Show BURNS IS SWINGING of AROUND THE CIRCLE Secretary John T. T Burns of the dry farming c congress is makin making an extended extend extend extend- ed trip to the commercial centers of the middle west in the tho interest of the con con- gress He lIe will return to Spokane abo about t Ma May 15 after in ha haying having brought tho the work of the tho con congress ress directly before the tho business busi ness men of St St. Paul Minneapolis Winnipeg Winnipeg Win Vin Chica Chicago o St St. Louis Louia Omaha and Denver Dem-cr At Glen Glendive ive Mont Mr Burns was wa-s entertained d by the Commercial club and anti was ile privileged d to ad address ress business businessmen men and m farmers at ri a meeting in the courthouse and later tt it a banquet given in iii his llis honor The secretary created a consi considerable stir b by br warning the thc business men meu of Glendive e to insist that the hundreds of settlers who Ire are rushing into the district district dis dis- bo be educated in iu successful dry diy farming farm farm- big ing methods au and by bv appealing to tho Commercial club to insist that new set set- I tiers tIel's have o at least cast 1000 cash eash with which to establish themselves in their I new homes In reply it was held that Dawson county was not a dry ry farmin farming district that ordina ordinary farming methods would always be profitable and that a aman aman aman man needed Deeded only his brains and his muse inus- clo do as 85 his working capital The Tue secretary met these ar arguments by citing citinA tho the history of other distri districts ts in inthe inthe inthe the west ivest where attempts att have llave been made to ignore inore the thc conditions imposed lJ by nature Remember said sa ll he hc that while ou j-ou 01 aro are favored in soil altitude and rainfall you arc not safe in ill building up an any false Inso theories Dry farming fanning it is proved pro js is the best farmin farming farm farm- in lug ing in the thc world But Bitt it is dan dangerous erous to ignore methods which will absolutely insure your mariners farmers a against drouth likewise it is dangerous for you to encourage encourage en en- courage e the thc newcomer to start without a n lank hank al account lie may nitty und maid vet vet-v probably probably ably will wili win vin without it it but hut tim tho process proS pro cess is is slow and frequently fatal to good good oo 1 citizenship The story tor of the tho man who landed in a n western town with 30 cents in hi his pocket and anel now ri rides es in his automobile rna may Sound good hut but it is isito ito not sound business to encourage a man with a family to emulate the tho example Educate educate e educate and forever forever for for- ever remember that it is the man who is prepared for emer emergencies who is i able to meet them most successful successfully The business business busi busi- ness men of or every town or city dh dependent depend depend- ent cut upon dry farming for its c commercial development can do tie O no better than to toas as assist in a campaign of education in behalf be half of the farmers At t the e close of oC the meeting memberships menu memo ps subscribed ribe for Cor and tho the Commercial club pled pledged ed itself to assist in arousing interest in behalf of the fifth congress at nt Spokane Last year yc r rD D Dawson county took a large number of premiums at the dr dry farming et exposition it is planned to make a still better showing this year |