The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-10
WANT TO HEAR HILL
THOUSANDS OF INTERESTED PEo-
PIE ARE THRoNGING FARGO
TODAY
ALL POINTS ARE REPRESENTED
Grain and stock Growers See Prac-
ticaI Demonstration on n Bo-
nanza Farm-Many Inter-
esting Papers.
Special to The Globe.

FARGO, N. D., Jan. 9.-What President
Hill, of the Great Northern, will say to-
morrow afternoon at the Tri-State Grain
and Stock Growers convention is a mat
ter of much speculation among the 800
delegates here attending the annual meet
ing and thousands of others all over the
Northwest. From recent railway devel-
opments it is expected that the big mag
nate will take advantage of the occasion
to make a public statement on the al
legged consolidation and freight rates In
terest in what he will say is demon
strated by the fact that every train
brings more people into Fargo to hear
his speech, and all those who have been
here throughout the convention are
awaiting the event.
Mayor Johnson has been advised that
st. Paul and Minneapolis, as well as Du-
luth and West Superior, will have rep
resentatives here. Committees have been
appointed to meet visitors and President
Hills special and look after the guests
while here.
Today was the third of the conven-
ton and the forenoon was devoted to
an excursion to the Glyndon farm of
Hon. G. S. Barnes, when more than 600
delegates took advantage of his hospital
ity in furnishing a special train to his
farm. Mr.. Barnes has happy combina-
ton of grain and blooded stock farm.
The buildings and stock were inspected,
and Prof Shaw, Of the Minnesota ex-
pertinent farm, and Prof. Shepherd, of
the North Dakota agricultural college,
both gave illustrated lectures on cattle
by explaining the good points of some
Of the especially choice specimens.
Many Interesting Papers.
This afternoon papers were read by
President Worst, for Hon. H. D. Sur
ley, of Duane, Trail county, on the ben
efits of farm telephones, which subject
was elaborated upon as matter of con-
venience and economy.
Feeding millet to stock was interesting
~ discussed by ex-State Veterinarian
Hinebauch, of Tower City.
The education of boys on farm fur
nished the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction an opportunity for a par
ticularly able effort.
P. J. Beltz, of Buxton, spoke on diver
sifed farming, and discussed methods of
maintaining interest on farms for boys.
State Dairy Commissioner Kaufman
gave rousing speech on the dairy inter-
ests of the state and encouraged the de-
Velopment of the creamery interest, the
possibilities Of which are just now being
realized by North Dakota farmers.
EX-State Treasurer Knud J. Nomland
told how to raise corn in the Northwest
IN a practical manner that showed close
observation on his big Trail county
farm. Supt. McKissick, of the Bonanza
Grandin farms, near Mayville, discussed
grain and stock in combination.
The spirit of the convention is shown
in the animated discussions following ev-
cry paper Scarcely a subject can be
preached on which some hundreds are
not generally interested, with several
dozen delegates intensely so. Each mans
particular hobby is brought to the front.
An executive committee consisting Of
j. H. Worst of Fargo T. A Hover
Saunders, of Bookings, S. D., was ap
pointed.
President Johnson named the following
committee on resolutions: Capt. D. L.
Wellman, Frazee, Mimi, chairman; w.
L. Forket, Lamoure, N. D.; T. A. Hover
stad, Crookston Mimi; George Earl,
Oriska, N. D.; James Kennedy, Fargo.
The programme of the evening session
was started with paper by J. c. Han
ley, of st. Paul, on 'The Nicaraguan
Canal and Its Effect on Oriental Trade"
He was emphatic in his expressions of
6isapproval of the canal scheme, and
wanted the United States to develop
Oriental trade.
Prof Shaw gave his lecture on sheep
on the Farm" in a manner that instruct
cd and interested the audience. NJ p.
Moran, of Graceville, president of the
National Grain Growers association;
Profs. Ten Eyck and Bolley, of North
Dakota agricultural college, and M. A.
Carleton, of Washington, also made adj
dresses