The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-30

road building outfits. They could
work under the county board.
There Is no use OF covering our
roads with expensive material II
you do not first drain and grade
them properly.
Il would like TO see every county
| In the state start next year by
having at least one complete road
building outfit.
Il was able TO tell an audience
OF fermers CT three states which
addressed In North Dakota; what
Minnesota Is doing In agricultural
education. and to tell those people
that Minnesota q alone in beirS;
able to hold her own in this re,
gard with Canada.
Il want to assure you that II
you perfect this organization you
viii stand a much better chance to
secure such action from the legisla.
ture as you desire"
4 The governor closed his address
I by wishing the organization all
success and assured them OF his CO.
operation.
Railroad Man Speaks.
George McCray OF ST. Paul. gen.
eral .roadmaster of the Northern
Pacific railway followed the govern.
or. being introduced as the Scotch
Caruso. He sang Annie Laurie"
and as an encore gave Flow Gently
Sweet Alton
! w. II. Mckenzie, secretary OF the
Northern Minnesota Development
league, spoke on the methods used
in his league for raising money for
the work OF the organization.
Think the only way to raise
money for this use. is a tax on
the property OF the country.
think that you people who are here
ought to give your promise now to
adopt some means OF raising the
money"
Secretary Deets then called on
representatives OF the various coun.
ties TO say what they would do. Sew.
eral counties responded. most OF those
who were represented gave ex-
pressions of interest.
Allen ID. Albert, associate editor
of The Minneapolis Tribune, talked
upon "Minnesota's Greatest Need"
1T would be presumption for me.
an editor to tell you farmers how to
farm. But | can leave one message
with you. Minnesota needs knowl-
edge OF herself. We do know some
thing about history. but do you
know that the territory which you
represent has a greater area than
the valley of the Nile. In which
there were 100000 persons?
Only one million OF our nearly
three million inhabitants are native
born children OF native born par
ents. You are the products OF i'm
migration. IN series of recent
shipwreeks II was shown that men
on the ships carrying Germans.
Seandinavians and Americans stood
back to allow the women and chill
dren to be saved, and I'm the other
ships. carrying the southern Euro
pean products. the men trampled
down the women.
But in this state so rich In re-
sources and opportunities there has
never been a perfect example OF team
work, so far as / have been able to
see. The spirit OF jealousy is too
prevalent
Need Of Home Life.
The next thing that Minnesota
reeds is home life. immortality rare
ly results in young people from
homes where there is love and
fellowship. II you are not ready
to give your boy and girl the COM
partnership and recreation on the
farm homes which I can give my
boys and girls in Minneapolis we
lack the home spirit. We need
vision, We need the capability of
vision to see that citizenship Is
ideal. The most important thing
in, our lives is the home into
which we bring little children, and
we should equip them with sound
bodies and sound minds and God
fearing souls"
j. N. Jackson, a st. Paul mer.
chant and manufacturer. expressed
his pleasure In being at the meeting.
The horse sense which Is used on
the farm can well be used in the
manufacturing business" he said.
81 want to assure you that you
are not missing anything by not
living In a big city. II we business
men were not sure that we were doing
business in the best part of the
country there is. we would not stay
In business long. We depend on
the farms"
Final Awards Made.
Final awards IN the corn show
we're made last night when the
judges decided to whom the winona
WAGON companys wagon should go.
There was some discussion as TO
whether the best ten ears OF corn
In the state or the best ten ears in
Hue Earth or Nicollet counties
should be awarded the premium.
A"er much controversy IT was de.
cided that the best ten ears In the
two counties should win the prize.
G. F. Grannis of Vernon Center was
the winner, taking first place with