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Show UTAHNS RETURN FROM CANADA ' r H Enthusiastic Over Dry-Farm- j'r H ing Congress. Utah Much in 1' H Evidence. Local Man - f, H Wins Grain-Judging h H Contest " H I aH Dr. John A. Widtsoc, President ot ,) ' H tho Utah Agricultural College, and ' H party returned from attending the ' session of tho International Dry 1 Fanning Congress at Lcthbrldgo, H Canada, Monday night. Each mem- ber ot tho party is enthusiastic over tho reception afforded them in tho ', H Cnnadlan city nnd speaks lu tli.j ' H highest terms of pralso of tho won- I H derful progress mndo by tho city ot ) Lcthbrldgo both In Its municipal lm- V provements nnd in tho arrangements which It hnd mndo for tho entertain- , ment ot Its many' visitors. Tho 1 Congress was without doubt tho lar i gest agricultural gathering over held l upon American soil. Fourteen states i H of tho Union were represented and , ), H fourteen different nations ot tho H earth. Tho president ot China had r, H Continued on pago 8. '' H UTAHNSJETURN (Continued from pago one.) sent a pursoual representative to convey con-vey his sentiments of appreciation of tho Congress, nnd tho Kmporor qf Persia was also represented by his American ambassador, Mr. All Kult Khan, In addition to theso oach of tho provinces of Canada wore represented repre-sented by ono or moro dejpgntes aud tho gathering wns without doubt tho most representative which has ever taken place upon Amorlcnn soil Dr. Wldtsoo presided over tho sessions ses-sions ot tho Congresj and according to tho expression of tho returning dolegatcs Utah -ns tho best represou tod stato at tho gathorlng. In addl tlon to Dr. Wldtsoo bolng president of tho Congress, tho music was furnished fur-nished by tho Cardston Choral Socl-oty, Socl-oty, which was largely mado up ot former Utah people. The prlzo for tho best bushel of wheat was won by Henry Holmes, a former Ogden man, also the prize for tho best bushel of Tiirkoy Red wheat was won by a former for-mer Utahn. Boven ot the men most prominent In tho sectional meetings of tho Congress received their training train-ing at the Utah Agricultural College. In addition to this, the Utah Agricultural Agri-cultural Collcgo team ranked second in the lntarnational grain judging contest, whlio the medal for the greatest number of Individual points went to Lon J. Haddock a student at thq Utah Agricultural College. The Utah Agricultural College also won tho first prize for th0 best exhibit shown by nny educational Institution. From tho nbovo It Is easy to see that Utah and her -peoplo occupied n distinctive position nt tho gathering. gather-ing. Tho speech of Capt. Jos. E. Caine,' Secretary of tho Salt Lako Commorclal Club In his bid for tho noxt Congress was a splendid oratorical orator-ical effort and mado a decided Im pression upon all who were present. In summing up the gathering Dr. Wldtsoo says: ''Tho present session of the International Inter-national Dry Farming Congress estnb llsbea npw and for all tlmo the permanency per-manency and the position which dry farming has now assumed In tho economic ec-onomic system of tho world. Bow from tho standpoint of numbers and the character of thp men In attendance attend-ance tho Congress discloses as no other gathorlng could tho universal and world-wide Interest which Is now being taken In the problems Involved in tho methods of dry farming.'1 Tho opening address pt Dr. WIdt-soc, WIdt-soc, according to all who heard It, was one of the most masterful efforts of tho kind ever given before a gathorlng gath-orlng of agriculturists, nnd elicited much favorable comment both In tho press columns nnd also editorially In tho papers which were represented at Lethbrldgo. Representatives wore In attendance from all ot tho civilized nations of tho earth and also from some of tho less civilized, among tho universal lntorest which is now being manifested manifest-ed in this groat and important subject, sub-ject, From China, Persia, from Palestine, Pal-estine, from far off Australia, from all of the leading places ot earth representatives wore thus testifying by their presence the interest which these various nations are now manifesting mani-festing in the problem of food supply. sup-ply. Each ot tho delegates was enthusiastic en-thusiastic over tho outlook for scientific sci-entific application of dry fanning ,A methods, and the world will undoubt- 2 cdly bo mado better as a result of this very important gathering. Utah men and women wero much In evldonco and conducted thomselvea with credit to tho stato which they represented. Tho Canadian people did all in tholr power to make things pleasant for tho visiting dobgntcs and It Is certain that each ono in attendance will go away with noth- , lng but the most pleasant remembrance remem-brance of their visit to Lethbrldgo. |