The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-09-30
jim HILL TALKS
Great Northern Maguate Gives
Ideas On'Fdrminq
LONG PRAIRIE ADDRESS
Sduk Centre People Visit Todd
County Capital to Hear Him
and See the fair

The Todd County fair with Con-
gressman c. A. Lindbergh and Jas. J.
Hill as star attractions, drew a good
ly number of Sauk Centre people
Friday and Saturday of last week,
MI. Lindbergh spoke Friday after
noon, and Mr.. Hill on Saturday.
The attendance at the fair was very
large, there being at least 5000 per-
sons present Saturday to listen to
the great railroad man. Special
trains were run on the Great Nor
thern on Saturday, one leaving Sauk
Centre at $50 a. M, and returning
at 7:3O p. m. The other ran be-
tween Cass Lake and Long Prairie,
and carried over 500 people. Three
coach loads returned on the south
bound train for Sauk Centre. Lucas
Kells and Sol Pendergast went up
Friday and listened to Congressman
Lindbergh, returning Saturday after
neon. On Saturdays special, among
others, were seen w. McNeice, Rev.
). T. B. Smith, E. A. Richards, H.
F. Alden, Jas. Ingram, Jas. A. Nor
rls, Henry Deters, l.. f. Heifner and
large number of others. The foot
ball team played at the Todd county
fair Friday and Saturday, Rev. F.
FL. Oehler accompanying them. The
Sauk Centre people spent very
pleasant day at Long Prairie. Two at
tractive exhibits, though not on the
fair grounds, were the fine new print
ing offices recently erected by the
Leader and The Argus, Long Prai-
rie's excellent newspapers. The Lea
der has been settled in its new
home fortnight; the Argus was NOV
ing on Friday and Saturday.
The fair was excellent, but Jim
Hill was the chief exhibit. He made
his appearance about ten o'clock in
the forenoon, arriving on his special
train, which, by the way, was con-
ductored by the we'll known and
ever popular TONY" Manley. Mr..
Hill was the guest at dinner and dur
ing the day of Hon. w. E. Lee. The
Great Northern magnate was intro
duced to the big crowd at the fair
grounds by Mr.. Lee in we'll round
ed talk of ten minutes.
When Mr.. Hill rose to speak he
was heartily cheered. He spoke, as
usual, on the subject of farming. Mr..
Hill is an authority on this topic,
as he has for years owned and OPP
Grated several large. farms.
He emphasized the Importance of
agriculture. Of the four sources of
wealth, said Mr.. Hill, the sea, the
forests, the mines and the soil, the
last named is far the most impor-
tant. The sea gives something; the
forests are about gone; the mines oc-
cupy a proportionately small part of
the country; but the soil is universal
and without agriculture, the human
race could not survive. Mr.. Hill urg-
Ell the Importance of careful and in
telligent cultivation of the soil.
The rich soil of the country had been
impoverished by continual cropping
with out returning anything to it.
In the overcrowded countries of Eur
ope, where the soil was originally
much poorer than that of Minnesota.
it is enriched by fertilizers until
wheat produces an average of 81
bushels per acre, while here We think
20 or Is is big yield.
Mr.. Hill spoke at length of stock
raising. He decried the Jersey cow,
which fact surprised many. The Jer-
sey, he said, is not profitable cow
to keep on the farm for general pur-
poses, although the milk is rich.
Mr.. Hill laid great stress on the
importance of intelligent farming.
Live stock, properly handled, and
the soil properly enriched and culti-
waited, make the prosperity of the
country. Without agriculture, the
country could not thrive.
Mr.. Hill said the day of cheap wheat
has passed He gave as a reason
that the production of wheat does
not increase as fast as does the in
crease of population. In the last
two decades, the production of wheat
in this country has increased 25 per
cent, while the population has increas-
ed "a per cent. Dollar wheat or
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