The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

PRESIDENT BERNARD OF LEAGUE
TELLS OF WORK.
Millions Of Acres Of Swamp Lands Will
Be Reclaimed Under Operation Of
New Federal Legislation in Connec-
ton With State Laws--Cole s Nom
ination Satisfactory. .-@ rs

Millions Of dollars, an additional
size, and one hundred thousand settlers
are three Of the benefits which A. G:
Barnard, president Of the Minnesota
Drainage league, expects to realize from
a hard season s work at Washington,
and as result of the drainage bill.
: Mr.. Bernard, who is from Cass Lake,
is on his way to: Wadena to the Sec
which begins June 20. He has been in
Washington all winter in the interests
Of. the league and the state. Today he
is at Minnetonka with H. Ct. Hays, sec
rotary of the league hus ~ -~ i.
Work Is Important.
my work, z said: Mr.. Bernard last
IMPORTANT for the state. We secured
an appropriation Of $4,000 for. topo-
graphical survey OF. the Red Lake. In
dian reservation, and / also assisted
Congressman STEVENSON in !. drafting
and pushing a, drainage bill which re
ceiYede the cooperation of thirteen
states. This was finally Withdrawn and
port in. spite of the opposition Of the
land commissioner and the secretary
Of sthe interior. BY this bill all pro
ceeds Of the sale of lands after June
, 80, 1905, are to be reserved and set
aside as a: special reclamation survey
fund for the examination; and .1eo1n-
struction of means to improve lands in
the northern part of the state.x1fr Ia5os
| "Seven millions acres of, land, belong
to the government and are held in
trust for the Indians and 3,500,QQ0
acres in the. same part Of Mir esota
are held by the state .4->xw>: 1.,zs al
State and Nation Join. ~2noi2
"The work is to be laid out by and
under the supervision Of the state au-
thorities,. and the. expenditures are to
be under: direction Of the secretary of
the interior This all dovetails we'll
with the states plan of, eventual, re-
clamation Of it's entire swamp area, It
Kill a of r. area saas N size TO- tie
While in Minneapolis Mr.. Bernard as
sisted Secretary Hays to prepare the
program for the second annual conven-
ton at Wadena. Among The speakers
are four convention republican
gubernatorial possibilities: A. l.. C,ie,
Julius H. Block, G. w. Somerville and
A. D. Stephens. ~ I: -.
George A.. lph, state drainage en5i.
neer. will speak on the Minnesota topo.
graphical survey; F. H: Newell Of the
| United States reclamation service, will
talk Of his work. S. Nc. Owen will
speak on the agricultural possibilities
of the reclaimed north, and J. B. Blanch-
ard, Of the department OF agriculture!
age. =. ...- -
/ J. N. Cashel, president Of the North
Dakota league, viii be present, with 4
L.. Fellows, state engineer, c. E. Dancer
civil engineer Of the board Of public
works Of Winnipeg, is another noted
engineer to take. part in the: proceed
| ings, also Professor Chandler, president
Of the University Of North Dakota.
night stating that Willis J. HEggleston
Of the geological department, and Mr.
. Heron Of the reclamation department
had been assigned to attend the con
, vention. l
Good Word for Cole
: As q townsman at one time Of a. L
Colt, Mr.. Bernard had something to say
about the republican candidate for gov
ernor of Minnesota. The whole Min
nesota delegation" said Mr.. Bernard
twas pleased over the action Of tt:
for governor could not have been Sc
+ Jacobson was. understood. in Washing
" ton to have no show at all, and failing
). in the nomination Of Cole, it was ex
pected that a dark horse would be PHI
in. .
"I have known Mr.. Cole intimatel,
. for several years, having been resi-
!, dent Of Walker in an early day. i ap
i preciate his integrity, aggressivenes
1 and enterprise, and. while he may no
!, be well known to the greater part O
z the state, when he is known it will b,
! favorably. I anticipate his election b,
100000 to $4,000 majority. =
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