Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-11-08
SECOND DEVELOPMENT
CONGRESS CALLED
asernesotans VIII Again Meet to co"
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tana, Washington, Idaho and Oregon
will assemble in Minneapolis on Now
10 for sessions of the Second Mime
sofa Conservation and Agricultural
Development Congress, lasting foul
days
Some of the most prominent men
in the United States wifi participate in
the program, which is being prepared
by an organization, including as vice
presidents the governors OF nine
states and representatives of agricuE
tural, business, industrial and profess
sional activities in Minnesota.
This second congress is the out
growth of the first, held In st. Paul in
1910 with an attendance of registered
delegates numbering 1888. At the
close of that session it was agreed
that another congress would be held
the following year in Minneapolis. Be.
cause the land show in st. Paul had
to be held on the dates arranged for
it was decided not to hold conflict.
ing meeting in Minneapolis last year
The second congress, to be held in
Minneapolis in November, is the ses'
sion agreed upon in 1910.
Governor Calls Meeting.
Preparations for the congress were
started by the Minnesota Federation
of Commercial Clubs in November and
December of last year and in June Of
the present year plans began to take
shape. The Minneapolis Civic and
Commerce Association, powerful
commercial body, Joined with the fed.
GRAFTON in early August in a request
to Governor Adolph o. Eberhart that,
as president, he convene another ses'
sion of the congress by proclamation.
The governors proclamation was is
sued in August and work started to
make the coming congress the great.
est meeting ever held in the West
Farmers Are Invited.
Farming in Minnesota will be rec.
ognized by the appointment of repre-.
sentative farmers as delegates from
every one of the 1900 townships of
the state. These selections are being
made by county boards of commits.
sioners. Commercial bodies and bust
ness organizations throughout the
state are appointing delegates and
the delegates registered at the first
congress, after their names have been
checked to avoid duplication, are also
being added to the lists. The total is
q formidable list, embracing every
kind and class of citizenship within
the state. To this will be added men
appointed by governors to represent
the states of the Northwest
James j. Hill Interested.
Invitations have been issued to
James ]. Hill, Archbishop Ireland,
President George E. Vincent of the
University of Minnesota and other
prominent men to deliver addresses
on the general subject of the state
and its future The Minnesota Bank
ers' Association has taken charge Of
a session of the program and is ar
ranging for careful presentation OF
the movement for agricultural educa-
ton by Joseph Chapman, chairman of
the agricultural education committee
Of the American Bankers Association;
Senator Page of Vermont, Dean
Woods of the State Agricultural Col
lege, Professor A. v. Storms, the new
agricultural expert OF the University
Of Minnesota, and others.
Fisher Will Talk.
Among the speakers who will ad-
dress the congress on business cues
tons are Howard Elliott, president of
the Northern Pacific railway; B. F.
Yoakum, chairman of the board Of the
Frisco lines, who has devoted much
study to farm problems and the good
roads question: President w. w. Fin
ley of the Southern Railway and Pres
ldent George A. Post of the Railway
Business Association, an organization
Of manufacturers.
Secretary Nagel Of the Department (
OF Commerce and Labor, Secretary
Fisher Of the Interior Department,
Chief forester Henry Graves andv
other government ofiicers. together
with Dr. Harvey W Wiley, the noted
food expert have also received invita-
tions It is probahle that Or. Charles
NJ Eliot, president Of Harvard for
many years Will be present with
other noted educators fam the Tast.
Women Included II Work.
Woman's part in the work Of the
world has been recognized by invita-
tons TO Miss Jane Addams of Hull
House, Chicago. and Mrs, Maud Bal
lngton Booth the prison reform ad-
voeate, two Of the hest known We nen
in the United States, while Mjnna sota
contributes two able women speae ars
in Miss Anna Shetland Of mt a-
tional Falls and Miss Frances lap
ham of Caledonia.
Railroads. Grant Rates
Low railroad rates win be in eject
over practically all of the Northwest
for the benefit of the delegates attend
ing the congress and the basis Of