The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-02
N. ND. A. MEETING
BEGINS TOMORROW.
Hundreds Plan to Attend Thief River
Falls Session Of the Development
League Special to Leave Late.
WILL AWAIT NORTH-LINE TRAIN
Speakers Will Tell Of, Needs Of This
Section Ultimate Object is Farm
ing Prosperity Hill to Talk.

With the operating of special
trains from all parts of northern
Minnesota to the session of the
Northern Minnesota Development as
sociation at Thief River Falls tomor-
row, Thursday and Friday of this
week, and with hotel reservations
already ordered by delegations from
cities and villages throughout the
territory covered, indications are
that the convention will be one OF
the most successful agricultural
gatherings ever held in this part Of
the state.
That all the boosters of Beltrami
county might be- given an opportu-
nifty to attend the convention, the
500 Line will hold the Thief River
special which was to leave here at
Z a. M, until after the arrival of the
Kelliher train at 8:15. ~ .s-..
Object Farming Prosperity. -
The ultimate purpose of this meet
ing as of all other agricultural DEM
|onstrations held in this section of the
country is the development of the
agricultural resources of northern
Minnesota. Speakers have been en-
gagged to talk particularly on the
needs of the section and to suggest
methods for accomplishing the de-
sired result. Among those who are
billed as speakers during the three
days session are; Dean A. F. Woods
of the University of Minnesota agri-
cultural college, James J. Hill, St.
Paul, Charles P. Craig, Duluth, and
w. P. Dyer, Bemidji
Tcmorrow's Program.
Meeting called to order by c. A.
Albright, president Northern Min
nesota Development association,
Brainerd.
Prayer--Rev. J. B. Smith, pastor NJ.
f. Church, Thief River Falls:
dent apoeSSS Tf Ms1co%eJ Fl hay Presi
Falls. ,.s.,-.s - = - ~''
RESPONSE. A: Albright, Brainerd.
appointment Of committee on Gre
,dentials and resolutions. -.
-..' - y. IL q. m.
A. j. Mcclure, Grand Rapids, chair
man committee on agriculture, Northern
Minnesota Development association, pre-
siding.
FDooo,+ ~ c.,,.4
eP9rt % 3h cou9 ST. a agfRt xo Park
perintendent agricultural extension d.
vision, University of Minnesota.
B. 5 3 b HG 9s@t1i Duluth, MINI
Mimi, county agent Koochichink coun.
Address-A. F. Woods, dean and d.
doctor. department of agriculture. Uni
versity of Minnesota.
Report Of agricultural work in high
:, :. Need" Ne ;asnd Values of Agricultural
:, a reter Olson, principal high school.
.Address-W. P: Dyer, superintendent
of schools, Bemidji, Mimi
Report on rural consolidated schools
%. NJ Phillips, st. Paul, rural school
/ Annie M. Shetland. International Falls
county.
AQQreSS-A Better Minnesota" Cliff
; ford Mills, Minneapolis, editor North
west Farmstead.
The delegates will be entertained by
the citizens Of Thief River Falls at the
Auditorium. Vaudeville and music.
+ Auxiliary Program
Womans auxiliary to the Northern
Minnesota Development association at
high school auditorium
President, Miss Annie E. Shetland,
InfQrn4 tinnq1 n
G; cerell,. Big Fails; treasurer, Mrs:
executive board, Mrs. G. A. Albright.
Brainerd; Mrs. c. l.. Conger, McIn-
tosh; Mrs. G. M King, Deer River; Mrs.
G. G. Hartley, Duluth; Mrsf J. A. Duffy,
Red Lake Falls; Mrs. G.. F. Mahnke,
Moose Lake; Mrs. Israel Sjoberg, Rose
at .y.~. --..-e.-- -.
-, - June 3. .
Music, Mrs. O. F. Mellby; invocation,
Rev. c. e. Boyden, pastor Twentieth
Century Presbyterian church, Thief
Greetings, Mrs. Emil Zeh; response,
Miss Shetland; address, Conservation
of Youth Mrs. Peter Oleson, Clo-
quet.
Music.
4 p. m. --. 1872.
Nee ting of officers and executive
board. 1877