The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-06-02
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point I wish the Northern Minnesota
Development association would make
note of for future references:
"Land men frequently misrepre-
sent land, but the state has no need
of Misrepresentation and no inform
alton may often equal misrepresenta-
tiOn.
"The state should have resurvey
of its land and sell land only when
said land in character and location
would prove profitable to the pur-
chaser.
"A farmer without roads and with
out market and with land that he
cannot work might just as we'll be
in prison so far as his usefulness to
the state is concerned. The state
loses in every transaction that places
man and his family under such
circumstances, whatever the price
may be.
"In locating it's land, the reclama-
tion board is soliciting the cooper
alton of the business men of the diff
ferent towns to which the land is
tributary and it is hoped that this CO.
operation may render information
that should have been obtainable
from the state. Let me emphasize
again the need and Importance of a
resurvey of the states lands.''
Concerning Soil Fertility"
Professor A. R. Whitson, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, said:
'No greater problem ever presents
itself to the people than that of its
food supply. The Importance OF
this problem at the present time is
universally felt. The high cost of
living is the subject of discussion in
the newspapers, in our legislatures,
and in congress. The factors which
| influence the cost of living are many
and complex, but in the ultimate
analysis the all-controlling factor is
the productivity of the soil depends
1 ,
second climatic conditions, and third
on the thoroughness and skill with
which the soil is titled.
! The Business of Farming. 8.
"Now think of the business of
farming. Here one man must do a
hundred things. He has need to
know as much of chemistry as a
doctor, as much of mechanics as a
railroad engineer and as much of
business methods as the manager of
a department store. This is, of
course, impossible and some method
of securing to agriculture the ad-
vantages of organization must be
found.
"But, do you ask, must large tracts
of land be brought under one owner
ship as in the case of railroad and
other corporations. The reply is
that either in that way or in some
other must the advantages of organ
ization be secured to agriculture. To
avoid the development of large es-
tates such as those Of Europe with
their system of peasantry and to
maintain the individual ownership
of the small farm has been the hope
of American statesmen.
Educate the Children.
"Another great force for increas-
ing the efficiency of those engaged in
agricultural pursuits lies in the ed
ucation of the country children
| While it is true that there should be
to some extent rotation from coun-
try to city and from city to country,
and there should be no thought of in
any way attempting to prevent farm
boys who have a marked inclination
toward any other pursuit from leav.
ing the farm, it must still be recog.
nized that as an equilibrium between
rural and city population is develop.
ed, the number of boys leaving the
farms will decrease and that the
great majority of farmers will bt
men who are raised on FARMS
/ Newspaper Boosting"
1 "Newspaper Boosting" was Harold
Knutson's subject, and in part, he
said:
"The word Boosting had lain
dormant in the dictionary from the
time of it's invention until rescued
from oblivion by the newspapers.
Mankind has been waging an uphill
fight for progress until the press took
up the cudgels. From that time the
aid of the press has been invoked in
every great and important under
taking. -.. II"
II Growth Retarded. .~
"The growth of northern Mime
sofa has not been rapid. It's devel-
opment has been retarded from the
want of favorable legislation and
naturally the very first efforts oi
northern Minnesota boosters have
been directed toward securing at the
hands of the legislature such laws as
would aid us in developing our re-
sources. We have encountered as
the first, and seemingly a1l-sufficient
obstacle want of just representa-
III tiOn. We cannot hone tn secure