Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-22
MINNESOTA AD-
vER1|sING CAR.
is SPEEDING THROUGH ILLINOIS
SHOWING THE REMARKABLE
RESOURCES AND PRODUCTS OF
OUR SOIL.

BIG CROWDS OF PEOPLE VISIT
THE CAR WHEREVER IT STOPS
AND MUCH INTEREST TAKEN
IN THE EXHIBITS
The Daily Review of Monmouth, H.
linois, gives the following account of
the visit to that place of the Mime
sofa advertising car:
Between twelve and fifteen hun
dred people passed through the Min
nesota car yesterday and We're we'll
repaid for the time spent.
The Commissioner of immigration
for the tate was In charge of the car
and with him was a corpse of cour-
teous assistants who spent their time
IN showing the visitors the exhibits
and giving all information asked. We
are sure that the knowledge thus
gained will make many interested
people friendly toward the state, that
perhaps has not been much thought
Of as an agricultural state in the past
Minnesota has within her borders :.
wide range OF resources; lumber and
nerchantable timber in 80 varieties
a wood; iron mines that are the won
der Of the world. The yearly output
being about 100000, 900. The school
lands Of the state, hold mines whose
tonnage is estimated at 11,454, 900
tons, which will within few years
create fund that will support the
public schools without necessity of
taxation. The dairy interests Of the
state were shown in the car by ban
1ers and ribbons won at the National
Creamery and Butter Makers Conven-
tion. OF. the eight banners offered
open to the United States, Minnesota
carried of six of them.
One of the most interesting exhibits
seen in the car was the samples OF
grain in bottles, stlss hnndpM of
them all raised by school children.
The state is making a special effort
to interest and instruct the children
In the public schools in agriculture.
They go on the theory "a scholar to.
day, farmer tomorrow. Were the
farmers of Warren county to have
seen the corn show in this car at
County Fair, they would have pro-
lounced it fine. What then of the
quality and quantity raised in a state
that Is years ago was called too far
north for corn to be raised in.
We were shown samples of flax
that was grown on lands selling at
from $4,000 to $4,000 per acre. The
lax crops were worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 per acre, very good showing.
We saw potatoes weighing two
pounds each and were told that the
usual crops grown per acre was from
SEQ to 450 bushels: Monmouth people
we'll know the quality as we have of.
ten to draw on the state for our sup
ply. Minnesota took the first prem
ium on oats at the Omaha National
Exposition in 1909 for the best sam
pie 0 fOats in the world. With all
kind of grains and forage crops ar.
tistically grouped and arranged about
the car, the showing as a whole was
a splendid object lesson to the visit
ors. The exhibit was not confined to
crops and mining entirely. There
we're mounted exhibits of game such
as deer, ducks, prairie chickens, quall
and fish. Of the latter there per-
haps is no state in the United States
so well provided; with 10000 lakes
within the borders of the state and
the Mississippi river running partial
ly through and bordering the state
gives ample breeding grounds for fish
Of the breeds usually found in still
waters. AS an example of the fishing
sV010S VI IkAS OVA0OAAA6 WoCOIS VIC CeSll
attention to catch Of Buffalo at Lake
City. there were $4,000 pounds taren
in one haul and the value was over
ss,5OO00.
AS the passing of this car through
the country is to attract settlers. we
give the facts as presented to us by
the Commissioners Of immigration,
George Welsh
There is yet 100000 acres Of pub
lie land in the state. Last year there
was sold to new settlers 10000 at
range Of prices Of $500 to $500.
These lands are suited to farming and
will make splendid homes for those.
with but small means to begin with.
Typewriter for saieA good Oliver