St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-21


the too common practice of office soliciting and
the frequent corruption attending the practice,
the resolution was adopted unanimously.
Recess to 2 p. IN.
afternoon Session.
The state committee being engaged in appoint
ing organizers for each county in the state, the
convention was not called to order until o'clock,
when it was voted to adjourn S;ue die at 2:30.
The state convention was instructed to have
the address to the people of the state, when pre-
pared, printed in different languages, and circu-
lated throughout the state.
vote of thanks was extended to the news
papers of the city for their careful reports of the
proceedings of the convention.
Thanks were voted to the proprietor of hotel
Livingston for free use of committe rooms.
Mr.. John Frank called the attention of mem
bers to the state university and its agricultural
department and fingered that the university
should be better sustained by farmers.
Mr.. Sprague, of Freedom, made set speech
in the way Of exhortation and advice.
MINNESOTA WATER ROUTES.
Mr.. Darlington Phelps, of Stevens, by request,
offered the following resolution which was
adopted unanimously:
Res0EUed. That copies of that portion of the
resolutions relating to the improvement of the
and the Red river water route, be forwarded, duly
attested by the presiding officer and secretary of
this convention, to the several congressman of
Minnesota, the presiding officers of the senate
and house of representatives, and the president
of the United States.
MAJOR MYERS OPINION.
The secretary read a note addressed to him, as
follows:
To the Secretary of Farmers Organization now
being held at the State Capitol, st. Paul.
Dear Sir: 1t gives me pleasure to say to you
that l am credibly informed that Major M. j.
Myers, the noted Holstein breeder, of Wells,
Mimi, is in hearty sympathy with any movement
that will be of any benefit to the agricultural in
terests of the state. At the same time he thinks
the interests of the farmer can be best subserved
by breeding Holstein cattle and turning their at
tention to dairying. A MEMBER.
The reading was greeted with good natured
laughter.
THE PILGRIM COMMITTEE.
Dr. Collins, with reference to the visit of the
committee of pilgrims from Grand Forks
county, who recently came to st. Paul to confer
with the officials of the Manitoba railroad and
obtain concessions, called attention to the condi
tons imposed on the concession regarding eleva-
tors as practically useless. He then read from
Gen. Bakers report of 1882 concerning the rail
road orders establishing the minimum capacity
of elevators, and stated the defense of the rail
roads on that and similnr points, as to which
DR.. Collins spoke at length, quoting authority to
show that the Manitoba is cheaply and profit
ably operated road, but that it is not liberal to
the people of the Red River valley.
ONE FARMERS LOSSES.
Mr.. Palmer made a statement regarding his
brothers. complaint against the Minneapolis Mill
er's association, concerning which Mr.. Pillsbury
made statement through the leading Minneap-
oils paper, according to which state
ment his brother was wronged out
of about $500 by the association,
in false grading of his last crop of wheat. He
made this statement to warn the farmers of
southern Minnesota against trusting plausible
explanations and defenses occasionally made by
the Millers' association through certain promi-
nent newspapers.
Mr.. Burdick, saying it was impossible for a
man of his make up to sit quiet, thanked the con-
vention for its patient hearing of his much talk
ing.
MARVEL AND PILLsBuRY.
Mr., E. N. Davis made statement regarding a
trip of Messrs. Marvel and Pillsbury into the Red
River valley, ostensbly to inquire into and RENE
dy the grievances of the farmers, but really, as
Mr.. Davis concluded, to find out just how much
squeezing the farmers would bear, That, he be-
leved was the real object of their visit and their
conferences with the farmers of that region.
A DEFEATED FARMERS CANDIDATE.
Capt. Aldrich, of Murray, said he was gratifed
to have met such body of men, and to have
found them so earnestly and intelligently moving
in the right direction. He related his late ex-
perience as an unsuccessful candidate for the
legislature against young lawyer, of the plug
hat variety of political tramp and said the people
who supported him, perhaps just to find out how
much was left of him, had sent him to this
convention to represent them He
felt now that he was taking part
in starting movement which would result in
great good to the farmers and to the state.
ADJOURNMENT.
The hour fixed for adjournment having arrived
and passed, and motion to adjourn being voted
down, though there was apparently no business
on hand, and two-thirds of the members of the
convention had left the chairman, Dr. Collins
ended the affair by declaring the convention ad-
journed sine die. = ~
NoTE.-In the report of the convention pub
lished yesterday, the figures copied from freight
bills, in connection with the statements of Mr..
Palmer, were given as rates charged from New
York to st. Paul and st. Paul to Warren, where
nearly all the bills were from Chicago instead
of New York. The distances are, Chicago to
St. Paul, 412 miles; ST.. Paul to Warren, $40
miles The charges from st. Paul to Warren
were fifty to one hundred per cent. higher than
from Chicago to st. Panl.
Some Practical Suggestions by S,cift
County Farmer.
To the Editor of the Globe:
In this country the average yield of wheat
is fourteen bushels per acre. Now we all
know that this is less than it should be- This
result is accomplished by what would be con-
siderd in England Norway and France al
most surface cultivation. It is evidently
for the interest of the farmer to increase his
yield. If for given capital invested in
land by slightly increasing the expenditure
of cultivation, we can obtain a crop twice as
large as usual, our profits on the capital in
vested will be nearly twice as large as before.
Perfect pulverization of the soil is neces-
sary-tine blowing narrowing, and rolling,
is highly important, and will be productive
of beneficial results, in giving large yields
and will preserve the fertility and strength of
the land, by preparing the soil and putting
it in that comminuted form in which rootlets
can absorb and appropriate greater por-
ton of the nutriment than if it is in lumpy
condition.
In fact, the constituents of the soil can
not be brought into that state of solution in
which they must be before plants can appro-
pirate them, until the soil is very fine. No
part of the earth, no matter how rich it may
be, is available for plant use, until it is very
finely pulverized. Hence. much crushing,
stirring, and culture are necessary.
Every ordinarily intelligent person under
stands that it is unreasonable to expect
good yield of wheat from indifferent or poor
seed. 1t is just as true that good seed is re-
quired to bring any kind of good grain as
that the young of stock depends for its ex-
cellence on the physical development and
sound health of their progenitors; s'like pro-
duce like" in the vegetable as well as in the
animal kingdom.
Proper selection and preparation of the
seed are all essential in getting highest re-