Garland Globe | 1908-01-18 | Page 2 | Farmers to Meet in Zion

I FARMERS TO MEET IN ZION. Trans-MlsslsstppI Dry Farming Con-gresa Con-gresa to be Held In Salt Lake City. Salt Lako City. An open lottor, which has Just been 'Issued by tho president of tho Trans-Mississippi Dry Farming congress to tho people- of Utah, callB attontlon to tho great advantages of tho coming congress to tho stato nnd urges upon tho pcoplo tho utmost interest In ordor to mako tho affair as successful as It should bo. Arrnngomonts aro being mndo by tho management for a meeting to bo , hold in Salt Lnko City that shall fitly j roprcsent tho Importnnco'of tho dry farming movement to tho stato of j Utah nnd to thoso states of tho Inter- S mountain region in which thoro aro largo aroiB of soml-nrld land, which, J it has boen demonstrated, can bo re I claimed from its desert condition nnd mndo to produce crops of nil kinds. I Many exports of tho agricultural do- J partmont at Washington, D. C, havo signified their Intention of being pres- a cnt, and prominent men who arc in- I torested In tho movement aro oxpocted from other states. Every day letters j nnd telegrams aro rccolved from men i declaring their Intention to bo pres- fnt and agreeing to read papers deal- I Ing with Bomo particular phase of tho j dry farming movement with which J they aro familiar.