The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15
Development League
Plans For Work
from Tuesdays Daily.

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Officers were elected and plans
for future work were made at
meeting OF the directors and other
prominent members of the Southern
Minnesota Better Development League
held iMankato last night. T. @.
Bonallie is succeeded as president
by ID. c. Armstrong OF Albert Lea
who is president OF the State Bank
OF Albert Lea and heavy land.
holder in Freedom county. H. F.
Setter OF Tracy, who Is chairman
of the county board OF commission
ers of Lyon county and n heavy
land holder. was made vice presi-
dent to succeed Arson Blodgett OF
Faribault. George Atchison was sue.
ceeded as director by II. N. Benson
of st. Peter. f. T. Winship OF
Owatonna was elected to take the
position left vacant on the board
by the resignation OF Herman Roe
OF Mortified.
These officers are all men who
are personally interested in South
ern Minnesota's progress, and many
OF them are owners OF much farm
land I'm this section of the state.
The meeting held was provided for
at the annual meeting of the league
held here In February.
Representatives from the remaining
counties In the territory covered by
the league will he appointed as d.
rectors within a few days.
Broader In Its Work. .s.
The league plans to be broader In
its work this year than 1t has been
In the past and will act in a more
advisory way toward all activities OF
the southern portion of the state. A
greater effort will be made to secure
people for this part of Minnesota.
A publicity campaign will be inau-
gurated soon to interest people I'm
] the work of the league and I'm the
advantages of this part OF Mime
scta. .-. a.
More attention will be devoted to
the dairy interests and the matter OF
pure seed and general intensive
farming will be given more attention.
| Information will be furnished com.
munities regarding state highways
and a general forward movement In
the line of effort here outlined will
, be pushed by the league.
Will Hold Four Meetings.
The development league will hold
four meetings during June, opening
at Tracy June 22 and %. A meeting
at Faribault will be held on June
"a. at Rochester June 25, at Wells
June &c. The thirty-one counties en-
braced in the league will be divided
into four groups and these groups
will meet as given above. Programs
of unusual merit are being prepared
and large interest is being taken
I'm the meetings by the towns which
are to entertain.
There will be contests participat.
ed in by teams of high school stu
dents for judging live stock. for which
! trophy cups will be awarded, and
In the fall at the annual meeting and
| corn show the South st. Paul Stock
1 Yards association will give a purse
of 800 as a prize In another stock
judging contest to be participated in
| by winners of each of these district
contests.
Farm Ditching Demonstration.
The Du Pont Powder company will
give a demonstration at each meet
ing in farm ditch digging. tree plant.
ing and other work Incidental to the
farm, by use OF dynamite. The
company will send special lecturer
and demonstrated for this, purpose.
This will be a unique demonstration
in farming methods in this state.
The balance of the program Is
made up of men who are interested
in development work and several OF
them will attend all four meetings.
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