The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
DEVELOP CUT-OVERLAND
WILL BE DISCUSSED. AT ST.
PAUL MEET
Gov. Preus Calls Conference To
Form the Permanent
Organization
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

ST. Paul, January 25-Furtherance
Of the agricultural and other mutual
interest of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, including the classical
ton and colonization of immigrants,
is the purpose of the Tri- State Devel-
opment congress that will open a
two day session here tomorrow Gov
ernor J. A. o. Preus of Minnesota
called the congress after a conference
OF state officials and others in the
affected states, and it is hoped to
form a permanent organization that
Will work for the mutual interests or
the three states.
Those interested in the congress
have commended that the federal gov
eminent appreciates large sums Of
lIloney for me development of arid
sections of the western states. but
has appropriated a mere $4,000 Tor
the development of cut over lands"
IN the three states participating in to-
morrow's congress. 1t is expected by
Minnesota state officials that con-
certed action by three states will en-
the federal government in the form
OF large appropriation of develop
ment OF the cut over lands.
MlnneSota's delegation Will propose
the classification OF immigrants by an
agent stationed at an European sea
port and these immigrants would be
colonized in the cut over regions OF
the three states. II will be proposed
that only. immigrants familiar with
such lands be sent to those sections,
where they would be encouraged in
the work of agriculture by the stale
and federal governments.
Banker Will Preside
Tentative plans are that immediate
ly after permanent, organization of
united effort will be made to secure
trucks and machinery from the fed
eral government with which to clear
the cut-over lands and build roads.
Explosives also would be sought from
the federal government Z. G.
Quamme, head of the Federal Land
bank in st. Paul. will preside at the
which will be opened with an address
of welcome by Governor Preus.
Arneng the speakers and their topics
are:
Extension of land security credit
and personal credit" by B. F. Faust,
Eau Claire, Wis; colonization" by
d Dean 81 n Russs ar of the Lakes
wavs." c. p. Craig. Duluth, Mimi. !;
utilization of salvage war explosives"
John Swenhart. Bayfield,. Wis; for
estry, federal and state action on for
est regulations W. T. Cox, state
forester, ST. Paul: extension of fed
eral regulation of rivers and high
ways regarding drainage" ]. o. D.
Mack, Madison, Wis: ''the service
man in colonization" A. Fl. Vernon,
Minnesota commander, American
Legion. Little Falls, Mimi.
The foregoing addresses will be
made at the section of the congress
known as the national" division.
while in the regional division" the
following addresses are scheduled:
Land elias: alton" DR.. F. ]. AL
way, university farm, st. Paul;
bureau of information service to
settlers" B. G.. Packer, Madison,
Wis: development of tourist bust
ness" J. A. Doelle. Marquette. Mich:
"land clearing work" Mark c.
Thompson. University farm. St, Paul.
and Lawrence Livingston. Marinette.
Wis; necessity of supplementary
drainage and methods of Financing
same" E. r. Jones. university of
wisconsin: financing drainage en-
terprises," P B. Coffin, Chicago.