The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-23

and resume.
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Fargo. n. D.. Nov. 23.-lIoward Ell
.iott. president of the Northern Paci-
tic railroad will be Il speaker at the
Tri-state Grain Growers convention,
to be held here January IL to 10.
This announcement, nlade public by
the program committee. means a
great deal to the success of the COM
ing convention. Mr.. Elliott will
speak on Thursday, January is, the
third day Of the convention, and his
subject will be. Relations Between
Railroads and Farmers" He Is a
broad minded man, vitality interested
in better farming methods in North
Dakota and he will have a message
for every farmer in the northwest.
The preliminary programme for the
convention has been announced and
though still somewhat incomplete as
to details, promises to be II of the
most interesting that has been given
here in years. A number of Very fine
speakers of national reputation have.
already consented to speak. at the con-
vention and Superintendent Hover
stad, who is arranging the programme
is negotiating with others to address
the farmers at that time.
The opening day of the convention
will he devoted to the subjects per-
tanning to dry farming. after the pre-
liminary portion of the programme is
over. w. r. Porter will have a paper
on the morning Of the first day on
Dry Farming and State Engineer
Atkinson will also be heard that
morning. on GLOW to Secure Good
Roads in North Dakota"
In the afternoon such subjects as
41<,lfo Cr1<rr1 Corn C,1<,ro Soil
Physics as a Factor in Crop Produce
ton, Tha Farmers Interest in Good
Roads. and The Church as a Factor.
will be discussed. The speakers at
that session, so far arranged. are L.
II. Waldron. who will talk on Alfalfa
Culture;" Prof. c.. Willis, whose topic
will be Soil Physics as a Factor in
Crop. Productions" Rev. j. NJ. Walt
ers. who will talk on THE Church as
a Factor in Rural Progress" and
Prof. P. G. Holden, who will be one
Live Stock and Horticulture
Both morning Inc afternoon ses.
sions of the second day Of the conven-
ton will be devoted to live stock and
in the evening there will be a paper
or 1.-THE Banker and His Relation to
the Farmer" by Karl Farup. presi-
dent of the North Dakota State Bank
erS ASSOCIATION. 1reSlQenC Black OF
Winnipeg will deliver an address and
Prof. VIM. Hoover will discuss "Hu-
man Nutrition.
Thursday will be horticulture day
and the entire morning session will
he given over to the topic. Charles
G. Connolly Of Devils Lake will have
a paper in the afternoon on the New
Crop Of Corn and Diversified Farm
ing, after which there will be two ad-
dresses that will be furn1aed by the
society of equity.
A band concert will be the opening
feature of the evening session, which
will be followed by President Worst's
annual address. The A. G. executive
is president Of the association and will
preside at all the sessions Of the con-
vention.
President Worst will be followed by
Mr.. Elliott, president of the Northern
Pacific.
The Last Day
For the last sessions Of the onven
ton to be held on Friday, January 10,
the arrangements are still incom.
plete. At the morning session DR..
Woods will deliver an address and A,
f.. Chamberlain will give a paper on
THE Country Life Problem. r. S.
Lewis, former lieutenant governor of
North Dakota. has been asked to
speak OH that occasion, but has not
yet promised to do so.
Professor Bolley is the only speaker
scheduled for the afternoon and he
will have as his subject the Relation
Between Rotation and Fungus Dis
eases Of Plants. There will be two