The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-01-28
-Ri-8TATE GRAIN GROWERS CON.
vENTIoN EcLipsEs ALL
PREVIOUS ONES.
old OFFICERS REELECTED
President Worst, Commissioner Gil.
breath and Senator Mecumbsr
Among List Of Distinguished
Speakers.

ers' convention Is over and has been q
much benent to all those who attended
The attendance was the largest expert.
enced in the history Of the organiza
ton. For a dag or more before thu
opening date all trains to the city wen
filled to the overlooking and the visit
ors soon filled up the hotels aSd wer
quartered in many houses of the city.
When the doors OF the operahous
were thrown open for the first ses.
sion there were q large number of peo.
pie waiting outside. Before the pro.
gramme started the parquet was wei
filled. the initial attendance being the
largest ever witnessed at the GraiI
Growers convention.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the hour 50
for the opening of the convention, Pres
]. II. Worst, of the agricultural colleg,
called the convention to order with
few brief remarks. He then introduced
Rev. 8. s. wyand. pastor Of the Bread.
way NJ. E. church Of thia city. who II
an excellent prayer asked the divins
blessing to rest upon the convention.
In his address Of welcome JudC
Miller. aside from giving the farmer
visiting here the freedom Of the city
gave the agricultural college and In
faculty q boost which IL well deserved
The responses 30 the address Of
welcome were made by Hon. ]. Dexter
Pierce Of Larimore and E. 8. DeLanc,
OF Valley City. Mr.. Pierce. paid
particular attention to the establish.
ment OF farmers clubs over the stat,
as a means of making rural life mors
interesting and benentting the agri.
cuituraiists In their work.
The second day every record WA
broken. The town simply swampe<
with agriculturists from every par
of the northwest In the morning the
operahouse was packed until every
inch Of standing room was taken
Fourteen hundred farmers crowded
INTO the mornings session.
This day was devoted entirely to the
livestock side Of the organization. The
meeting was presided over by Prof
w. b. Richards Of the agricultural col.
lege and secretary Of the North Da.
kota live stock association. 1t proved
to be one OF the most Interesting
meetings and exhibited the greatest
amount OF enthusiasm Of any live
stock session ever held in the state.
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,lause.
The fourth and last day of the con-
vention was marked by an excellent
address by w. C. Gilbreath. commits
sioner Of agriculture. He says North
Dakota leads all the states In her pei
capita wealth and South Dakota fol-
,ows 4 close second.
The attendance for this last session
, was up to the usual high mark and this
operhouse was crowded. The election
Of officers was by reclamation and an