Railway. 

 Address by Governor A. O. Eberhart of Minnesota. 

 Address by Governor H. S. Hadley of Missouri. 

 Addresses by delegates from the North Central and Eastern Division. 



