New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-23
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers,
MANY NOTABLE men PRESENT
Conservation and Development
Congress at ST. Paul.

One of the greatest progressive
movements in the history of the state
was successfully inaugurated when
Governor A. O. Eberhart formally
called to order the first Minnesota
Conservation and Agricultural Devel-
at st. Paul. When the governor
arose he faced an audience composed
OF 1,5OO delegates, representing every
county and almost every township in
the state of Minnesota
When the governor called the meet.
ing to order he introduced Archbishop
Ireland as the presiding officer. The
rest of the morning was taken up with
Archbishop Ireland's address, the ap.
pointment of committees and transac.
ton of the business Of organization.
The feature of the afternoon session
was addresses by Governor Eberhart
as president of the congress; Richard
A. Ballinger, secretary of the interior,
and Professor Albert Woods, dean of
the State Agricultural college. A spe.
cial session on Farm Conservation
Problems with Senator S. D. Works
presiding, was held at O'Clock and
in the evening P. V. Collins presided
while the speakers were Mrs Marga-
ret j. Blair, instructor in domestic
science at the agricultural college;
Max Toltz, consulting engineer of the
Great Northern railroad; Professor
Frederick E. Clements of the state
university and George Otis Smith, di-
rector of the United States geological
survey. Director Smith used stere-
opticon in his address to illustrate the
Peoples Part in Conservation"
Second Days Proceedings.
The second day of the congress
was more largely attended than the
first, while in the exhibit rooms scores
OF visitors inspected the displays Not
small part of the crowd attended
especially to hear James ]. Hill, who
has for years been preaching the doc
trine of conservation, rotation of crops,
scientific farming and economy in pro-
duction and who has demonstrated the
soundness of his theories by putting
them into practical use at his farm
President Howard Elliott of the
Northern Pacific railroad was in the
chair at the morning session and Pres.
ident Cyrus Northrop Of the state uni
versity presided at the afternoon
session. The general subject of the
mornings session was "The Agricul-
tural Development of the State of Min
nesota." Professor E. V. Robinson of
the University of Minnesota was the
first speaker on "Minnesota's Farm
and Soil Resources" and Mr. Hill fol-
lowed him on ''Minnesota's Agricul-
tural Opportunities" The closing adj
dress Of the morning session was by
Professor A. 3. Chamberlain, superin-
tendent Of the Farmers institute,
Bookings, S. D., and Professor A. D..
Wilson, holding the same position in
Minnesota, spoke for this side of the
state line in the afternoon.
At the special session of the con
gress at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
'The Live Stock and Dairy Interests
of Minnesota" was the general topic
of a number of papers by various au-
thorities on the subject. The evening
session was devoted to Estate Adver-
Using and Settlement of Farm Lands. y
The committee on permanent organ
lzatlon, in its report, recommended
that the congress be made a per-
manent affair and the report was
adopted, the present officers to retain
their positions during the ensuing
year.
In the Interest of Good Roads.
The third days session Of the con
servation congress was notable for
many things. The Minnesota Road
makers association was organized and
in addition an all day good roads sec.
ton was held, with meetings in the
morning, afternoon and evening.
Women figured prominently in the
days session of the general section
| of the congress, the discussions relat
ing to agricultural and Industrial edu
cation, pure food, public health and
sanitation. At special session in
| the afternoon "Woman's Part in Con
servation" was discussed by number
| of women speakers.
Two speakers of national reputation
participated in the days programme
DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief of the bureau
4 of chemistry, and d. j. Crosby, spe
cialist in agricultural education.
Forestry and Mines" was the sub
ject of the morning session of tn,
fourth day of the congress, with w
o. McGonagle, president of the Du
luth, Missabe and Northern railroad
in the chair. The 2 o'clock session
was on Drainage and Water Powers.
the o'clock session on Better Farm
j ing in minnesota" and in the eYenin,