The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-03-24
CHAMBERLAIN
MAKES A HIT
5ROOKINGS MAN DELIVERS GOOD
ADDRESS TO
CONSERVATION
MAKES PLEA FOR ATTRACTIVE
HOMES FOR THE FARMERS.

A st. Paul QlSpatcn says thai A. T..
Chamberlain of Brookings, superin-
tendent of farmers institutes in South
Dakota, addressed the Minnesota con.
%servation congress at st. Paul Thurs.
day, following on the the program,
James ]. Hill. The seats and aisleS
we're crowded during Mr.. Chamber
lain's address. He said in part.
when we of South Dakota were
trying to gain admission to the I'm
ion, our greatest friend was the late
Senator Davis. (Applause.) Since the
struggle for admission, our greatest
friend is your senior senator, MIR. Mel
SON"
Mr.. Chamberlain :lso paid tribute
to Mr.. Hill, whom he said, had bound
his state to the Twin Cities with ties
Of STEEL The speaker also spoke
touchingly of the late Governor john
son., but did not mention his name.
Turning his attention to- competi-
ton. Prof. Chamberlain said that
there always has been competition in
business, land now" he said, we
have arrived at the time during only
the past few years, when there is COM
petition for the possession Of a good
farm. This competition, I'm sorry to
say. is not for the best seed, for the
best corn, but for the possession or
good land. In the past farmers nave
frittered away their heritage by care
lessness In the care Of their land, they
have moved on and on till they can
no longer get farms. If | should drive
through the country around st. Paul
| would see a plat of land on one side
OF the road which would be more
fruitful than another. And l say TO
Won that the man who can produce the
largest crop that man is the most sue
cessful farmer and / declare that that
man will eventually W both farms
Prof. Chamberlain spoke or an e1-
perience of a so-called book farmer
who was the only really successful
farmer in a certain section in Cali
fornia. "Schimorty," he said, was
this mans name, and he purchased a
block of land for little or nothing. He
cultivated his farm by the books, for
he had no experience, and he was sue
cessful over and above every other
man in this district, all Of whom jeered
at him when he began, and hat SHOWS
what educational farming will do for
a farm and a farmer
The speaker then told of a book
farmer" in Iowa. He said that the
man had an unpronounceable Dutch
name, but his success was wonderful
"The great Holden of Iowa was with
me-" he said. Il wish you would get
him here. He would do you more
good than any other man, not even
excepting your great Jim HILL BE-
cause Holden would go out INTO the
field and show you something and Jim
couldn't do that"
This pleased the crowd, and also
appealed to Mr.. Hill who sat dlrec'-
ly back of the speaker. Mr.. Hill iaugn-
ed and nodded to the archbishop, who
sat next to him. Archbishop Ireland
was probably one Of the most inter
ested listeners during the Dakotans
address. He leaned forward in MS
chair, closely following every "oro'
frequently joining in the applause.
Prof. Chamberlain struck a bio" lot
woman's suffrage. He declared mat
the wives Of the farmers should be
present. 81 see many farmers mere
who have good wives at home-womeh
who are able, and do produce more on
one acre of land near the house than
Mr.. Farmer can on three acres in the
field. II that Is the case, and 1 know
it is, then those women should be the
voters Of the family, because they
have more brains than their husbands
Prof. Chamberlain struck many pop
ular chords during the latter oment
Of his speech and he was frequently
interrupted with applause. He spoke
clearly and his voice penetrated to the
fartheSt corners Of the great hall.