Show BROOKS NAMED NA PRESIDENT Wyoming's Chief Executive Heads Dry Farming ConI Congress Congress Con Con- I gress For Fm Next Year CHEYENNE WANTS MEETING i H H. H W Campbell Perhaps on Deathbed Honored By the thc Convention i O Q f t- t tt t t t t t t t-t- t t Y v r t f r t m f T t iv ELECTED 1 4 President Governor Go Bryant Drant 13 D. f 1 i Brooks of Wyoming f 1 ff f First vice ico president C. C A A. Bur Bur- f 1 froll roll of ot Ida former former- f 1 fly I ly 1 lieutenant governor go of tho tim f 1 state f ff f t Second vice president II W. W p. p f I 4 Campbell of ot Lincoln sob Nob eb f 4 Third vice Ice president Governor f ff f George Georgo Curry Curr New Mexico I f 4 Ex Committee t f California Douglas J White Los 4 f ff f IJ Angeles f 4 ff y f South Dakota S. S H. H Leaf Lea 4 f Pierre PIerle t tf r f Colorado C. C Jt it Root foot of ot Deu- Deu 4 f ver f 4 ff f North Dakota O. O W. W Roberts nobert f 4 ff f f ff f Arizona J. J G. G McCabe f 4 O I Idaho f Idaho F. F S. S Bowman Bo 4 C 4 Falls f 4 ff p f Nebraska 1 A. A 1 I Moore Brulc f ff r f Wyoming II IL B. B Henderson f Cheyenne f Kansas E. E M. M 1 Ten Byci Man Man- f hattan f 4 Nevada George F. F Parl Panzer er f t 4 Oklahoma L. L V. A 4 r 4 f f ff f Utah J. J W. W f fa f 4 New Neu- Mexico J. J D. D TIn Tinsley Je Las 4 Cruces f fj j- j c Washington Dr Thatcher f 4 ff L. L f Pullman 4 f Department of Agriculture As L L. f 4 ff f J J. J s. Washington D. D C. C f ft t 4 u. u U-fM U M M M M H t MO 0 s The second annual Trans Missouri i Dry Farming congress started off oft the afternoon session yesterday a with the reception from E. E A Burrell of I Idaho allO of the report of the nominating com corn committee committee Which had bind been named at ut the morning se session sion to elect officers for forthe forthe the convention The committee le- le the slate as given ghen above and that was accepted b by the convention without opposition It is considered that tire tIle report of the nominating committee practically gives es the tile convention for lor 1909 to Cheyenne eDne W o c Idaho I Falls ana however cr Is making a n strong bid for the place antI and since the thc probable presiding for COl tho thu ro- ro n oC or 12 E. jv J T Durrell V lO n lL Lut u mu may be bc able to throw the theote vote ote that wa way Telegrams 11 havo a 0 been received from tho tim mayor mayor- and anti prominent people In Idaho Falls and also from Governor Go Gooding GODding inviting the congress to that cIt city for or 1909 Tire The other oUter strong city In tho tim race Is Dou Douglas Ariz from which telegrams were received yesterday recommending It its consideration The rIle Che Cheyenne enne delegation however has c me here her with the tire I idea ea that it r wants the convention and it is Js going t after it hard The delegates promise y the tire people who attend the convention con t L f true Western hospitality and declare that tho the state slate Is entitled to tion from the Important part dry farmIng farm- farm 1 Ing lag must pIa play alu anti and la ig even cven now playIng play play- I Ing lag in its development t Campbell IN Is Ill Perhaps the tIre most pathetic incident I c connected with tho the convention con is tho the choosing of or II It w. w Campbell tho In Inventor In- In venter of ot the system or arM arid land cultivation c atlon which bears his name to tho tim post of ot honor accorded him Tho The convention convention con con- took the opportunity of or honorIng honorIng honor honor- ing tho tim great dry farmer while ho himi him him- i Is on what be Ina may his deathbed Mr r. r c- c Campbell Is very vory Hick with pneumonia c at his home In Lincoln Neb eb an and for tor that reason was s unable to attend allend i Of Ot Governor Brooks tho new president dent of at the convention Wyoming dele delegates gates ates cannot speak too too enthusiastically The They arc are proud of or him for tor the reason he that he was a a. cowboy before he was Wa Governor of ot Wyoming Governor Brooks f o owns ns a ranch at Casper r Wyo V 3 0 and Is p. p therefore heavily Interested In tho the dry farming movement Mr Burrell of ot Is 15 j n. n prominent man in Idaho having for for- merl merly been heen lien tenant governor s Ill Its His r presence at and activity lt In the convention conven conven- tion tiomi proves him an earn earnest cst worker vor-kez- for the tho development of ot the tho West Vest Governor Go Curry of New Mexico th tho third vice president ot of the thc congress I Is c described as a n typical Western man who does things since I accepting the apPOintment ap ap- ap- ap as governor of ot the Mr Ir Curry has sp nt time I and antl mone monc money in bringing his hla commonwealth to th the tho front He e has haa l lort cl tho the c campaign fo for tor statehood and a vigorous vIs-orous public fight kg- kg has lonc one on for public sentiment In tn b favor of prompt action by br the present congress He has hils also got a movement well under wa way which promises to make malee the next convention on of or tho the National Na Na- 1 t ional Irrigation congress at Albuquerque que lud the tho greatest in tho the history of ot cr organization I TI- TI Ot llio tho o I S ite ID io 0 known wn all 1 over tho Southwest as the thc publicity agent fo the fio Salt LaJ Lake e Route Houte C. C R. R Root foot of 01 I Denver Is tho the present secretary of ot thc congress and Is manager of a see sect company compan In Denver which has given s-Iven much attention to dr dry land farming 0 O V. W. Roberts of ot North orth Dakota Is manager manas-er of the weather bureau eau there and Incidentally Inci mci- dental dentally owns a dry farm arm of ot a about aboul out 2200 acres J. J G. G McCabe o Is a n. prominent prominent prominent nent rancher of Bisbee Ariz A. A Atkinson Atkinson At At- 1 kinson Is ts connected with the experimental mental station at Bozeman Mont Judge JudS- P. P C C. Bowman Dowman Is an active delegate delegato athe at nt atthe t the he convention from Idaho Falls H. H B. B h Henderson enderson Is state examiner for Wyoming Wyo Wyo- 0 r ming and has a n r ranch rinch near Cheyenne J J. J D. D TInsley of or New ew Mexico and Dr Thatcher of or Washington are connected with the agricultural colleges cs of their respective territory and state Dr l Briggs the representative of tho the depal de- de pot pal of ot agriculture has perhaps lone done as much for the cause of dr dry farming as an any ono one man and much of th success of the present congress cons In Salt Sa-It Lake Is due to his efforts J. J W. W Utah's representative Is la well l known for his experience In dry farmIng farmIng farm- farm Ing Ing- Ingas as well wen as for his prominence In Inthe Inthe inthe the lo local al political and church circles |