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Show PERSONAL MENTION. Hon. W. IT. Rowc a much esteemed friend of the "Farmer" has been appointed ap-pointed Director-General of Utah's exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon Exposition. Exposi-tion. We do not sec how a better choice could have been made and most heartily extend our congratulation congratula-tion ' to "Uncle Billy." President XV. C. Lyman of San Juan t County paid his respects to the "Farmer" "Far-mer" office and took occasion to boost Snn Juan as a Dry Farming 1 Section. He has unlimited faith in its possibilities and while in the city spent some time looking over machinery ma-chinery with the view of beginning operations on a large scale. Messrs. John Dcm and John C. Sharp are the two new members of the Agricultural College Board. A recent enactment of the State legislature legis-lature provided fox increasing the College Board from seven to nine members and these two appointments have bocn made by the Governor to conform with the law. Jf Mr, William Kirkupcr Franklin, Idaho, has just returneu from a two years' trip abroad, Mr. Kirkup is contemplating disposing of his dairy farm to engage in arid farming enterprises. en-terprises. He was for many years prominently identified with the Utah Dairymen's Association in its early days. Hon. Thos. Judd, President of the State Horticultural Board during its entire existence was a visitor during the week. Mr. Judd will always be known as one of Utah's foremost "boosters." It is a matter of congratulation con-gratulation that he has accepted the appointment as Director of Utah's exhibit of agricultural and horticultural' horticul-tural' products at the Alaska-Yukon ' exposition. The many friends of Mr. Frank Harris, a graduate of the B. Y. Uni-, Uni-, vcrslty and of the Agricultural College Col-lege of Utah will be gratified to learn that he has recently been appointed to the position of Assistant in Agronomy Ag-ronomy at Cornell University. Mr. Harris is one of the most capable young men Utah has ever sent into an eastern university and this recognition recog-nition of his worth and ability at the end of his first year's study is most gratifying to his many friends. He expects to remain at Cornell for at least two years more and then return to his native state. |