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

: obtainablc ut any pr ice, and SO will the raj
road II pay anything less than 1he who'll
/. price for II thing must have, am glad o
the aid that reduces my expense from what
ever quarter and in whatever proportion
And II might well happen that my friends
errand would not afford heavier outlay
and that he could not go at all if he must pa,
as much ~ l. and he either is thus deprived
| Of his juurncy-the liver, man of his addi
tional rcy, nuc-and put 10 the whole cost
unless some compromise such rs | have iad
Gated Il rescrtcd to. Now this happens Il
freight AZ well IL, men, and the illustration
holds good in both eases. The difference is
in the outcome thc livery man would bo
applaulcd for his enterprise and business
,agacity. and the railroad man cursed for his
fayoritIsm and Partially The livery man
would have ncghboriy pro:fcrs of money
| with which To buy more horses To make more
twelve dollar trips, and the legislature would
b. tc!cphonrd To, to come and take from the
owner the only railroad he has. But II Al
longer haul u never permissible. and if rail.
road charges must always b, apporiioncd ac-
| cording todistances, in what prcdicancut
does the Minnesota farmer find himself when
compctin. with the man who farms in Ohio,
Pennsylvania or New York, II thousand miles
nearer the market
| had intended Ia say something NJ To- the
legal aspects oi tnc casc, and coiisi'ic ring
some what the tenor aud effect of judicial
! decisions on the subject but am prevented
| 10y lack al time from further pursuing an
inquiry that grows with the handling, and
discovers AT each step more L. bc said than
was disccrnibic AT the first ] must stop
abruptly.
My chief aim ha, been. Us said ut bcgn-
ming. to attract attention 10 the subject and
| familiariZc mems minds with the merits of
| the controversy. before they shall he called
to act upon it, and before committing them
, selves To the support of n measure likely To
prove at once harmful AMI irrcvocaJe.
Strong and do,ninan, a. she has become in
all the elements and characteristics of Il
great nation our coHnir. is yet on the infar-
cy oi her years, her wealth her population
and a.. p.wsl. \ splendid f.I;t:rc unex-
piorcd but not unper"cyed is before her
The means and agcncic To- Icr present pros
perity and power will continue TO advance
and sustain her. and 40 candid or prudent
counselor will advise abani onmcnt OF that
which stands by experiment tested and 10y
experience approved
\ motion WAS here offered and mn
aninolisly carried that the Railroad
Commissioner be requested To prepare
IN answer to- The above paper and that
the same he published in the next an.
nual report of the Association.
The President here read Il tele
graphic message at congr;ttulatiun /.
The Convention uSt received from
the Dairylng Association of OatarIo.
taiii,,i.,. winch 10y The Wis,, oil l,,v
Convention, MAS reciprocated 10y re.
turn.
lis dairying better business for
the Farmers OF new Country than
Grain raising. WAS the next essay.
read by &. X. Beach OF Whitewater.
Wis. Grain growing viii always be
aneces>ily, and, combined with stock
may also prove profitable undertak.
Ing, bat excessive and exclusive
gram growing is thing TO be avoid
ed. The tendency Of exclusive grain
growing is not Of il refining and edu.
eating influence to the average man.
Exclusive grain growing, though
diSarpo!ntmtniS and misfortune have
resulted in much misery and the loss
of n any homes, bat have ye. IL
learn of the first failure of dairy
man through embarass meht in his
affairs. Even were dairying rs nm
certain as grain gro wing It, superior
3 IL IA, IL.
Wni!e the former decreases the fer.
til'ty ri the sol! the later increases it,
Then the dairyman has the advAn
tage OF cost In transportation of his
produce. Dairy farming offers field
for the highest skill AMI intellect.
The adapiaDiliiy of the Northwest
Tor dairying purposes will! its lich
soil. luxuriant grasses. ana cheap
lands. must be patent to every eye.
The essay next in order was that
OF ID. ". Curtis Of Fort Atkinson.
Wis, entitled "Tha progress OF
Dairying in Wisconsin," The prog
ress of dairying in Wisconsin has
been largely due to to the persistent
workers who have had us a single OBJ.
ject the advancement of It's 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 tXpusitiOnS and fairs
since that time have shown the utter
iallacy of this snppOsilion and is IA
matter of much pride. Asa result
OF this dairying the farms are now
IN i high state OF cultivation, with
commodious houses and buiidirgs.
ana the banking accounts bespcak
gcnciHi prosperity amongst these
farmers.
Cheese production one Of the rs.
scniiai factors in genera. dairyihs
w..s the subject Of IN inlcres' me
ANA practical paper 10y J. ~. Smith
u; Cr'i;u burg, WIS.
After referring 10 this experience
N cheese making IN Wisconsin h.
adnlittt-. mat III lai> locality circum
Sianc"S might b,' sich us Ia n .ceSSi
ttt. . modification of This chet 81 N.
dnsiry, bat heyet tiilnght that cheese
making :1> We. worth the co,:si,ei-
dt."n al c;eiy dairy man. even on this
sii" 81 Re Mississippi
The programme for the evening wa,
the banquet. which was largely attend
/ ct. There were numerous tna~tS and
RESPONSE. and most splendid time.