The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-09

Richard of Trail. The dinner was
fit for II king. II as was we'll said,
ii could be produced in any ordinary
farm house in the state. The meat
brown gravy-~ii will o soon be for
gotten. The finest celery this editor
ever saw, tinc baked potatoes. every
thing one could wish was on that bill
"f fare. including bread and honey.
which We're also lit for royalty. and Il
plum pudding - nm - IN.
Tho banquet was so we'll arranged,
that tho dinner was served hol to the
big number present. Some Of the
most prominent mcn OF The city
helped carc for the guests by bearing
and helping with the trays loaded
heavily with food. This enabled the
Mattresses to fly about quickly and
innovation. When the dinner was
over and the speaking was to begin,
these same men helped bear away the
rays of dishes and the table linen. all
done quickly II neatly. and then
they folded up the tables and the hall
was transformed into Il comfortable
auditorium, all facing the raised plat
form at which the speakers sat.
Every courtesy was shown to the
guests from abroad and every citizen
of Grand Forks seemed To fee a per-
snnal obligation to make the event
pleasant for the stranger. \ large
number were present from the twin
cities n something near a hundred
from Fargo. We will never fail to
appreciate Grand Forks: they know
how to do it and didn't spare the
trouble.
lit was Il delightful event. And
this editor records that it seems
II a magnitude where there is no
liquor"
Hanna Predicts Benefits.
Governor L. e. Hanna. who was the
first OF the guests called on by z. y,
SarloS, toaStmaSter. spoke briefly, eX-
pressing his pleasure at being present
at the gathering. and saying that he
was convinced that ii would be Of
great benefit to North Dakota and the
Northwest in general.
Greeting for Hill.
When the POSTMASTER called on
james j. Hill. the crowd cheercd tu-
multuously for the veteran railroad
king. Mr.. Hill opened his remarks
by saving that he did not feel that he
WAS u stranger in North Dakota, and
That he regarded himself as being al
most an old settler.
He said that he could remember the
ilic when there was only one house
on the west side of the Red river be-
tween Fort Ahercrombic and Pembina.
Land at thai time sold as low as Sis
per acre. and people thought that soil
in tho Rcd River Valley was too wet
Tor farming purposes.
Ten Per Cent Profit.
This land today. declared Mr.. Hill,
is worth $3.50 and will yield 10 per
cent clear profit on the investment, il
it is EARNED i'm the proper manner
II raising of corn and alfalfa, cs-
llpri:lI1r tho Ilff.aS> rsn. t,,, ~. 80
by II speaker. He declared that the
climate of the state was excellcntly
suited to this purpose. and four tons
10 an acre could easily be produced
during II season.
Care for Fertility.
Inc Importance Of taking ARE Of
tn" fertility of tho soil was strongly
urged by MI. Hill. The way to do this
nc said was to keep live stock. He
called attention in this respect to tho
income of $14O per year which could
he derived, he declared, from a single |
Cow.
The farm labor problem would also
be solved in this way, according to
Mr.. 1lill. as with live stock on his farm !
the farmer could employ help con.
~tin'ously, thus obtaining a higher tyne
OF farm hand than can be obtained
under the present system. of hiring a
hand for only a few months during
the fail and summer.
Inc speaker concluded by saying
that he wished the state the best az
luck. DO the things that will win"
he urged. Every part of his coun.
try ihat has taken up live stock has
made money!
Russell Depicts Dairying Advantages.
Dean Russell of the agricultural de-
partment OF the University of Wiscon-
sin. spoke strongly in favor Of the
'dairNinE industry in this state. He
opened his remarks with a brief his
tory of the industry, showing how it
had advanced to its present high sci
cntitic plane.
The introduction of dairying into
this state would, he declared, nut
North Dakota on tho man as one nf