The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-24
Representatives of Soil Hzsx Out
line Conditions Under Whic1. cal -
Cooperation May Be Realized. q
NEED MONEY AND CASH MARKET
Necessary Accommodations Can East.
ly Be Provided-Value of Home "
Trading Clearly Shown.


cial club rooms Tuesday afternoon
that much effective work is certain
to be accomplished as a result.
Nine farmers from various parts
of this section, representing as many
Farmers clubs, were present and en-
tered into the spirit of the occasion,
freely discussing problems confront
ing them. President Barker at the
opening of the meeting started the
ball rolling by inviting our country
neighbors to take possession of the
meeting and called upon c. Heines,
from Nary. Mr.. Heines said:
Need Money Most.
What we need most is money.
Money with (which to buy stock Our
chief trouble is of course a cash mar
ket. I have no fault to find with
the service Bemidji merchants are
giving, but believe they can help us
secure cash for our produce when
we need it," Mr. Heines also sug-
gested the securing of a starch fac
tory for Bemidji, which he stated
would be helpful in disposing of the
big potato crop in this section.
Daniel Gray, president of the Be-
midji Farmers club, and the man who
introduced the slogan, "Bemidji 49,
900 in 1926" was next given an op-
portunity to express himself
II believe in many instances you
merchants get too big profit" said
Mr.. Gray. eff you don't, you'll have
to show me by some tall fguring.'
Now do not mean that this is gen.
eral, but on some of the staple goods
There is room still for improvement
and I feel sure that matters are ad-
justing themselves, which will re-
suit satisfactory to both farmer and
merchant.
Proposes Hitching Place.
AT very little expense Bemidji
could give the, farmers a hitching
place, where they could drive under
shelter, tie their teams and feed at
a cost of ten cents. 1t ought to pro-
vide cash market. I would sug-
gest also that specializing in various
lines as we farmers are urged to 10
would result in better markets for the
farmer. All these things will work
out in due time, but l believe that
a beginning should be made right
now in this direction. The farmers
complaints are to a certain extent a
habit. If the merchant would whine
as do some of our farmers they would
go bankrupt in a hurry. We farm
ers are learning that whining is no
remedy, and it is being done away
with more and more
Magazines Cause Trouble.
'These farm magazines which are
sent into our homes are the worst
disturbers of peace. They contain
advertisements of cheap goods with
view to leading us to believe that
we are being robbed by our local
merchants. They create feeling of
dissatisfaction and strife among us
and we are just waking up to this
fact. Stick by your home newspa-
pers. They are the real boosters and
your best friends"
Mr.. Gray also compared this CON-
munity with others in which he lived
and stated that conditions here were
much brighter than in any other. He
encouraged the farmer, to save his
money and clear his land as fast as
possible and buy from Bemidji mer-
chants when he can consistently do
so, giving as his reason that upon
the growth of Bemidji depended the
growth and increase of the value of
the farm. His contention was that
a farm near a city of $4,000 was
worth far more than one near a city
of 5000.
Speaks on Poultry.
H. r. Gillette of Nary, who is
building up splendid place north
east of that village, came to the front
with some valuable suggestions on
the shipment of poultry. He stated
that other towns have buyers which
come to the city in the fall and ship
out poultry by the car load. Bemidji
and vicinity could load several cars
in the fall and the farmer women
would appreciate the city's efforts
along this line. "Start alley sta
bles," said Mr.. Gillette, there's
good money in it. You surely have
some men here who would invest in
it if they knew they could make a
good profit by charging ten cents a
head for stabling horses. - ~. 81
Buy Wood is Plea. =.
buy less coal and more wood"
said c.. F.. Schroeder, "and you will
help the farmers more than you can
realize."'- ....
liver Ungstad, from the live town
of Frohn, said: ''Is it worth any
thing to Bemidji to clear up an acre
of land?" All agreed that it was.
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