The Ely miner., 1914-01-30
OA|RYMEN ELECT
0SAK|S MAN HEAD
CHRIS. HEEN is MADE PRESIDENT
AT CLOSE OF ROUSING
STATE MEETING.
PROGRAM DISPLAYED VARIETY
Controversy Over Dual-Purpose Cow
Play Staged by Farm School Stu
dents-Eberhart Speaks at
Banquet.

Willmar.-The annual convention OF
tho Minnesota State Dairymen's asso-
citation adjourned after electing Of
ficers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President, Chris. Heen, of
Osakis; first vice president, Edward
H. Jlrich, of Biscay; second vice pres
ident, F. NJ. Wolfe, Montevideo; sec
retary, F. d. Currier, Nicollet, treas
urer,. J. M. Jack, of Stanton.
Constitution Is Changed.
A change of the constitution was
voted by which at future conventions
a primary vote will be taken the two
first days for officers, who will then
be selected from those having the
highest plurality vote.
A dramatic feature was the contro-
versy on the dual-purpose COW. Ow-
ing to the serious illness of his son,
w. F. Schilling of Northfield, was un-
able to be present. His paper on
the subject was read by Herman Roe
of Northfield. In the discussion which
followed d. E. Willard of the Great
Northern development department
championed the dual-purpose COW,
while Colonel r. A Wilkinson of Lake
Elmo led the dairymen's side of the
debate There were several speakers
and some feeling developed.
Play Is Given.
Student actors of the Minnesota ag-
ricultural college presented the rural
comedy. Back to the Farm" The
play was thoroughly enjoyed by an
audience which occupied every seat.
About 250 persons were turned away
at the Jox office for the lack of room.
The moving pictures taken at the
corn and alfalfa show at Morris were
shown as a special feature and made
hit
Flint Starts Interesting Discussion.
r. F. Flint of Bismarck dairy com
missioner of North Dakota, spoke on
"What Cooperation Could Do for
North Dakota" He told how cement
silos are being constructed on CO.
operative plan by which their cost had
been materially reduced.
Other portions of his address pre-
cipitated a discussion of cooperative
marketing of products. Colonel r. A.
Wilkinson spoke in defense OF the So
ciety of Equity and it's aims to reduce
the cost of placing farm products in
the hands of the consumers. Farmers
have too long submitted to the injus
tice of having middlemen lay the
blame for the high cost of living on
the prices paid to the farmers. He
said that when farmers do all the
work of caring for the COWS, the milk
ing, hauling to the station and paying
the freight to the big centers, and
then only receive half and even less
of what the consumers in the cities
pay the distributors, the men on the
farms are not getting their just share
They do as much work if not more
than the distributors and then besides
| must invest money in COWS and pay
Tor the feed they eat.
Eberhart Speaks at Banquet.
Friday night the dairymen were
guests at banquet held by the Will
mar Commercial club. Four. hundred
persons were seated at the tables.
| was a social session at which wit ant
hard facts were blended into a yer,
enjoyable time Music was furnished
| by local talent and speeches were
| made by Governor Eberhart and San
| Haugdahl, who won the gold media
| for the best butter at the Paris ex