Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-28

sit3S' the HllSIaRc OF attempting to
force immigration by legislation.
Elias G. Hughes of Oregon. spoke
on Agricultural Resources of the
Pacific Northwest" Next came d. II.
Stearns Of Oregon, whose subject was
| THE Fruit Growers on the Columbia
/ River"
Gov. Clongh Speaks.
! Gov. Clough spoke on the future OF
Minnesota, and in his paper, he said:
THE future of Minnesota will be
the future of a people that realize the
most possible out of the at
their command. But what are those
resources? Other gentlemen have
called, or will call, attention TO these
resources In detail. / will also allude
to the same, even at the risk OF re-
peating some facts thus alluded to by
my associates. And, first, | will say.
Minnesota has at once more acres of
fertile land, more water surface, more
valuable and merchantable forests,
mere good iron ores and a greater va
riety Of good building stone than can
be found in any state east of the Mis-
sissippi river. If the future citizens
of Minnesota make the most possible
or all their resources, they viii have to
hustle for the next thousand years.
T. w. Bishop Of Rhinelander, Wis,
addressed the convention at the open
Ing In h afternoon. His state had
done a hard and consistent work in
the line of immigration, and Il is abso-
lutely necessary that the Northwest
Should present a united front. The
vast amount of unoccupied land in
this section of the country demands it
as well as other good reasons which
are manifest to all. The question Of
resources was u which must go as a
whole, and then launched into a
eulogy of the Badger State, its potato
product and the statement that one
county In the state made more cheese
than any other country In the world.
III. G. McNatf offered a resolution to
the effect that there be organized a
permanent Northwestern emigration
board, TO be composed of representa-
tive men Of all the Northwestern
states, whose purpose it shall be to
awaken interest in immigration: the
organization TO be effected immediate
~ upon adjournment of this conNen-
ton. The resolution was adopted.
The committee on resolutions pre-
scented a report, wi ich was adopted,
reviewing the favorable conditions
prevailing in the Northwest for farm
ing and manufacturing.
Work to Continue.
st. Paul, Nov. 23.-At this mornings
session Of the immigration convention,
at the state capitol. Chairman Schur-
meier announced hat the first bust
ness would be the perfecting of the
organization of the Northwestern I'M
migration association, embracing all
the Northwestern states and the pro-
vince Of Manitoba.
At the meeting Of the organization
committee. Theodore Scl;urmeier of
st. Paul. was nominated for president
u. II. McGinnis of st. Paul CONNER.
cial club. secretary; Ellis &. Hughes,
Oregon, first vice president; Thomas
GilrOy, Manitoba, second vice presi.
dent; II. G. McNair, St. Paul, treas,
urer.
The committee decided to name the
organization the Northwestern Immi-
grafton association.
The first paper of the morning was
1.-THE Advancement of the Corn Belt
NOrthward." by Z. s. Russell of North
Dakota. Mr.. Russell found that the
essential thing in an advancement
which has been marked was in getting
1.-THE Indian out of the SOil'-that is
giving it that mildness which comes
from cultivation. In 1871 wheat was
the staple of Minneapolis and 1t was
not thought possible to cultivate corn
hut in 1894 Minnesota's corn average
was a.4s39, coo. There has been a similar
growth in North and South Dakota.
Ramsey
was received with applause when he
was introduced to speak on the early
history of the Northwest. The gov
ernor was facetiOus, saying that the
Indians told him that while they
didn't know anything about the white
men bringing corn. they knew that the
ra~ttlesnake advanced into their coun
try in the wake of the settlers. This
was an important fact, but it was
much more important that the great
snake bite antidote was soon in
troduced. This was only preliminary
though, to a very interesting review OF
the early history of Minnesota and the
Northwest, largely drawn from the
personal observations and experiences
of q life, the story of which Is, in Q
large measure, the history of Mime
sofa.
1.-THE conditions have changed In
South Dakota In recent years. sale
Mr.. Bushnell. Wheat isn't the only
thing we raise nc ". Corn is cultivated
much in a region where there was
once only one corn field in a distance
Of 100 miles. Sheep raising rank'
high in South Dakota, and we are now
planting creameries all over the state.
Mr.. Bushnell next gave o description
IF the great artesian well basin Of
south Dakota.
j. ID. Powers Paper.
"~Agricultr-:l Education in TIT
northwest was the subject Of a papel
cad by J. r. Power Of North Dakota
n the ignorance of the early days !
was though 1T wheat was the onl,
crop worth raising In the Northwest
Prices for it were good. land wa
cheap and capital plentiful. Condi
tons lave changed now and foreign
competition has compelled the farme,
to 60 to school and learn the art o.
making one blade of grass grow where
two have grown. The major part o.
+ho nonar uoc dayotad m a cOnSidpra