The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-14
MITCHELL MEN ARE
ON PROGRAM FOR
STATE BUILDERS
Branson and Leehan
Are to Make
Speeches
RAILROAD MEN TO
Three of Them Will Tell Of
Relation of Railroads to
Development Work
MEN TO

Aberdeen, S. D.-Preparations iol
the state builders convention at
Aberdeen on March 20-21 are prac-
tically complete. Jonn d. Deets
state immigration commissioner, was
in town today, conIerring with +. III.
bers of the local committee, and
o. K'd the arrangements for the big
meeting, which promises to be one
of the largest booster affairs ecer
held in the northwest, and Aberdeen
is preparing to entertain one OF the
largest crowds in her history. The
following program of speeches has
been arranged for the two days, but
the hour at which the different adj
dresses will be delivered has not yet
been definitely arranged.
ed NJ. Hall, mayor of Aberdeen, will
open the convention with a welcom
ing speech entitled, Aberdeen S
Welcome followed by President
William Owsley of the Aberdeen
commercial club (Snown over six
states as Booster Bill'D who will
deliver the aberdeen Commercial
Clubs Welcome. Governor Robert
$. Vessey will talk on South Dako-
to- and Governor John Burke OF
North Dakota will speak on "A
Greeting from North Dakota Gov
ernor A. o. Eberhardt of Minnesota
has chosen for his subject, How to
Make a Great State,' and former
Governor Z. Y. Sarles of North Da-
llota win deliver an address on Bet
ter Farming" The Empire of the
Northwest, will be the subject of
Lewis Penwel of Helena, Mont,
president of the Northwest Develop
ment League and Charles Patterson
Of ST. Paul, chairman OF the league s
executive committee, win discuss
Getting f9to the Game, while VIII
A. Campbell, secretary of the league,
win speak of The Northwest De
velopment League
The railroad men OF the northwest
will attend the conference in large
numbers and many of them are on
the program. w. p. Kenney, traffic
manager of the Great Northern, will
tell OF Experimental Work of the
Great Northern railway w. G
Bierd, general manager of the Min
neapolis & st. Louis road will speak
of The Part the Railroad Plays il
the Economy of State" George Fl
Haynes, assistant general passenger
agent of the Milwaukee road, vii
tell How Railways Assist in Devel
| oping a State.
The commercial clubs of the foul
states interested in the meeting
South Dakota, North Dakota, Mime
sofa and Montana, will be represent
| ed by delegations, and some address
es will be made by the Commercial
club representatives, r. j. Lander
| president of the North Dakota Fed
GRAFTON of Commercial clubs, bring
ng Greetings From North Dakot;
Commercial Clubs while E. NJ
Neill of Red Wing, Mimi, presiden
of the Minnesota Federation o
Commercial clubs. will bring simla
greetings from Minnesota.
Dr.. H. l.. Slagle, president of th
South Dakota State college at Brook
Il ngs will deliver an address on "Th
Mission of Land Grant Colleges, AM
Professor A. n. Hume, professor @
. agronomy at the college will talk o,
THE Soil and Crops as the Founda
, tion of the State" j. l.. McCaul
, of Minneapolis of the McCaull-Wet
: ster Elevator company, will add t
the discussion on crops by readin
paper on "A Few Suggestions Re
garding Our Crops and e. c, Issen
huth of Redfeld, S. D., a banke
> will speak on Improving Gu
e Ways
Several Newspaper men will b
S on the program, G.. l.. Dotson, pull
D Usher OF the SioI Falls Daily Pres
n telling of The Part a .(ewspapt
+ j. ManniX. editor of the Sioux Fal
e Commercial News, will contribute
e discussion on South Dakota; Be
f Crop.
e Branson and Leehan Booked.
A. E. Chamberlain, developmel
commission OF the Great Norther
c will discuss The Meaning of Deve
opment," and j. w. Parmley, a BAN
II er and real estate dealer of Ipswic
II S. d., viii have for his subject TT
l. Fields Far Off Are Green" O.
Branson of Mitchell, banker and
candidate for the Republican nom
! nation for congress in the First di
% trict. will speak "A Word to Il
is Bankers and ed Leehan of Mitcht
" travelling salesman, will tell t
!. convention of The Travelling NJ;
as booster"
+ Thomas Cooper, director of e
lie perimental farming in North Dakot
10 will tell How We Work it in Nor
. Dakota" and &. r. Malone, OF DR.
70 per. S. D., master Of the South d
al kota Grange will speak on How
es Make Your Land Worth 500
Sc Acre
e Other addresses are: H. L. Loucl
Watertown, What a Veteran Boo
lg er Has Seen" Professor n. r. Ha
son, South Dakota State College, =