The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-16

The lasting benefits to accrue from
the Minnesota immigration convention
were manifested yesterday during the
second and final day of the convention.
Among other results was the organiza-
zion, by the delegates. of the State I'M
migration society, which will eventu-
ally be put upon permanent basis;
| and proposal, formally adopted, in
favor of bureau OF immigration to be
established by the state.
When the report of the committee on
! resolutions was adopted yesterday
morning the delegates decided that the
| convention activities should be con-
tinued by central immigration COM
| nittee, led by the officers of Minnesota
| commercial bodies. But at the after
noon session this plan was amended, on
motion of Judge John w. Willis, of St.
PAUL, and an immigration society sub
stltuted for a central committee,
! The papers read during the day DEM
onstrated. with notable power, the
splendid resources of Minnesota Prof.
W. nj. Hays. of the state experiment
| station, set forth the states "Agricul-
| tural Resources" Prof. S. Il. Green, of
the experiment station, spoke upon
! orchards and Gardens" w. w. P.
Mcconnell, state dairy and food COM
| missioner, upon Dairy Products" and
e. w. Randall, secretary of the State
Agricultural society, upon Live Stock
interests" G. M, Atkinson, of Hibbing,
who was to have discussed the i'm
| portant Mineral Resources" of the
state, was detained at home by illness.
Randal's Paper Occupies Afternoon
Mr.. RandaIIs paper was the only one
| read during the afternoon. Judge E. A.
Jaggard, the chairman, being occupied
upon the bench, his place at the Peo-
! pies church was taken by Thomas
Cochran.
Minor resolutions adopted during the
afternoon thanked the Twin City and
state press for courtesies and the ST.
Paul Commercial club for its active
preliminary work in the interests of the
convention and for it's entertainment of
| the delegates.
After the last paper a delegate from
steele county regretted that the dele
gates had not enjoyed the oppor-
tunity to set forth the resources of
| their respective counties. Thereupon
this privilege was accorded, and. county
We'd with county.
Earlier in the day Cass Lake dele
gate had protested that much more
land would be obtainable by immi-
grants if the state forestry board had
not, as the delegate believed, wrong
| fully selected fine agricultural acres
for part of a forestry reserve.
The convention adjourned after 5
| o'clock.
| ceived at the Commercial club by
| President T. F. Smith, Secretary G. p.
| Slime, Judge E. A. Jaggard, Gen. M. D.
| Flower, E. w. Randall, H. H. Bigelow,
| H. M. Taylor and other members of
| the clubs reception committee. Re
| freshments were served and there was
| music in the roof garden.
| : In his address upon Live Stock In
| terests' Mr.. Randall said:
Mr.. RandaPs Address
Minnesota is remarkably well adapted
| to the growing of live stock. With its good
| land at low prices, favorable climate and
i extensive market and transportation IA
| cihtieS all conditions are supplied that are
! necessary for successful live stock in
! duStry. That the land Is good for live
/ stock purposes is shown by the wealth and
profusion with which forage crops are
grown. All Of Minnesota IS adapted to
| the growing of grasses for hay or perma-
nent pastures, and Northern Minnesota is
especially adapted for this purpose.
Minnesota is also corn country"
| When the state was new and grain raising
was almost an exclusive industry with the
| farmers, it was thought by many that
| corn could not be successfully grown in the
| state. But this erroneous impression was
! diSpelled long ago. Now more corn than
| wheat is grown in many portions of the
| state and some~corn is grown even in the
| well in all parts of the state. All kinds
/ of stock vegetables can be grown easily,
making it possible for the careful stock
| raiser to balance ration upon which
| a horse, a COW, sheep or a hog will
| thrive. Minnesota grows easily and in
| quantity all of the recognized stock foods
| and thus meets fully this important con-
| dition of the stockman.
Land Is Cheap
This land, upon which stock foods are
| grown in such variety and abundance,
| quality and location considered, is cheap.
| A man of small means can buy and own a
farm, or the man who now owns a small
| but high-priced farm in some older state
can sell his present holding and for the
| price received buy from two to five times
/ as many acres here, making it possible
| for growing family and materially bet
ter his condition. Nor is it necessary in
making change of this kind to encounter
the prfyat1onS of the earlier pioneers The
pioneering for the most part is done.
| Roads and bridges are made, markets are
| established and social, religious and edu-
cational advantages are at hand.
| The state is well watered. There are
over 5000 lakes and many streams of
| clear, cool, pure water: This is an impor-
| tant consideration with the stockman.
| While Minnesota has much of sunshine. it
| is blessed with sufficient rainfall to keep
| the pastures of the stockman in good con-
dition and make Minnesota one of the
| most reliable crop producing states of the
| Union.
Minnesota's climate is justly far-famed.
| There is a combinati of sun and air
| and temperature that is conducive to the
best forms of vegetable and animal life.
| 1t gives grains and grasses high qualities
| of nutrition, adds special color and fla
vor to fruits, unique beauty to the flow
ers, quickens the pulses of the people and
| gives unusual vigor and life to the whole
| brute creation.
1 No Need of Expensive Buildings
Expensive buildings are not necessary
Although the temperature in winter is fire.
Quently low the air is dry and live stock
| does not suffer. If live stock be given a
roof and protection from the wind 1t will
| be sufficient for their well being.
| Transportation facilities are convenient
| and markets are good In thinking of this
| subject / am reminded of resident of
one of the small villages Of the state who
claimed that he had a splendid place in
| which to live because one could start
from his town and go to any place in the
| world. The live stock producer in Mime
sofa Is in much the same position. From
| Duluth he can send his products over in
| land seas to the ocean to markets beyond
the Atlantic. Taking advantage of the Mis-
sissippi river his products can be sent
to the worlds markets via the gulf of
| Mexico. Over great transcontinental rail-