THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



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Mr. Burns — "I want to impress upon all the delegates the importance 

 of holding meetings of your delegations some time between this and 

 7:30 o'clock tonight. The reason for that may not be fully under- 

 stood, therefore I will explain. At Salt Lake City we decided that an 

 organization such as this should have its working officers in control ( f 

 the convention proper, in order that the work and policy of the Con- 

 gress might be well in hand. Therefore, the second Congress elected a 

 permanent Executive Committee and permanent officers on the second day 

 of the Congress. An amendment to the constitution was adopted giving 

 such authority, those committeemen and officers to take immediate con- 

 trol of the working machinery of the Congress. It is therefore neces- 

 sary that the delegations meet and elect a member for the Committee on 

 Nominations and for the Committee on Resolutions. The Nomination 

 Committee must make a final election report tomorrow morning at the 

 open session. That report is final and fixes the officers for the year to 

 come. Delegates will therefore please remember that these state meet- 

 ings are imperative if states are to be represented in the permanent or- 

 ganization." 



The Secretary then read the following telegrams: 



"Boise, Idaho, February 23, 1909. 

 "Hon. B. B. Brooks, Cheyenne, Wyoming. 



"I sincerely regret my inability to personally take part in the de- 

 liberations of The Dry Farming Congress. Please express to the dele- 

 gates my appreciation of the great work the Congress is doing and say 

 to them that I am ready and willing whenever possible to co-operate 

 with them. 



"JAMES H. BRADY. Governor." 



"Salt Lake, Utah, February 22, 1909. 

 "John T. Burns, Secretary Board of Control, Trans-Missouri Dry Fanning 

 Congress, Cheyenne. 

 "Please convey to the Congress at a suitable time my profound re- 

 gret at being unable because of my health and local duties to attend 

 this session. Assure the delegates present of my increasing interest in 

 the great economic movement they are met to advance, and express for 

 me the sincere and earnest hope that their labors may result in the 

 greatest possible good to Western agricultural interests. 



"FISHER HARRIS, Executive Secretary." 



"Spokane, Washington, Feb. 23, 1909. 

 "B. B. Brooks, President, Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress, Chey- 

 enne. 



"If you decide to bring the meeting of the Seventeenth National 

 Irrigation Congress at Spokane, August 9th to 14th, 1909, to the atten- 

 tion of your Congress we would be pleased to have your delegates 

 designate a representative to address the Irrigation Congress. 



"INSINGER, Chairman Board of Control." 



The convention adjourned until 7:15 p. m. 



