The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-08-02
No Good Result of Antagonism.

Now what good can be accomplished,
what immediate and substantial relief can
be obtained. by arraying the farmers
against the capital which has developed
our railroads and cur manufacturing es-
adjustments. Capital may become tyran-
nous, and so, too, may labor. But neither
the one nor the other. should therefore be
suppressed. Legislation has not been
framed, as is alleged, ia a spirit hostile to
our farmers. On the contrary, they have
been the recipients OF legislation especially
designed to aid them. Notably among
this class are our homestead and timber
culture laws, under which the governmer.
has fitted out the farmer with part OF
his working capital-his farm. Aside
from the land grant railroads, ne
class has had a more generous gift
than this. And the gift to the railroads
was especially made and designed to aid
the farmers settling on our frontiers to OBJ
tain railroad facilities at a much earlier
time than they otherwise could have OBJ
tanned the same. No other class of men
embarking in business have been furnished
by the government with such aid as our
homestead and timber calGure settlers.
And the gift was ne5 only given to the ma
tive born, but foreigners barely landed on
clalel," coald at cnce initiate claim to
the generous land bounty of our govern
menu.
In addition TO furnishing free homes to
the poor and need farmers, the federal
government years ago gave 30 each of the
states land grant, amounting to sc, Coo
acres for each senator and representative
in congress, for tue purrose of establish
3.
has awaited Itself OF the provisions of this
grant, by establishing, in Connection with
our state university, a school of practical
agricuitUre-the best of its kind-fer
The benefit OF tie sons and Daughters
OF our farmers. Since making this
grant the federal government he's given
to each state, for the support of such
schools, an annual appropriation of S15, 800
with an increase of 81 COO 8 year for 10
years, or until tie appropriation reaches
SIS, 500, at which figure it is To be MAIN
tanned, and paid annually to each State
The federal governments has also, years
ego made provision by law for the es;;sb-
lishment of agricultural experimental
stations IN each OF the several states, and
supplies each of the states with an annual
allowance of $4,000 for station work.
Under this law Minnesota has had for
several years and still has an agricultural
experimental station of good excellence at
St.Anthony Park, where numerous, varied
and important experiments in all depart
ments of agriculture are constantly car
ried on. One of the experimental force,
Dr. Otto Lugger, has made the acquain-
lance of many of our farmers in his efforts
to relieve them from the ravages of grass
chi h,rer nth
Land Grants.
By liberal and generous land grant of
two sections per township the federal gov
ernmcnt has relieved our farmers of a
great burden of taxation for the support
and maintenance of our educational sys-
tenn, which is beyond all cavil the best in
the world. Our state government has
also, in many ways through suitable laws
given special Assistance to tho farmers.
In addition TO properly executing and car
rying out the several federal trusts and
grants to which have called your atten.
ton, the state maintains, by an annual
appropriation of $4,000, a course of
farmers Institutes throughout the state,
for the purpose of instruction in all
branches of practical agriculture. This
instruction, orally given by experts of the
highest order, Is brought to the very doors
when the duties of the farm are least
pressing.
Fo, bhe benefit OF the farmers raising
small &, ain, the state has established q
system OF gys.;u inspection, and provided
laws for the regulation and control of ter
ninal and interior elevators; and a board
OF railroad and warehouse commissioners
has been established and exists for the
purpose of supervising and regulating the
elevator and warehouse service and the
grading and inspection of grain. This
same board has also supervision and con
troll over our railroads, and acts as arbi
traitor or umpire between them and the
producer patronizing the roads, as to all
controversies touching transporting rates
or modes of service.
Neither is the dairy farmer ignored OF
neglected. A dairy department. has been
established and is in successful operation
especially designed to protect the farmer
against the evils of adulterated milk
cheese, butter and lard And for the pur
pose of instructing him in the science o.
cheese and butter making, dairy schoo
has been established and is in successful
operation at St. Anthony Park, where oul
farmers can learn to become skilled ano
approved cheese and butter makers. THAI
trust which the federal government en-
tailed upon our state in giving it liberia
land grant for the purpose Of draining
wet and overfowed lands, has finally beer
assumed by our state, and it is now en-
gagged, under liberal appropriations grant