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

VI "Si'~eiS ~ thN
high schools OF the state. lie also
spoke his approval Of the farmers
clubs which are being organized
throughout tho state.
want to emphasize TO you to-
night the tendency OF encouragement
of n magillcant physical. mental and
moral life in the country. You have
opportunity here for sincere and in.
tellectual thought. The responsibility
OF whether a person shall be worth
while or not depends upon himself
alone. Personal development is the
result OF thought and study in soil.
tude."
The senator paid tribute TO the sin
certify OF farmers and by citing an
instance of n jury of farmers giving
a verdict OF guilty in a murder trial,
said that there would be less crime
III more farmers served as Jurors In
criminal suits.
Virtue anu morality prevail in
rural communities.
"Better conditions are found on
farms now than In past years Every
convenience and comfort have been
introduced in the country, and I
would rather have u little place ir
the country than to be in a large
city"
Professor A. d. Wilson gave a few
minutes talk speaking OF his pleas
IRE in the interest shown I'm the
meeting, and stated his belief in the
rosy future Of this state.
Professor Andrew Boss, also of
the college of agriculture, was called
upon to speak. Mr.. Boss attended
the corn show at Fargo and told
something OF that exhibit, and also
of what the North Dakota corn grow.
ers are doing in corn breeding.
Financial Statement.
j. b. Ludlow, treasurer of the
Development league. gave the finan-
cial report. He told OF the first
plan OF collecting s25 from. each of
the 81 counties in tho league. and
the result. getting $3.50. Then later,
according to the report seven coun-
ties gave 5000 each into the treasury.
At the present time the treasury is
empty and ssTi.1O has been paid out
more than the receipts.
He told briefly of the condition
of the treasurer and asked that
some plan be adopted for support.
ing the league.
Twin city business men and job
beers came to Mankato today to at
tend the triple convention. At half
past eleven O'clock this morning, the
special train bearing sixty-seven dele
gates from Minneapolis and thirty.
eight from st. Paul. arrived at the
Mankato depot of the Milwaukee
road. The train carried five cars, in
. Guiding all the comfort that the dele
gates could possibly ~ need during
their sojourn In, the city, including
a DINING car with lunches ready,
though these precautions were not
necessary. for the Mankato entertain
ers could readily have furnished the
guests with all that they needed.
Wore Red Badges.
The delegates wore red badges,
proclaimipg who they iwere and what
their errand was. The excursion was
representative jointly of the Mime
anoIic riyi. aud rn,,,,o,o. on.x~,.
ton. the association of Commerce
OF the st. Paul and the South st.
Paul Live Stock Exchange. They
were met at the depot by the Man.
kato reception committee, consisting
OF Mayor Meyer. chairman; II. A..
Patterson, j. II. Spencer, DR.. J. w.
Andrews, r. ID. Sleight. C. l.. Ole
son, II. Il. Carney. F. A. Fisher, p.
NJ. Ferguson, Andrew Rudberg and
Edgar Weaver. srr
The quests were escorted to the
seed show in Richards hall and to
the Elks' club house. where every
conceivable arrangement had been
made for their comfort.
Later In the day a telephone line
was extended TO the special train,
giving the same facilities of COM
munhcation that are afforded by tele-
phones in buildings.
Minneapolis Delegation.
The Minneapolis delegates were as
follows: ~ -
Andrews, Sewell d., Minneapolis
Drug company: Anderson, c., A., San
Francisco, Calf, Barnum, Cyrus p,
BarnuIn, Trunk company; Bezoiar,
Stanley H., Security National bank !
Byers. J. r., Minnesota Loan and
Trust company; Cobb, Robert L..
yrane. A. A., First National bank:
Collins, p. ". Northwestern Agri-
culturist; Crabbe, II. X, Bemis Bros
Bag company; Chamberlain, ID. W.,
American Amusement company; Day
ton. Geo. D.. Dayton Dry Goods COM
pany: Dreger. ]. W., DISTRICT. L. W.,
Fruit Dispatch company; de Brau-
were, Victor F. ". Dafoe. II. l., Nc
Clellan Paper company, ;. Farmer, E.
F.. Forster. Z. NJ. Foster. @. d..
Union Special Machine company;
Forest. s. E., Commercial National
bank; Gregory, Z. H., 1904 Flour Ex-
changer. Georoa r XII Northwest !.