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THIRD ANNUAL SESSIONS 



nation's natural resources, we believe there should he as much co-oper- 

 ation as is possible between the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress 

 and the National Irrigation Congress. We wish for you the greatest 

 success and regret exceedingly that we are unable to be represented at 

 your meeting by members of our Board of Control. We extend to you, 

 and would be pleased to have you extend for us to the delegates and 

 visitors at the Dry Farming Congress a cordial invitation to attend the 

 Seventeen National Irrigation Congress at Spokane, August 9-14, 1909. 



"R. INSINGER; Chairman Board of Control." 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT. 



Mr. F. C. Bowman, Chairman of the Executive Committee, made the 

 following report of the work of that committee: 



"To the officers and delegates of the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming 

 Congress — Gentlemen: 



Election of Officers. 



"Your Executive Committee, elected by the last Congress on thie 

 afternoon of January 23, 1908, affected a temporary organization, by 

 electing Mr. F. C. Bowman, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Temporary Chairman, 

 and Mr. S. H. Lea of Pierre, South Dakota, Temporary Secretary. The 

 next question was the one of selecting an Executive Secretary for tlie 

 Third Congress. On motion, Mr. Fisher Harris of Salt Lake City, Utah, 

 was made Executive Secretary. 



Financing tlie Congress. 



"The question of finance was then taken up and Mr. Douglass White 

 of California, made the committee the proposition to publish an illus- 

 trated book on Dry Farming; Mr. White to assume all the responsibility 

 and to turn over fifty per cent, of the net profits to the Congress. Mr. 

 White's proposition was accepted. As the proposition of Mr. White did 

 not give immediate funds, the following motion was adopted: 



Membership Fee Fixed. 



" 'That an annual fee of One Dollar be charged for affiliated member- 

 ship in the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress, and that a life mem- 

 bership fee of Ten Dollars be charged, and that for such fee all liter- 

 ature issued by the Congress, including the proceedings of the presen,' 

 Congress be forwarded to each member and that each membershtp so 

 issued would entitle the member to the same privileges as an appointed 

 delegate.' 



"On motion, the chairman was empowered to appoint a Traffic com- 

 mittee to consist of two members of this committee and the Secretary 

 of the Third Congress— -said committee to transact all necessary nego- 

 tiations, regarding transportation and traffic, of the Third Trans-Mis- 

 souri Dry Faring Congress. 



"The Chair appointed the following traffic committee: Messrs. 

 Douglas White of California, H. B. Henderson of Wyoming, and Fisher 



