The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
STATE BUILDERS
HAVE BIG PROGRAM
Gathering in Aberdeen Will
Discuss Interests of Three
Commonwealth.

Aberdeen, s. D., March lS.-Prepa-
rations for the state builders" con-
vcntion at Aberdeen on March 20-21
are complete. John d. Deets. state
immigration commissioner. has been
comforting with f.. II. Barnard. chair
man. and other members of the local
committee. and has o. KID the ar
rangements for the big meeting. Aber-
deem is preparing to entertain n OF
the largest crowds in It's 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 well
coming speech. entitled "Aberdeen's
Welcome" followed by President Will
liam Owsley of the Aberdeen Com
mercial club. known over six states
the Aberdeen Commercial Clubs
Welcome" Governor Robert S. Massey
will lspeak OH South Dakota" and
Governor John Burke of North Da-
kota will give "A Greeting from North
Dakota" Governor a. O. Eberhardt
of Minnesota has chosen for his sub
ject. How to Make Il Great State"
North Dakota will deliver an address
m Better Farming The Empire
of the Northwest" will be the subject
of Lewis Pcnwell of Helena, Mont.
president of the Northwest Develop
ment league. and Charles Patterson
of ST. Paul. chairman of the leagues
executive committee. will discuss
Getting Into the Came" while Will
A. Campbell, secretary of the league.
will speak Of The Northwest Devel-
opment League"
Railway Men Going.
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 man.
aTer of the Great Northern. will tell
OF Experimental Work of the Great
Northern Railway" w. G. Bierd. gen
eral manager of the Minneapolis &
Part the Railroad Plays in the Eco
nony of a State" George H.. Haynes,
assistant general passenger agent of
the Milwaukee road, will tell How
Railways Assist in Developing a
State"
The commercial clubs of the four
states interested In the meeting
South Dakota. North Dakota, Minne-
sofa and Montana-will be represent
will be made by the Commercial club
representatives. E. j. Lander, presi-
dent of the North Dakota Federation
of Commercial clubs, bringing Greet
ings From North Dakota Commercial
Clubs" while E. NJ. Neill of Red
Wing. Mimi, president of the Minne-
sofa Federation of Commercial clubs.
xrS1l h~in~ ., r3,,,;lo~ ~ -~;- 49, Ito
state.
Other Speakers.
DR.. II. l.. Slaglc, president of the
South Dakota state college at Brook
ings, will deliver an address on The
Mission of Land Grant Colleges and
Professor A. N. Hume, professor Of
agronomy at the college, will talk OH
The Soil n Crops as the Founda-
ton of the State" ]. l.. McCaul of
MINNEAPOLIS. president of the Nc
ul-Webster Elevator company, will
add to the discussion of crops by read
ing a paper on "a Few Suggestions
Regarding Our Crops" and E. c. Is
senhuth of Redfcld. S. D., a banker,
will speak on Improving Dur Ways"
Several newspaper men will be on
the program, c. l.. Dotson, publisher
of the Sioux Falls Daily Press. telling
Of The Part a Newspaper Plays in
ososS NCSCAOpilISil anu II. y. MAIL
nix. editor of the Sioux Falls Com
mercial News, will contribute a dis
cussion on South Dakota's Best
Crop"
A. e. Chamberlain. development
commissioner of the Great Northern,
will discuss The Meaning of Develop
mont" and j. w. Parmley. a banker
and real estate dealer of Ipswich, S.
D., will have for his subject The
Fields Erar OFF Arc (Sroor -
Grandson of Mitchell, a banker. will
speak "A Word to the Bankers" and
=. Lehan of Mitchell, u travelling
salesman. will tell the convention of
The Travelling Man AS a Booster"
Better Farming Man to Speak.
Thomas Cooper, director of expert
mental farming in North Dakota, will
tell How We Work it in North Da-
kota.' n G. r. Malone of Draper,
S. D.. master of the South Dakota
grange, will speak on "How to Make
Your Land Worth 500 an Acre."
Other addresses are: II. l.. Loucks,
Watertown, What a Veteran Booster
Has Seem" Professor N. L. Hansen.
South Dakota State college, Alfalfa
and it's Influence in Developing the
State" A. L. kinkead, Huron, S. D.,
STRAY Sheets" Professor C.. Larsen,
professor of animal husbandry at the
South Dakota State college, "Our Do
mestic Animals" Professor Thomas
Shaw, manager of the Great Northern
demonstration farms on a topic unas-
signed; DR.. H. n. Stoner, superintend-
ent of South Dakota State Farmers
institutes. on The Larger View"
Many others are on the program, but
have not yet bee Unassigned topics.
There will be many subsidiary meet
ings in the forenoon. when a United
Commercial Travellers. the bankers,
the Commercial clubs. the real estate
men. the railroad men, the newspa-
pei men. and others will hold separ-
ate conferences. while In the after.
moons the big convention sessions will
be held. All the commercial clubs
in the state will he represented by del
eEatiOnS, and there will ha manu- dalo.