The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-14
IT WAS A SUCCESS 81
The Northern Minnesota Development
Convention In the City of st.
Cloud Last Week. =

Large Attendance, Interesting Speak.
ers, Good Papers Read and
rluch Interest Shown. -
The fifth convention of the Northern
Minnesota Development association
at St. Cloud last Friday and Saturday
was thoroughly representative of the
northern part of the state. Every
county having membership in the as
sociation was represented by live,
energetic men-men who do things in
their respective communities and for
the state at large. The weather was
ideal for this season Of the year.
The citizens of st. Cloud proved royal
entertainers and where delegates we're
unable to secure hotel accommoda-
tons they we're we'll cared for in the
homes of hOspitable private citizens.
Nothing was left undone on the part
of the st. Cloud people to make it
pleasant for the strangers within their
gates.
The convention opened with prayer
by the venerable pastor of the ST..
Cloud Presbyterian church, Rev. r..
V. Campbell, followed by a cordial
address of welcome by Mayor &c.
berger. President Maxfeld of Wa
dena, in an able address, then reviewed
the work of the association.
The first paper read was by that
brilliant young newspaper writer,
George F. Author of the Minnea polls
Tribune. His topic was "The Rela-
tion OF the Twin Cities to Northern
Minnesota. - It was Mr.. Authors
maiden effort at public speaking; he
acquitted himself we'll and his remarks
were vigorously applauded.
Interesting papers we're also read
by Geo. J. Silk, editor of the Pine
River Sentinel, and by G. F. Mahnke,
editor of the Moose Lake Star
Gazette. Both gentlemen handled
their respective subjects in a manner
that elected rounds of applause from
the audience.
At the afternoon session, Friday,
Hon. T. V. Powderly, of the Bureau
of immigration and Commerce, WASH
ington, D. c., delivered an interest,"
ing talk which was replete with good
advice and useful information. Mr..
Powderly is an orator of no mean
ability and he is not lacking in
genuine Irish wit.
Mr.. Louis ". Hill, chairman of the
state highway commission and presi-
dent of the Great Northern railway.
followed Mr.. Powderly and made a
decided hit. His subject was "Good
Roads," but he did not stick close to
the text-his talk was more along
state development lines. His caustic
criticism of the bureaus at Washing
ton, especially of the land depart
ment, was appreciated by the listen
ers, and his reference to some of the
western governors, now in the east,
who we're exploiting themselves and
their isms instead of their states
brought forth rounds of applause
On Saturday forenoon Alvah East
man, editor of the St. Cloud Journal
Press, delivered an exceedingly able
address on "Justice to the Northern
Counties. Mr.. Eastman dwelt es-
pecially on the inequalities in repre-
sentation, and illustrated his remarks
with large map showing how the
southern counties we're over-repre-
sented and the Twin Cities and
northern counties under-represented
in the legislature.
Hon. G. T. Knapp of Chisholm,
Hon. j. T. Elwell and others made in.
teresting talks on the subjects allotted
to them.
The resolutions adopted we're some
what lengthy. The main features were
immigration, conservation and de-
velopment, good roads and drainage,
and, of course, reapportionment.
The "seven senator's" bill was de-
nounced.
G. M. King of Deer River was
elected president of the association
and W. R. Mckenzie secretary. The
next meeting Of the association will
be held at International Falls next
June.
On Friday evening, at their
pleasant home, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah
Eastman entertained the visiting
editors and city newspspermen at a
delightful informal dinner. It was a
highly enjoyable affair.
The St. Cloud newspapers, the Times
and the Journal-Press, are deserving
of especial mention for the able man.
ner in which the news features of the
convention we're handled. Both papers