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Show DRY FARMERS MEET. I Owners of Arid Farms Perfect an Organization. Salt Lako City. Tho farmors of Utah who uro endeavoring to yearly ralso bumper crops without tho aid of Irrigation, mot In Suit Lako City on tho 9th nnd perfected an organization, organiza-tion, tho officers selected being: rrealdent, Prof. L. A. Morrill; first ,Vlco president, J. W. Paxmnn; second vice president, G. L. Farroll; third ylco president, W. C. Lymnn. A com-mltteo com-mltteo has been appointed which Is to bo known as an oxecutlvo committee, commit-tee, nnd ono person from ench county coun-ty will bo added as a momber ' tho oxecutlvo body, which will lu . n Iinnd In holplng tho commlttcu on ex- I inuiiH iur mo rrnnsmissourl Dry Farming congress that Is to moot Jioro , in October. , j Men from romoto parts of Utah were present, and thoro wcro sovcral Interested In tho now method of agriculture agri-culture In uttendanco from Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Novada. An organization for tho meeting was perfected nt tho morning meeting with James G. Duflln ns chairman nnd V. M. Lyman. Jr., as secretary. On nccount of tho nbsenco of Governor John C. Cutlor, It wns necessary for Secretary Lyman to read tho welcomo nddress. It extended hearty greetings greet-ings to tho convention, dealing with j u tho progress thnt has been mado by tho arid fnrmor In .reclaiming largo tracts of hitherto unproductive Innd, i commending the work of tho dry far mer, praising tho movement that Inst fall resulted In tho orgonlzatlon of tho J Trunsmtssourl Dry ljml congress, j lauding tho work done by Utah's ron- f resentntlvcs at tho first mooting of thnt congress nt Donvor, eulogizing "e labors of Fisher Harris, president of tho congress, congratulating tho Agricultural college, tho oxporlmont stations, tho arid experimental farm3 and tho pioneer dry fnrmors thnt havo ; been the leader in driving back tho , desert, nnd predicting for this branch O of Industry a bright future in Utah. ! Tho commltteo on exhibits for tho i Dry Farming congress to bo held hero in October Is as follows: Prof. L. A. ' Merrill, Salt Lako county: James V. , Paxmnn, Junb: Georgo L. Farroll, Cacho; Dan Hanson, Sevier; David Holmgren, Box Klder: John Stovcns, Agricultural college, Utah. |