THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



Fourth Session, Wednesday Morning. 



The Congress resumed its deliberationis at 9:15 a. m. Senator J. 

 H. McColl, of Australia, presiding. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



MR. P. B. MOSS OF MONTANA. "The conmiittee on nominations 

 reports : 



"President, Edwin L. Norris, governor of Montana. 



"First Vice Pres'dent, John A. Widtsoe, president Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Logan, Utah. 



"Second Vice President, D. D. Hoskins, Las Vegas, New Mexico. 



"Third Vice President, Professor Walter H. Olin, Fort Collins, Colo. 



"Members of the Executive Committe: Samuel H. Lea, state engineer, 

 Pierre, South Dakota. A. P. More, Brule Nebraska. Dr. G. R. Hickok 

 Syracuse, Kansas. Anders L. Mordt, Guymon, Oklahoma. G. A. Mar- 

 tin, El Paso, Texas. J. D. Tinsley, Agriculural College, New Mexico. 

 C. R. Root, Denver, Colorado Martin H. Hartung, Cheyenne, Wyoming. 

 Alfred Atkinson, Bozeman, Montana. F. C. Bowman, Idaho Falls, Idaho. 

 J. W. Paxman, Nephi, Utah. George J. McCabe, Palmerlee, Arizona. 

 Dr. R. W. Thatcher, Pullman, Washington. W. J. Keer, Corvallis, 

 Washington. Arthur R. Briggs, San Francisco, California. Richard A. 

 Riepe, Ely, Nevada. Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, district of Columbia. J. H. Shepherd, Fargo, North Dakota." 



Adopted. 



The report of the Committee was adopted by unanim.ous vote. 



Foreign Vice Presidents. 



The following resolution, presented by F. C. Bowman of Idaho, was 

 read by the Secretary: 



"Resolved, that each foreign nation represented in this Congress be 

 entitled to one Honorary Vice President." 



The rules were suspended and the resolution adopted. 



The following vice presidents were named: 



Alberta, Canada, George Harcourt, deputy minister of agriculture, 

 Saskatchewan, Canada. 



W. J. Rutherford, deputy commissioner of agriculture. 



Russia, J. H. Rosen. 



Mexico, Senor Don Romulo Escobar. 



Australia, James H. McColl. 



South Africa, Dr. William Macdonald. 



Brazil, Lawrence Baeta-Neves. 



Upon motion ballot was proceeded with and the nominees were de- 

 clared elected. 



