THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



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biles, and I believe it is better to let the towns take care of their own 

 roads and educate men for better systems of roads in the United States." 



GOVERNOR BROOKS (Presiding). "The motion, before the Con- 

 gress is to adopt the resolution as read; are there any amendments?" 



A DELEGATE: "I move that that part of the resolution referring 

 to advancing the price of government land be stricken out, and the mo- 

 tion passed as amended. I was a good deal surprised that — a Congress 

 of this kind, whose purpose is to make the path of the homesteader easy, 

 that a resolution of this kind should be proposed. Most homesteaders 

 have a hard row to hoe, and I think if anything should be done to the 

 price of government land, the price should be taken off altogether, and 

 the homesteads made entirely free." 



A DELEGATE: "I second the motion." 



GOVERNOR BROOKS (Presiding): "The question now is on the 

 motion to strike off that portion of the resolution which proposes adding 

 to the cost of land for the construction of these roads. All in favor of 

 the amendment as made, will say 'Aye.' Those opposed, 'No.' The 

 ayes have it. The question now before the house is the adoption of the 

 resolution as read without that portion. All in favor of the adoption of 

 the resolution as amended will say 'Aye.' Contrary 'No.' The ayes 

 have it and the resolution as amended is adopted." 



LAND SURVEY AND RECORD. 



"Whereas, in practically every state of the so-called arid and semi- 

 arid west, there are still large tracts of arable government lands, suit- 

 able for actual settlers, that is more or less unavailable, because not 

 surveyed and in many sections where surveyed, the plats are not of rec- 

 ord at the local United States Land Offices, therefore, be it 



"Resolved, That this Congress urges upon the proper authorities of 

 the United States Land Office to do all in their power to insure prompt 

 action rn having these lands surveyed, and the plats and necessary docu- 

 ments placed of record, that all government land in these states may 

 be made available for entry." 



Adopted by unanimous vote. 



GOVERNMENT CO-OPERATION 



"RESqLVED: That all members of the National Congress elected 

 from western states be urged to give careful attention to, and urge the 

 passage of, any legislation already proposed or which may be proposed, 

 encouraging in any way the more general development of the arid 

 districts of the West through the application of scientific methods of 

 farming where irrigation rs not possible. 



"RESOLVED further: That all representatives of western states 

 in the National Congress of the United States be urged to encourage a 

 closer practical co-operation between the Department of the Interior and 

 the Agricultural Department in its various branches, and the actual farm- 

 er in the arid districts of the West, and that these representatives be 



