The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-21
STATE LEAGUE IS
FORMED At CLOSE
OF BUILDERS MEET
M. H. Beebe of Ipswich
IS the First Presi-
GIVEN
Five Hundred Men Remain
Around The Tables Till
Two O'clock
BANQUET GIVEN

Aberdeen, S. D.-Tho State
Builders convention here adjourn
ed late yesterday afternoon after
forming G South Dakota Develop
ment League and providing for Off
Gals for the anne. The report OF
the committee on resolutions, pro-
Niding for the state league was
adopted us follows:
1--WE recommend the organization
of the South Dakota Development
association the following plan:
The association shall consist of
a president and board Of seven
member one member to be select
ed by each of the following organi-
cations: The Federation OF Com
mercial clubs, the South Dakota
Bankers association, the South Da-
kota Real Estate Dealers associa-
ton, the South Dakota Press asso-
citation, the South Dakota United
Commercial Travellers, the South Da-
hota State Grange, and when the
labor organizations OF South ia
kota shall form a compact %organiza-
ton, a representative from then
body shall become Il member.
"A vice president shall be elected
and assume the duties of the presi.
dent in his absence. -Four members
OF the committee and the president
or vice president shall constitute q
quorum.
The representatives of the organ
iAations in the south Dakota Devel-
opment association shall be elected
at the first regular meeting OF such
organizations, and annually there.
after. Until such meetings shall be
regularly held, the presiding officers
of the several organizations shall
constitute the body.
We recommend Joining The
Northwest Development League anc
participating in its immigration en-.
terpiises, such as the Northwestern
Products exposition, the permanen'
exhibit in the twin cities and latel
in Chicago, the travelling product.
~expositions throughout the east an(
middle west, together with such pub
l~ications as the league may issue.
Commissioner Secretary.
We further recommend that tn,
South Dakota commissioner of i'm
isration shall be secretary-treasure
OF the South Dakota DeNelopeut as
ISOLATION: that the president of tn.
South Dakota Development associa
ION be executive committeeman 70
the state on the board of the North
west Development League, and tn
see.etary-treasurer be the state vic
president OF that league.
The association shall hold a
annual meeting at such time an
place as the executive committe
Shall designate. This committe
SHALL elect the president and Vic
president, and all members of th
various organizations represente
shall be invited and should take pan
in the annual meeting or convention
I'VE further recommend that y
p. Beebe of Ipswich be the preside1
of the organization for the comm
year, and that #. II. Barnard of Al
erdeen be the vice president. I'll
committee is led to make these re-
ommendation because Mr.. Beebe an
Mr.. Barnard are already we'll a
quainted with the work which tn
organization should do, are tami
Jar with the efforts of the Northwe
Development League, and intimate
the first year, at least, we are sati
fed no other two men in the sta
could serve the organization Qui
so we'll"
Governor Gives Address.
At the meeting yesterday afto
noon Governor r. 5. Wesley tai
ed for nearly an hour on the congo
ial subject of South Dakota
which he dwelt at length on t
things the people of the state h
accomplished since statehood.
strongly endorsed the work of t
Northwest Development leagt
Charles NJ. Day, editor of the Sio
Falls Areus-Leader, talked on t
power of the press in the devele
ment of the state, and c. l.. Do
son, publisher of the Sioux Fa
Press, followed along similar lin
Professor \. Y. Hume, agronom
ut the State college at Brookin
discussed Soil and Crop as
Foundation of the State" and H.
Loucks of Watertown told What
Veteran Booster Has Seen
A pleasing feature of the st