The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12
Titled Teutonic Tourists Are Enter
tanned To-day in the Twin
Cities.
They Are in This Country to
Study Methods Of Ag-
rieulture.
This Evening the Visitors Will Dine
With Minneapolis German
Americans.

Forty-one landed proprietors, the cream
of the agricultural men Of Germany, ar
rived by carriages and automobiles from
the state experimental farm this after
noon. After an opportunity to brush off
the dust of their long ride from the Vel
lowstone park a banquet will be given
for them at the Commercial Club under
the auspices of the German-American club
Of Minneapolis. Tonight at 1920 they
will leave over the Omaha for Chicago.
The two carloads of stalwart, courteous
and typical Germans of the upper class ar
rived in Minneapolis at 1888 p. M, five
hours late. They were met in M1nne-
apolis by five ST. Paul men representing
a committee Of fifty from the 200 Ger
mans who are members of the st. Paul
club. The ST. Paul men had set out a
luscious breakfast for their countrymen,
but this was waived out of courtesy to
the Minneapolis committee and instead the
party was taken for a light German repast
In the roof garden on the Commercial Club
building and then was driven over Sum
NIT avenue and thru Como park to the
state farm, where luncheon was served
The st. Paul committee. w. Bergmeier Of
the Voks Zeitung, Theo. F. Koch, Ernst
Reiff and Controller Louis BetZ, delivered
the guests to Dean w. M. Liggett and
Professor W: M. Hays at 2:30, and after
an inspection Of the farm, Henry Deutsch
chairman Of the Commercial Clubs public
entertainment committee, and Secretary
w. G.. Nye, representing the public at
| fairs committee, with the reception COM
| mittee of the German American club
| John A. Schlener, r. J. Jungen. J. J..
! Heinrich. O. E. Naegele, G.. O. Lampe and
| Carl Witt-took the party in charge. It
was brought to Minneapolis by the way Of
the state university and the Pillsbury A
mill, passing the courthouse and the
! Chamber of Commerce to the club.
Tonight the banquet will begin at $50.
| President F. j. Jungen will preside and
| introduce the POSTMASTER, DR.. G. Fisch-
| er.
| A Long American Tour.
The delegation landed IN New York May
! 2 and since that time has been touring the
! country, going to Washington and by the
southern route to the Pacific coast. They
| are returning to New York.
The delegation is headed by Eric Won
| Fluegge Of Spec, Pomerania, owner of
| 10000 acres, divided into three estates,
and son-1n-law Of Commissioner A. Schlu-
tow president Of the Vulcan Shipbuilding
| company at Stettin, which built the
Kaiser Wilhelm H.
Of equal rank with Farmer Won Fluegge
as chairman of the agriculturists are
| Frank Brettrech of Munich, minister of
| agriculture in the Bavarian cabinet, and
A. Wadsack Of Saxony, feudal proprietor.
They are sent here by the German agri-
| cultural society,". - the DeuISCue LdHu-
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the biggest agri
| cultural organization in Germany, COM
| prising $4,000 members.
| The delegates pay their own expenses
and have volunteered to come, but
| Messrs. Brettreich, Wadsack and Fluegge
are delegated by the prince Of Kuyp-
! hausen, president of the German Agricul-
i tural society. to represent 1t especially.
The annual dues of the society are &c
marks and the members are mainly
landed proprietors and farmers The at
fairs of the society are managed by q
council, several members of which are
here. There are two presidents, g
president in honor" who is always 9
prince Of the empire or a prince Of 9
state, and the active president. Prince
Kuyphausen is the active president. Mr.
Fluegge used to be a government official
the first official in a county, but now gov
erns his estates.
To Study Agriculture.
Said Mr.. Fluegge: "Our object is t.
study agriculture and social relations il
the United States and your national crops
especially wheat and milk. We also wisl
to view your scenery and will visit tn
Yellowstone National Park, if there i
time. ~
''The delegation is not divided into sec
tons, but most of us are practical agri
euieul 1915 sone interested IN sugar
others in cattle, and every one i
some department of agriculture Upo
our return I shall make a general re
port to the society. The others wi
make reports upon those subjects tina
most interest them, and DR.. Marti
| WILMER, Of Berlin, will combine thes
: individual reports into a technical re
port VIZ
A striking figure is Count Kinsky, G
Adler Costello, Bohemia, lieutenant c
Reserves The count, who is larg
landed proprietor, is very youthful an
stands six feet or more.