Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20

fer Company for 1913 show that ap
proximately $4,000 actual settlers were
located on Minnesota farms. During
that year the transfer company han
died 2,343 carloads of immigrants
movables" destined for Minnesota
points, whereas Canada altogether re
ceived only 1,453 cars. Montana came
next with S07 cars and other states
follow with a comparatively small
number of cars. However, the rec
ords for 1914 far surpass those OF
1913. During the first three months
of this year about 1900 cars are reg
istered for Minnesota, a record which
far surpasses Canada and all the sur
rounding states put together. These
settlers came prepared to equip anC
develop our farm lands and have con
tributed largely to our unprecedented
agricultural development AS re
suit, the unusually large demand fol
Minnesota lands has caused a great
increase in farm values and it is a
matter of common knowledge that
practically all the agricultural lands
of this state have increased in value
from fifty to one hundred per cent
within that time. The Importance OF
this work to the people of the state
cannot be over-estimated and it must
not be forgotten that the continuation
of this policy is an issue in this cam
paign.
Dairying and Stock Raising.
Some time ago called a meeting of
several leading bankers of the state
and suggested to them the Importance
of cooperating with the farmers in
securing at low rate of interest the
necessary funds for improving the
| livestock of the state. This request
| met with a ready response and the
! cooperation of the bankers and bust
ness men throughout the state with
the farmers through the county agri-
cultural agent, has resulted in secur.
ing Tor Minnesota very large amount
OF improved farm stock. In some
counties there have been shipped in
for distribution among the farmers
almost a dozen carloads of graded and
| thoroughbred stock. This movement
| has emphasized the Importance of Sc
| curing county agricultural agent for
every county in the state, and | shall
urge the coming legislature to provide
the necessary aid therefor. Upon the
recommendation of the agricultural
agent the stock is purchased, distrib-
uted to the farmers at actual cost, and
their notes drawing a low rate of in
terest taken for the amount. The
value of this method of cooperation
between the business men and the
farmers is inestimable. 1t has already
brought millions in value to the state
not only by improving the stock itself,
but by adding great values to the
farms. Thus the question of rural
credits in this state has been at least
partly solved by the cooperation be-
tween the bankers, merchants and
farmers.
Hog Cholera.
Last year an epidemic of hog
cholera ragged throughout the state
which resulted in a loss to the farm
ers of this state, aggregating several
millions of dollars. After consulting
with large number of farmers clubs
throughout the state, l concluded to
lnaugurate a statewide movement for
the purpose Of Kidding the state of
this plague, and appointed the week of
April 18th to 25th as a special week
during which the numerous farmers
organizations held local meetings and
discussed this question, creating a
statewide interest therein. With the
aid OF the state experts, the agricul-
tural press, as we'll as the daily and
country press, l am satisfied we can
protect the farmers against future
losses. Our serum plant at the ex-
detrimental station should be increased.
the serum sold to the farmers at ac-
tual cost and the treatment should be
administered by experts employed by
the state.
Strict Law Enforcement.
1t is entirely proper at this time to
express my sincere appreciation of the
cooperation have received from the
various local officers throughout the
state in the enforcement of our laws.
While violations of law have been
committed in the past, and always will
be committed in the future, it is a fact.
as the records of this office will show.
that whenever such violation has been
called to my attention, l have imme-
diately taken the matter up with the
local law enforcing officer and have al
ways been accorded an earnest as well
as effective cooperation in the en-
forcement of the law. The attorney
general has always been ready to give
his assistance and Minnesota is one of
the few states concerning which it
can be said that crime has been re-
duced and a stricter observance of
the law established. Since the abol-
ishment of capital punishment, there
has been no increase in crime but the
records show that in cases of murder
the percentage of convictions has in
creased approximately fifty per cent.
l am in favor of strict law enforce
ment. If law does not work out well
il should ho ronoo1od hut v,b;lo = -