The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-09
BUDD REEVE
WAS THERE
NORTH DAKOTA PHILOSOPHER
TALKS TO FARMERS AT
FARGO
CONVENTION A BIG sUcCEs
Attendance Has Exceeded All An
ticipatiOns, and Delegates Are
Still Arriving ON Every
Train.
FRIDAY TO BE THE BIG DAY
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe
FARGO, N. D., Jan. S-The second
days session Of the Tri-State Grain and
Stock Growers, convention was marked
by largely increased attendance and
greater enthusiasm and interest. The adj
dresses and papers were of high order,
and the manner of conducting the work
has kept everything going along rapidly
and with satisfaction to all concerned
At the adjournment this afternoon it was
decided to have no session till II o'clock
tomorrow, as tonight was the half way
point in the four days session, and en-
tertainment by local talent had been es-
pecially arranged for the occasion as a
means of recreation after three strenu-
GUS sessions daily.
From till IL tomorrow morning the
delegates will be the guests of c. S.
Barnes on his big farm, near Glyndon
MINI. He has secured q special train to
take them out. The regular programme
will be resumed on their return, and the
indications are that tomorrow and Fri
day will show still greater crowds, as
there were new arrivals on every train
tonight.
Mr. Hills address on Friday will be
the event of the convention. Great in
terest is being taken in what he will have
to, say and his effort Friday afternoon
will be a fitting climax to the work Of
the convention.
The event of today was a speech by
Budd Reeve, North Dakota's most
unique character. He came to prepare
the convention for President Hills ap-
pearance Friday, and his effort was as
remarkable as the man himself. In his
peculiarly humorous vein he exploited
Mr.. Hills friendship for the North Da-
kota farmers and the interest he had
shown in free excursions to the agri-
cultural college, and declared that in
stead of having horns and a forked tail,
the president of the Northern Securities
company was a kind-hearted and gener-
Gus developer of Northwestern interests
Mr.. Reeves remarks were carefully and
skillfully set forth in a manner to
arouse the admiration even of the men
who might be opposed to his subject.
Frank r. Strong, of Scoville, N D.,
made one of the most interesting speech
es of the day on macaroni wheat, which
he has grown some years and over which
he is one of the leading enthusiasts in
the state. He showed some bread from
flour, and demonstrated the success and
profit of the crop President Worst read
the paper prepared by S. M. Owen, of
Minneapolis
M. A. Carleton, who spoke next on
Drought Resistant Cereals" was sent as
of the department of agriculture, and
has been a valuable source Of informa-
ton on many subjects during the con-
ventiOn. Mr. Carleton discussed his in
vestigations in Russia, and compared the
! southern part with the Dakotas. He spoke
of the success of raising macaroni
wheat and of the efforts of the depart
ment at Washington to get the crop
grown in this country, as twenty or more
million pounds Of the wheat were annu-
ally imported and the demand is increas-
| ing. He also urged the growth Of win
ter rye in this part of the Northwest,
and recommended that special attention
/ be given to broom corn industry.
The afternoon session was concluded
! by an interesting address on "Red River
| Valley Drainage" by George A. Ralph,
| of Crookston. He demonstrated the need
| of protection from devastating floods and
| outlined a possible plan for their preven-
| ton.