The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-29

! ed bill. for presentation to the
| legislature. founding the Minnesota
Agricultural Development commits.
sion, with an appropriation of $4,000
for clerical and other expenses.
Commenting the work of the Min
nesota tuberculosis commission.
Urging the consolidation of rural
schools according to the Holmberg
act. where possible.
! Favoring suitable legislation for
! the continuation of reclamation
work.
! Recommending that the faculty OF
the agricultural college Of the Uni
vereity of Minnesota issue text
book on agriculture. and that the
legislature provide for the use OF
such text book in elementary agri'
cultural schools.
Urging the representatives in con,
gress of the state to Introduce and
aid in the passage of laws provid
ing for the aid of the federal de.
partment of agriculture i'm directing
immigration to parts Of the nation
where immigrants are needed in
agriculture and where opportunities
are open 70 them.
AGRICULTURAL Director Sought.
/ Fayoring law apprOpriating $1,000
| for the use of each board of county
commissioners, to be used in the
employment Of an agricultural direc.
tor to work under the supervision
of the college of agriculture of the
University of Minnesota.
Favoring law to permit per
capita tax of cents to be levied
on the general fund of each county
for the organization of county
leagues to assist in. the develop.
ment of the counties and to assist
in spreading propaganda Of proper
agricultural methods.
Asking for state assistance for
all high schools in tn state teaching
agriculture under the Putnam act.
Favoring fair and just reappor
tionment of the state.
Recommending the appraisement
and sale of state public lands.
| Urging the organization of state
department of agriculture under eX.
pert supervision, under civil ser,
vice, and with the proper divisions,
departments and bureaus.
Minnesota.
Recommending "A law to curtail the
operations of wildcat companies in
the state. :s.- :.
Recommending that section OF
the next congress be devoted to a
study of the states taxation, it be
ing urged that high taxes are a
cause for the migration to Canada
Proposed legislation to promote
better farming in Minnesota was
/ discussed late today at the Hotel
Nicollet at a meeting of the execu.
tive committees Of the three Mime
sofa sectional development associa.
tions which are working out prac.
tically the ideas to be Incorporated
in two bills. The Minneapolis Jour.
I nal says one of these bills is a
pure seed law. and the other Is a
permissive bill to promote the bet.
ter farming idea now in force in
some parts of the state by coun
, ties. - .. ~. E. -. =
t. The pure seed measure is de.
signed to enforce what experts con
slider one of the cardinal points in
good farming, either by prohibiting
the sale of all but pure seed, or
by publicity, requiring that all seeds
offered for sale shall have on the
label a list of the actual cOnstit,l.
ents of the seeds, indicating thus
whether quack or other deleterious
seeds are contained in the package.
The permissive law, as discussed,
will allow county commissioners to
appropriate money to- aid in the work
cultural directors, of which the West
Central Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION now has six at work, with
more in sight.
ut takes from $4,000 to $1,000 a
county year for these directors
said Secretary E. c. Higbee of the
association today 1.-THE government,
the extension department Of the
university and the association OF
grain exchanges are now contribut-
ing to this work and $1,000 is raised
in each county for the work The
proposed bill will permit county
commissioners to appropriate up to
$1,000 in place Of subscriptions This
county agricultural plan is a big
thing and we want to allow it to
percolate SO as to get great pub
lie opinion behind it. Our associa-
ton will have three meetings. with
Willmar, Graceville and Alexandria
as provisional meeting places"
Although F. w. Murphy of Whea7
ton, president of the West Central
association, was detained in court
at Morris and President C.. NJ King
of the Northern Development asso-
citation wired that he had missed a
train, the meeting was well attend
ed. Among those present were for
mer Senator L. o. Thorpe, Will
mar; State Representative G. w.
Burrows, Breckenridge; w. F. Schil.
ling, Northfeld; Professor E. G..
Cheyney, state college of forestry;
l.. B. Arnold, Duluth NJ M. Kohl,
Cass Lake; Frank Logan, Morrison
county; Axel Peterson, Kelliher;
Judge Asher Murray, Wadena;
State Representative Thomas Knee.
land. Minneapolis; W. R. Macken-
zie. secretary Northern Minnesota
Development association and man
ager of it's exhibit at Minneapolis.
A :fire-proof building erected in,
st. Paul to house the library, an
tiques, .curios and files, which have:
a bearing on the history of Mime:
sofa is wanted by the State His
tOrical society, and at a meeting of