Emery County Progress | 1907-01-12 | Page 6 | Local News

GOLLY we re all dressed up DU UNG the past year 1100 iann pants admitted to the united states th greatest number ever ie cc ved by ua in one ear FOR th first time in the ristola of ankuca i gemeril movement has been maug mated looking toward the rapid de elo ment and settlement of the dry ivil act oia of the west acting on th suggestion of many of colliado do s o 0 eg nien the governor of atiat state has called the fians missouri dry farming congress to meet in danvel on the and of this month the call has been sent to ev ery s ate ctet of the missouri river and assurances have already been received that delac te will go with state sane tion from practically all of the 16 included m the call the importance of il is movement cannoa be avci estimated nine acres of farm land out of every ten in the country west of the meridian can net er bo irr gated aid because of the slight ra cfall most of ams great tern tory must look for its redemption en to some method of scientific agn culture within the last decade the spread of the so called campbell system more commonly known as dry farm mg has convinced the thinking men of the country that in some such method as this lies the agricultural salvation of the west ind it is now proposed to start i broad unprejudiced movement in which every state affected shall take part to further develop these soil cul ture systems and bring them to the at of ane world at large under th s call emery county is en titled to 10 delegates appointed by the county commissioners it would be first class thing to send at least one or more atell gent farmers from here by passing tie hat and helping to defray their expenses