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Show COOPERATION ON FXIIS URGED Eight States Represented at Sessions Held at Hotel Utah I SALT LAKE, Aug. 21. Cooperation in common Interests of producer and Consumer which will result In benefiting benefit-ing industrial conditions, was discussed discuss-ed at the convention of the American i Farm Bureau held at the Hotel Utah i yesterday. Representatives from Utah, Idaho, Colorado Montana, California, Arlz-lona. Arlz-lona. Nevada and Wyoming were prSS-lenl prSS-lenl at the sessions. The problems that affect the western west-ern states and the ml-slon of the farm bureau la advancing agricultural in-1 ti rests formed the topic of several of tho addresses delivered. Agriculture, It was slated, has reached the point In relation With other Industrie where a more rapid advancement Is necessary neces-sary if production is to pi k up to the necessary plane and to this end it was urged that the farmers and aKiicul-tural aKiicul-tural workers effect more and strong-, er organizations, particularly between the state, for the development of a communicative spirit. MUI v OF EJA (n John F. Burton, of boxelder county, coun-ty, a member of the executive committee com-mittee of tho American Farm Bureau Federation, who presided as chairman chair-man at the session, delivered the ui-' dress of welcome, commenting on the cosmopolitan character of the .is i-m- biago and urging a greater famlMarlt with toe problems in the dlff n iii stu tes. At the roll call taken by Mr. Burton Bur-ton It was shown that the greatest number or representatives were from' Clah althoujrh a large number were present from Idaho M. Iv. M I Ks D. L. McKay, president of Ihe Utah State Karm Bureau, declared thut ' Utah was one of the first states to I organize on a farm bureau basis and I pointed but that agricultural rroi lems now before the country were those of marketing, education and proper legislation. He declared thM the west could hope for gie;it agricul- I tural expansion In the future Greater famlllarltj In the work ofi :he western states was urged by W. I n. Melleman, sccreta'rj of the Caiiror-i ula (arm bureau. "At the present the western Btates do not know each other." he snd There is teamwork in the middle w est i and eas- and Ihistoo mus lie aciulred by us in the west and it is to be ho that the initial acquaintance will be brouscht about at thlfl convention " Mr. HellSman declared ihat the ex-ten ex-ten Ion work of the agricultural col-i leges is invaluable to the farm bu- re.ius and that the wcrk mum be: maintained and supported IVOXDKRFUL FUT1 RE "I can see. a wonderful future foi he farmers ami agricultural workers iti the western states. (. have jus- as good a Hplrit as anv where In the country and the tniin,s wo QSencom from - day ; to ilo v 4,re aeMi evin '.bought of In the east ufebulld a farm bureau of the western statee that will serve the agricultural Interests o the uttermost limits. ! oo . |