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Show ESS PC2 PRESENT; . DRY PARKING CONGRESS VOTES TO ASSEMBLE HERE SALT LAKE TILE ORAM a- few days ago, he favors the holding of the meeting meet-ing In, connection with the Utah State fair. The convention is expected to attract 1000 visitors to Salt Lake City. The other officers elected yesterday are: First vice-president, J. L. Donohue, Denver. Second vice-president, Arthur Briggs, San Francisco. Third vice-president, Col. E. J. Bell, Wvoming. Tjhe secretary and treasurer will be selected bv executive committee. Halt Lake was unanimously agTeed upon as the next meeting place. Opposition was developed to one of the resolutions reported, which declared de-clared that the congress was "with Fresident Roosevelt in regard to leasing leas-ing unoccupied lands." and in favor j of the Burkett bill for that purpose, i and it was laid on the table. The resolutions commended the work of the United States Department of j Agriculture, and urged that demonstra- I tion farms be established by the States j and Nation, and also that the various Legislatures and Congress appropriate funds for carrying out experiments in dry farming. DENVES, Jan. 28. President, Fisher Harris; next place of meeting, Salt Lake City. The Utah capital walked away with the chief honors in the organisation of the T ran-Missouri Dry Farming congress con-gress in the election yesterday afternoon. after-noon. Salt Lake City literally took the present convention by storm. Sheyenne, Wyo., and Los Angeles each sent a delegation dele-gation here with an invitation for next vear's congress, hut from the start fcion Citv was recognized as having the best of the situation. Finally its opponents withdrew 4nd when the time fur voting came no opposition to Salt Lake City was manifest. The vote was unanimous. Much of the credit for this victory was due to the aggressive "boosting'1 of Fisher Harris, secretary of the Salt Lako City Commercial club. Harris made a most favorable impression on the convention and when the election of a president was called for the delegates dele-gates turned toward him by common consent, although ho had not announced himself as a candidate. Mr. Harris believes the holding of the next year's convention will mean much to Salt Lake City and to Utah, generally. As told exclusively in THE |