The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-18

building. And there Is no greater edu-
Gator than influence.
Advises Institution Of Clubs.
But wish that this convention
could be carried a little further. Car
ried to point where every school dis
trict In the state would have an or
sanitation or club. affiliated with the
Grain Growers convention IL possible.
that would carry on this work during
the winter months. It should be a
slace where the farmers and their
wives and children would gather for a
social time and where they could take
UP the study Of agricultural methods
and discuss other subjects of interest
to them"
After talking upon this subject for
some time Judge Miller then welcomed
the agriculturalists to Fargo. while
YOU are In the city I.want you to feel
that the policeman will pass by on the
other side and you need have no fear
on this score. Even our police magis-
trate, Judge Martin Ryan, has assured
me that IL by any inadvertency one Of
the farmers of this convention should
be brought before him. he will let him
Wa AAtShSy h6jAs WhIlI YOU
to feel that Fargo and its citizens well
come all of you and / do welcome you
on their behalf"
Respond To Welcome.
The responses to the address of
welcome were made by Hon. j. Dexter
Pierce of Earimore and Il. S. Delaney
Of Valley City. Mr.. Pierce also paid
particular attention to the establish
nlent of farmers, clubs over the state
as 9 means of making rural life more
interesting and beneflting the agricul-
turalists in their work.
After thanking the city of Fargo
and it's residents for the welcome that
was extended the farmers, Mr.. Pierce
spoke i'm part as follows on the club
propositions
Denmark, Holland and Belgium
are countries in which agriculture has
reached its highest development, and
In these countries we find the most
complete farmers organizations
There the farmers cooperate, not
only in acquiring information. but
also in improving their livestock
through joint ownership of sires. Tney
also do much Of their business of buy
DFOUlACTS
through these organizations.
Tn view OF the many successful CO.
operative creameries. farmers elevator
and fruit growers associa-
tons, no one can truthfully say that
farmers cannot successfully combine.
1t may not be practicable to organize |
them here at this time, to the same
extent as they are organized in the
coutries named. That must come by |
process OF evolution. believe that |
the time has arrived when farmers |
clubs, having for their object, mutual |
and social intercourse, |
should be organized in every center |
of population in towns, villages and |
country school houses. Man Is a So
cial animal and we cannot live nor |
nally and, sanely without constant |
and close contact with our Fellow men. |
The nard unsocial life of our farms in /
The past has sent hundreds of farm |
sr's wives to the asylums The farm
srs' wives and children especially need |
he social features of the club and
he wives and children should always /
attend the institutes and club meet
ngs. One of the great problems of |
he day is, How to keep the boys on i
he farms
1--WE have had farmers club at Lar
more for five or six years. we have
meetings every other week through /
tut January, February and March.
We always announce the subject TO
'e taken UP, a little in advance and al
ways try to secure a speaker from the