Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-12-19
A GRAND SUCCESS
The new Courthouse Dedicated to
the Material Prosperity of
Mower County
Bv the Sd Annual Meeting Of the
Minnesota Butter and Cheese
Association.

BY the Sd Annual Meeting OF the
Minnesota Butter and Cheese
Association.
Large Attendance of Delegates
Interesting Proceedings--Red
Letter Days for Austin.
Grand Banquet--And Everybody
Pleased.
The Minnesota Butter and Cheese As,
ISOLATION properly commenced its sessions
Tuesday evening, the afternoon having
been devoted to registering members. and
introducing delegates.
1t was certainly an suspicious event
that the beautiful structure, erected at
great cost tothe farmers of Mower county,
should be put to its first public use in
promoting the temporal prosperity of the
taxpayers.
TUESDAY EVENING.
The evening session was largely attend
Music was furnished by the Austin Union
Band and the Austin Choral Union.
Rev. E. r. Lathrop made the address of
welcome to the Association. Mr.. Lathrop
spoke in brief as follows: To me is as
signed the pleasant duty of welcoming,
in behalf of the Board of Trade of this
city and in behalf of the citizens of the
town, the Minnesota Butter and Cheese
Association. We are here in the interest
of the dairy. We are, therefore, here to
pay homage to the COW. The COW is COM
ing to the front She has no vote and yet
she is becoming an important factor in
political economy. Since the introduce
ton of creameries the dairying of the
United States has been completely revo-
lutionized. And now in the interest of a
new departure it gives me great pleasure
to welcome you, gentlemen, to this city
1t is yours to teach, gentlemen. and ours
to learn, since you have already demon
strated that the dairy is remuneratlve
business. Gentlemen, you are thousand
times welcome. 1t is fitting that this
meeting should be held in this new court
house, and congratulate you that you
have such fine hall to hold this conven-
tion in. Gentlemen, we welcome you to
our city. We welcome you to our hospi-
tally and to our homes"
President c. E. Marvin. Of Rochester,
then delivered the Annual Address, as
follows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:-It is with a
feeling of real pleasure that again appear
before you to very briefly outline the
work and object of this, the Third Annual
Meeting of the Minnesota Butter and
Cheese Association. say real pleasure,
because when see such an enterprising
little city situated in one of the most
beautiful and productive sections of the
great Northwest, and when so right
hearty welcome is extended to us
through SO good a representative
as the Reverend Brother I know
that some of the good seed sown
in the organization OF this Association has
begun to take deep roet, and is already
bearing the kind of fruit that causes the
citizens in entire communities to be unit
ed in the one grand object, to better the
condition of their fellow men. Especial
ly are we much honored, as an Associa-
ton, in being the first to publicly occupy
this beautiful edifice, which we trust may
long stand as monument to the enter
prise of the citizens of Mower county.
May its walls only echo to the sounds of
equal rights and justice to all.
Already the spirit of enterprise, which
prompted the erection of this beautiful
court house, has been developing ways
and methods to make your surrounding
country desirable for the thrifty agricul-
turist.
Your editors and business men appreci-
ate the fact that to attract good class of
to think well, and speak we'll. of town
and county. Irreparable injury may be
done good town located in a rich, fer
tile country, by its own citizens. Often
large property holders, too, who upon the
appearance of stagnant times in trade,
caused by failure of crop, or some un-
avoidab]e calamity, begin to depreciate
the value of their lands, town. ETC., and
frequently charge the whole difficulty to
a certain clique, monopoly, or something
equally as absurd. When, little of what
is termed sand" or extra energy, put into
their business, and desire to produce
change in the system of farming, which
might render the failure of any single
crop q matter of small consequence in
stead of O calamity, and would keep things
moving, and the town and county would
continue to prosper in spite of occasional
disasters l notice that recently your
people have issued what is termed a
''boom Sheet" setting forth the many ad
vantages you have to offer both in town
and country. In this way many will be
induced to come and see this city and
vicinity. and some will come to stay, and
bring capital and influence. We notice
that although the Canning Factory re-
Gently started here had an unfortunate
explosion of the boiler, damaging the
building and business, there is determi-
nation to rebuild on larger scale, and
make success of this very important en-
terprise.- Corn grown here is better adap-
ted to canning purposes than that grown
farther south, as the dry atmosphere
causes it to retain all of its sweetness. It
was my privilege to eat corn grown and
canned IN the Austin factory, and many
besides myself pronounced it q very supe-
rior article. We learn that other branches
of manufacture are contemplated. Each
will advertise your enterprise and yield a
rich reward but of course it is very I'M
portant to directly assist the farming COM
munity to manage their interests with
more satisfactory results te themselves
and your growing industries. For this
purpose, our Association has been urged
to hold its present meeting here. At the
Board of Trade meeting to which the Sec
rotary and myself were invited two weeks
since, we meet an intelligent class of bus
mess men, all interested in this question :
How shall we improve the condition Of
the agriculturalists3 well knowing that
prosperity to them meant a rapid improve
ment to the business interests of the CITY,
The interests of both are inseparable, and
consequently there should be only the
most harmonious feeling existing between
the residents of town and country. If
agricultural fairs, manufactures, or pub
lie Improvements of any kind, are con-
templated, the farming community should
be well represented. 1t will add perma-
nent strength, and secure success to any
laudable enterprise. Please excuse what
seems to be q deviation from the sub
ject before US. It is one of the first OBJ
jects of our meetings to encourage and
stimulate this kind Of feeling in the devel-
opment of our great natural resources.
1t is unnecessary at this time to go
over the ground that has been so thor
oughly covered at former meetings of this
association, when it was clearly and sat-
isfactorilY demonstrated that our climate,
soil, water and grasses were perfectly
adapted to the rapid and profitable devcl-
opment of dairy farming The growth
during the past few years in this industry
has been perfectly marvellous. From a
reputation of manufacturing only the
most common grades of butter and cheese,