Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-11-18 | Page 26 | Conference to Aid Farmers of Southland

TO duo 0 FARMERS OF SOUTHLAND o ople From All AH Parts of States Are Expected Ex Ex- I EX-I to Inv Invade i de v Pixie to tb to Establish N New w Homes t j I EW ORLEANS OnLEA S. S Nov 17 17 By U. U ul I 1 The F.-The 3 The Forestry Reclamation and Ii Mal Making c-Making ing conference to be held a. a the Hotel Roosevelt here November November No No- vember ember 19 to 22 for the purpose o of creating more supporting self farm in the United States and esp esP especially es es- p P lall tally in In the In-the the S South uth where thoS' thoS thou thou- S' S ds and thousands 9 t acres of oC rt 11 h over cut lands ha ever been touched by tho the Js is ex- ex I to attract people from all aIt allo allover I o over o r the countr country the rhe Southern Pine association 11 and Florida develop develop- t boards and the Ne New Orleans A of Commerce sponsors n e the meeting h have ve received hund hun- hun d ds of ot acceptances of ot prominent rn to i invitations Amon Among the ac acce acce acceptances ac- ac ce are from tram governor governor t cabinet cabi abi- not net members prominent national lawmakers and experts on land utilization and settlement rhe con conference ference does not contemplate contend plate occupy establishing farms but SUrel new is p planning ready i to to organize for tor the purpose of or encouraging encouraging encouraging aging rural life makIng farm tann life m rare re attractive and advising farm tann farmer er fOri esp especially lally new arrivals as to tot t h best crops suited for tor certain lo loca lo- lo ca ons The The gradual development or oft and nd waste lands Is Ie also contemplated by the tho 1 HomeMakers Home Mak Jak- Jak i ers as well vell as the encouragement bt tf reforestation Among the prominent speakers expected to be on hand for tor the conference con con- con I ference ar are Senator Joseph E. E of Louisiana John H. H Kirby Kir- Kir by of ot Houston Tex president I of ot otI the Pine association Clement S. S of at Baltimore president of ot the I Southern Settlement and Development DeveloPment Development Develop Develop- ment organization Congressman Addison T. T Smith of Idaho Congressman Congressman Con Con- I gressman W W. B B. B Bankhead of ot AlaI Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- I bama Secretary of ot Agriculture Wallace Senators Charles I L. L McNary McNary Mc- Mc aai act i t I Nary o of Oregon S Pat Harrison of Mississippi Louis S. S Murphy economist econ econ- United States forestry service service Ic ice and E E. A A. A Sherman associate forester of the tho United States Representatives including Congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen senator senators and governors as well as os forestry forestry experts and agriculturists agriculturists agriculturists ag ag- from most af of the Western West Vest Vestern ern and Southeastern states have also announced ur their r intention n to attend the tho meeting tt Governor John M. M Barker Darker of ot Louisiana Lou rAu- and Mayer McShane of ot New Now Orleans are arA scheduled to welcome the delegates who are expected to toI number cumber more more than a thousand nd t I