Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-05-11

al arena of the Second judicial Dis
trict. They found that the people
of the district, term after term.
favored him with an overwhelming
vote. One Of their number was de-
feated by Cowan by big majority
for Judge Of the district at the last
election. John f. Cowan has been
acquitted, and is far from being the
dead one such enemies as those who
brought the present charges might
wish.
Burke's Veto Of the Institutes Bill.
t'rani Forks Tlm,>>
A convention of the comm, rcial
bodies Of the state met at Fargo on
April 27th, for the pursposc of de-
vising. if possible. some means by
which the money can be provided TO
continue the farmers institute work
in the state. This course is made
necessary because Governor Burke
vetoed the appropriation made for
this purpose by the last legislature.
on the ground that the state funds
would not stand the expense. II is
a matter of regret that this action
makes it necessary for the people of
the state to levy a special tax upon
themselves to carry on this great
developmental work. while there
seems to be money in abundance for
far less meritorious enterprises.
1t is not necessary for the Times
to repeat its position as to farmers
institutes. 1t has said repeatedly
that they have done more to devel
op North Dakota than any other one
power. The pioneers were wheat
growers who learned to grow that
one crop in the hard and costly
school of experience. They learned
how to draw with an unstinted hand
upon the rich storc-houses of nature
that had been millions Of years i'm
accumulating. But. even with
soil as wonderfully rich as ours, this
process reduced certain essential
elements of grain life SO that crop
yields became less with each sue
ceeding year. The soil had not been
destroyed; it had only been abused
Science knew the methods by which
this overdrawn vitality could be
restored. Reduced to practice, it
meant diversified farming. The
farmers were ready and anxious to
do what was necessary to recover
their lost soil-wealth: but they did
not know how. They could not take
a course in the agricultural college
and learn. The farmers Institutes
solved the problem. In a couple of
days the instructors could give the
farmers enough information that.
with his own experience and intelli
gence. he could carry out the plans
for restoring the soil-fertility with
out the loss of a crop in fact, could
make money while doing so.
Five years ago the farmers insti-
tute i'm in this city on the opening
morning could have been accommo-
dated in room ten feet square. and
was accommodated at the mest
largely attended session in the
courtroom Of the courthouse, with
half of the chairs empty. This year
large auditorium was necessary,
and from four hundred to five hun
dred farmers were in attendance.
Five years ago instructors asked for
places to hold Institutes; this year
lit would have taken the corps OF in
structors three years to fill all the
places demanding Institutes. These
things prove that the Institutes
we're meeting popular demand.
Farmers were not spending good
money in this year Of grace to at
tend these Institutes for no purpose.
They wanted to know more about
scientific farming, how to restore
the soil fertility. how to conserve
the moisture how to grow new
crops, and how TO utilize them with
profit. The Institutes were doing
those things for them.
The legislature made liberal pro
vision for their continuance and en-
largement. 1t was only justice to
the farmers. They bear the bur
dens Of taxation. and they should
have some of the profits. The gov
ernor seems to have had different
thoughts, and to have decided that
he could put the farmers taxes to
better use.
In view Of these conditions it be-
comes nece ssary. if this work is to
continue. to double tax the people
by means Of private contributions.
| The Fargo convention was a move
|ment in the right direction.
ESTRAYE,D HORSES.