The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-05

A letter from w. r. Mackenzie,
stating that he would be unable to
attend the sheep meeting in Bemidji
Thursday because reapportionment
needed him in the legislature and
the announcement that the 500
railroad is sending 400-foot moving
picture film Of it's new stump puller
In operation were the new develop
ments today in the sheep meeting
situation.
Secretary Mackenzie wrote that re-
apportionment, is expected to come
before the legislature Thursday and
THAT he had been requested by the
chairmen of the house and senate
committees to attend the sessions so
that he would be present in case any
changes are proposed at the'last min
ute. He said that he regretted that
the dates conflicted but believed it
his duty to guard the interests of the
north to the best of his ability.
Harry Funston, who was in the
Soo's Bemidji engineers Office at the
time the road was put through here,
is coming tomorrow with a 400-foot
film showing the new stump puller.
perfected by the 500, in operation.
This macnlne, called the "Penning-
ton Puller," was built through the
efforts of President Pennington and
was designed for use in Wisconsin
where the people have practically
the same problems as those Of North
ern Minnesota. Arrangements have
been made whereby the film will be
shown at the Brinkman to the farm
ers directly after the High school
meeting Thursday afternoon.
The object of the meeting in the
High school tomorrow afternoon is to
hear the experiences of the men who
have been raising sheep and to find
out how many farmers. will put
sheep on their land if they can get
them at reasonable price. The eve-
ming meeting in the Commercial
rooms will be for the purpose OF en-
tertaining the visitors who are COM
| ing from out of town and to find
some means by which sheep can be
brought here and let out in lots of
eight to 100 as the individual farm
ers may need them.
A. E. Chamberlain, development
agent of the Great Northern railroad,
is guest of honor as it was first sug-
gested that he be asked to come
here at this time. Mr.. Chamberlain
has been gradually working his way
east from the west and while on the
road has been talking sheep and Min
nesota feeding to the men who are
raising the large hocks in North Da-
kota and Montana.
From the twin cities will come
William Magivny, one of the best
posted live stock men Of South st.
Paul; H. j. Maxfield, state immigra-
ton commissioner and pioneer de-
veloper Of Wadena county; and II.
H. Hughes, editor Of Farm, Stock and
Home who is known all over the state
as an editor who has the farmers
best interests at heart. D. D. Ten
ney, of the Crookston Lumber COM
pany, will come if he gets back in
thine from an eastern trip.
From the interest that is. being
i taken in the movement outside of
Bemidji, 1t is evident that others re-
gard 1t as an important one for the
development of the country. A Min
neapolis paper will send special
correspondent; a bank at Willmar
yesterday decided to finance several
cars of sheep to be put on land in
the vicinity Of Nebish; Commercial
clubs as Akeley, Park Rapids, Black
duck and Cass Lake appear enthus-
tosasl1sss 8 - 5a0sl.