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THIRD ANNUAL SESSIONS 



received from this convention. I thank you very much and hope to see 

 you all at Billings, Montana, at the next Congress." 



GQV. BROOKS (presiding) : "We yviW all be there, Brother George. 

 1 will be glad to give a little time to any other delegate from any other 

 state. 



LIFE MEMBERSHIPS. 



MR. PERSHING, Colorado: "I was just disappointed in one thing, 

 that Prof. Olin didn't do like most ministers holding a meeting; that is, 

 invite a lot of people to join. I speak for the life memberships." 



MR. BAER, Nebraska: "When I hear speeches made, I would like 

 to have the time taken up directly on the subject of dry fai'ming. I have 

 got a cold unfortunately and cannot give much of a talk, but I am en- 

 thusiastic on this dry farming question." 



MEMBERSHIP CONTEST. 



MR. GEORGE, Montana: "My friend Pershing reminds me of some- 

 thing. I want to offer a beautiful silver loving cup to the state or nation 

 bringing the largest number of life memberships rnio the Congress. We 

 will present to the state or country that during this year presents the 

 most life memberships to this Congress, a silver loving cup. I offer this 

 at this time." 



GOV. BROOKS: "We have just received a telegram from one of the 

 gieatest rulers of the world. I confess I cannot read it, but I will have it 

 translated in a few minutes. It is from one of the greatest men that our 

 civilization has produced, President Diaz of Mexico. Unfortunately the 

 representative of Mexico was called away this afternoon on account of 

 the serious illness of his brother, who was stricken down with typhoid 

 fever and he left hurriedly. We will now have the pleasure of listening 

 to our Secretary, the one man above all others, to whom the success of 

 this Congress is due, Secretary Burns." 



ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE YEAR. 



By John T. Burns, Secretary of the Board of Control. 



MR. BURNS: "Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Conven- 

 tion: The printed program says the Secretary is to make a report, but 

 if any of you had been following the Secretary during the past ten or 

 twelve days, during the time when he should have prepared a report, you 

 could easily understand why there is no formal report. 



Growth of the Movement. 



"I believe that you all agree that there is now no organization in the 

 west, in tact, I think I am safe in saying there is no organization in 

 America holding a place of greater respect in the minds of the American 

 people than does The Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress, or as it is 



