The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-30
Chamber OF Commerce
Scored by Prof. BoIIey
Minneapolis Tribune Compares His Address Before Chamber Of
Commerce to RoosevelPs Speeches in Egypt and
London Cooperation Needed

Minneapolis Tribune Prof. H. L..
Bolley, dean of the college of agri-
culture of North Dakota, emulated
Col. Theodore Roosevelt's Guild hall
speech in London in addressing
the chamber of commerce at it's din
ner at the Minneapolis club last night.
The man who taught the country all
about the black rust and made it pos
sible to successfully combat it's ravages
on the wheat fields and the man who
knows more about flax culture than
any one else in the world, it is said,
did not say the things to the chamber
of commerce that the members would
| like to have heard any more than did
Roosevelt in addressing the English
men on their rule in Egypt.
Instead of telling the chamber mem
bers that their interests and the in
terests of the wheat growers were
| identical, that their movement for
| larger and better crops would be in
Simultaneously successful and that the
| farmers of North Dakota would work
hand in glove with them, he declared
the farmers were suspicious of every
one who touched their grain after it
left the farm. He told them, too, that
they did not, as matter of fact, care
for better grain, but simply for more
grain.
Dean Bolley's speech in full is:
Dean BoIley's Speech.
In discussing the question before
you this evening assure you that your
thoughts are not centered on the i'm
provement OF grain cropping IN the
northwest as a matter of temporary
| exigency or expediency, but that you
have in mind the future of the great
industries and commerce centered
about the leading grain crops OF the
northwest. Personally can see 1T
tie good that may come from a cam
| paign based upon the exigencies a sim
gle season. Such movements max
work to the advantage of individuals.
but seldom TO the advantage of all par
ties concerned. Better farming is a
growth. 1t has, for example, taken
some years to bring the present quail
lily of the grain output which is now
characteristic of the average farm. 1t
may be expected to take some years of
enlightened effort on the part of all
persons. directly interested, to mater
tally raise the standard of methods and
results.
How may the chamber Of commerce
best assist in the agricultural ex-
pertinent stations of Minnesota and
North and South Dakota in inducing
the farmers of these states to make
use of good seed and of improved
farming methods?
The question is a good one. 1t is a
timely one. 1t is difficult one Is
answer categorically, specifically. 1t
may be easy for an agricultural edu-
Gator to see. or to think that he sees.
that your influential organization, with
its far-reaching ramifcations, might be
great force for agricultural upIift,
and especially effective in Inducing
proper grain growing. 1t may not be
So easy to make specifications upon
which you can effectively work.
However, / assume that you wish
ideas which may help you to decide
what to try to do. rather than be told
what to do. win do the best / can to
be properly suggestive:
At Odds With Farmers.
"a In the work which you wish to
undertake you will meet with some diff
ficulties because you have not been I'm