The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-18
FARMERS UNION
ENDORSE BRIDGE.
OVER MISSOURI
State Convention Started Yester-
day With Much Business
Completed
FAVORS GOOD HIGHWAYS
Meeting Will Probably Finish
Up This Afternoon With
Election
FAVORs GOOD HIGHWAYS

Endorsing the $50000,O00 good
roads bill defeated by the special ses'
sion of the legislature, and commend
ing the session for passing Senate
Bill 80, aiding the development of the
dairy industry and the amendments
to the feed and seed loan law, the
state convention of the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative union fin
ishcd its first day session yesterday.
The convention will probably finish
it's work this afternoon or tonight.
The convention also commended
Dr. E. f. Ladd and the states repre-
sentatiyes in congress for their &C
tivities in securing the present sys-
tenn of grain grading, the Bismarck
Mandan $l,000,0G0 steel and concrete
bridge over the Missouri river, the
work of the national officers OF the
Farmers union and the acquisition 'ot
a permanent home for the federal
board Of farm organizations.
Several Speakers.
Most of yesterdays session was de-
voted to business matters dealing
with the state organization of the
Farmers union with number or
speeches given by Ida M. Alexander
of the Anti tuberculosis association,
George NJ KenistOn, secretary OF the
Commercial club Of Bismarck MISS
Anna Overs OF the Y. w. G. A. at
Minneapolis and others.
DR.. Alexander urged the. state or
ganizatiOn to aid her association IN
stamping out tuberculosis in North
Dakota and was told the delegates
would do what they could to help
Miss Overs explained the purpose
of the Young Women's Christian as
sociation and told OF the campaign
that organization intends to start IN
North Dakota in February.
Practice Cooperation. y
Mr.. Remission spoke on practical Co
operation. Among the things Mr..
Keniston recommended for each local
of the Farmers union to take up are
the following: 1f
Make every house and church cen
ter where the community spirit can
be developed and made to accomplish
public projects.
Organize the farmers in each To-
cality to build silos and secure en-
silage cutters for the use of a group
of farmers.
Establishment of breeding cir
cults throughout the state to raise the
standard of cattle, pigs, sheep, horses
and other live stock in the state.
Cooperative buying and selling
among farmers in each community 50
as to get advantage OF bulk shipments
and prices.
Establishment and utilization of
seed grain boards.
Home building on a cooperative
basis and the making of good roads
in front of each farmers property.
Cooperative herding and co-opera-
tive creameries so as to increase the
interest and financial gain in the
dairy industry &
Cooperative elevators.
cooperative real estate board and
live stock board.
At today's session of the convention
routine matters will be taken up and
the convention will end with the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year.
Committees Named.
Committees appointed yesterday
were as follows: M
By-laws-V. IL. Anderson, Esther
vile; Ed Mount, Baldwin. Z;
Credentials-A. b. Hunt, Sterling
j Oscar Fosberg. Estherville; j. w
Grambling, Regan, Il. a
ResolutionsH. p. Knappen, Bis
marck; A. ~. Blexrud, Regan; Johr
Monroe, Baldwin.
Delegates Present.
Among the delegates present arc
the following
Bismarck-W. G. Casselman, ]. w
Burch and William Morris. @
Regan-J. W.. Gramblng, A. N
Blexrud and CT, Lindsey.
Still-Oscar Fosberg, j. M. Thomp
son. Albin Johnston, r. Wilcox, v
j.. Anderson, Herman Engstrom.
Christiana-H. Oleson, c. j. John
Tappen-Mrs, Charles Kelley.
Sterling-A. B. Hunt and B. &
Morse
Baldwin-John Monroe and Edga1
Mount.
Bostonia- Grover Anderson.
Fryberg- Alex Monty.
New Salem-F. L. Frank. Karl Kei
sci. William Christen, C. F.. Gabe.
Heart River-O. A. Brown.
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