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DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



I thank you very much for allowing me to intrude upon your time. 

 CHAIRMAN DERN: Before proceeding with the regular order, the 

 Secretary has some telegrams to read. 



SECRETARY ROOT: A telegram from Idaho Falls. "Idaho Falls 

 will care for Dry Farming Congress in 1909. D. G. Piatt, Mayor." 



Another telegram, from J. Ross Clark, Los Angeles. "Present my 

 congratulations and compliments to Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress 

 now in session at Salt Lake, and assure them of my appreciation of the 

 vast importance of the subject with which they have to deal. I have every 

 confidence that the work of this Congres will do much towards the ad- 

 vancement of the great project of bringing under cultivation the arid lands 

 of the west. J. Ross Clark." 



MR. TOLTON, of Utah: Is the introduction of a resolution at this 

 time in order? 



CHAIRMAN DERN: I believe it would be, yes sir. 

 MR. TOLTON: Mr. Chairman, I have in my hands a copy of 

 a bill introduced by the Honorable Reed Smoot in the Senate of the United 

 States, providing that bona-fide settlers may settle upon 320 acres of land 

 in the arid and semi-arid region; and along the same line as suggested 

 by the first speaker this afternoon, I desire to introduce a resolution. 

 The bill is somewhat lengthy and I shall not intrude upon the time of 

 this convention to read it, but it will be filed with the Secretary in con- 

 nection with the resolution, and anyone desiring to know the contents 

 of the measure can do so by calling for its reading. 



"WHEREAS the Hon. Reed Smoot, Senior Senator from the State 

 of Utah, has introduced Senate Bill 1543, providing for making homestead 

 entries upon arid and semi -arid lands under such rules and regulations 

 as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior; 



"BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dry Farming Congress in its second 

 annual session at Salt Lake City does hereby endorse and approve said 

 bill, and does hereby authorize its President and Secretary to advise 

 Congress of our action and to request that due and proper consideration 

 be given said measure, and, 



"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the thanks and appreciation 

 of this Congress be conveyed to Senator Smoot for his timely action in 

 introducing this measure." 

 (Applause.) 



I move, Mr. Chairman, the adoption of this resolution. 

 The motion was duly seconded. 



CHAIRMAN DERN: Gentlemen of the Convention, I presume it is 

 your desire to act upon this motion immediately in a bpdy instead of 

 referring it to a committee. 



MR. EVANS, of Utah: Mr. President, I move that all rules in- 

 terfering with the passage of this resolution be suspended and that it be 

 voted on at the present time. 



The motion was duly seconded, put to a vote and declared carried. 



