The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-14
NORTHERN MINNESOTA DEvEL
oPMENT,. SHEEP AND POTATO
] GRoWERs' SOCIETIES HOLD +
JOINT CONVENTION. r. i..
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED; =..
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Pledge Loyalty to Government zeal
With Drainage, Good Roads,
ISL Community Team Work, Soil
Survey, Potatoes, Imnnisra-> r..
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The meeting of the Northern Min
nesota Development association held
at Brainerd, Dec. g., included SEES
,sions Of the Northern Minnesota Sheep
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 I'M
firing attention of the three hundred
delegates present. -: s..'s. -, >.
is.&Fl + Resolutions Adopted. ~ 4.
The resolutions were drafted fol-
lowing program of lectures and
will furnish material for the next
Minnesota State. Legislature as infor-
nation as to Northern Minnesota's
needs that will result in direct bene-
fit for all Minnesota. The men cleo
ted to office were selected because of
their fitness for strenuous campaign,
land they were unanimously assured
Fthe support of the ''Three-in-On Con-
vention''.
..,E Officers Are Elected. .-...1...
The officers elected are as follows:
R. R. Wise, Brainerd; president; Chas
F. scheers, Akeley, vice president;
Fred Lincoln, Brainerd, Secretary;
George Munford, Two Harbors, trea-
surer; M. N. Kohl, Cass Lake; Geo.
d W.. Empey, Hipckley; Oscar Bars
ness Of Bagley was elected executive
committee with the officers as ex-
officio members: Following are the
resolutions: ...,> %a% u. = 1,,~s - 81,
4 Minnesota Development RI Association is
htion Of the state. The following resolu-
81 the e Potato Growers Association : and
the Northern Minnesota Wool g, Growers
Association which have met with us and
have heartily co-operated with US. y J.
.#r-& PATRIOTISM AND LOYALTY. T..
" WHEREAS, our nallOn Is engaged IN 3
gigantic struggle for the maintenance Of
those principles OF justice and personal
opportunity upon which It was founded,
and ta4 4E s,;.,- !.
all its citizens are most urgently needed
in support of its activities at this time
and during the continuance of the war,
RESOLVED, that the Northern Minne-
sofa Development Association shall and
hereby does declare it's loyalty to and full
support of the President of the United
States, and of the Government of which
and be it further,
, 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 conservation
of food, maintenance Of morale. suppress
sion of vice, encouragement Of sedition,
tinuation Of our support Of the Red Cross
in it's noble work, with all our might and
main as all true Americans will do.
DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL,
to flood control is wrong, we pledge our
hearty cooperation with all organizations
making an intelligent study Of the sub
'''' GOOD ROADS.
We have shouted for good roads ever
since our organization. We have had
the extreme pleasure Of having experts
ten US that we are not only y! talking na by
this section of the state invite the CO.
operation of all parts. Of the state with
US to the end that LEGISLATION for good
roads be continued in the direction that
will give us further opportunities for inn
provement. r. r.
@ PEAT LANDS.
This associa lion favors the continual
ton Of the investigation and demonstra-
end that the state may be able to give
purchasers Gf such lands definite advice .dvd.
and instruction as to the use and treat
ment Of same.
8s DYNAMITE
Realizing that land clearing is vital not
only to the development of Northern Min
nesota, but to the foad production of our
ma ton and. inasmuch as the present high
price of dynamite has practically suspend
ed it's use in land Gearing, we respect
fully commend the attention of the state
and Federal Government of the necessity
OF devfsing some means Of remedying this
condition.
COMMUNITY TEAM WORK. T.
We are pleased at the co operation
given us by the people of Northern Min
nesota REGARDLESS Of class. We urge that
the spirit of community team work be
fostered in every locality, believing as We
80, that such team work Is the shortest
road to success. ' -""S'
SOIL SURVEY.
Re II again resolved that this associa-
ton place itself in record most emphatic
ally in favor OF some provision being mace
for an early. complete and thorough soil
survey Of the state. This work should
he done by men of special fitness and
Qualifications in such work by agricultural
training and practical experience.
~ POTATOES.
This association knowing the impor-
sarce Of the potato industry. Of this state.
not only as cash food stock. but also as
a source of southern seed stock, recon-
mends legislation to put seed potato GER
tification into effect and to allow thor.
With the purpose of better controlling
and graduating same. We also recon-
mend that the agricultural committee
nrovide for stock Judging contest for
REPRESENTATIVES of the high school agri-
cultural classes.
WEED LAWS.
This association recommends more
rigid enforcement of noxious weed laws
and massage of such additional legisla-
ton as may be necessary .-.
.-f-z COUNTY AGENTS.