The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-23
Interesting and Valuable Addresses
and Papers at the BCzi-
man Gathering.
President Wylie and Director
Emory Tak1 Leading Parts
In the Proceedings
Locking 10 the Erection OF other state
buildings gs-ways and Means To
lie Devised.
spssI.I % Ths Indspsndsn,.

Special 10 This Indspsndsnt
BozEMas. March ~ The frat session %
the farmers convention WAS held a. the
opeia house this afternoon. There vas =
good attendance Of farmers Of the 0allatin
valley but ths bs condition Of roads aud
delays on railroads prevented large attend
anee from Outside this county. Lewis and
Clarke has about dozsn gentlemen hers.
Missoula three, Park two lelloWstone aud
MeaRher one each. President w. W.
Wylie. Of the agricultural college. delivered
the opening address outlining the wofk
the convention was supposed b. do and the
results 10 was hoped would be achieVed.
Director Emory. Of the experimental
station read reports received from farm
ers a. 10 crop returns aud other statistical
matter. lie read a very ints eating letter
from T.. d. Armour. the Chicago packer, IN b
reference 20 hog raising in Montana. In
the letter M Armour said that better hogs
could be more suoosssfully raised on barley
ia Montana than they could IN the east on
corn. He concluded the letter with the
statement that as soon ss the farmers Of
the state went into raising hogs systemat-
icaRy packing Embellishments would be
started in Montana.
~ AAAkbhaH ~ ANNlANANAt AfAN@ AANAat'At -
Helena, talked to the farmers on barley.
During the last ten years be has purchased
from GallAtin farmers 1000. 900 pounds Of
barley. and IL was a subject Ia which be
was perfectly 81 home. In reply 20
questions be said that the opinion Of the
brewers Of the country was that GallGtin
barley WAS the beat in ths country. and that
they need have no fear OF over-pfodu uotioni
that II they raised more than enough for
home consumption ~ could be pTohtablY
shipped east, where they did NOT have barr
Icy and used corn instead. M. Ksssler's
talk was . plain. matter of-fset affair. or a
subject with which he was thoroughly con-
vsrsant, and he vas frequently interrupted
with applause. The farmers Who are Tais-
ing barley asked him questions as did
/ DirsotoT Emory. aud be Vas never a. loss
for an answer. II was . practical brewer
talking TO practical barley gtowerL
I The evening session, al 7:S0 was fof those
engaged in dAirYinR. Practical illusira-
tions we're given the audience Of the work
| ings Of the Bsbeoek milk test and mnh
separator. and there Was address on the
dairy COW and milk. given by Dr. Williams.
/ Prof. Foster and Dr. Iiaphagsn. A state
! dairy association was also formed.
The lie ena men he are II. N. Par
chen. Wm. Auth, Nick Kssslsr, David
MARKS Henry Klein. 81. RsinlR. }. p.
woolmtn. T. A. Marlow. r. Looksy, n. +.
and X. c. Fisk, A. J. Davidson, A. G. Lo-
| gan. /. J. Israel and l.. G. Anthony. They
are taking in the farmers convention. bat
! to attend its sessions is not the principal
object Of thsir visit. They eams down in
Response 10 a call sent All over the state for
a mesting here 20 devise ways and means
| 10 erect buildings aud start all the state IN
situations Those who answered the call In
addition to the Helena delegation we're Al
fred Myers. of Park county; Judge ). O..
| Evans. +. I. Sterling aud Frank q. Hig-
gins Of Misssoula. BoEsman people vsiY
generally attended the meeting. which was
last night. Lester s. Wilson presided,
and after informal discussion. be vas
authorized 90 appoint q committee con-
sisting Of one msmbsr from each county Ia
the state. AZ soon as appointed this COM
mi,tss will hold meeting With view 20
dsYising measures that will be suggested 10
the state board Of education. looking to tha
starting up OF ths educational Institutions
OF the state including the university al
Missoula. school Of mines at Butte. ana the
buildiuss for the agricultural college.
Ga invitation of President ana General
Manager Walter Cooper, OF the Bozeman
Milling company. the Helena and hissoula
visito, . this afternoon Inspected the flour
ing mill and elevator OF that company.
They found one OF the most complete
plants in the stats and there Was long
procession OF farmers' wagons unloading
grain. AZ ths production Of the mill is
large. several grades Of hour being made.
the company ia heavy buyer OF wheat.
making a good cash market for the farm
ers Of this valley.