Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-06-09
WANTS PLAINLY STATED
IN RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Rodpportlonment Demanded and
loanlng G Of State Funds at
Home Favored.

SPuSAt SOASISSS dL C1OOhSLOu Was G.
great success and that the meeting
accomplished in the main the objects
for which it was called is the consen-
sus of opinion of the delegates and
visitors. About 800 delegates were in
attendance and visitors in large num-
bers filed the big Auditorium, where
the convention was held. The con-
vention adjourned to meet in Brain
erd in December next.
One of the most important acts of
the convention was the adoption of
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of five to wait
upon the state investment board and
urge upon them that they sell the
bonds Of other states now owned by
the Minnesota school fund and loan
ties in this state for the purpose of
making bitches and other improve
ments
The motion for the appointment of
= his committee was made by William
J. Brown, of Warren, county attorney
Of Marshall county. Resolutions ask
ing that these bonds be sold were
passed by the Bemidji convention last
winter and since then, Brown said, the
members Of the investment board
have made various statements, one
saying that they already had all the
money that Minnesota counties want
ed to borrow and others saying that
the loaning to the counties was not a
good investment. But only recently
Marshall county asked for a loan of
about $4,000 for ditching purposes
and could not get it because there
was no money in the fund.
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The motion was passed unanimous
" and President Maxfield appointed
the following committee to wait on
the state board of investment: w. =.
Mackenzie, of Bemidji, w. J. Brown.
of Warren, R. c. Dunn, of Princeton
and l.. B. Arnold, of Duluth.
Unanimous for Reapportonment.
The first thing those who attended
the meeting want, though perhaps not
the most important, is reapportion-
ment There is no division of opinion
on that question. Next they want the
state to help them bring and keep
settlers here. There may be some
difference of opinion as to what is
necessary in order to get settlers, but
opinions as expressed by the resolu-
tions and the applause for some points
made by the speakers is fairly unani.
NOUS on some things that are wanted
to help bring settlers here, find for
them the kind of land they want and
make the country liveable so they will
not leave for Canada.
AS business proposition they
agree the state should aid in the con-
struction Of roads and schools in the
timbered districts, at least in proper
tion to the amount Of land the state
owns. This, they say, would be only
justice to the settlers and would be
paying investment for the state.
Then the state should spend more
money to advertise its lands and
should be prepared with a soil survey
and description showing the character
Of every quarter section Of land In the
state, both public and private, 50 that
the immigrant can be sent to the kind
Of land he wants and not on wild
goose chase
Then sales q state lands should be