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Show SILT LAKER MADE DRY Fill CHEF George A. Smith Honored at Closing Meeting of Congress Con-gress in Peoria, III. FEORIA, III, Sept. 25. George A. Smith of ralt Lake City, Utah, retiring president of the International Irrigation Irriga-tion congress, waft , today elected president presi-dent of the. International Dry Farming congress, nt. the closing businepn sesflioii of the. farm congress here. Other officer elected were: First i'ie president, Frank (i. Odell. Omaha, i Neb.; second vice president, T. -L Harri-I Harri-I sonf Winnipeg, Man.; third vice president, presi-dent, 11. M. Bayner, of Topeka, Kan. Tho farm congress adopted resolutions resolu-tions dclarint; " Wt; deem it our first dutv and pnvilcgn to align ourselves j squarely with tlie president, hifl ndmin-istralio'n. ndmin-istralio'n. the armv and navy; we pledge i the richness of our fields, tho wealth of ! our flocks and a need comes the sup-; sup-; port of our firesides. ' ' Tho resolutions alo favor crop rntn-tinn. rntn-tinn. coritmuaiKc of extension work among iho fr;rmors and housewives, a?k t-t ri UL-'cnt. l ules to prevent abuse of sale privilege of Indian land, exprcs tliaukb to 1he ilepartment of labor for aid in ecnriny farm lands, urge hettrr rna rl'.et iiir f a'd I it ie-, ad vocal e f urt her rstnblisiin;ent of cruirolidated ci'hool-, ur'C further conservation of foodstuffs r.nd say ' ' st aldisltmi' a minimum price at tld.-i time fur wheat is proper an.i correi't. We ;i pprovp the 0 ction, (xf-Unu an par!1' price adjtigtmvnt of other couiiuoditics to currcsoud. ' ' |