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DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



I\IR. EVANS (Utah): I accept that substitute. 



The motion was dul}' seconded, put to a vote and declared carried. 



THE CHAIRINIAN: The committee will be named this afternoon. 

 The permanent chairman will name the committee on resolutions this 

 afternoon. 



PROF. B. C. BUFFUM (Wyoming): I move you, sir, that the com- 

 mittee on resolutions consist of fifteen members, to be selected by the 

 President of this association, from the acci^edited delegates present, and 

 that he report these names to this convention this afternoon. 



The motion of Prof. Buffum being duly seconded, was put to a vote 

 b}^ the Chairman and declared passed. 



THE CHAIRjMAN: I do not know of any other business to come 

 before the Congress this morning. 



It has been suggested that we appoint a temporary' secretary to attend 

 to the work of the convention. If there are no objections Mr. C. R. Root, 

 of Colorado, will be appointed temporary secretary of this convention. 



i\IR. ROOT (Colorado): I would object to that. I think there are 

 people in the convention more competent to do that than I 



THE CHAIR]\IAN: All in favor of Mr. Root acting as temporary 

 secretary will signify hy saying aye. 



The niotion carried unanimously. 



THE CHAIRMAN: A motion to adjourn is now in order. 



On motion duly seconded, the convention adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The Congress was called to order at 2 o'clock by Hon. John Dern, of 

 Salt Lake City. 



]\IR. DERN (Presiding): Owing to the inability of the Governor, your 

 temporary- chairman, to be present this afternoon, a committee has re- 

 quested me to preside at this gathering. I do not know why I should have 

 been selected to preside at a gathering of this kind unless my friend, the 

 President of your association, takes it from the fact that for a great man}^ 

 years when they speak of John Dern or the Salt Lake crowd they speak 

 of the Nebraska farmers. I have never resented that, because I am proud 

 of the fact that L in my earlier days, was a farmer and made the start of 

 my life on the farm. (Applause.) There is nothing more honorable than 

 the life of a farmer; you are nearer nature than a people following any 

 other vocation which man is engaged in. Yours is similar to the voca- 

 tion of the miner. You are not taking away from another in barter or 

 trade, but you produce whatever you do produce from mother earth. But 

 you have the advantage over the miner, because the miner when he once 

 works out his ore it does not grow again; it cannot be replaced; it simply 

 means exhaustion, whereas, on the other hand the farmer tills the soil, 

 seeds his ground in the fall or spring, and mother earth brings forth an- 

 other crop and yields her harvest 3'ear after year. Thus you are adding to 

 the wealth of the country and creating homes for many. 



