Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-03-22
TO BOOST w. C. MINI.
Development Assn. to Meet at
Glenwood May 23 and "a.


Central Minnesota Development as
sociation will be completed at meet
ing to be held at Glenwood, May % and
"a to which the counties which were
represented at the preliminary meet
ing held at Morris February % and
several others will be asked to send
representatives.
The executive committee chosen at
the meeting at Morris held meeting
at Breckenridge last week and adopted
a constitution and bylaws. One of
the matters decided upon was to try
if possible to have every county in
this section of the state have an ex-
hibit at the next State fair. A COM
mittee of one from each county also
will be appointed to gather exhibits
for the use of the association at
other gatherings The association will
have headquarters at the State fair
and will make a concentrated effort
to boost the west central portion Of
the state.
The constitution provides that the
association shall be non-partisan and
non-political and that the primary OBJ.
ject shall be the development and
advancement of the agricultural and
commercial interests of the residents
of the various counties in that part
of the state and the enlightenment of
public opinion in those counties.
The membership is to consist of the
regularly organized and active com.
merical clubs in the counties of Will
kin, Pope, Grant. Stevens, Swift,
Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Traverse, Lac
qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medi-
cine, Douglas, Otter Tail, Clay,
Becker, Todd and the west half of
Stearns, also one active farmers club
within each of said counties.
The committee agreed that until
the annual meeting of the association
to be held on the third Thursday in
February, 1913, F. W. Murphy shall
be president of the association; E.
c. Higbie of Morris. secretary; F.
N. Thornton of Benson, treasurer !;
L. 0. Thorpe of Willmar, first vice
president, and j. L. McLaury of Glen
wood, second vice president.
The meeting will be held May %
and "a. 1t is expected several thou
sand persons will be present. A
tentative program has already been
made out. 1t includes addresses by
President Vincent. Dean Woods. F.
W. Murphy, president of the develop
ment association and others.
Pope county, at meeting held, at
which Professor Higbie of the Morris
agricultural school and representatives
from different parts of the county
were present, has already taken initial
steps towards forming a iarm club
which is to be one of the units in the
development association. A meeting
was held Wednesday in Glenwood, when
the organization was effected. Two
delegates were sent to this meeting
by every town and village in tie couu-
ty. Dean Woods, Professor Higbie
and Mr.. Murphy of Wheaton addressed
the meeting. A banquet was served
in the evening.
Plans have also been made for a
meeting of the club in Glenwood in
June. President Vincent of the uni
versity and others will address those
who are present. A picnic dinner
will be served. All residents of
Pope county are taking great interest
in the movement and the general
sentiment is that the organization of
this club and of the development as
sociation is going to be of immense
benefit to the west central part of
M innesota.
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