The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-11-25
THE FARMERS CLUBS
FARMERS AND BUSINESS MEN
COOPERATE TO MAKE THE
MEETING AT MILACA
A SUCCESS.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND IN
TERESTING TALKS-COUNTY
ORGANIZATION TO BE
EFFECTED.

EFFECTED.
Harmonic Hall, Milaca, was well
filled with members of the Farmers
clubs of Mile Laos county and their
friends last Thursday forenoon when
Mr.. C. L. Jump, president of the
Woodward Brook Farmers club called
the meeting to order. Seven clubs
were represented, to-wit: Woodward
Brook, Oxbow, Long Siding, Chase
Brook, O'Neil Brook, Book Boosters
and the Milo Mutuals, Milaca bust
ness men were we'll represented, and
there was goodly sprinkling of ladies
present.
Upon taking the chair, Mrs. c. L.
Jump made rafting good speech
which was vigorously applauded. He
was followed by Mr.. Emil Pladsen of
Milaca, who also delivered an inter-
esting talk. A committee was ap-
pointed to take steps for the organiza-
ton of federated county club. A
recess was then taken until the af-
ternoon.
The hall was densely packed at the
afternoon meeting. The proceedings
opened with song by trio of Milaca
high school boys. The boys made a
hit, with the audience and were re-
peatedly encored.
In introducing Mr.. J. A. Allen,
cashier of the First National bank of
Milaca and also president of the Mi
laca Commercial club, Chairman Jump
said the interests of the farmers and
business men were mutual, that the
prosperity of the business men was
guaged by the prosperity of the farm
ers, hence our relations should be
cordial and reciprocal.
Mr.. Aliens talk was plain, pointed,
and seasoned with wit, and was well
received. Among other things he said
he was born and brought up on a
Carver county farm, and he remained
on the farm until he was twenty. Life
on farm when he was boy was
harder than it is today. Plenty of
hard work and small recompense. His
mother once gave him Is cents when
he was going to town and he felt so
good over it that he did not squander
a cent and brought it all back home
with him. He had pitched more hay
than probably any man in the hall,
and he had MIXED COWS, too, until his
hands and arms ached. Mr.. Allen
then lucidly described farming con-
ditions in Sweden, the land of his an
cestors, when his father was boy and
the improved conditions that exist to-
day. Then he went on to show how
necessary it was to have merchants
and bankers as we'll as farmers. Bank
ers and merchants must have their
eyes and ears open all the time and
give close attention to their banks
and stores as there is keen competi-
ton among them and the margins are
small. Failures among business men
are twenty times more numerous than
failures among farmers. The inter-
ests of farmers and business men are
identically; if the farmers are pros
porous the business men will share ir
their prosperity, and vice versa Mr.
Allen humorously told of a farmers
club with which he was affiliated in q
J southern Minnesota town and what q
z fine time they had as long as they
discussed literary topics, their neigh,
bors, cows, pigs and potatoes, but il
an evil moment politics were intro.
duced and then the club "burst up il
row."
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens in
teresting talk, Mr.. Garrison sang ar
Irish love song, and in response to E
vigorous encore rendered in fine style
1.-THE Little Gray House Of the West
Mr.. A. D. Wilson, superintendent Of
the Agricultural Extension Division oil
the State School of Agriculture, deliv.
cred an able and exceedingly interest.
- ing address. He said there were 900
farmers clubs in Minnesota at the
present time, and on an average there
were SO daily meetings Of these clubs
1t was good omen. These clubs
were the means Of bringing farmers
together, of knowing each other better
and exchanging ideas. There was NJ
better spot on earth than right here il
Mile Laos county; that he had faitF
in the future of this county was evi
denced by the fact that he owned hall
a section of Mile Laos county land
= He had no time for the chronic kick
er, but knockers were essential to sti1
up the boosters. He urged the farm
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