Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-14
Representatives in C0nven-
tiOn at Cr00kStOn.
{. A. TULLAR'S
VALUABLE PAPER
The Representative Farmers of the
Valley Gather at Crookston to
Talk Over Matters of Interest
to Them.

\ mass meeting was held at the
city hall in Crookston Monday even
ing, the object being to express
opinions relative to the support by
the state Of the branch AGRICULTURAL
stations, and it was largely attended
by delegates from the various towns
in the valley, and Crookston.
John Cromb was made chairman
OF the meeting and j. W. Wheeler
secretary. BY request, Supt. Hover
stad stated that the object OF the
meeting was to consider the needs OF
the state agricultural school, and
particularly those OF the branch sta
tions, and to urge upon the legisla-
ture the Importance ofan appropria-
ton that would enable the best re-
suits to be attained under the expert
mental system.
For the Crookston station for ex-
periments and maintenance $1,000
a year would be required, together
with $4,000 to be made available
in 1901 for added equipment.
$6 900 Of this latter sum is to be ex-
pended for a new cattle barn, % 800
for the purchase of cattle. and
81 800 for drainage and fencing.
He spoke of the interest which had
been manifested at the thirty. or
forty farmers Institute meetings he
had already addressed :nd of the i'm
purtance to the agricultural inter-
ests Of this section of the state ex-
perimental work to be done.
Hon. c. A. Tullar, OF Warren, made
an address that we reproduce, and
which is an earnest OF the general
sentiment that prevailed.
E. D. Childs testified to the excel
lent work OF the agricult ural school,
giving statistics of it's growth, and
value to the state.
Other speakers were N. S. Gordon,
NJ. R. Brown and J W. Wheeler, and
all were unanimous in the belief that
the legislature does not fully com
prehend the Importance OF the ex-
pertinent stations to the subject OF
practical agriculture.
On motion the following were ap.
pointed as committee on resolutions:
N. S. Gordon, NJ. R. Brown, Z. -.
Childs. The following were appointed
committee to appear before the ap-
preparation committee of the leeisla-
ture to assist in impressing them
with the Importance OF this interest
A. D. Stephens, Vim. Anglim, W. E.
Mckenzie, C. A. Tullar, N. 5. Cor
don, NJ. R Brown, J. W. Wheeler
After a further informal discussion
the meeting adjourned.
Mr.. TULLAR's PAPER.
| Agricultural schools and stations
are not a recent innovation to the
field of agriculture, neither are they
so unusual as to cause comment
At the present time there is not g
state or territory belonging to the
> United States, save in Alaska ano
the new possessions, where agricul
tnre is not taught in some form
And the national. government has
already taken advanced STEP to es
tablish colleges of agriculture il
> Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip
pines. Indeed, these centers of in
formation have become 50 familiar
and their work of such universally
recog nized value, that any attempt
, to remove them from the system o
education, or to retard their progress.
: in any manner, would meet with in
, stant and we'll merited r-buke. Sc
long as agriculture remains the hope
: Of the nation, so long will the college
and the experiment station continue
. to be the bulwark of agriculture. Sc
. accustomedt to these supports or aids
: to successful agriculture have we be
: come, that we seldom stop to inquir,
from whence they came, or how they
were maintained. Not without {
struggle did these institutions o