The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-09-23

The ball games races and other
sports were particularly interesting:
and the multitude enjoyed every
feature of the amusement program.
The Citizens Band of Princeton,
under the leadership of Prof.
Boland, discoursed pleasing selec-
tions each day of the fair, and on
Friday the Anoka band helped out
with some excellent music.
All in all the fair was more sue
cessful than the most sanguine had
dared to hope, especially considering
the disagreeable weather of Thurs
day, and the officers and directors
are assuredly deserving Of great
credit. 1t is due to their untiring
efforts that the fair was such a sue
cess in it's entirety. Nothing was left
undone to accommodate exhibitors
and the visitors. AS for the build
ings they were All in the best of con-
dition, as President Bryson person.
ally saw to it that each and all of
them were in shipshape order. Sec
rotary Stanley and Treasurer Jack
were kept busy during the progress
of the exposition, and they attended
to their duties in commendable
manner. Superintendent of ex-
hibits, races, etc., are also deserving
Of q xuOrd of oop, p,opdo+;ox> oo @l,.>,,
were ever accommodating and cour-
teous.
Those in attendance at the fair
on Thursday and Saturday were
afforded an opportunity to listen to
mastery addresses delivered by two
of Minnesota's foremost citizens.
On Thursday that grand old COM
moner, United States Senator Knute
Nelson, was here, and those who
braved the inclement weather to at
tend were we'll repaid, as his speech
was truly able discourse. Senator
Nelson has host Of sincere admirers
in this section, and had the weather
been at all favorable an immense
throng would have greeted him.
The speaker was introduced by r.
q. Dunn, who briefly traced the
career of Senator Nelson from the
time he37came to the United States
when a boy, to the present day.
Great pleasure was expressed by the
speaker at being afforded an oppor-
tunity to again meet the farmers of
this section, as we'll as the several
army comrades and other old friends.
He then commented upon the great
changes in agricultural conditions
the past few years, and pointed to
the remarkable progress that had
been made. Minnesota was prac-
tically wilderness so years ago,
while today it is one of the leading
states Of the union, and Senator
Nelson expressed the opinion that
in time our state would support a
population of 10000; O0O The re-
markable progress Of the United
States as whole was then dwelt
upon, and the various purchases and
conQuests that resulted in the in
crease of our domain were cited.
The speaker, however, voiced the be.
lief that our increase in population
and wealth was greater than our in
crease in area. The industrial,
financial and social development of
the United States were then
touched upon, and particular en-
phasis was laid on our improved
methods of agriculture. In the past
the American farmer has been ex.
tremely prodigal in the use of soil,
but conditions are ever being bet
tered. Senator Nelson, who for
years has been prominently identi-
fed with all national legislation,
next confined his remarks to the
changes in government that had
taken place. The evolution of in
dustries that resulted in concen-
tration of capital had not proved
an unmixed good. Gigantic corpor-
ations were formed, and they finally
became burdensome. These evils
had to be regulated and controlled,
and congress was appealed to. The
states attempted to cope with condi-
lions independently but found that
they were unable to do so. Mime.
sofa, Iowa and Wisconsin were
among the first states to take steps
toward regulation, and federal action
followed which resulted in the estab-
lishment Of the Interstate commerce
commission. The adulteration of
food supplies was briefly dwelt upon
by the speaker, and the passage of
the food and drugs act of 1906 came
as result of agitation. While
Senator Nelson admitted that con-
dltlons were not yet perfect, he ex-
pressed the opinion that no one need