The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-01
GRAND FORKS HAS
SPLEND|D EEATlRE
Farmers From Wide Area
Will Come to the City for
Agricultural Work.
PRACTICABILITY OF
SCHEME ATTRACTS
Every Department II Ready and when
Registration Begins Monday Morn.
Ing. Glasses arc to be Immediately
orgsnizcd-An Under One Roof.

Grad Forks greatest farmers' con-
vention week will open Monday morn
ing with registration for the work
Wnlch Will be conducted during the
succeeding "f Gee six days under the direction
o1 the Grand Forks Corn and Glover
convention. Regular agricultural
classes each day Of the week, together
with general lecture periods and hours
Tor the entertainment of the city's
guests. have been provided. and 1t is
anticipated that the number in at
tendance will be greater than at any
in Grand Forks.
Han Demands Attention.
Because the plan of the conventit
Is upon such Il practical basis, and hc-
cause the farmers see in that pla., 4
opportunity to gain the very best of
information on topics in which they
may he directly Interested, the Corn
and Glover convention attracts atten-
tion.
When the farmer who wants to
make a study of potato culture knows
tnat ut certain stated period he can
attend session when the full time
will he given over to that subject. he
Will make 1t "a point to he there. He
does not have to spend five or six
hours In general session awaiting an
opportunity to snatch hit Of info:ma-
tton here and there on a subject in
which he may have particular inter-
est, but he can go directly to the de-
Partmcnt that holds his interest. and
there give his full time and attention
to It,
Register for the Work. =
Monday morning the registration
Tor the work will take place. 1t is e,
pected that all who possibly can, will
enroll in the various classes. the one
fee covering all departments. This
will give those in charge of the con-
vention IN opportunity to determine
just what accommo odations will be re-
Quired.
Sessions in Auditorium.
Every feature of the convention and
of the mid-winter fair will be held
in the Grand Forks auditorium, and
with all things under the one roof
the best Of accommodations are Sc
cured. The exhibits for the fair are
that that branch of the weeks attrac-
tions will he exceptionally good.
Hotels Arc Prepared.
Grand Forka hotels are prepared to
care for all VINO come. and If their
accommodations are not sufficient. the
Grand Forks Commercial club has a
long list Of accommodations that can
be used in caring for the visitors. 1t
Is expected that many of the farmers
will come to the city for the entire
week. spending the full time here to
get the greatest possible good out OF
the work.
The following gives a definite idea
Of the features for the various days:
Monday.
The afternoon of the opening day
will be devoted to registration and
enrolment. the office being establish
ed in the lobby Of the Dacotah hotel.
From 1880 to $50 in the afternoon.
there will be class work in corn judg-
ing and demonstration and in live
stock and dairy cattle. At $3.50. A.
T.. Chamberlain development COM
missioner for the Great Northern. will
deliver his opening address. At 1880
in the evening. he will deliver sec.
ond address and in addition there will
be motion pictures Of both instruc-
tive and comic variety.
Tuesday.
BY Tuesday the work will be under
way in fine shape and will open with
class room work in potatoes. seed Sc
lection, care and marketing from to
10. From 10 to IL there will be class
room work in live stock and horses.
and in potato demonstration: From
1880 to $3.50 in the afternoon there
ing and demonstration and in live
stock and dairy cattle. At $3.50. Pres
ident F. L. McVey Of the university.