Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED;
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Pledge Loyalty to Government-Deal
With Drainage, Good Roads,
Community Team Work, Soil
Survey, Potatoes, Immigra-
ton and Hatcheries.

Growers Association and the Mime.
sofa Potato Growers Association, and
was one of the best attended and most
enthusiastic meetings ever held in the
state. Loyalty and patriotism, devel-
opment of the hundreds of thousands
Of idle acres, the inaugurations of the
sheep growing movement-the great
est and most needed at this time in
the state-and the development of the
potato industry commanded the un-
firing attention of the three hundred
delegates present
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions were drafted fol.
lowing a program of lectures and
will furnish material for the next
Minnesota State Legislature as infor-
nation as to Northern Minnesota 8
needs that will result in a direct bene.
fit for ALL Minnesota. The men cleo
ted to Office were selected because of
their fitness for a strenuous campaign,
and they were unanimously assured
the support of the "Three-in-One Con.
vention".
Officers Are Elected.
The officers elected are as follows:
K. R. Wise, Brainerd, president; Chas
F. scheers, Akeley, vice president;
Fred Lincoln, Brainerd, Secretary ;
George llunford, Two Harbors, trea-
surer; M. N. Kohl, Cass Lake; Geo.
w. Empey, Hinckley; Oscar Bars
ness Of Bagley was elected executive
committee with the officers as ex-
oficio members: Following are the
resolutions:
For the sixteenth time the Northern
Minnesota Development Association is
ton of the state. The following resolu-
tons embcdy the special thoughts also
Of the Potato Growers Association and
the Northern Minnesota Wool Growers
Association which have met with US and
have heartily co-operated with us.
PATRIOTISM AND LOYALTY.
WHEREAS, our nation is engaged in q
gigantic struggle for the maintenance of
those principles of justice and personal
opportunity upon which it was founded,
and
WHEREAS, the ability and efforts of
ali its citizens are most urgently needed
in support Of it's activities at this time
and during the continuance Of the war,
therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Northern Mime
hereby does declare its loyalty to and full
support of the President of the United
States. and of the Government of which
ne is the head, in carrying on this war,
RESOLVED, that we. individually and
collectively do all in our power to encour-
age and assist in the enlistment of men
for service. production and conserva ton
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sion of vice, encouragement of sedition,
either silent or expressed. with the con-
tinuation Of our support of the Red Cross
in its noble work, with all our might and
main as all true Americans will do
DRA'NAeE AND FLOOD CONTROL.
Realizing that drainage without regard
to hood control is wrong, we pledge our
hearty cooperation with all organizations
ject.
GOOD ROADS.
We have shouted for good roads ever
since our organization. We have had
the extreme pleasure of having experts
tell US that we are not only talking by
precept, put also by example. We, in
this section Of the state invite the CO.
US to the end that legislation for good
roads be continued in the direction that
will give us further opportunities for i'm
prOvement
PEAT LANDS.
ton of the investigation and demonstra-
ton OF peat and swamp lands to the
end that the state may be able to give
purchasers of such lands definite advice
ment Of same.
DYNAMITE.
Realizing that land clearing is vital not
only to the development of Northern Min
nesota, but to the food production Of our
nation and, inasmuch as the present high
"a 11x-
ed its use in land clearing, we respect
fully commend the attention of the state
and Federal Government Of the necessity
OF devising some means of remedying this
condition.
COMMUNITY TEAM WORK.
We are pleased at the cooperation
given us by the people of Northern Min
nesota regardless of class. We urge that
the spirit of community team work be
f to- cred in every locality, believing as we
road to success.
SOIL SURVEY
Be it again resolved that this associa-
ton place itself in record most emphatic
for an early. complete and thorough soil
survey of the state. This work should
be done by men Of special fitness and
qualifications in such work by agricultural
training and practical experience.
POTATOES.
This association knowing the impor-
ance Of the pota to industry of this state,
not only az q cash food stock, but also as
source Of southern seed stock. recon-
LITIGATION into effect and to ALLOW thor
ough investigation Of potato diseases
with the purpose Of better controlling
and graduating same. We also recon-
mend that the agricultural committee
provide for q. stock judging contest for
representatives Of the high school agri
cultural classes
WEED LAWS.
This association recommends a more
rigid enforcement of noxious weed laws
and passage of such additional legisla.
ton ~ may be necessary.
COUNTY AGENTS.
RealizinG the value Of the work already
accomplished BY county agricultural