The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-26

sentative into a national dairy con-
gress. 1t seems very plain, then, p
cially in view of the fact that eacn
twenty-five years we find represented
in each generation the prime OF NE
the height Of thought, the climax or
the ideal in legislation, and therefore
demands its own ideal expressed IN
government. This stage we now nave
reached in the dairy industry anu
therefore We ave special reasons 1oI
considering the establishment or a
United central dairy congress, tor the
benefit Of the dairy industry.
We now AVE about 230 lawyers TO
three men from the soil, to to speak. IN
congress, and these in part are your
lawmakers. We do not need as many
lawyers as that in congress Tor the
purpose it seems at times, at least, 1or
inserting q. "joker", or attaching a
rider" to q. bill which, as you may
know. the intention is to make such a
bill. unconstitutional or unenforceanle
when finally passed. Then when 1t is
passed the whole procedure is started
over again. Compare the NUMBER or
our people in legislative chambers 70
the relative size of our dairy industry
and you will see at once that we are
not as strongly represented as we
should be and therefore a desire TO es-
tablish a. Central National Dairy con-
gress Is necessary.
Natl. c. 3. A. Assn. Dairy Congress.
It is impossible to call together in a
mass meeting a representative. body OF
creamery men of a nation; put IL is
possible to get together into a gather
ing that will represent all states alike
in convention, and this is by repre-
sentatives elected by each recognized
dairy society Of the several dairy
states. Such a delegation of selected
men, when assembled in convention.
are to be recognized as a dairy con-
gress-the rightful head of the dairy
industry in this country. This dairy
congress is to notify the special con-
gresSional committee at washington
thai if any dairy or agricultural bill
presented t. a committee or introduce
ed otherwise, not having the sanction
of this dairy congress-, is not to be
considered: but is to be indefinitely
laid on the table,. Such a recognition
Of this congress will have a healthy eff
feet in stopping the introduction Of
foolish bills, n will also save i'm
mense sums of money, fighting harm
full legislation. .
To the dairymen Of North Dakota, I
wish to say that one of u greatest
legislative evils does not come from
within our ranks, but from without,
and many times those are persons who
have no idea nor conception about the
subject upon which they wish SO
smartly to legislate n point out the
way for us to go. In their oVer-desire
in trying to help us they are working
an injury and they forget that we
who have made a lifelong study of
our business and should be credited
with knowing our real wants, and
should also be entitled to an honest
expression Of an honest opinion in all
matters of vital concern to us.
Both creamery men and dairy men
stand as n regards both state and
national dairy legislation. And dairy
legislation that affects the creamery
men affects equally SO the Gairyman.
1t is due to this intimate business re-
lation that the N. G. B. A. fought your
battles for you during past years and
were in a measure successful. Who. Is
in a better position to fight detriment-
al dairy legislation than the N. c.
B. A?
In the future this proposed dairy
congress will be still in a better posi-
ton to protect your interests. All We
ask is that when the time comes for
action, that you will give us your I'M
divided support.
Such a national dairy congress is
the embodiment Of the highest in hon
or, the greatest in service, and in point
Of dignity. it will stand forever as a
monument Of the achievement Of or
ganized dairy society. Do we recognize
our opportunity, and are we taking ad-
vantage of it? This is the question we
are asking ourselves today as we look
into the future.
RetzIaff Not Here.
E.. j. RetzlaR of sprtngbrook wired
that 1t was impossible for him to come
to the convention and as he was on
the program for an address on Making
IA Success OF a Promoters Creamery,
the morning program was necessarily
shorter than was expected and John
christensen of New Salem was put
on h program and delivered an ad-
dress on Five Years Of Breeding Circuit
experience in Morton County. Mr..
christensen had been president for a
nurnper OF years and is a practical
farmer and all the information he had
to give was of a practical nature and
the result of actual experience right
on the farm with the stock and going
up against the conditions that every
other man who desires to make a. sue
cess will have to fight. He not only
told or the experience of the associa-
ZION but also gave some of his perso-
ma! experience in the conduct of. a
garry farm. 1t was one of the most
interesting and enlightening talks that
mas peen given during the meeting.
and coming from a practical man. was
much appreciated.
The Evening Session.
There was a good large attendance
at the meeting last evening to listen
to the three addresses that were on
the program. -
Dr. James Of the city health DEPART
ment gave a talk on The Milk We
Lrlnk. and gave some startling infor-
nation as to the nature of some ,of
the milk We drink and also suggested
what cures might be effected if the
proper methods were followed ont
His talk was one for the consumer as
we'll as for the producer and showed
where they could work together with
mutual benefit. 1885,. $500
Judge Bruce of the supreme court
! n talking ct A Modern Industrial
revolution, called for co-operation IN
all the things OF life, business as well
as other things. His lecture was lis
tened to with great attention and
while he a been warned not to fall
about dairying it was plain to be seen
that he desired to give a lesson in CO.
operation and that the same might he
applied to dairying.
E.. S. Fowler of Minneapolis had
an illustrated lecture on Permanent
and Sanitary Construction of the
Dairy Farm and following out the
contention that the concrete was the
acme Of perfection in each case. ne
gave a lecture on the use and the
history of cement. 1t was very in
teresting and PROVED to- the audience