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THIRD ANNUAL SESSIONS 



"That, the Industrial Club, the Elks' Lodge, the Masons of the city, 

 and all other officials, be thanked heartily for the many courtesies 

 extended to the visitors; 



"That the retiring officers of this Congress, be given thanks for 

 their work during the past year; for the time they have spent in 

 this Congress, and in advancing the cause of dry farming, and that 

 we congratulate the Executive Committee on its re-election of Mr. F. 

 C. Bowman, as Chairman and Mr. J. T. Burns, as Secretary, and that 

 we especially thank these two officers for their untiring work; 



"That the hearty thanks of this Convention be extended to the 

 press of Cheyenne, Denver and other localities for careful reports 

 given the proceedings of the Convention, thus spreading and dissem- 

 inating the information before the world, regarding this great 

 movement; 



"That each foreign Government having a representative at this 

 Convention be sent a special vote of thanks for the courtesy and that 

 the delegates themselves be thanked for the time, trouble and ex- 

 pense, they have given to the cause in coming here to meet with us, 

 and give us the benefit of their experiences; 



Adopted by unanimous vote. 



DATE OF ANNUAL SESSION. 



MR. BOWMAN, Idaho: "The resolutions committee referred one 

 resolution to the executive committee, which I wish to offer as follows: 



"RESOLVED, that the importance of having a large and compre- 

 hensive dry farming exposition in connection with the meetings of the 

 Dry Farming Congress makes it necessary that the annual sessions 

 of this Congress shall be held at some date during the month of Nov- 

 ember, and that it is the sense of this. The Third Congress, that this 

 rule be established, begi-nning with the fourth meeting of this or- 

 ganization," 



"I move the adoption of this resolution." 



DR. SUDDUTH, Montana: "I move an amendment to the resolu- 

 tion changing the date to October, for the reason that in coming to 

 Montana our best weather is in October; our conventions are all held 

 in October. Between November and December we have our equrnoxial 

 storms and we are liable to get a storm after that time. After that 

 time we have nice weather up to the first of February. Now it seems 

 to me when the facts are known that it would be better to put it in 

 October than November." 



GOV. BROOKS, (presiding) : "Did I understand your amendment 

 read either October or November?" 



DR. SUDDUTH, Montana: "I do not want to disagree; I simply 

 desired to state that as a matter of fact, and I will withdraw my 

 motion." 



PROF. TO WAR, Laramie: "I wish to say on behalf of the di- 

 rectors of experiment stations that they annually have to go to the 



