The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-01
.Arvold was in charge Of the pro.

The men and women from the
farms had an opportunity to see
the first of the agricultural work
that is being carried on at their in
stltution in this city. That it
meets with their approval was
manifested from the cmoplimen-
.ary remarks heard on very side.
The program pesented lasted we'll
on to IL o'clock but the immense
cowd did not bulge, standing
room being at premium all ev-
ening.
DR.. C. C. Putnam, director of
the band, arranged the band COIL
cert. Miss Marie Kammeyer as.
sisted Professor Arvold in taking
charge of the other two numbers
of the program. A large ORCH
estra from the Agricultural COL
lege accompanied the actors in
the play Back to the Farm, and
also the allegorical dances.
Numerous Experts on Program
A number of important and in
teresting addresses on scientific
subjects related to farming were
given, and North Dakota Tax Com
missioner Wallace gave a talk on
the progressive tax measures the
provinces of Canada have put in
effect. Among the speakers were
the following:
E. C. Hilburn of Valley City on
Lessons Learned from North
Dakota's 25 years Experience in
Tree Growing;" Otto Ulhorn of
Lisbon On A Farmers Experl-
ence in Corn Raising;' Thomas
Cooper, director of the North Da-
kota Experiment Station on 1.-THE
Profitable Farm Unit" DR.. E. c..
Stakemah of the University of
Minnesota ON wheat Rust and
Methods of Control;" R. S. Mack
intosh, state lecturer on horticul-
ture, st. Anthony Park, MIMI, Oil
"What Should the Farmer of the
Northwest Undertake in the Way
of Fruit" Former Congressman
j. E. Kelly of South Dakota, Equi-
ty leader, on "Co-operation;"
Mrs. Josephine sarles Simpson of
Minneapolis on "Women's Suffr-
age::" M. E. Brooks of Austin,
Mimi, a packing house expert, on
the need and benefits of packing
plants controlled by the people.
Agricultural progress in this
state depends on the development
of the right kind of leadership,
said Prof. C. G. Carlson, head of
the rural consolidated schools in
Barnes county. in his address.
For the right kind of leadership
we must depend on the N. D. Ag-
ricultural college, said the speak
er, in order to produce such men
and women it is absolutely neces-
sary that they be trained not only
in technical lines but also along
agricultural lines.
Need Of Good Roads Pointed Out
Stating that the problem Of
good roads was simply a matter
of road maintenance. Charles E..
Forbes, state highway commission
er for the state of Minnesota, fol
lowed with an illustrated lecture
ON the road work of the Mime
sofa highway commission in max
ing better roads. Mr.. Forbes has
been instrumental in giving Min
nesota the splendid roads which
the citizens of that state enjoy to-
day and in his illustrated lecture
he described how that work was
; being carried forward.
He urged that North Dakota
; have a state highway commission
and that a road be maintined Just
as carefully is it was built.
Hagan Tells What His Office Can
Do.
Commissioner John N. Hagan
of agriculture and labor was the
next speaker. Mr.. Hagan dis
cussed ''What the Office of Ag-
riculture and Labor Can Do to AS
sist the Farmer"
''Therp are several considera-
ti"ns that have bearing upon .he
value of this department to the
state at large" said Mr.. Hagan.
81 believe that the first and one of
tn" most important of these is
confidence. The farmer and the
department should feel a mutual
faith in each other and possess a
mutual knowledge of each others
needs and limitations without
which no great movement having
for its object the. betterment of
conditions can be carried to a
successful conclusion. When
such condition exists. the farm
ers OF North Dakota can feel that
they and the department have a
mutual interest and fhn danarf