The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-01-14
400 FARMERS
HOLD MEBTING
BY GEO. LOFTUS AND OTHERS
Mayor FIlaeiman Deiiysss Adj
dress Of Welocme, and Some

nGSday afternoon to listen to Geo.
Lotus, Mayor Fligeln,an.. Judxe'
Van Arnarn, and other speakers
who had been selected to address
them. The meeting was presided
over by Judge Van Arnam. and IL
was a success from every stand
point. On opening the meeting.
the Judge made a ratt|ing good
sreech urging upon the farmers
Tie necessity Of organization. and
then introduced Mayor Fligelman,
who. in substance said:
AS Mayor of Wahpe.On it gives
me great pleasure to welcome you
here today, and am glad to have
The privilege of making few
remarks to so large a body OF
Richland county farmers. The
very fact that so many # you
have seen fit TO meet here to talk
ever matters of common interest
shows that you are on tho right
road to progress.
should like to see the farmers
"f Richland county get together
and form a better farming orgal,-
ization, for it is my honest opin-
i0n that farmers. like other bus
mess people. can work TO better
advantage when they are united.
Nhen land here was selling for
from five to ten dollars per acre
!ncre was little need for formers
t" organize. but now our land is
Getting to be worth nearly SlOl
Der acre. and if you figura inter-
est en- your investment at six per
cert. it means that it costs you
six dollars for every acre cf your
land every year for the use of
land every year for the use
OF your land alone. Hence. it is
not only important that you find
better markets for your grain.
but it is Of great interest that
you should meet at least once a
month during the winter to talk
matters over among yourselves
and come to better understand
ing as to how to farm your land
so that every acre can be made to
pay you the best possible interest
on your investment.
Our land is getting too valua-
BILE for raising wheat alone. You
must find out how to raise more
corn, more clover. more alfalfa.
and more cattle and hogs. Farm
ing is the biggest business in the
United States today and unless
you are conducting your farming
in a business-like manner, you
cannot make a success of it.
There isn't any question that we
have here the very best farming
soil that can be found in this
country, or any other. but it is up
to. you to farm to the very best
advantage and make every acre
produce a good interest on your
investment. In other words, it is
ln-your power to keep our land
down to $50 per acre or to bring
it up to the value of 5000 per
acre.
Should you farmers make up
your mind to form such an or
ganization. I shall be glad to fur
nlsh you the use of this city hall
free of cost every time you wish
to meet here. for it is to the i'm.
terest Of Wahpeton to see that ev-
cry farmer in Richland county
prospers. And, my friends, it is
to your interest to see that Wah-
peton does the same. Let me show
you why:
People buying land here come
from Illinois and Iowa. These
people are not only looking for
good land, but they want it locat-
ed in a county where there is good
schools, good churches and good
stores. When buyer gets here,
we first take and show him tine
advantages Wahpet,n has to off,
fer. We take him through your
beautiful courthouse, and after he
has looked our city over, it does
not take him very long to MAKE
up his mind that city that has
SO many good things must have a |
good farming country to support
You all know that Washington,
d. O.. is the capital of the United
states. and that Bismarck is the
capital OF North Dakota. But III
want you to also keep in mind all
the time that Wahpeton is the
capitalof Richland county, and
That WahpetOn is made a bigger
and better CITY. Let us all work
and pull together and therany
make Richland county one of the
most prosperous counties in N.
Oak.
Utmer Manchester has for some
time past been interested in the show
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