The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-19

iEs Eat OWli0sng contains room!
Tor twelve families above the base
ment room. which San be rented a
from SIS to $40 per suite, and pre-
senting an income of from 10 to l.
per cent on the Investment.
Mayor Hitchcock expressed the
opinion that there ought to be enough
patriotism among the capitalists oil
this city to form a realty company to
erect at least a dozen houses and tws
apartments, and in his opinion such
an investment ought to realize a con-
sentative eight or ten per cent.
w. A. Wheeler spoke for a short
time on What the Short Course
Means to Mitchell'-this with refer
ence to the short course which is com
ing here next week. He explained
some of the features Of the course,
stating that it was about three
weeks work crowded into one for
busy men, who have little time to go
to Brookings agricultural college to
secure the same Information. 1t
means a study of corn and grain
growing, stock judging and other es-
sential things on the farm. He re-
ferred to the first seed special train
which went through the state some
years ago to inform the farmers just
what they We're missing by not using
the best possible sed. The railroads,
he said, went into that enterprise for
the purpose of having the farmers
grew more grain in order that they
might have o freight to haul, and
while it helped the railroads it also
helped the farmers to a vast extent.
In the same relation is the idea for
Mitchell, for the more grain that can
be grown in this vicinity the better
the condition of the farmers, who
will not be slow about spending mere
money for comforts around home. He
urged the business men, in closing.
to purchase tickets to the short
course, and if they are not able to go
themselves, to give the ticket to some
person who will be benefited by at
tending the short course.
E. P. Sand, a farmer who lives a
short distance south of the city,
spoke on What the Short Course
Means to the Farmer" He said he
wanted to extend his thanks to the
Commercial Club on behalf CT the
farmers of the county for starting
this short cuorse, and he felt that the
club really did not realize how much
good they ere doing for the farm
ers.
The farmers can get a great deal
of good from this short course. That
is a fact which l can s%ubstantiate
from my W situation. I know what
little have attended these institutes
and corn shows has made a materia
difference in the crops which / grow
on my farm. In the selection of seed
in the tilling of the soil, and a dozer
other ways SO different from the ole
style of farming the crops have been
vastly improved and enlarged on the
farms where the farmer has made any
effort to follow the newer ana bette,
methods. On my farm where l haG
fifty acres of corn growing, 1 have in.
creased the output at least ten bush,
els per acre, and l can assure YOU
that is worth working for. Any
farmer can do the same thing if he
will but follow the course of instruc.
ton which is given at the corr show
or at the short course. l hope to see
many farmers at the short course
next week."
w. E. Upton spoke on "The Value
and Necessity of a Commercial Club
In this capacity Mr.. Upton could
speak with some assurance, in that he
was a former president of the club
He said that perhaps nc one could
better appreciate the value of the
Iclub better than one who is in close
touch with its workings. The sup.
position is that things will take care
of themselves in the absence of a
club, but he believed that a town OF
this size needs a directing hand tc
guide it toward the best things. He
felt that within the next five years the
population of certain cities woulu
reach a higher figure and this will
come more or less directly through
the efforts of the Commercial Club.
In this particular case he thought
that Mitchell's club would be a strong
factor in pushing the city to the
fore, but at the same time he believ-
ed that it would take continual
pounding not to lose sight of the fact
that the town must grow and grow
solidly.
H. G. Preston spoke for a short
time on matters pertaining to Nit
chell's growth, and what must be
done to keep her in the foreground
along with the other cities of the
state. and his remarks were endors-
ed with much enthusiasm.