The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
WOULD BAR AUTOS
FROM HIGHWAYS
GARTTAN OF PRESTON SCORES
RECKLESS CHAUFFEURs.

Opening Session of Minnesota Agricul-
tural Society Is Enlivened by Spirit
ed Arrangement of "Automaniacs, -
Who Are Branded Dangerous to Life
and Limb-Annual Meeting Under
Way. +.
Denounced as modern .Juggernaut
and declared unworthy of passage on
the highways until proper restrictions
are secured, the automobile Jared badly
at the opening session Of the Minnesota
State Agricultural society in the Nicol-
let hotel today. The paper Of M. T..
Grattan of Preston, MINI, words by
Mayor David P. Jones onS the subject
and the testimonials of farmers in the
discussion had the result of instructions
to the resolutions committee to take &C.
tion on the matter, and probably spe-
cial legislative committee will be APP
pointed to carry the automobile ques-
ton to the legislature.
Automaniacs was the term ap-
piled to the owners Of autos, in the pa
per by Mr.. Grattan, which was read by
Secretary Randall in the absence Of its
writer. Self-defense was urged by Mr..
Grattan in his radical paper, the open
ing paragraph Of which was as follows:
can irrepressible conflict between
people who maintain and of necessity
use the highways, and The few who con
Every. day in the year this murderous
minority run over one or more vic
Tins, always manning and often kill
ing, until the casualties equal those
of war. Every time ono is obliged to
risk an assault, from these death deal
ing monsters, the same sentiments stir
the breast that control in battle-ter-
ror, anger or, grim determination, ac-
cording to temperament. In: stating
this fact I am not drawing on imagi-
nation, for / wear an iron button and
was in Banks Red River expedition,
over forty years ago, where fighting
and death from exposure was as con-
slant as the automobile holocaust
Mayor jones' Views.
Mayor Jones, who had made the adj
dress Of welcome. opened the discus
sion. His views, tho in sympathy with
Mr.. Gfattan, were not so radical. Ho
urged the necessity of legislation, but
declared it should be sane, He denied
the justice of barring the highways to
autos, but declared that a law must
make a decidedly legible number a
He recommended no mercy toward the
many reckless chauffeurs that imperil
lives, and promised that the best
minded owners Of automobiles would
assist in any movement to control the
insane speeding of men who bring the
! automobilist in general into disrepute.
In the absence of President G. n.
Cosgrove of LIE Sueur, the serious ILL.,
ness of whose mother prevented his
attendance, First Vice President B. r.
Nelson Of Minneapolis presided today.
line university, offered the invocation.
The address of welcome Of Mayor
Jones, who paid tribute to the agricul:
| turist, and reckoned the society of
| equal Importance with the state uni
versity, followed. Governor John A
Johnson was. on the program for an
address this morning, but was unable
to attend. He will speak to the asso'
citation later.
The Secretary's Report. -.
Never before has a secretary Of thu
Minnesota State Agricultural society
had the, honor to deliver a report show
ing such wonderful progress in a single
year as that made to the society b,
Secretary E. w. Randall of Hamlint
today. Last years state fair eclipset
in every department all that preceded
it, and the balance on hand, togethe
with the excellent growth in all depart
ments, was highly encouraging to tn
$50 members who were present.
A plea for more attractive farm
homes and lawns was made by Mrs. H
D. Tillotson, president of the Mime
sofa Rose society. A resolution touch
ing upon the subject will be returned
with the report Of the resolutions com
mittee, Thursday. ~-.-
This afternoon the session was unde
stock Breeders association. An ad
dress citing the wonderful possibilitie
Of hog-raising in Minnesota was deliv
cred by DR.. A. T. Peters of the Ne
braska Agricultural college.
G. M. WILDER Of Marysville, Ohio
was booked for the other address O
the afternoon, on Commercial Sheep
Raising.'
The following convention committee
were announced by Acting Presiden
Nelson this afternoons:
Credentials-A. G. Cooper. st. Cloud
| G. B. Arnold, Kasson; T. H. Garfield
Becker. county; F. P. Brown, Blue Fart
City; John Furlong, Austin.
Resolut ions rWyman Elliot, Henne
| PIN Guilty, ~. w. VlOGUlCer, LIE S0uo
county; J. B. Kelly, Dakota county; c
W. Patterson. Worthington; F. E. Mi
lard, Yellow Medicine. -
This Evenings Session.
This evening the dairy and food con
mission will preside over the meetin
Of the agricultural society The follow
ing papers and addresses are on tn
program: Progress of the Dairy Indus
try in Minnesota, - Professor r. I
Hacker, st. Anthony Park; eth
Cross bred Steer,' A. w. Trow, Gler
vile; Creamery Management &c
ward K. Slater, st. Paul; "Feeds TO
the Dairy Cow" Il. A. Sweet, Fail
mount; Legislation Affecting Dair
Interests in the State,' j.. r. Morley
Owatonna.
Several highly interesting subject
will be considered at the sessions tt
morrow. Among them will be "Whea
Rust and Flax Witt to be treated b
Professor H. l.. Bolley Of the Mort
Dakota agricultural college. Mornins
} afternoon and evening meetings will b
held. The business session, concludin
! the convention, comes Thursday morr
ing. -. 49,. .e@..