The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-06-23
Northern Section
Shows Senators
Vast Resources
Party of Statesmen Spend Ten
Days i'm North and Learn
Many Things
Sen. McGarry Fathers Expedi-
ton; Sen. Westlake Superin-
tends Arrangements
Pleasures and Politics Plentifully
Mixed with Educational Fea-
lures; Trip Most Unique in
States History

The 1915 Adjourned Session"
closed last Saturday evening,
when the special train, carrying
the remnant of the senatorial
party that toured Northern Min
nesota for ten days, drew into
the Twin Cities. During those
ten days the party, had travelled
1900 miles by rail, several hun
dred miles by auto and had seen,
Amany of the members for the
first time, the undreamed won
lders, and marvellous resources of
the Northern half of the state.
There was not a person who had
made the tour but admitted that
/ he had seen more marvels than
in any previous ten days Of his
/ life, and had acquired a fund of
information which assured him
I of the wonderful future in store
I for this section when the neces-
sites for it's full development
are provided.
Pat" Plans; dad" Helps
I Sometime near the close of
the 1915 session, Senator "Pat"
McGarry of Walker asked the
doubling Thomases from south
ern Minnesota, to come to north
ern Minnesota and be shown.
The invitation was accepted and
Sen. McGarry, assisted by Sen.
dad" Westlake of Minneapolis
and Senator Viebert of Cloquett
made arrangements for the trip.
Everywhere, throughout the
north, the plan met with the
heartiest cooperation, every
town and city on the itinery do
ing it's utmost to welcome it's
guests, to show them the pos
sibilities of the locality, and in
Just what direction state aid
could best be applied.
The party, as first planned by
Sen. McGarry and the other
northern members, grew until
it included not only many of the
senate, but state officials includ-
ing Gov. w. S. Hammond, Lieut..
Gov. Burnquist, Secretary julius
A. Schmahl, Auditor J. A. 0.
Preus, Treasurer Walter j.
Smith and several prominent
members of the 1915 house. Ex.-
Senator Elwell was member
of the party and was assured
that had the question of the re-
peal Of his famous law, come be-
fore the legislature after this
visit to the north instead of be-
fore, it would have remained or
the statute book without doubt
Many Places Visited
The trip was strenuous one
for every member of the party
At least two towns were visited
every day and many days sew
eral more. Every where the
guests were driven in autos
around the community shown it,
achievements, it's possibilitie:
and its requirements. The prin
cipal visits were made at Clio
1quet, Duluth, Hibbing, Virginia
Coleraine, international Falls
Beaudette, Thief River Falls
Crookston, Hallock, Bemidji
Walker and Brainard. Every
where the guests were greeted
by bands, banqueted, and urget
to come again. At no place
were the courtesies of hospital
ity forgotten in the eagernes
to make the powers of the stat
realize what the town and it
locality needed. The evidence
of hospitality were really to b.
wondered at when it is recalled
that the invitation had been ex
tended and accepted before
single city on the propose,
schedule had been consulted
There is a theory that southern
ers are the only people capabl
of showing real hospitality
people of the North showed, dur
ing the last two weeks that the,
possess this quality as no south
erner ever dreamed of possess
ing it.
Needs of The North
Northern Minnesota demon
| strated that she needs goo
| roads, needs money to develo
her lands sufficiently to attrac