The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-01

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: obtainable at any price, aud so win the raj
road. II pay anything less than thc Who'll
price for thing must have, l am glad O
the aid that reduces my expense from what
ever quarter and In whatever proportion
And II might well happen that my friend
GRAND would not afford heavier outlay
and that he could not go ut all II he must pa,
as much as land he either is thus deprive,
of his journey-the livery man of his addi
tional revenue--and put 10 the whole cost
unless some compromise such rs ! have indi
Gated is rescrtcd to. Now this happens Il
| freight AZ well a. men, and the illustration
holds good In both cases. The difference is
in the outcome. The livery man would be
appla,ided for his enterprise and business
| sagacity and the railroad man cursed for his
| favoritism and Partially. The livery man
would have ncighborly pro;rers of money
with which Ia buy more horses to make more
twelve dollar trips, and the legislature would
b, tclephoncd Ia, 10 come and take from the
owner the only railroad he has! But If Il
longer haul Is never permissible, and If rail:
road charges must always be- apportioncd ac-
| cording todlstances, in what prcdicamcnt
| competing with the man who farms In Ohio
Pennsylvania or New York, II thousand miles
nearer the market.
had intended To say something IA to the
legal aspects of the case, and coIiside ring
some what the tenor and effect of judicial
decisions ON the subject, but am prevented
| 10y lack Of time from further pursuing an
| inquiry thai grows with the handling, ana
discovers at each step more Ia he said than
| was discernible at the first. | must stop
abruptly.
My chief aim has been, as said at begin
| ming. to attract attention To the subject and
the controversy. before they shall he called
To act upon it, and before committing them
selves To the support of II measure likely to
prove at once harmful ana irrcvocable.
Strong and dominant a. she has become in
all the elements and characteristics of II
great nation, our eodntr. is yet on the infan-
cy of her years, her wealth, her population
and her pGwSr. \ splendid future unex-
| piorcd but moi unperceived is before her
The mean, ami a9cncie To her present pros
perity and power will continue to advance
and sustain her, and no candid or prudent
counselor will advise abandonment OF thai
which stands by experiment tested and by
experience approved.
y motion was here offered and I'M
animolIsly carried that the Railroad
Commissioner be requested to prepare
an answer to the above paper and that
the same be published in the next an.
nual report of the Association.
The President here read Il tele
graphic message "t congratulation t.
the Convention just received from
the Dairying Association of Ontario
| CaiItdd. winch by the wisn ol the
Convention, Was reciprOcated 10y re.
turn.
lis dairying better business for
the Farmers OF new County than
Grain raising, WAS the next essay.
read by e. Il. Beach of Whitewater.
Wis. Grain growing viii always be
aneces>ity, and, combined with stock
may also prove profitable undertak.
ing, but excessive and exclusive
gram growing is il thing TO be avoid
ed. The tendency Of exclusive grain
growing is not Of ii refining and edu.
eating influence to the average man.
Exclusive grain growing, though
disappointment and misfortune have
resulted in much misery and the loss
of N any homes, but have We. 10
learn of the first failure of Il dairy
man through embarrassment in his
affairs. Even were dairying as I'M
certain as grain gro wing Its superior
ity wo@ia consist in the fact that
wni!e the former decreases the fer.
til,ty OF the sol! the later increases it.
Then the dairyman has the advan
tage Of cost in transportation of his
produce. Dairy farming offersa field
for the highest skill ami intellect
The adaptaDiliiy Of the Northwest
Tor dairying purposes with its rich
soil. luXuriant grasses, ana cheap
lands. must be patent to every eye.
The essay next in order WIS that
of ID. W. Curtis of Fort Atkinson.
Wis, entitled THE progress OF
Dairying in Wisconsin," The prog
ress of dairying in Wisconsin has
been largely due to to the persistent
workers who have had as a single oh.
ject the advancement of Its dairylng
interests. The State is particularly
adapted to dairying, with good pas
turage and water, and favorable
climate, yet less than quarter of a
century ago the popular verdict was
that neither good butter nor cheese
could be made in the West. The
long list OF premiums. however,
which have been taken by the State
at the different eXpositiOns and fairs
since that time have shown the utter
fallacy of this snpposition and is a
matter of much pride. AS IL result
OF this dairying the farms are now
in a high state of cultivation, with
commodi0us houses and buildings.
and the banking accounts bespeak
general prosperity amongst these
| farmers.
Cheese production one of the rs.
| ScniIai factors III genera. dairyii4
VAS the subject of an Interesting
ana practical paper 10y J. a. Smith
o: Cedar burg. WIS.
After referring TO this experience
IN cheese making IN Wisconsin he
admitted That in tai| locality circum
stauc"S might BIZ sach rs tn .cessl
! Gt. = modification of this chez ST IN.
dnsiry, hui he Yet tiionght that cheese
making w;te wei! worth the consider
alton oi cfeIy dairyman, even on this
sid. nf h. Mississippi.
The programme for the evening was
the banquet, which was largely attend
cd. There were numerous toaStS and
responses, and a most splendid time.