The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23
SIOUX FALLS LABOR
1T HAS A BIG TASK IN CARING
FOR VISITING BUTTER
MAKERS
MAJ. BOWLER WILL ATTEND

fuE u brleI S1Sit 10 the coming
Exhibition, in which Minnesota
Buttermakers Have a Direct and
Dairymen.
Tonight the opening session of the
annual convention of the National But
termakers' association will be held at
Sioux Falls, s. D. The city has been
almost as busy during the past week
with the preliminaries as it will be
this week in dealing with the conven-
ton proper and caring for the visitors.
This latter is the one really serious
proposition that the people of Sioux
Falls have to face, for. unless all in
dications fail, there will De such a
crowd there as the city has never
seen before. Reports from state secre-
taries during the past week were all
to the effect that hundreds were going
from every state. The people of the
city have promised that the visitors
will be cared for, and they undoubted-
ly will.
The state of Minnesota is to be we'll
represented by dairymen and their
officers and by members of the state
dairy and food commission. Supt
James A. Harris attended his final
meeting In Mankato a week ago today,
and during the past week has been in
Sioux Falls looking after the interests
of Minnesota in the scoring and SUI
perlntending the placing of the exhibit
from this state.
Maj. j. M. Bowler, the recently ap-
pointed dairy commissioner, will be in
attendance part of the time but his
new duties will not allow him to spend
the entire week in Sioux Falls.
E. B. Williams, member of the
state commission, Joined Supt Harris
last Friday and will remain during
the entire convention.
The dairymen of Minnesota have
been true to their word in regard to
the exhibit they would send to Sioux
Falls. They lead the list with ITO tubs
of butter. Iowa gave them a close
rub, however, coming in second wi h
167 tubs. The other states ard the
number Of tubs that each has at the
convention are as follows: Wiscon-
sin, "; South Dakota, 43; Kansas, 49,;
Illinois, 3S; Nebraska, Is; Vermont, s.;
Michigan, 4; Pennsylvania, 4; Califor-
MIA. .; Massachusetts, 8; New Hamp-
shire, 3; Missouri, 8; Ohio, 2; New
York, 2; Maine, 2; Connecticut, /; New
Jersey, /; North Dakota, l, and Ore
Eon. /.
w. D. Collins. of Chicago; Oran
douglass, of Boston, and w. H. Hea-
ley, of New York, the judges named
py the national association to Judge
the butter, have been busily engaged
during all of last week. Every avail
able precaution was taken that the
test might be fair and impartial one
The Nebraska delegation, bel ewing
that the early bird catches the worm
will probably be the first to arrive.
They have sent word that they will
arrive early this morning Lincoln is
candidate for the next meeting, and
the Nebraskans believe in being on the
ground early. 1t is understood that
there VIII be from $50 to 300 from Ne
braska present during the meeting.
Iowa is going to make strong fight
Tor the next convention, - go
While the Hawkeye people will not
De on the ground quite as earlv as
their neighbors from Nebraska, they
VIII be out in larger numbers. There
are at least four cities in Iowa that
would like to entertain the next meet
ing: They are Dubuque, Des Moines,
cedar Rapids and Waterloo The Iowa
delegation will have to get together
ana unite on some one town if thew
want TO stand any chance. The Iowa
delegation will be accompanied by a
band of fifteen pieces.
Whlie the other states have been
eAertlng every effort to get prominently
not been asleep, and the showing that
mas already been made, by the exhibit
sent In advance, and that will be made
by the number Of delegates, will go far
toward bringing the 1900 meeting to
Minnesota. The delegation from this
state Will be accompanied by the
famous Minnesota Glee club, which did
such good service for Sioux Falls at
Topeka during the last convention.
One of the outside features that has
peen arranged will be coursing meet.
winch will be held tomorrow and will
be in charge Of Roy Avery. Ten dogs
are In Sioux Falls to take part in the
sport.
The following is taken from an edi-
torlal which recently appeared in the
he'd Wing Daily Republican and is de-
serving of considerations
Ihere would be incalculable benefit
to the state of Minnesota from
thorough and energetic organization of
Its dairy interests, for business pur--
poses. That some such organization
exists, either partial in it's scope or in
eHectlve in its action, we are aware:
ana THESE local or spasmodic efforts To
secure for a great industry the benefits
OF united action are movements in the
right direction. Nevertheless they
nave not accomplished what is neces-
@AOy nave lOl HlIeQ the Dill. and
the dairy interests of this state ore
still waiting for such harmonious and
united action as will secure to them
the advantages of a situation Of
unique power %
me first step toward this would seem
10 be more general perfect and active
organization among all the dairymen of
the state. This should not be for the
purpose OF comparing experience and
furnishing information &C hos baon a.
case In the past, but with the idea of
Duiidlng up a great central market.
HE1ng grades, seeing that thew are CON.
formed to; and then pushing into the
markets of the world with articles IF
such standard merit that their very
name, accompanied by the guarantee
oil the association and certified to nv
the state, will bring purchasers. at thu
highest prices. In one-word, we want
TO do for Minnesota butter and cheese
what has been done for No / hard
wheat and Minnesota flour; and there
Is no other way than by Organization
and work. We suggest that the dairy
interests get together in a state con-
ventien, lay aside politics and the strife
OF competing cities, and prepare for
the conquest of the markets that thew
may unitedly achieve. A closer. larger
more permanent and more ambitions
organization, backed by the authority
OF the state, is necessary to this pI,r-
pose. 1t will bring to the state fame
and to our farmers millions of dollars
now practically thrown away.
Assistant Commissioner Lawrence ne
the state dairy and food department
has finished the new directory of Min,
nesota creameries, giving location.
name of manager and postoffice adj
dress. The directory is largely fo,. +ba