The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-16
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE na1pv
MEMS ASSOCIATION BEGUN Ar
ALBERT LEA.
W0MEN'S AUXILIARY, TOO.
SESSION OF THE FIRST nvENc
GIVEN OVER TO THE
LADIES.
OPENING ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE
preliminary Addresses Delivered
and the Committees
Appointed.

Special to the Globe.
ALBERT LEA, Dec. 15.-Although
the roads are bad and travel by team
slow, the attendance at the opening SEES
sion of the annual meeting of the State
Dairymens association, which began
here at 10 this morning, was large.
showing the interest the farm
ers have in the dairy business. The
court room was used, and President
Ames called the meeting to order
promptly, introducing Rev DR.. Cujos,
who delivered brief but appropriate
prayer, after which Hon John A. Love
ly delivered the address Of welcome
on behalf of the city. He referred to
his early life upon the farm and paid
a glowing tribute to the work of the
dairymen in the Northwest His SEN
uments were approved and he was
greeted with loud applause Mr.. Love-
ly spoke for his county of Freedom,
which established it's first creamery
eight years ago, and today leads the
state in the production of dairy prod
ucts. Over 100000 a year has been
distributed by the creameries to the
farmers Of the county during the past
three years of hard times, and Mime
tables Of such houses as the Parker in
Boston and Gilsey in New York having
displaced the long famous products of
Vermont and Orange county
Vice President McKinstry, of Winnie
bago City, gave the response, and he
acquitted himself in a pleasing and
entertaining manner, showing his IA
miliarity with the dairy business. as
well as with the work of the associa-
ton. After music the officers gave
their reports and showed the work
done during the past year. The COM
mtttees are as follows:
Resolutions-Hon. M. Halvarsen, AL
bert Lea; Rev. S. Currie, Crookston;
Jonathan Freeman, Moscow.
Nominations-A. w. Traw, Glenville;
M. HalVarsen, Albert Lea.
At the afternoon session President
AmeS delivered his annual address and
1t was presented with good advice and
encouragement to those engaged in
dairying, Marketing Dairy Products"
furnished Hon. M. Halvorsen with a
theme for an interesting paper in
which he treated the commission men
and the seller. 1t was followed by an
interesting discussion. The afternoon
session was very interesting and the
discussions lively.
The Women's Auxiliary association
held its meeting this evening The
programme consisted of short papers
by the following: Mrs. w F. Wilcox,
Benson; Mrs. ]. H. McRostie, Ovation
ma; Senator e. G. Potter, Minneapolis
Mrs. M. L. Holmes, Owatonna; Mrs.
e. ID. Childs, Crookston: Prof. HI. w
Brewster. school of agriculture; Mrs.
A. P. McKinstry, Winnebago City; Mrs.
Y. @. Holmes, OWatonna; Henry FeIg,
Atwater. The matter of petitioning
the board of regents of the state UNI
versity and the legislature to make
provision for the co-education of farm
ers' sons and daughters, through the
regular course Of the school Of agrI-
culture, thus doing away with the
short summer terms, was also dis
cuSSed
While the convention Is expected to
pay strict attention to business and
steer clear Of politics, a little breeze
fiavoring up the latter commodity Is
likely to spring up over the question
Of the Endorsement Of Gov. Hoard for
secretary of agriculture. President
Ames is not yet decided whether he
will suggest the matter to the con-
vention himself or wait for 1t to come
up through the medium of the resolu-
ton committee. There is a rumor IN
the convention that certain gentlemen
interested in the candidacy of a Mime
sofa man will be present, prepared to
oppose the Endorsement Of the WiscOn-
sin mans candidacy. 1t is claimed
the convention is in no mood to humor
the desires Of the politicians and IL
the expected opposition develops they
propose to hit it hard.
Some 100 or more entries for the $500
in premiums offered by the Dairy and
Creamery Butter association have
been made.