St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-16
MINNESOTA DAIRYMEN.
Large Attendance at Red Wing.
MIR. Herbert's Welcome.

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Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Dec. ia large number
of people assembled at the Casino this
evening to hear the opening addresses at
the annual meeting of the Minnesota
cheese, butter and dairy convention. The
meeting really began this afternoon, but
on account Of the small number of dairy
men who had arrived very little business
was transacted. At Z o'clock this evening
the convention was opened by the singing
Of America by Misses Helen Friedrich, c.
T. Anderson, and Messrs A. P. Swanstrom
F. w. Farnsworth, D. Fl. Tandy and
George Ashelman. After this followed
prayer by DR.. Dr.. Mckinley. A quartette
composed of Misses Helen Friedrich and
c. F. Anderson, and Messrs. A. P. Swan
strom then rendered The Reapers Home
ward come. After this Mr.. B. B. Herbert
of this city delivered his address of well
come. The members are welcomed in the
name of the Goodhue County Farmers
club, and also in the name of the city of
Red Wing, which has gained a world wide
reputation on account of its splendid flour,
and which if now ambitious to be the dis
tributing point of the blue grass region"
of the Mississippi valley. the
GREATEST DAIRY REGION
in the world. Agriculture had made Red
Wing city. So for these two reasons
Red Wing unites with the Farmers club in
the hearty welcome. The welcome is not
given for selfish motives, for while the
farmers of this place will be benefited the
members of the association will also be by
mutual intercourse. Arschylus says: THE
traveller who loans the light of his lantern
in dark night to fellow wanderer, does
that which does not inconvenience himself
but greatly aids his fellow brethren" The
work of dairymen is grand and good for the
present and future. In past days men
looked for glory in war; yet war only re-
tards. In late years men gloried in place
or Office, but in the words of Carlyle,
Though it rises heaven high and covers
the world. bankruptcy one day will sweep
it down. yea make men to toothe and abher
it and all its friends and abetters." Oppo-
site of all this is that which seeks to know
natures laws and turn them all to the
working out of blessings. This agriculture
does. In mans happiest state he was at
pence with all animals. Even in Rome
agriculture attained to great perfection for
here Virgil endowed this noble calling. In
this grand work is this convention asso-
clat6u. IL has 10 uO Will llc IliSucSb luuc-
ton of dairymen. That if maternity
DAIRYNEN
are always kind-hearted men. and by their
lessons in cleanliness approach next to god
illness. All sympathize with them in their
endeavors to rid the country of injurious
products and do not doubt that victory will
reward them in the end. 1t is new doc
| trne trait the government cannot protect
the people in their health, in their rights to
pure, wholesome food and to permanent
prosperity. He closed in these fitting
words: For all these things, bringing
practical knowledge, science. kindness. rich
experience and rich products, art and talk,
| cleanliness and good-hearted, generous af-
lection with you, we again heartily welcome
| you here in the same generous spirit with
which you came" Another Quartet then
followed. after which the response to the
address of welcome and the presidents
annual address, followed by the president.
| c.. E. Mervin. He delivered an eloquent
response and dwelled some time on his an
nual address, which was attentively listened
! to by all present. This address, as well as
Mr.. Herbert's, was heartily applauded.
! After this followed another quartet, after