Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-02-01

books calculated for agricultural pur.
poses. He advocated teaching along this
line in all rural schools.
FURTHER remarks along the same line
We're made by President Worst. OF the
Norm Dakota agricultural college and
o.-ers. and then a resolution was adopt
ed providing for the appointment of
committee TO draft resolutions covering
the topic.
j. n. Worst next read a very brief pa
per upon the Improvement of blue stem
wheat by selection
Chairman randall appointed the fol-
lowing executive committee. which will
have in charge the perpetuation of the
tri-state association. and fixing the time
and place of holding the next convention:
j. IL. Worst. chairman; at large. f.
Childs, w. NJ. Hays. Minnesota; W. F. T.
Bushnell, j. II. Shepherd, South Da-
kota; j. II. johnson. j. B. Power. North
Dakota.
The Tri-State Drainage and Ship Canal
Associa ton sent in a communication in
Wh!ch The cooperation of the grain grow
ers was requested in the work of secur.
ing Improvement of the Minnesota river
| a reservoir system at Big Stone and Ira
verse lakes, the dredging of the Bots de
Sioux. the Strengthening of the Red river
and dredging and locking the same, thus
completing the gulf to bay internations
waterway and securing cheap S.ansporta-
ton batween foreign ports and the in
| terror of the United States. The COM
sey, Maj Edwards Ezra c. Valentine
and oilers. 1t was referred to commit
tee on resolutions and Endorsed py the
convection later in the day.
The concluding paper of the morning
| was rad by George s. Barnes, of Fargo
who las bonanza farm across the state
line IL Clay county. Mr.. Barnes recon-
mended highly chemical treatment Of
| whea to kill smut. He emphatically ex-
pressed a belief in the great usefulness
of the convention and rendered his hearty
| support.
DR. Hinebaugh. Tower City, was al
| loWm few minutes in which to call
With is to be hello in Fargo in Febru-
| airy He pointed out that the poultry
croo had aggregated $500, 600, 900 while the
what crop only amounted to S237. O0O, 600.
He offered resolution indorsing the
proposed poultry exhibition and it was
| adopted unanimously.
resident James j. Hill. of the Great
Northern road, was the feature of the
| dy's proceedings of the grain growers.
his speech of an hour and quarter in
lngth was practically a repetition Of
imi!ar ones made before the Minnesota
state Agricultural Society and upon other
occasions, and was devoted to demon
stfatlon of the enormous devouring ca
pacity of the people of the Orient and
TO reasons why this country should en-
courage the Introduction there of flour
as staple article of food by granting
bonuses or subsidies to vessels engaged
in carrying agricultural products from
America across the Pacific.
A resolution was adopted by conyen-
ton requesting Mr.. Hill to personally ap-
pear before the senate committee in
charge of the Hanna-Payne subsidy bill
TO urge modification such as he had in
dictated in his address.
After Mr. Hill concluded his speech.
Congressman Spalding spoke for a short
time on the proposed subsidy bill and in
timated that the national representatives
from the Northwest were alert and
would see that the great interests of this
section was protected. From his re-
marks on the question the audience was
led to believe tat the subsidy bill when
finally passed. would be shorn of many
features which were so Objectionable to
the West and which was creating such
geographical opposition to the measure.
The resolutions presented by the COM
mittee and adopted by the convention,
after asserting the belief that the tri-
state association is a powerful organiza-
ton and of great benefit to agriculture
lists. urged that the work of farmers in
stitutes should be encouraged more lib
orally. especially in North Dakota CO.
operative creameries and insurance or
CARNATIONS are commended and their
encouragement in a conservative manner
is recommended. The need of more car
ryins ships upon the Pacific ocean is
pointed out. ignoring the contentious
arising from the Payne-Hanna bill, the
subject is commended to the patriotic
consideration of congress.
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son. President Worst. the city of Fargo,
the Great Northern, Northern Pacific,
Milwaukee and 500 railways, and the rec
ommendation is made that congress be
more liberal in support of the work of
the national department of agriculture
The work being conducted by state agri-
cultural colleges is also warmly COM
mended, and the hope expressed that
they be more literally supported in the
future than they have been in the past