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THIRD ANNUAL SESSIONS 



the Indian tribes in my infancy, and as time has gone on the buffalo has 

 disappeared and cattle and sheep on a thousand hills have taken their 

 place, and millions of men have drifted into possession of these soils, 

 builded their homes, established their business, reclaimed the desert 

 and made rt to blossom as the rose, I say of that grand body of men 

 and women of all races and creeds, and all who love liberty for them- 

 r.elves and for their fellows, may the blessings of Almighty God abound 

 in their hearts and in their homes, and may the millions who follow us 

 into this western land be awakened to that pride, ambition and deter- 

 mination that their state shall be first and foremost among the states 

 in the perpetuation of all that is good and the avoidance if all that 

 is small, mean and little. May that people who have reclaimed this land 

 plants the standard upon these mountain sides, open their canals into 

 these valleys, establish their plantations, themselves have full enjoy- 

 ment of their efforts, and may rejoice in the thought, as I do today, that 



I remem^ber the disappearance of the tallow dip which was replaced by 

 the tallow candle and in its place the lamp lighted with oil; the disap- 

 pearance of the oil lamp and the coming of the gas let, and later the 

 illuminations by electricity; as well as the movement of the burro toxthe 

 ox team; of the stage coach to the car, and finally these electric cars 

 carrying themselves around our country. 



"May blessings abound in the homes oi these men and women for 

 their sturdy ^orth. May we fully appreciate the possibilities of this 

 glorous western land from which gold, silver and iron and from which 

 the golden grain and fruit and everything which tends to provide for the 

 needs and wants of man have been so plentifully supplied; that they 

 may continue; that they shall have the same enjoyment and the same 

 pleasure and secure the same satisfaction in their efforts and labors." 



THE FOURTH CONGRESS 



GOVERNOR BROOKS: (presiding): "I was just informed by the 

 Secretary that it was made a special order of business yesterday for 



II o'clock today, for selection of the place for holding the next Congress. 

 The hour has arrived and that order will be carried out." 



CHAIRMAN BOWMAN, of the Executive Committee: "Gentlemen 

 of the Congress : The Executive Committee met this morning to receive 

 propositions, according to our articles, and they recommend to you that 

 Billings, Montana, be chosen by this Congress as the place for 'holding 

 the Fourth Dry Farming Congress. (Applause.) 



MR. LASH, Nebraska: "I move that the recommendation by the 

 ' Executive Committee be concurred in by this Convention by unanimous 

 vote." 



' ■ MR. RICHARDS, Colorado: "I second that motion." 



' GOVERNOR BROOKS (Presiding): "It has been regularly moved 

 and seconded that the recommendations of the Executive Committee 

 when they Selected Billings, Montana; for the next meeting place for 

 this Congress be concurred in and made unanimous. All those in favor 



