The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-29
MINI, AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT CONG.
From Saturdays Daily.

SerVatlOn congress yesterday, after
a farmers conference was address
ed by T. c. Mcclure of Grand
Rapids, the proposition to wipe out
the word conservation was raised
from the floor. Secretary c. l..
Mosher, in speaking on the motion,
said he understood it to be the sen
timent that the congress continue
to concern itself with conservation
measures in so far as they might
present themselves, but that there
was growing feeling that the word
was sleading and handicap to
the most effective work of the con-
SreSs. The delegates then voted
unanimously for the instruction OF
the resolutions committee for it's
elimination.
The legislature will have to be
asked to do some of the things de-
sired. The governor can make the
change in name that is wanted, and
the congress can regulate its own
time of meeting and the nature of
its work, but. the maintenance of a
permanent organization will necessi-
tate an appropriation, and the crea-
ton of state department of agri-
culture lies wholly with the legisla-
ture.
A motion was made that the con-
gress meet in January, amended to
December, and further amended, but
the entire matter was laid on the
table. The newly created commits
sion will take it up later
Louis W. Hill, who was to have
presided at the opening session to-
10 fn fho ho1
on time, and Mr.. Arnold took his
place. Governor Edwin l.. Norris
was on the program for the open
ing address, but Governor Norris
spoke last night instead. Professor
Howard r. Smith, formerly Of Ne
braska, but recently made professor
of animal husbandry in the state
school of agriculture at st. Anthony
Park, spoke on dairyiDg and live
stock as means of developing the
northwest. The interest shown in his
address by delegates from the north
ern part of the state, who indicated
that they would have been glad to
have entered individually into dis
cussion of the problem, bore out
the statement made yesterday by
Joseph Chapman, who then presid-
ed, that the congress program should
be shortened and more time given
for open talks. $685..
Professor F. r. Crane, manager
of the demonstration farms of the
Great Northern road who has done
extensive work in North Dakota.
spoke OH the soil of the northwest
and conservation Of it's fertility. He
argued for more careful work, and
was able to show, by comparisons
between yields ordinarily obtained
and yields obtained by the demon.
Stration farms, which. are ten-acre
patches, that intelligent work gives
great returns.
.- ID. Wallace of st. Paul, men,
Der Of the Minnesota joint legisla-
tive committee on agriculture, end
ed the morning session with an adj
dress OH outlining the need for and
the possibilities before depart
ment of agriculture in Minnesota.
DR.. J. II. Worst, president of North
Dakota agricultural college and for
mer president of the Dry Farming
congress, who opened the afternoon
session, sat through the opening ses-
sion, an interested listener to the
three speakers.
Frank w. Murphy of Wheaton,
member of the state fair board and
president of the West Central Min
nesota Development association,
presided at the afternoon session,
which brought on as speakers DR..
Worst, Andrew G. Johnson of Min
neapolis on the problem of obtain
ing settlers for Minnesota, and w.
viz Of 1,n
neapolis &c ST. Louis road on Mime
sofa as a Competitor for Settlers"
Mr.. Johnson attended the recent
meeting in Minneapolis at the rooms
of the Civic and Commerce associa-
ton, of immigration men who then
organized the Immigration Round
Table" and at that time made
known to some thirty immigration
men much the same views as he
was able to put before the large as.
sembly. He pleaded for practical
handling of the problem, the ap-
pointing of men who can speak the
German and Bohemian languages,
for men who understand the Swed-
ish and Norwegian peoples and for
other measures of a practical ma
ture.
Mr. Bierd, who was also concern
ed with the immigration mems meet
ing, gave an able address on the
Minnesota problem, from the stand
point of a. man whose experience
ranges from the management of an
eastern railroad in densely settled
territory to railroad work in Mon
tana, and from experience i'm the
Atlantic coast southern states and
the Panama canal construction work
to Minnesota, South Dakota and
iowa.
Mr.. Bierd summed up his expert
ences in these various states, his
study of the immigration problem
and it's peculiarities in each, and
his interest in the problem in Min
nesota. He argued for continued
aggressive effort along the lines of
making homes here for the poor
man who wants to get start in
life.
Will A. Campbell, manager of the
land show, was the last speaker of
the day.
Maud Burlington Booth came yester-
day and the management of the
congress expects the largest attend
ance of women of any day so far.
Governor A. o. Eberhart will follow
Mrs. Booth. THE Discharged Pris-
oner as an Asset" will be the sub.