The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-26


after they settle on the land. They
cooperate with them for this pur-
pose.
This is what the Ozark Bankers
Development Committee says:
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, the section of Mis-.
souri, known as the Ozarks COM
prises almost one-half the area of
the State, and has a greater di-
versity of agricultural possibilities
and resources to offer than any
other section of the Central or
Western States, and,
WHEREAS, they have not shared
in the immigration and development
enjoyed by other sections more re-
mote from markets and less adapted
to all lines of agriculture, and,
WHEREAS, the present lack of
development has been in no man
ner due to the absence Of opportuni-
ties, but rather the failure to place
these advantages and opportunities
before the people of the country by
intelligent cooperative development
work, and,
WHEREAS, 4he Bankers of the
Ozarks are interested in having the
people of the country at large know
of these vast possibilities, varied re-
sources and the wide ranges Of OPP
portunities available to the man who
wants to farm for profit, but to
make these facts known necessi-
tates an organization which shall
conduct it's work along conservative
lines for substantial development,
rather than follow obsolete boom
methods heretofore employed in
many sections, which have resulted
only in riotous speculation and fail.
ure, and,
WHEREAS, the Bankers Of the
Ozarks realize the possibilities yet
undeveloped by the farmers already
in the Ozarks. and know that the
development of the Ozarks is de-
pendent not alone upon the loca-
ton of the new farmer but upon
his success when he is located, and,
WHEREAS, the Frisco Railroad
through its Department of Develop.
ment has rendered its services to
the Bankers of the, 0zarks in form
! ulating and carrying to conclusion
such plans and work as will result
in the development of the Ozarks,
and knowing it IS only by co-opera.
tive metlIqas ss4 persistent work
that results can be accomplished;
THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED,
that this body of Ozark Bankers
enter into permanent organization
to be known as the Ozark Bankers
Development Committee, and that
the work CT this Committee shall
be:
(1st)-IMMIGRATION. d.
To place before the country in a
business-like, way the advantages
and the opportunities which the
Ozariis possess and are offering to
the business-iko farmers of the
, country
nd)-IMPROVING METHODS OF
AGRICULTURE.
To work in cooperation with the
farmers of our respective communi-
ties, and the Department of De,
velopment of the Frisco and it's
Agricultural representatives, in
bringing about the most advanced
and improved methods of agriculture
throughout the OZarks. One of our
foremost objects being to have ev
cry farmer now in the Ozarks, and
these that may hereafter come, sue
ceed on the farms.
(3rd)-MARKETING OF FARM
PRODUCTS.
To cooperate with the farmers OF
the Ozarks and the Marketing Blu
reau of the Frisco Railroad in every
manner that will result in secur
ing for the producers of the Ozarks
the maximum prices for their prod
ucts. This will mean immediate
assistance to the live stock men
| fruit growers, poultry raisers, dairy
| farmers, etc., and,
| BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that in addition to the selection Of
a President, Vice-President, Secre
| tary and Treasurer, an Executive
Board-to be composed Of nine mem
| bers, and a Bureau of Publicity, q
Bureau Of immigration, Bureau
4 oF 1f II
ture, and a Bureau of Marketing
| to be composed of seven members
| each-be selected to Immediately
carry out the details of this work
| The Agricultural Bureau of the
Department of Development main
| tanned by the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad, is cooperating with
the Ozark Bankers Development
Committee in their work for farm
| development.
The agricultural representatives
of the railroad are continuously OF
the ground and conduct demonstra
ton work on the farms. 100 o
! these farms are in operation in vari
] GUS localities this year. In addition
to this, the railroad has horticul
tural and dairy experts. in their EN-
ploy whose services are given free
to the farmers.
Both the railroad and the bankers
are interested in the continuous sue
/ cess of the farmers after they settl'