The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
LARGE GRANT ASKED FOR
MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL SOCIE-
TY WANTS SEQ, 600 FROM THE
LEGISLATURE
DELEGATES HAVE GONE HOME
Ohicers Elected In All Departments
and Plans Laid for the Coming
Year-PrOtection of Sheep
Industry.

The convention of the Minnesota Agri-
cultural society is now a thing of the
past, all officers having been elected or
reelected and all business transacted
The members of the association went to
their homes last night feeling that the
/ convention had been a success from all
points of view and with the hopes in
their hearts that the legislature will do
something for them this winter. The o.
fcers of the association are as follows:
President, John Cooper; first vice presi-
dent, Thomas H. Shevlin, Minneapolis;
second vice president, Chester r. Smith.
ST. Paul.
Dean w. M. Tiggett, of the state agri-
cultural school, was reelected as a men,
Der of the board of managers J. W.
Sawyer, a machine man from Pine coun-
ty, was elected a member of the beard of
managers to succeed ]. II. IIetson, of
Alexandra.
Following the election Of officers came
the report of the committee on resoIu-
tons. The most important were those
| asking appropriations from the legis-
lature. One asked for $4,000 for a. stock
amphitheater and q new agricultural
building at the state fair grounds, and
another for $4,000 for a water system
and lire facilities on the grounds
Another resolution asks the Twin Cities
not to arrange for their carniVals during
fair week. The association urged upon
the legislature the need of giving liberal
support to the state experimental sta
ton and the agricultural association A
resolution also recommended the passage
of the Grout bill in the United States
senate on the ground that the leasing of
public range lands for grazing retards
agriculture.
President Cooper, being in California,
his annua! address was read by Dean
Liggett The paper noted the f1ouri. hing
condition of the association, reminding
the members that it was now abe to
set aside $4,000 as a guarantee of the
payment of premiums in case of unavoid-
able disaster through rain or otherwise
DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS.
The president thought a commendable
disposition of this sum would he to place
it in the state treasury, reserving the
authority to draw it out when needed
He thought G. fire department was neeI-
ed at the fair grounds and urged the
members to impress upon the legislature
the need of taking proper care of the
agricultural interests of the state
Secretary E. w. Randall announced
that there was now a balance in the
treasury of $1S.2S5.61. OF this, $4,000
would be set aside by the board in order
tc pay premiums in case rain Should
cause the financial failure of any future
state fair. He thought the balance wcu d
be sufficient to pay the preliminary ex-
penses Of the next state fair.
Another batch of resolutions was acted
upon at the afternoon session which was
directly under the supervision of the
Minnesota Stock Breeders association.
The first was a glowing tribute to the
late Maj A. G. Wilcox. 1t stated that
his loss was mourned by all and that he
had done more for the association than
any other man. The second resolution
was recommendation to the present
/ legislature to. have something done with
view to protecting the sheep industry.
1t Is claimed that the industry is beina
greatly injured by dogs and wolves
The third thanked the Commercial club
for its hospitality, and the fourth asked
the legislature for $780, or as much as
necessary to cover the cost of printing
10000 copies OF the book written by Prof.
Shaw, called Sheep Industry for free
distribution to the farmers of the state.
The new officers elected are as follows:
President, J. ]. Furlong; first vice presi-
dent, a. H. Bulls; second vice president.
7. G.. Seeley; secretary, Thomas Shaw:
treasurer, ]. C. Mills. The executive
committee is as follows: ]. Tyson, c..
Kenning, Lyman Baird, Luke Stannard.
II. E. Fletcher, J. -ElweIl. H w. Stone.
After the election of officers it was de-
termined that each member of the as
ISOLATION do all in his power to get repre-
sentatives and senators in the legislature
to work for the interest of the agr1cuI-
tural school at every opportunity.
The Sheep Breeders association was
the last to hold its meeting. It indorsed
the resolutions mentioned above, relating
to the sheep industry and then proceeded
to the election of officers. They are as