The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Tran3acts Much Business at its Regular
Animal Meeting. C. w. COsgrove is
Elected President.

l Aunual meeIluSs C w. SOSSrOVe Is
Elected President.
The meeting of the Minnesota State Ag-
ricultural society at st. Paul was of UNI
| usual interest. Among other business the
| officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows:
President, c.. W. Cosgrove, LeSueur;
vice-presidents, G. r. Smith, ST. Paul;
| B. F. Nelson, Minneapolis; board Of man.
| ayers, N. S. Gordon. Crookston; ]. c.
| Curryer, St. Paul; l.. D. Baird, Austin;
| hold-over members, w. M. Liggett, st.
Anthony Park; ]. M. Underwood, Lake
City, and w. G. Sawyer, Partridge.
The society adopted resolutions favor
ing the selecting for park and sanitarium
purposes lands to be decided on after in
| vestigation in the Leech Lake Indian res
ervation. the Mississippi Chippewa reser-
walton or the Cass Lake Indian reserva-
| ton.
The resolutions ask that congress take
| up the question, and senators and repre-
sentatives are urged to use their best eff
forts to secure land for a forest reserve.
! The other resolutions asked that the
management of the state fair be Endorsed,
| that increased accommodations be Sc
|
this state be prepared through the aid
| of the legislature; thanked the daily
press, commended Secretary of Agricul-
| ture Wilson and also President Roosevelt
| for his recognition of the abilities of the
secretary
A new live stock ampitheater is wanted
| on the fair grounds, also horticultural
building, light and power plant and an
| addition to the dairy, machinery and
womens buildings.
The last resolution Endorsed the state
school of agriculture and commended it
| for having short sessions.
| In the absence of President Cooper,
his annual address was read by Dean
| w. M. Liggett, of the agricultural school.
1t follows in part:
| 1.-THE farmer succeeds best when all
other industries prosper. The success of
the manufacturer, mechanical arts, the
| development of our mineral wealth, the
| conservation and economical uses of our
forests, the growth and development Of
| our towns and cities, with their special
| interests, all conspire to the well being
| of the husbandman. Therefore, the set
ting apart by the whole people of the
| state one week in the year for grand
| comprehensive, industrial exposition on
| educational principles, where the repre-
| sentatives of each industry can meet
with his exhibit, compare notes, rub up
! against his fellow producer and absorb
a world Of general information, which he
| can make use of with great beneht dur
| ing his lifetime, is an excellent thing.
"A fair is useful in many ways, among
which, and by no means the least inn
portant, are the opportunities presented
to advertise the grand resources and pro-
auctions of our state to the visitors We
attract from abroad.
| Minnesota is the gateway of the great
northwest and we should be enterpris-
ing for this reason. The last legislature
did not do for US what we expected, but
good use has been made of the money in
| hand. Our machinery department is in
| a deplorable condition. We have no bet
| ter accommodations in that line than we
had Is years ago.
I'VE have secured increases in our cat
tie exhibits, but the quarters are now
becoming cramped. We also need i'm
provement in our lighting plant. More
attention should be paid to the care of
the grounds, in the way Of planting trees,
adornments of buildings, etc.
In closing President Cooper said he
could not serve another term, even if Of
fered it.
A resolution of thanks to the retiring
| president was adopted and he was pre-
scented with gold watch.
The names of o. G. Gregg and Thomas
Shaw were then proposed for life mem
| bership and referred to the committee on
life membership
The report of the treasurer follows:
Balance on hand Dec. 10, 1900, SIS, 81 ;
state appropriation, $4,000; stall rents,
s1,229.75; forage, $1,3S9.2O; privileges, S.
47O6O; races, sS,4911O; ticket sales, $751;
| 1906; rent account, 1890; sundry small
accounts $31493; Shorthorn Breeders as
ISOLATION premiums, $1,7SO; State Breed
ers' association premiums, $97; total re-
ceipts, 1882, 12134
Accounts of former years, $363.O3; at
fractions, sS,93795; advertising, $6,91S.97;
forage and fuel, $2,O45.S0; labor, repairs,
material, $5,O64.66; postage, kilograms, ex-
press, $5OS.43 premiums, $19,S26.97; purses,
| $14,546.7S; superintendent, assistants,
! judges, police, gateman, ticket sellers,
$S,O7S3O; permanent improvements, ST.
57619; officers salaries, $500; other ex-
| penses, $549.S4; balance on hand Dec. 10,
1901, 1877, e04.32
A resolution was adopted asking Gov.
David Francis, president of the World S
fair committee, to appoint as director
| general of the live stock department, w.
S. Skinner, Chicago.
The meeting adjourned until next year.
State Breeders Association.
The members of the Minnesota Stock
Breeders association decided at the an
nual meeting of the organization to inau-
gurate a campaign to secure more time
and attention for the study of live stock,
and especially of breeds at the state
school of agriculture. 1t was the opinion
of the stock men that their branch of
agriculture is being neglected at the
school.
With two exceptions all the old officers
were reelected. They are: President
J. ]. Furlong, Austin; first ce-president,
A. H. Bulls, Winnebago City; second
vice-p president, D. S. Hall, Buffalo Lake
secretary, Thomas Shaw, st. Anthony
Park; treasurer, ]. C.. Mills, Preston; ex-
ecutive committee, first district, Lyman
D. Baird, Austin; second district, Joseph
Tyson, Redwood Falls; third district