The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
WILDE At BIC MEET
MR.. PINCHOT is TO ADDRESS ST.
PAUL CONGRESS.
Forestry Expert Not to Disappcint the
Conservation Gathering; Booked to
Deliver Talk on Saturday Morning;
Ballinger Scheduled for Wednesday
Afternoon; Great Array of EX-
hibits to Be in the Auditorium.
Especial to The Free Press.1


by Clifford Pinchot to Hugh Halbert,
president of the st. Paul Roosevelt
club, expressing regret that the former
chief forester of the United States rec
lamation service, could not be present
at the banquet announced for Saturday
night created the impression in many
circles that Mr.. Pinchot would be UNI
able to address the Minnesota Conscr-
walton and Agricultural Development
congress Saturday morning.
Mr.. Pinchot's telegram to Mr.. Hal.
bert said: Il regret deeply that i'm
portant developments, entirely unfor-
seen, absolutely prevent my being with
you on March -. Greatly disappoint-
ed. Will gladly come another time if
you desire. Wholly impossible to come
now. Tried for Garfield. Again i'm
possible to get him."
Promptly upon receipt of this tele-
gram Mr.. Halbert notified other in
vitcd guests of the indefinite post.
ponement of the banquet, and those
not familiar with the situation as.
suIued that Mr.. PinchOt would not
come to the congress at all.
Will Speak in the Morning.
In the meantime, however, the con-
servation commission held letters from
Mr.. Pinchot explaining that he would
arrive in st. Paul Saturday morning
aud leave Saturday night as it was
necessary for him to be in Washing
ton Monday morning. They also had
the assurance of Senator Knutc Nelson
that the senate Investigation into the
Pinchot Ballinger affair would not in
any way interfere with the presence at
the congress of either Mr.. Ballinger.
who speaks "Wednesday afternoon, or
of Mr.. Pinchot.
In the absence of information from
Mr.. Pincbot, kilograms of inquiry to
Mr.. Pincbot and Senator Nelson were
sent by Governor Ebcrhart aud by Cur
It's l.. MOsl,cr, secretary Of the conser-
walton commission, and the replies al
ready received Indicate that Mr.. Pin
chot's inability to remain in ST. Paul
for the Saturday evening banquet does
not mean that the chief forester will
not be present to deliver his address
OH Saturday morning.
Ballinger Will Be There.
AS is the case with Mr.. Pincnot,
Mr.. Richard \. Ballinger. secretary of
the interior, will be able to remain
in st. Paul only twelve hours. He will
arrive from Washington at eight o'clock
Wednesday morning, be the guest dur
ing the day of Howard Elliot, presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific, will de-
liver his address during the afternoon
session of the congress, and will return
at eight o'clock. Wednesday evening.
In view of the assurances we have
had from both Mr.. Pinchot and Sen
ator Nelson, we will not entertain the
idea of a disappointment upon the part
OF Mr.. Pinchot until Saturday mas
passed without his presence" says Mr..
Mosher.
Exhibits Are Arriving.
The rapidity with which carloads of
exhibits are arriving and dozens of
booths are being erected on the station
airy stage of the auditorium makes it
certain that the agricultural and indus
trial exhibition department of the con
gress will be one of the interesting
features of the great gathering to con-
slider ways and means for the bettering
of Minnesota as a producer.
The Minnesota state agricultural col.
lege was the first exhibitor to get it's
display materials OH the stage and TO
begin placing them, but exhibits have
already arrived from Duluth, Waseca,
Norman and Blue Earth counties, and
practically every other section of the
state, and it is believed all the state
departments and all the counties of
the state will have their displays in
position by tomorrow night.