The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-29
LAND CLEARING
TRAIN AT S0LWAY
THIS AFTERNOON
Cars Will Come to Bemid Il
and Remain Over
Sunday Here

Solway, May 29.-The Minnesota
and-Clearing train completed the
second week Of its six-weeks' tour
here today, showing the most recent
developments in land-clearing meth
DDS before large crowd made up
mostly of farmers from the surround
ing country. The men in charge of
the train and those representing the
various cooperative agencies-the
manufacturers Of explosives and OF
stump pullers and other land-clearing
equipment-found here additional
evidence Of the fact that the whole
north country Is tremendously inter-
ested in developing cut-over lands
as one of the greatest resources of
the state. 1t looks now as If the work
of stimulating their interest would
certainly be continued through the
year and as If the train project would
be repeated next year. {
The train made special stop at
Cass Lake yesterday afternoon. Cass
Lake was not on the regular schedule
Of the train, but the Commercial
club there, knowing that the train
was to go thru their town, set about
to arrange for a special stop. The
secretary of the club, M. N. Kohl, got
word finally at 4:30 Thursday that
stop could be made. He Immediately
went to the local telephone exchange
and in Is minutes the farmers OF the
country who have phones were being
notified of the plan and urged to come
in. A little later automobiles were
scurrying over the country to take
the same message to farmers who
have no phones. AS a result, when
the demonstrators went into action
about two o'clock yesterday afternoon
some two hundred and fifty farmers
and others, including not few of
the Indian farmers of the region,
were on hand to see the work Of elm
mating stumps from a piece of Jack
pine land just at the edge Of town,
also the method Of digging ditches by
the use of dynamite. Mr.. Kohl says
that the work in land clearing in
Cass county is being pushed, and that
what was learned at the demonstra-
ton would have the effect Of giving
momentum to the work.
In the evening most of the memb-
ers of the train staff. through provi-
sion made by the Cass Lake Com
mercial club, were taken for q fishing
excursion to the mouth Of Turtle
river, across the lake from the town.
An hours fishing gave the boys
good string, and they are feasting
on pike this evening.
Monday the train goes to Black
duck, Tuesday to Northome, thurs
day to Littlefork. and Saturday to
Guthrie. 1t will stand in the yards of
Bemidji over Sunday.
The staff of demonstrators abord
the train consists of
A. w. Wilson, Chicago, ILL.,, repre-
senting the Hercules Powder Co., OF
Wilmington, Del, assisted by C. r.
Anderson, Pelican Rapids, Mimi, c.
M. O'Loughlin, Northome, MIMI, and
Willard Devers, Duluth, MINI.
Guy G. Means, Duluth, represent
ing E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.,
Wilmington, Del, assisted by Arthur
Pearson and Stanley Johnson, Wah-
kon, MINI.
Arthur J. Swantes, Escanaba,
Mich, representing A. J. Kirstin &
Co.. Escanaba, manufacturers OF
and related land-clear-
ing equipment, assisted by Andrew
JourgensOn and w. j. Gallagher,
Escanaba, and Walter Nelson, Nc
Grath, MINI.
VIM. E. Raven, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
representing the LaPlante-Choates
Co., Cedar Rapids, manufacturers of
land-clearing machinery, assisted by
Tom Jones, Cedar Rapids; D. C. Nc
Lean, Northome, Mimi, and Donald
Richie, Duluth, MINI.
NJ v. Hovde, Duluth, Mimi, repre-
senting the Martinson Manufacturing
Co., Wrenshall, Mimi, manufacturers
Of hand-operated stump-puller, as
sisted by John Hanson, Wrenshall.
C. E. Johnson, University Farm,
St. Paul, operating a Conrath home
made stump-piler, assisted by Sander
Nelson, Hinckley, MINI.
John D. Rose, Duluth, representing
the Knudsen Automobile Co., Duluth,
distributors of the Cleveland Tractor
Co., manufacturers of the Cletrac.
VIM. Boss, chief of the agricultural
engineering division, University Of
Minnesota; and others " connected
OF county agents IN NOFLueaStern
Minnesota; and( others connected
with the University department Of
The business management OF the
train is in charge Of G. H. Welch of
the agricultural extension division of
the University.
The train is made up of nine cars
four freight cars which carry the ex-
plosives and land-clearing equipment,
two box cars which provide for din
ing room and kitchen, day coach
which serves as Longing and read
ing room for the men on the train, a
tourist sleeper, and caboose for an
office. The train is electrically light
ed by farm lighting plant provided
by the Alamo Minnesota Light Co.,