Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-10-15
Forces at Work to Make
Minnesota's Farm Life
the Best In the World

which Is to conserve Minnesota's TO-
0O0, 100000 feet of merchantable tim
Der in order to encourage the build
ing uD Of great Woodworking indus
tries and ce1ters which shall become
markets for Minnesota's farm prod
ucts. "
The game and fish commission,
which. by protecting Minnesota's wild
life, hopes to add immensely to the
present 100000 annual income from
this resource.
The drainage commission and rec
lanaation board. which will open I'D
nsw and fertile areas for thrifty and
energetic farmers.
The live stock sanitary board.
which was created to protect Mime
sofas hive stock against all forms of
disease, and has again and again
proved it's worth.
The state entomologist, whose duty
It is TO eliminate pests which affict
men, live stock, or crops.
The state highway commission and
the railway and warehouse commits
sion both seeking to promote econom-
zeal transportation, one by building
and improving public roads, and the
other by seeing that the public Is we'll
served by its great shipping interests.
The tax commission, which is wres-
| Ting with the difficult problem of pro
vtding for the states financial needs
without imposing an oppressive load
upon the public.
Health, Also, Carefully Guarded.
With all the educational opportuni-
ties and with all the assistance Of
Fered in the development of re-
sources, Minnesota's effort to build
| up strong rural life would fall short
| OF Its obligation if it neglected the
problems Of rural health, but these
are amply provided for in the state
board Of health, which is not only
serving toreducate the people in rural
places as to sanitation and the pre-
Vent1on of disease, but is wagins &C.
tive and energetic warfare against
the spread Of disease so far as it can,
SuDplementing the work Of this board
Is that Of the Minnesota Public Health
association, a voluntary organization
which Is doing effective work for the
education Of the people as to matters
Of personal ana public health
Activities Well co-ordinated.
The splendid thing about this elab-
crate machinery for the development
Of Minnesota's agriculture and rural
life, Is that all" the parts work in hay
nony. supplementing the labors of
one another and making de&nite
progress.
I It Is no wonder then that the states
board OF immigration. thoroughly
efficient agency for the peoplfng OF
Minnesota's open country, has been
ltremarkably successful in securing
I settlers. It's problem has been to tell
i effectively the facts about Mime.
sota's resources and the efforts beine
made to aid Minnesota's people "a
get the most out OF such resources
This + has solved in thorough-goine
} manner by judfcious advertising and
the personal contact of it's commits
sSoner with the people OF other states
: A Future OF Greet Promise.
III Mfnnesota's future, then. shine.
J with promise because it is buildins
: IT'S basic industry en- sound principles
a giving people to the rural places ant
10 the people Of the rural places al
! opportunity
TO make a good living from th,
soil 0A ssa
/ TO Hear their families carefully am
: wen. A 81, 4. ~
To ~ Of service to their comE3ala
III. fss5 sgsaa II
ed And IN the end. to leave rife an
1 their acres richer than when the
{ topA possession.