The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22

Virginia & Rainy Lake company,
acting as toastmaster. The meet
ing was called mostly for the pur-
pose of boosting the good roads
project of this end of the county,
and while the speakers dWelt most
ly upon this subject other mat
ters of vital interest to the CON-
munities were brought up. Presi-
dent N. B. Arnold and Secretary
W. J.. Archer Of the Commercial
club, Mayor Andrew Hawkinson,
Hon. Neil McInnis, chairman of
the board of county commission
ers, Senator James P. Boyle, Chas.
Kangas, H. B. Ellsworth, John
Owens, who by the way was the
first president of the village of
Virginia, VIM. Haenke, who has
one of the best diary farms in the
northern part Of the state and is
located near Wolfe, A. B. Hostel
err of the state agricultural school
and number Of others spoke on
the past and future development
Of agricultural interests of this
northern part Of the state.
Mayor Hawkinson, in few
well chosen remarks appropriate
to the occasion, turned the key
Of the city over to the farmers.
The key was wooden affair,
about three feet in length, and
was presented to William Haenke
Of Wolfe as representing the
farmers Of the St. Louis county.
- One of the finest displays of
farm products were exhibited at
this time which compared most ia
vorably with anything ever on dis
play at the state fair, and the cit
liens of Virginia and surround
ing country were more than en-
thusiastic over the fine showing
made.
The rink during the day was a
veritable bee hive of farmers and
visitors and The Enterprise can
not but help to again state that
the day was one of the greatest
in point Of view ever held in this
section. The farmers were given
a ride about the city in automo-
biles and every one Of them seem
ed to enjoy the day immensely.
This meeting is only a begin
ming and next year it is hoped to
have even larger assemblage Of
the farmers of northern Minneso-
ia, with view to accomplishing
something beneficial to the tillers
of the soil in one Of the greatest
agricultural regions of the state.
The display of farm products as
exhibited at this meeting demon
strates the fact that. this section
of the country has the greatest
of possibilities in the agricultural
line, and the eyes Of the public
were opened to this fact. The
Commercial club has started some
thing and it is sincerely hoped
that it will have the backing of all
good citizens Of Virginia in carry
ing out it's ideas for the benefit
and welfare of Virginia as well
! as for the benefit and welfare of
the farmer and the agricultural
interests of the northern part of
St. Louis county.
A list of the farmers present,
their postoffice addresses, the
number of acres owned and the
number of acres under cultivation,
together with the list of prize
winners, it hereby annexed; als1
the accompanying cut showing the
large number of the, visitors O
the day as taken in front of the
display hall.
Julius Hustled, Forbes, turnip,
first prize; rutabaga second prize.
Nels Anderson, city, cabbage,
first prize.
Geo. Koski, Florentine, corn,
third prize.
| Alfred Lax, beet, third prize
corn first prize.
Jack Chopp, Florentine, pump
kin, first prize; radish, first prize.
Fred Nesbett, Forbes, potatoes
first prize.
F &C. Mclean, city, popcorn
first prize.
! G Q. Anderson, Cook, celery
first prize; onions, first prize
caulifower first prize. =
| LW. Keech, Mt: Iron, potato
first prize; turnip, first prize. Z
! George Rankella, Sand Lake
corn, first prize. Z