New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-23
CONSERVATION CONGRESS
Delegates Well Pleased With Re-
suits. Splendid Addresses.
Purposes Served.

The first Minnesota Conservation
and Agricultural Development con-
gress is over. It has been a weary
task, keeping the complicated machi-
merry of four day convention well
oiled and running smoothly, morning,
afternoon andsnight.
However, the congress has been a
success to degree its boomers hardly
dared to hope. The crowds have been
large, enthusiasm high, and many Of
the addresses have been notable.
The story in figures is told by data
given oat by the committee in charge.
These figures show total registra-
ton of 1920 which is remark able when
it is considered that the list includes
only delegates from outside the Twin
Cities.
Total attendance at the meetings,
counting three sessions day, is esti-
mated at 26, 500; I, 900 Wednesday. the
opening day; $500 Thursday, 6, 900
Friday and $500 today.
The number who have viewed the
exhibits in the big room back of the
theater stage is even larger, the num-
Der being estimated at $4,000, divided
as follows: Wednesday, Is, 900; Thurs
day, 1880; Friday, Is, 500; Saturday,
IL, 500.
The large attendance the first day
was due chiefly to the presence of
Richard A. Ballinger, Secretary of the
Interior. He had not visited the Twin
Cities since his leap into the lime-light
as member of Pres. Taft's cabinet
and the opponent of Clifford Pinchot
and his conservation principles, and
hundreds Of st. Paul and Minneapolis
people crowded to hear him
But the success of the congress can
not be told merely by recital of
figures. Account must be taken of
the interest shown, and the determine
ton to make the organization perma-
nent and the meetings an annual af-
fair.
10 strike while the iron is hot. a
second congress will be held next
year, probably in January, this time
in Minneapolis, and to help along the
movement, subsidiary organizations
will be formed in every county in the
state.
A special feature of the gathering is
the interest the women have shown
At every session, almost, there has
been woman speaker, always libe-
raj sprinkling of women auditors in
the boxes, on the stage and in the par
quet, and Friday afternoon the women
held special session with woman
as presiding officer.
in bringing this congress to it's
Close" said Gov. Adolph o. Eberhart.
Il feel that owe it to the City of St.
2Paul and to the state to say just few
words about the incipiency of and the
arrangements for these meetings. I
desire to say that when first broached
the subject, it was at once taken up by.
one OF heTwinC City papers, who brought
little story about it. The idea
seemed to catch on at once. like wild
fire, to use common expression. and
during the past four days we have
seen the results
Gov. Eberhart then expressed thanks
to the officials of the congress and to
all others who have assisted in MAKING
It's. success possible. He expressed the
Dellef that the meetings would bear
good fruit, that they would mean much
IN making for a better and nobler
manhood ma and womanhood in the state.
The conservation congress will cost
Sl4, 1000 in round figures.
ct this sum $4,000 has already been
expended, and the other S., 900 will be
added when the proceedings of the
congress, in booklet, form, are mailed
to each Of the:3, 800 delegates.
Most of thistmoney has been spent
for printing, postage, and cost Of pro-
curing speakers. Other items have
been salaries for help, cost of getting
exhibits, rent of Auditorium. etc.
The tented expense account has
not yet been prepared, and according
to Curtis z. Mosher, secretary OF the
arrangement committee, will not be
for several weeks.
Ihe money for these expenses has
come from various sources, and CON
siderable OF it is still to be raised.
Business men, including the RAILROADS.
have contributed literally, and COM
mercia bodies in all parts of Mime
sofa have given their share. In this
way about 81, 500 has been raised.
This leaves the committee 81, 500
short to date, not to mention the SIS. coo
needed for printing and distributing