The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-06-04

the Federal Government be urged
to reclaim the millions of acres
held by it in trust for the Chip
pewa Indians.
State Must Assist Development.
Whereas, there is owned by the
State of Minnesota, a vast area Of
land, amounting to over three mil
lion acres, and
/ Whereas, this great acreage is
confined almost entirely to eight
counties of Northern Minnesota,
where new settlements are struggl-
ing with the problem of building
roads and schools, and are finding
themselves land-locked by state
lands that present a constant barrier
to road construction and bear no
portion of the expense of road and
school building 50 necessary to the
healthy growth of any new country.
Therefore, Be it Resolved, that it
| is the demand of Northern Mime
sofa in Convention assembled, that
speedy and adequate relief be
afforded by the next legislature look
| ing to the correction, of the evils
that now exist in the handling of
state lands. That direct appropria-
tons be made to all counties in
which state land exist, proportionate
to the acreage of state lands in such
counties, to aid in the building of
roads and schools therein and the
development of thu. agr icultural
advantages thereof. !.
That State landsrsuitable for agri~.
culture. when sold or offered for,
sale, be sold in their virgin state with
the timber, by contract or fee
simple, to the end that the settlers
building home on these tracts may
have some means of support from
the timber while developing their
farms. That the Legislature. at its
next session. provide for the classifi-
cation and appraisement of all state
lands, and that all lands, classified
as agricultural, be offered for sale
at reasonable price at frequent
intervals. That an amendment to
the constitution of the state be SUBJ
mitted to the people, amending
Article VIII. thereof, 50 as to permit
the enactment of better and more
business-like method of disposing Of
state lands, having in view the
proper-protection of the permanent
school fund Of the state.
! To Foster immigration.
i Whereas, we believe that the
powers of the board Of immigration
should be greatly enlarged, so that
that the advantages of the state,
for home-seekers, may be given the
greatest publicity, therefore
Be it Resolved, that the legislature
be requested to appropriate not less
than 100000 annually for the use
of said board of immigration.
Publicity TO Land Openings.
| Whereas the Federal government
will on June Goth, 1910, open for
settlement over $4,000 acres of land
in the Cass Lake, Crookston and
Duluth District in the Northern part
of Minnesota.
Be it Resolved, that this Associa-
ton appreciates the act of the
Department in opening said lands
for settlement and that we cooper
ate with the different Federal Land
Offices and the State immigration
Bureau in giving general publicity to
this opening, and endeavor to attract
actual settlers to this land.
Agricultural Education.
Be it Resolved that we recon-
mend to the next Legislature the
passage of such legislation as may
q be needed for the establishment of a
system Of rural township graded
schools wherein as much instruction
in the elements of agriculture, home
economics and manual training, may
be taught as it is possible to give,
and the granting Of liberal appropria.
tons to encourage the developehent
Of such q system, and for the accom-.
plishment Of this work we recommend