Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-11-28
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st. Paul, Nov. 23.-At this mornings
session of the immigration convention,
at the state capitol. Chairman Schur-
meier announced that 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 Schumacher Of
st. Paul, was nominated for president;
D. r. 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
'"The Advancement of the Corn Belt
Northward," by 3. s. Russell Of North
Dakota. Mr.. Russell found that the
essential thing in an Advancement
which has been marked was in getting
"the Indian out of the soil''-that is,
giving it that mildn' IS which comes
from cultivation. In 1871 wheat was
the staple Of Minneapolis and it was
not thought possible to cultivate corn,
but in 1894 MINES, ta's corn average
was $4,000. There nas been similar
growth in North al South Dakota.
Ex-G0v. 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
rattlesnake advanced into their coun-
try in the wake of the settlers. This
was all important fact, but it was
much more important that the great
snake bite antidote was soon in
troduced. c'his 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 a life, the story of which is, in a
large measure, the history of Mime
sofa.
9TH: conditions have changed in
South Dakota in recent years." said
Mr.. Bushnell. Wheat isn't the only
thing we raise no ". Corn is cultivated
once only one corn field in distance
of 100 miles. Sheep raising ranks
high In South Dakota. and we arc now
planting creameries all over the state"
Mr.. Bushnell next gave description
of the great artesian we'll basin Of
South Dakota.
B Powers Paper.
agricultural Education in the
Northwest was the subject Of paper
read by J. b. Power of North Dakota.
In the ignorance of the early days it
was thought that wheat was the only
crop worth raising in the Northwest.
Prices for it were good, land was
cheap and. capital plentiful. Condi
| tions lave changed now and foreign
competition has compelled the farmer
| to go to school and learn the art Of
making one blade Of grass grow where
| two have grown. The major part OF
| ton Of the work OF experiment sta
tions and agricultural colleges. which
was highly extolled.
#. i. whitney called attention to a
paper which had been sent TO the con-
/ yentiOn Dy III. w. Campbell, editor of
Western Soil Culture, Sioux City, Iowa,
on subsoil culture. a paper on the
New West" by Il. +. Benson of North
Yakima, Wash. was presented ut the
same time without rending.
Col. J. II. Stone Of Pine county, Min
ncsota, was on the programme for n
paper on beginning with Little and
Making Success of Farming" but
he gave a rnttling and laughab BILE talk
on things in general, the paper on ac-
count Of Its length not being read.
Two or three papers were read this
afternoon and Rudd Reeve Of North
Dakota wound up tho regular Fro
gramme In his tnimitable way. After
that the organization was completed
by the election Of the officer. recon-
nleMIeI by the domination commit
| tee