New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-01-18
Farmers Met.
Gov. Lind Made the Address Of Welcome.


Society Wants Legislature to Appropriate s4o.-
900 for Fair Ground Accommodations.
The Minnesota State Agricultural So
ciety met last week at St. Paul in the
rooms of the Commercial club.
The first session was Tuesday forenoon.
There was large attendance, 60 coun-
ties being represented.
The interesting feature of the fore
noon session was Gov. Lind's address of
welcome. He spoke in most practical
way of the growth and possibilities OF
form work. When the governor had fin
ished his remarks horse raising was dis
cussed. Cattle and Sheep breeding was
the talk of the afternoon session and in
the evening the delegates gathered at the
capitol, in the hall of representatives,
and listened to papers on subjects of
general interest.
Among the delegates present were j.
Klossner and Phillip Liesch of New
Ulm, O. L. Darnberg of Redwood Falls,
H. l.. Sackett, John A. johnson and J.
A. Peterson of St. Peter. The following
committees were appointed by President
Cooper: Credentials J. g. Mills, J. G.
Curryer, NJ. N. Greene, A. P. Hendrick-
son, Wyman Elliott, G. L. Goodell, f.
D. Cnilds. Resolutions--H.F. Brown, M
N. Skinner, All. Bulls, WI. Boynton,
II. W. Stone.
Among the papers read on the first
day we're:
"Why Staid in the Horse Business >
"Beef Production 1n:Minnesota "Sheep,'
Good and Bad" "Mutton Sheep" "Live
Stock as Factor in Successful Agricul
ture"
The second day of the agricultural
convention brought out the fact that the
society wants the legislature to appro
pirate $4,000 for an agricultural build
ing and live stock anphitheatre at the
fair ground. 1t IS the intention of the
society to do everything possible to con
vince the legislature of the great import
auce of its request.
In the main the program was similar
to that OF the first day. An able paper
on "What Will do For the Former" was
read by President Pendergast of the
State Horticultural Society. E.D.Child
of Crookston presented ':Dairying in
Northern Minnesota
Other papers were "rhe Sunshine and
Dry Atmosphere in Relation to He1
Stock Interests" "Duel Purpose Cows >
"The Horse,a Creature of Circumstance; >
"The Farmers Garden.''
Interest of the closing day centered
around the election Of officers. The
election proved to be somewhat of q
surprise. The following were elected:
President, John Cooper, St. Cloud.
Vice. president, Chester r. Smith, ST.
Paul.
Second vice-president. George Fl. Part.
ridge, Minneapolis.
Directors, N. S. Gordon, Crookston
J. G. Curryer, Mankato.
After brief address, President Coop
er announced the committee on legisla-
ton: Mp, Clark, J. F. jacobson, H.
F. Barker, E. D. Childs, J. G. Curryer.
P. H. Rahilly and S. G. Hanley dele
gates from the Farmers Alliance laid
resolutions before the society which re-
cited that farmers have had nothing to
do with the fair association and that it
has been run by men who knew nothing
about farming. A warm debate was
stirred up but the resolution were re-
fered back to the alliance.
The Minnesota Sheep Breeders Asso--
citation also held meeting on the last
day in connection with the Agricultural
Society: The following officers were
elected: President, W. j. Boynton, Ro-
chester; vice president, W. Boice, Pres
ton; secretary and treasurer, Thomas
Shaw, St. Anthony Park.
IL New Minister to England.
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