The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21

were Instructed concerning the habits
Of the Russian thistle by Prof. Dewey
OF Washington and Hon. II. G. Laugh
lin, commissioner Of agriculture Of
North Dakota.
At the afternoon session the COM
mittee ON laws made its report, in the
form PIT the following resolutions, as
recommendations to the various state
legislatures for legislation to control
the Russian thistle: .,s
Whereas, The existing divergent
conditions of agriculture and Of the
growth and spread Of the Russian
thistle are so varied in the five great
states represented by their delegates
In this convention; and,
whereas. The requirements Of leg
ISL tlon necessary to meet these ext
gcnsles and to enable the citizens of
each state here represented to effectu-
ally combat and eXterminate this
formidable foe to all agricultural and
commercial interests; and,
Whereas, Many other states Of out
Union not here represented are al
ready Infested with this disastrous
scourge, necessitating the application
OF heroic methods applied through leg
islatlon, to prevent Its further en-
croachment which presages the ruin
Of their agricultural industries;
| wherefore, We deem it advisable
that We recommend for the considera-
ton OF this convention the following
synopsis Of a law, that we advise
should be adopted by the legislatures
OF every state in our Union wherein
this terrible pest may have gained or
may hereafter gain footh0ld, leav-
ing the respective legislatures Of each
state to fill In the details as their re-
quirements and conditions shall war.
| rant and demand:
Outline of the Bill.
SOY A specia! law relating to Rus
sian thistles alone should be passed
"2) This weed should be declared
| 4 public nuisance and every plant
should be destroyed before it natures
| its seed
49, Owners Of lands should be
| compelled to destroy the weeds on
| their own lands, and care should be
| taken to give due and complete notice
to nonresident land owners; also, rail
way and other corporations should be
compelled to destroy the thistles on
| their own lands and right Of way,
and to take all other precautionary
measures to prevent It's further spread.
| 49, Provisions should be made for
the destruction Of all these weeds on
all highways, roads and public trails,
and all other state lands, school lands
and all lands the title to which is still
in the federal government.
"(5.) All precautionary measures to
cause it's destruction and prevent its
| further spread should be passed and
rigidly enforced, every precaution be-
ing taken to secure the right Of the cit
liens to see that all thistles shall be
destroyed wherever they may be dis
| covered.
| 49, No special or new set of Of
! fees should be created, except, per-
haps, state board Of thistle commits
sioners, but the destruction of this
weed should be enforced through the
channel of the authorities now exist
ing, such as county commissioners,
township and road supervisors, street
commissioners, weed agents and police
officers
| "09 The county commissioners,
township and road supervisors, street
com missioners, weed agents, or other
specified officers mentioned in sexton
6 shall inspect all public and private
land In their jurisdiction at least
once in each month from July to No.
| vember, inclusive, and destroy or
cause to be destroyed all Russian this
ties found.
! $751; An earnest appeal should be
made to the federal government by
concurrent resolutions to secure a lib
eral appropriation to assist those sec
tons of our commonwealth where 1t
| has become a scourge beyond the con
| troll of it's citizens.
John J. Lamborn.
| -"E. J. Jones,
| ~. G. Baker,
| IS. F. Fraser,
&c. N. Valentine"
| South Dakota Co-operntion.
| The resolutions were adopted as
read, with the exception of a few mod
| ator Stewart Of Nebraska it was de-
cided to appoint Senator G. M. Val
| entine Of North Dakota a delegate to
call on the governor Of South Dakota
and present to him the resolutions
luOpLeu ny LuS COuNeu llOu 1Oi Tue puT-
pose Of having the legislature Of that
| state take action on the matter SINH
lar to that pledged by the delegates
to the convention. South Dakota was
| invited to send delegates to the con-
vention, but replied that it was I'M
able to accept the invitation.
On motion the Pioneer Press was
declared the official paper of the con-
vention, and copies Of the paper con-
tanning the report Of the proceedings
| were sent to the various state legis-
latures now in session.
Following a motion to adjourn the
following resolution was offered by
Commissioner Laughlin Of North Da-
kota and unanimously adopted by the
convention:
"Resolved, That on behalf Of the
| delegates to the convention from North
Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ne
braska we desire to tender our heart
felt thanks to the delegates from Min
nesota and the citizens Of st. Paul for
the courteous treatment we have re-
ceived and the pleasant manner in
which we have been entertained, and
we sincerely trust that the delibera-
tons Of this convention may prove a
+;ol and ,,orr,oononf honnfit "a