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DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



harrow in about an inch deep. The man that put his plow down there and 

 plowed his ground never sent for me. (Applause.) 



I am not going into the rfiethods of arid farming, but there is a ques- 

 tion. The men on these farms are not like those who settled in western 

 Kansas and Eastern Colorado, men lured there by false promises; men 

 that knew aboslutely nothing at all of these principles we are trying to 

 work out today; men that went out there, as I said before, believip^ that 

 all they had to do was to do what they had done in the Eastern State's 

 and they would raise a crop, and they failed, and they will fail everywhere 

 that that kind of a proposition is started. We don't want that class, but 

 we do want state aid, and when I say state aid I mean more than money 

 of the state. We want that intelligent public sentiment of the state back 

 of us, that will help us, that will stand up and encourage us when we do 

 something that is for the development of the state, and censure us when 

 we do not. That is what we want. We want that sentiment, then we can 

 go before our legislatures and put before them that proposition, and get 

 the money. The western people are the most enterprising people on the 

 face of the earth, and they don't turn down a good thing. They don't 

 turn down anything, if you show them that to investigate any proposition 

 will bring back five or ten times that much in material welfare. That is 

 the kind of state aid for arid farming we want, and that is what we are 

 going to have. (Applause.) 



CHAIRMAN DERN: The Secretary informs we that a telegram has 

 been received from Prof. True that he has been delayed, but we may have 

 the pleasure of having him with us tomorrow. 



This afternoon we listened with considerable interest to an enter- 

 taining address from a gentleman from Montana, on the subject of dry 

 farming in his locality. I understand we have another gentleman from 

 the same state with us who desires and is willing to address us on the same 

 subject in regard to his locality. I would like to call on Mr. F. A. Carnal 

 of Montana. (No response.) 



CHAIRMAN DERN: Evidently Mr. Carnal is not here. Does any 

 other gentleman wish to address the convention on the subject? 



A DELEGATE: Mr. Carnal left this evening. He received a 

 telegram that sickness called him away, so he had to leave. 



CHAIRMAN DERN: What is your further pleasure, gentlemen? Will 

 we have the pleasure to hear from anyone else? 



MR. D. CLEM DEAVER (Nebraska): I would like to call on other 

 members of the convention that are here to tell about what ha-s been done 

 in their states. For instance, I have come about 1,200 miles, and I came 

 principally to find out what had been accomplished since our last meet- 

 ing. That more than anything else brought me here. I, unfortunately, 

 was out in the Committee meeting when the gentleman addressed tfiie 

 convention this afternoon from Montana. As soon as I heard about his 

 address I discovered immediately that that was what I came out here 

 to hear, and I would like to have the Chairman call that roll of states 

 again. I believe there are a good many delegates here who are too 



