Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-03-09


lside Of river transportation has dwin-
Idled to nearly nothing, and the traffic
lis getting rapidly less and less. The
river itself does not carry the volume
of water it formerly did, or is not at
as steady stage throughout the year,
rendering navigation difficult and at
times impossible. In face of this,
the federal government appropriates
large sums every year for the river,
removing sand bar here and sand
bar there today, which in all proba
bility will be lodged there on the NOR
row.
MIR. Whipple's argument was we'll
made and deserves the notice of our
members in congress
Hostetter, of Duluth, spoke for Du-
luth largely, telling about the wonder
full work they are doing to encourage
farmers settling upon the lands ada
cent to that city. If they in Duluth
can attract immigration to such lands
as they have to offer, it strikes me
that we may be kept busy preventing
a general riot in Marshall county
when the scramble for our good lands
comes on.
An open discussion followed the ad-
dress of Mr.. Hostetter. Your delegates
felt that there should be something
said about what was being done at
Warren and in Marshall county and
the north end of the state My friend
Mr.. Mathwig, arose and gained the
recognition of the chair and in mis- u.s.
tual pleasant manner, told in we'll
chosen words, what the Commercial
Club Of Warren had been instrument
tai in accomplishing, not forgetting
to mention other places. Pointed out
how the club was instrumental in as
sisting the farmers to become inter-
ested in competitive expositions.
A strong volume of APPLAUSE greeted
him when he sat down, and whenever
strangers asked us what town we
were from, we'd say, Warren! with
considerable pride in the tone of ex-
preston, and they'd say, Oh, yes,
Warren. That must be humdinger
of live town. We have often heard
about Warren
l Later Prof. Bull of the university,
took part in the discussion as to the
Extension work of the university and
lin his remarks he took occasion to
mention A. D. Vansickle, OF Warren,
and brought home the fact that Mr..
|Fansickles victories were worth more
to the state as all advertising feature
than any other thing that we could
mention
Warren was We'll advertised and l
believe that the name was mentioned
oftener than any other town in the
state, except Owatonna, che home of
the author of the eastman bill now
before the legislature
President Howard Elliot of the Nor
thern Pacific spoke on ''The Railways,
Minnesota and Advertising" He
made it clear how the railroads help
in advertising the natural resources
of the state, encouraging immigration
and so forth.
Hon. e. H. Garfield, of Luyerne,
made a splendid address and he talk
ed on the subject, 'How a Country
Lawyer Sees IT, He went after
our present railroad tariffs as unjust,
discriminatory in favor of the large
j city terminals. He showed how pres
ent conditions tend to centralize large
business enterprises in the large cen
tiers to the disadvantage of the small
er towns and cities Of the state. He
held that manufacturing in the small
er towns could not be- successfully
Ecarried on in the face of existing dis
terminating rates made by the rail-
roads. He defied President Elliot TO
say for himself or produce single
employee of his system who would be
conyersant with the schedules of the
Northern Pacific Railway, in such
manner that he could explain the
why's and wherefors of the schedule.
Elliot was silent.
The addresses of Dean Woods and
Prof. Cooper of the Agricultural Col
|lege were interesting to pronounced
degree, but have already said so
much about that subject, and many
having preceded me here with sub.
|jects of the same nature, that I will
say no more Thus ended the con-
iyentiOn of the federation hnt not he