DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 101 



Salt Lake City, (applause) and I hope that each and every one of you, 

 with your ladies, will avail 3'-ourselves of the opportunity to be at the 

 tabernacle this evening, beginning at eight o'clock promptly, to attend 

 the musical festival in the great tabernacle. (Applause.) 



The Secretary informs me that delegates with tickets will have ad- 

 mittance at the south door, and others at the other door. 



Mr. Burns, of Colorado, has requested me to call him to the platform 

 and give him the privilege of addressing the delegation here for a few 

 minutes. While what he may say may not be strictly germane to the 

 subject we have under consideration, yet the suggestions which he will 

 probably make may lead to something which will be of vital importance 

 and interest to this project. 



^IR. BURNS: Air. Chairman, and JNIembers of the Convention: I 

 take it we are all boosters for dry farming, and for the west. My object 

 in coming before this convention this afternoon was to do something 

 that I found utterly impossible to accomplish by personal solicitation. I 

 come here representing a unique daily newspaper which is giving its time 

 and space to publishing the interesting facts about the development of the 

 great west. It has a very large circulation, largely east of the Missouri 

 river. I came here expecting to ask probably two-thirds of the men 

 personally to take an interest in assisting the ]\Iining Record, of Denver, 

 to place before the people of the east the facts in connection with dry 

 farming development, but I found that after two days in this busy con- 

 vention I have button-holed about twenty individuals, therefore I have 

 twenty promises. Now, gentlemen, this is something in which you. as farm- 

 ers, as development men, and as westerners are interested. ]\Iy request 

 is that if any one of you or all of you can devote a few moments of your 

 time to writing a letter or telling a story to me while I am here, stating 

 your experience in dry farming, giving me some idea of the things you 

 are doing it will help me materially in the compilation of a number of 

 stories, serial and otherwise, to be published in the east. There is no 

 string attached to it; it is purely a matter of enthusiasm and western 

 boosting spirit, and therefore, you gentlemen all will recognize me. I do 

 not know all of you by name, so if you can, will you please buitton-hole 

 me anywhere in the hallway after this meeting this evening, anywhere, 

 any time, give me your name and address 'so that I may write you and 

 remind you of this request. And won't you please, also, gentlemen, assist 

 me in assembling the names of men in your own communities who will 

 be able to write forcibly on this subject and give us special articles. 

 That is all. We are all here for one purpose, Mr. Chairman, and that is 

 to boost the west, and it is utterly impossible for me, in this busy con- 

 vention, to meet you all individually. If you will help me to that extent I 

 will give you a card with my address, and you can write me when you 

 have time, within the next few months. 



