The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-04
SESSION HELD AT The COURT
HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON
Representative Farmers Got Together
At County Commissioners Room and
Discussed Situation; Talks Were
Made BY 7. H. Foley, Frank Simon,
George M. Palmer and Others; T. N.
Currier Sees Need Of Men For Work
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Late this afternoon the Blue Earth
County Farmers and Business Mems
league for the production of crops lin
the county, was organized at the meet
ing held in the court house, and the fol-
lowing are the officers:
T. n. Foley, chairman; c. L. Kennedy,
secretary; executive committee the tive
county commissioners: Matt Sanger,
II. C. kraus, Vernon Center; Ole H.. Oh,
son, Sterling. The officers and execu-
tive committee will appoint their, own
sub committees. The. league adopted
constitution and bylaws.
Crop production is one of the big
problems confronting the country at
the present time, and an enthusiastic
meeting of members of farm oTgani-
cations was held in the commissioners
room at the court house this after
noon, one hundred or more men be-
ing present.
T. H. Foley, chairman Of the county
board, presided, and in short optG-
ing talk told that the object of the
meeting was to endeavor to organize
in some definite way to produce, the
largest crops possible this year.
Frank Simon also delivered a short
address urging that farmers should
recognize the gravity of the situation
and be ready to do their part. He
stated that all Migrants should be
forced to work, and do their part in
the present crisis. His remarks were
received with applause.
George NJ. Palmer stated that he
believed organization of farm clubs
for the work of crop production was
an excellent idea, and said that there
could be no conception of the misery
that would result if the crops failed.
The attitude of everyone should be II
want to do my part" He suggested
that all men willing to work on farms
register at certain places, and all
farmers needing help do likewise.
Necessity Of Crop Increase.
Robert Haedt referred to the great
necessity of increased farm produc-
ton, which could be brought about
by intelligent seed selection. He
thought high school boys would be OF
little use on the farm, due to lack OF
experience. They could take city jobs.
and more experienced men could
work on the farms.
F. NJ. Currier spoke on the neces-
sity of getting men to the farms, and
thought that the automobile club
could take such workers out. Others
who spoke were Charles II. Johnson.
of the Decoria Farmers club; Fred d.
Day of Eagle Lake, and others.
Those in Attendance.
Among those present were T. n.
Foley, county board; Frank Simon.
of the All Minnesota Development
league; G. M. Palmer, Lorin Cray,
city: George H. Buchholtz, J. w. Stro-
bel, George w. Ward, Medo; Herman
T. Frank, LIE Ray; James Ballard.
Columbus Ballard, Mankato township;
r. B. Hanna and Swan Evans, Maple
ton; F. J. Fasnacht, Jamestown, H. A
Fuller, city; Robert Haedt, Decoria;
Walter Macbeth, LeRay; John W.
Morse, Mankato township, John
Schweickhart, city; Carl j. Mohr.
Rapidan; William Oehler, Limetown:
William Doran, Jamestown; /. ~ y.
Mullin and Robert Jaeger, Mapleton;
Anton MEME, Limetown;. F. M. Cur
rier, city; G. C. Bartsch, Rapidan; F.
J. Melvin, South Bend; Fred Krusa
McPherson; Hiram circuit, LeRay;
Jos. Johnson, Jamestown; r. B.
knott, Madison Lake; Fred Day,
Eagle Lake; w. D. Willard, city;
Ole X. Olson, Sterling; Matt Most
dahl, Peter Peterson, Ed F. Hart
wig, Lincoln; Matt Sanger, county
commissioner, Limetown; Herman
Guentzel, assessor, Limetown; Chas.
TobnSon Decoria. A. L. Veigel city:
Aug. Thrun, H. c. Kurth, Ernest
Heizberg, Decoria; Jos. H. Engles.
Lincoln: John Hanson, Decoria;
Chas. E. Keith, city; Martin j. Bow
en-, city; E. G. Nollas, Mcpherson:
John Dagan, Albert Buskey, LIE Ray;
George Schultz. Limetown; Dan L.
Williams, Cambria; L. A. Yaeger,
Rapidan; John H. Hohmann, city;
u. Wells, jamestown; L, T. Sifkey.
lie Ray.