The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-21
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the manner in which he first became
a farmer and of the success he had
met with. Mr.. McLeran said that
he had been asked to give a talk on
the future possibilities of dairy farm
ing in northern Minnesota, but that
he could not and believed that no
one could tell just what the possibil-
tiles were, they being 80 great
That Mr.. McLeran is man of no Or
binary wit was made evident by his
many witty remarks in reference to
his first becoming farmer, he being
brought up in a city
Toastmaster Wedge next called up
on W. G. Schroeder, the Bemidji mer-
chant, who is operating dairy farm
three miles west of this city. Mr..
Schroeder told of the success he had
met with since he first began the
dairy business and of the advice he
would like to receive if he was to
start in dairying at the present time.
A. P. Richie was then introduced,
he having as his subject, The inter-
dependence of the farmer and the city
Business Man" He laid much
stress on the "Skin Games" which
are being worked on incoming farm
ers by the land dealers of this coun-
try, and said that he believed that if
the commercial club would get hold
of some good land in this country and
handle it, that many good farmers
could be induced to settle here
DR.. E. H. Marcum read an article
on some propositions for housing the
commercial club. Making it very
plain to the men present that to
have a successful commercial club
it was necessary to have proper club
rooms
T. J. Burke, president of the Nor
thern Grocery Company, gave a very
interesting talk on the needs of a
commercial club room. Mr.. Burke
said that there was not a city this
side of Chicago, outside of the Twin
Cities and the lake ports, so able to
support a good live commercial club
as is Bemidii, and that to have good
club rooms it was necessary to have
good membership. He said that
Bemidji had three of the greatest
railroads in the United States and
that he believed Bemidji would have
population of $4,000 in 1920. His
motto was MAKE Boosters of the
Knockers
D. M. Neill, of Red Wing, presi-
dent of the Minnesota Federation of
Commercial Clubs, was then called
upon by Toastmaster Wedge, and his
| talk was along lines of what a bene-
fit a commercial club is to a city and
| how tho oOrrorcio1 ol,,h of po,,i III :;
could and should be made larger
Mr.. Neill said that there was no ex-
cuse for a city the size of Bemidjj
having a commercial club of less
than 200 members, that no man, nc
matter what business he was in,
should be allowed to remain a non
member of the club. Mr.. Neills
talk was right to the point, and if
there was a knocker or a hanger
back at the banquet last evening, he
very likely has his membership ap-
plication in the hands of Secretary
Reynolds, of the commercial club by
this time.
One of the chief matters to be
spoken of by all the speakers at the
banquet was the establishing of an
agricultural school in connection
with the high school here in Bemidji
A standing vote was taken, every
man present voting that Bemidji put
in an application for one of these
schools.
Music was furnished during the
dinner by the high school orchestra,
under the direction of Miss Ethel
Murray, supervisor of music in the
Bemidji schools.
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