The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-17
FARMING
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC sPEclAL
TRAIN 10 DRAWING LARl<E
CROWDS.
all CITIES INTERESTED
The Attendance at al Places Has Been
Large aud Warm Welcomes Have
Bssn Extended - Farmers
Very Enthusiastic.

Very Enthusiastic.
Bismarck. The Better Farming spe-
cial sent out by the Northern Pacific
railroad has been well received in all
the towns that it.has 10 far visited.
While 1t il impossible to fully record
the incidents at all the towns in which
stops were made a statement Of the
results Of q few Of them will indicate
the interest the farmers in this effort
for better results from the soil.
At Jamestown the people came in
great crowds and as one man expressed
1t at Lisbon, not by scores, but by
acres. There has been such interest,
deep and intense, shown by the people
at every stop that the lecturers and
demonstrations are doing work that
must result in great general good.
The advertising by the local commit
tee has been Of an excellent character,
in addition to that of the college and
institute. At Lisbon the Commercial
club sent out 1900 personal letters to
the farmers and people where there
from the adjoining counties. At Cakes
and other towns the advertising had
been well done. But another feature
Of untold value is the way the local
newspapers are handling the matter in
the way Of telling. what was said and
done and thereby preaching the gospel
Of better farming to other thousands
that could not attend.
Streeter did nobly, and the work at
"a Mt ar
count of the sub.station report. At La
Moure. the rain apparently would stop
much Of the work. but after 9 o'clock
the hall filed and in addition to the
demonstration work on the cars the
lecturers were busy until nearly II
o'clock.
There were able addresses delivered
by Hoverstad, Willard and Randlett.
Prof. Randlett spoke especially to
school teachers and the boys upon
corn growing and corn contests.
Among other things Prof. Randlett
that the people in northern Iowa,
-wher he lived. thought that they
were too far north for corn and that
after one freeze and three successive
years Of chinch bugs that the wheat
outlook was gloomy enough. Then the
farmers went to work in earnest to
grow corn and to find q variety that
would ripen. He claimed that similar
results were in store for North Dakota
and said that by proper seed selection
and breeding that there could be no
doubt as to the results. Then he gave
a very able talk On varieties and corn
judging and illustrated every word he
ry,4 la 1SSv4 "a
grown in the state.
His words were full Of inspiration
and hope, and when he showed that
out Of the 46 counties in the state then
organized that 80 counties held con-
tests last year and that over 10 boys
were engaged in them.
Next was shown the quality Of the
corn, varieties to use and many other
matters Of real practical value.
The car containing the work Of the
school girls and that which is taught
In the college to make more useful and
happier wives and mothers Of the COM
ing generations, and the ushering in Of
the better civilization Of the immediate
future, was crowded to it's utmost and
Miss Hoover, with her able assistant,
Mrs. Campbell, were busy every mo-
ment Of the time during the stop. All
the other cars were likewise packed.
Every town had something in COM
mon with all the others in the way Of
greeting the train and it's people such
as committees. bands playing and dec
orations. and yet there is something
new and different at nearly every stop.
At Brinsmade the streets were muddy
from the late rains and someone hauled
q load Of sawdust and sprinkled the
crossings. Now tibet was little thing
but It showed the true feelings Of the
people.
At Maddox the people were in
throngs and as the train pulled in
lunch was not fully served and the
first things noticed after the great
crowds were the decorations. Shouts
went up from the train when they saw
so many college colors flying from 80
many fiagstaffs.
The plan Of work was reversed at
Maddox from that Of any former oc-
casion. Instead Of going through the
train first and examing the exhibits
there and listening to the lectures, the
cars were kept closed until after the
speaking at the hall when the cars
were opened and throngsd until the
train started to pull out. ~ n II .s
The question was asked why 20 many
people were IN attendance from 80
great O. distalnse, many having come
fifteen to twsnty miles, ana the only
explanation satisfactory was that they
were intersstsd IN better farming and
that Maddox had judiciously adver-
tissd. Il 4.
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