Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-03-08
THE LEAVEN IS WORKING

West Central Minnesota development is attracting
the attention of the newspapers of this portion of the
state, and many of exchanges of last week made
extended mention of the meeting held here Feb %
Some caught the spirit of the meeting and have
gone work to promote in their county organza
ton similar to the Stevens County Farm Club.
The Elbow Lake Herald boldly calls the attention of
it's readers to the tendencies in Grant county, of decreas
ed population and decreased andownng farmers and de-
in the number of farms and increase in the size of
the FARMS and then discussing the question, Wkat
ails us?" says
''To better conditions is worthy of the best
thought of our best people
''To boom prices of land and bring in settlers
may very good in its way, but doesn't far enough
There isn't better class of people than those
have here and if their material welfare be promoted
and placed where it ought to be- the effect will be felt
generally all along the line We want farmers-but
we also want better and more profitable farming.
SIN the past each individual farmer has been left
work out his salvation best he could There has
been cooperation among farmers organized we'll
directed effort along any particular line. 1t has been
haphazard, go.Iucky free-for-all.''
The Herald endorses only organized effort home,
but has good word for the larger organization for west
central Minnesota.
Tribune Herald The editor Oscar Arneson formerly of
Herman. says in the last issue:-
"a Western Minnesota development league has been
organized by gathering Morris last week of
sentatives of nearly all of the counties We
ture prediction that if the league all active that
within comparatively few years all the lands in that
district held by spectators will be occupied by
resident farmers The spectators know the fertility of
the western Minnesota lands and have been holding
until the Canadian land craze had petered out
movement is afoot to start development associa.
ton for southern Minnesota aso and Capt Whitney, OF
the Marshall NewsMessenger discusses the question
to which association Lyon county should join and then
says st certainly should belong to the other.
Consolidated efforts to promote growth progress and
greater prosperity, the order of the day, and
community in itself. county, and district afford
to remain aoof The brief experience of the Northern
Minnesota Development League has already been produc
tive of good results, extent that the membership
is more enthusiastic than its inception The ability
of southern Minnesota to organize and achieve least
good results is evident the face of the suggestion while
central countless with their superior agriculture
and market development scarcely be less successful
than has already been the northern association With thu
entire state thus organized there must results tina
will go amends the neglect indifference
the population and industry of states,
Canada, at the expense of Minnesota. Organic
aton consolidation of and effort, ample pub
licity, the slogans of the moment
And under the caption of "The More the Better,
the Duluth NewsTrbune endorses both the western ant
the southern associations and makes some good sugges
tions for larger cooperation Speaking of relation
ship of the northern association and the associations
il says
'What is needed above all other things is good I'm
Outstanding, mutual appreciation of common difcute
and of local conditions The best results will from
harmony of action and the easiest way reach this
through such organizations.
eff each association would name delegates atten
the meetings of the others; if there be joint
mttees certain subjects such legislation roads
education etc., this would help
eve confidently expect much good to from
these new associations The News Tribune welcome
them most heartily and cordially and offer the
surance that only the best will from them for tn
state as whole and these districts especially"
Mo- adj of Tho IL Piyor C+or xrho