The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-09
Agricultural.
THE GOyERNCR AT THE FAIR
STATE OF MINNESOTA. }
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. :
St paul. Sent. Sd. 1880.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.. (
St. Paul. Sept. Sd, 1880.
6. Il. Whitnuy, chair. E1ecutirs Conn.,
1nittee; S. S. Gardner: secretary OF
Wudenu Co. Agricult"Ta| Society,";
GENrL rLEMEN:-Your courteous inVi-
tation to be present at the First An
alu;,l Fair OF the Wadena County Agri-
cultural Society, Oh the ED and 23G
inst. WIS received in due season. and
any reply has been deferred to enable
me to ascertain whether my engage
7nents would permit of my being with
you on that occasion. Unless some
unexpected hinderance shall occur. L
shall take great pleasure Ill accepting
your kind invitation.
Yours Respectfully.
J. S. PILLSBJEY. Gov.
By the above note it will be seen
that. i'll all probability, Gov. Pillsbu:y
will be present 1T the first annual Tair
of the Wadena County Agricultural
Society, and it will behoove our far
lners to make d strenuous effort to
make the affair successful. So much
so that when Mr.. Pillsbury returns to
his hon1e, he will be impressed with
the variety and abundance Of our dis
plays. as we'll as the quality of our
products, and, being SO impressed, he
will not fail to speak of the fertility
of our country. Not that we wish
particularly to please him because he
is a prominent man, but because he
is q representative man. and if we
please and astonisi him, we will ex-
cite the admiration Of Ill who see Our
fair.
1t is not for WaIena county alone
that the fair is held, but for Il belt Of
country including northern Otter Tail
and Todd counties, and the other con-
iguous counties, which produces the
,est crops in Minnesota. one year
With another, and it is the samples Of
these we wish to exhibit. We wish
to show to Gov. Pillsbury that this is
Il part Of Minnesota well worthy Of at
tentio11, and nothing will bring this
section so closely to his attention as Il
we'll managed, well attended fair, pro
fuse with samples Of on products.
We want especially to bring the fact
in this short season. There is no more
often expressed idea. by the southern
farmers. against this country than
<:They cannot raise corn up there
We want to remove that idea by show
ing th;st we CAN raise corn up here.
We want also to exhibit our lege-
tables very generously, so that there
will be no chance for saying, "'these
are isolated instances, and not very
generally raised" We want the vege-
tables SO profuse that it will astonis}l
even those at home.
We know that fruit raising in north
ern Minnesota is as yet in it's infancy,
yet there naX be many who have sue
cessfulIy prod|1ced fruit this year; if
so, we hope they will exhibit and
show the possibilities OF the country.
In fact, and in short, all the farmers
should take /. deep interest in this
matter, and see that he does all he
can to make the fair a complete sur
prise to the Governor.-ana all else
who may visit us to see what the
country produces. 1t is really his du-
ty to himself to do SO. II each one
does this tile fair will be one Of which
we may all feel Justly proud, and
which will be productive of vast
amount of good, not only to the farm
themselves, but will have Il great val
ne as showing to strangers our actual
condition and productability,. which
will naturally attract tlren to. settle
in the land Of plenty.