Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-01-21
COMMERCIAL
CLUBS OF STATE
Meet and Plan a Great Cam
paign for Boosting
Minnesota.


resolution. petitioning the represen-
tatives of the people to loosen the
strings of the States purse. which
was passed January 18th, by the
Minnesota Federation of Commercial
Clubs during it's second annual con-
vention. held in Saint Paul. Jan.
14th and 18th.
Enthusiasm over the practically
unlimited resources of the state pre-
vailed throughout the meeting. The
absolute necessity Of advertising. the
upbuilding of the agricultural in
terests. the education of farmers in
agricultural schools. and the build
ing of good roads. were among the
chief topics of discussion.
There were 12O delegates in at
tendance. representing rs commercial
clubs of the state with total
membership of 10000 representative
business men of Minnesota. Presi-
dent D. M. Neill. of Red Wing.
secretary Curtis L. Mosher, of Saint
Paul and treasurer Frank j. Meyst,
of MINNEAPOLIS. were all reelected to
their respective officers. Senator A.
D. Stephens, of Crookston. was
named as first vice president and F.
E. Wade, of Fairmo ont. sas second
vice president.
The Executive Com 10 ittee, COM
posed of club member from each
congressional district. we're elected
as follows. in numerical order: Julius
Reiter. Rochester: S. B. Nelson.
Luverne; W. Sivright. Hutchinson;
J. H. Mitchell. st. Paul; Wallace G.
Nye, MINNEAPOLIS: Andrew Davis.
Elk River: F. W. Murphy. Wheaton:
H.. V. Eva. Duluth; q. ]. Pryor.
Bemidji. IA
If the 100000 is secured from the
legislature. which was promised by a
large number of representatives and
senators present during the conven-
tion. it will be used through the
Office of the Immigration Com
missioner of the state. Mr.. Geo.
Welch.
OF vital Importance is the bring
ing of farmers to the state through
the imparting of knowledge of what
is being done here in the agricul-
tural line. That farmer is worth
thousand dollars to any community
was the feature of a strong speech
made by E. w. Randall. until re-
GENTLY Dean of the Agricultural
College of Minnesota. which is at the
head Of all agricultural colleges of
the state. Mr.. Randall held that
the state was greatly handicapped
as the result of the little education
which the average farmer of the
state has at present. 10 give him
an education in cultivation and
raising of cattle "Juld mean that
his annual income which at present
averages less than thousand
dollars would be duplicated and
Implicated.
Others. such men as W. L. Harris.
of MINNEAPOLIS. President of the
country. Professor John Gray, of
the Department of Economics and
Political Sciences at the University
of Minnesota. William Robertson of
the State Experimental Farm at
Crookston. and others of like calibre.
who spoke during the convention.
upheld Mr.. Randall and advised the
selection of competent teachers who
would 20 among the farmers and
give practical demonstration of the
higher art of farming. All strongly
advised proper advertising which
finally resulted in the unanimous
adoption of the resolution asking for
$1,000
Good roads were discussed at
length bv the delegates. Geo. W.
Cooley, Engineer of the state high
wav commisson. read a paper on the
proper construction of roads. He
outlined thoroughly the various con-
stuctions of roads. and recommended
properly constructed dirt roads in
preference to the more expensive
roads of stone material. A general
discussion brought out the facts that
much was being done in the line Of
good roads throughout the state.
Minneapolis was selected by the
convention as the place of meeting
in 1910. 80.
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resolutions which were unanimously
adopted by the. convention. 8. which
promises.to.be thrice--ss. as large next
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