The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-13
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Four-Minute Talk ON unity
Resources 1. Won BY
Charles Carter
BELTRAMI'S DELEGATES
F0RESEE FINE SEASON
Silver Cup will Be Source Of
Pride and Incentive to
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Pride and Incentive to
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A delegation from the Beltrami
county real estate board, headed BY
Its PRESIDENT w. Wilcox, E. Il.
Winter, q member Of the local board
and state organisation, VIM. Rulien
of Baudette, and Charles s. Carter,
secretary Of the local board, attended
the annual convention of the state or
ganization, held at Minneapolis at the
Radisson hotel, Jan. 6 and 2. The
delegation has returned to Bemidji
and Beltrami county full of enthusi-
asm as to the prospects OF next years
The spirit of optimism pervaded the
convention during its entirety. There
were present, speakers from Califor-
MIA, Washington, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Canada, who brought good It'd
ings of prospects for the ensuing
year. Iowa men were very emphatic
in declaring; that Northern minnesota
and Wisconsin were fast coming into
their own, which would include rent
ers from gh priced Iowa farms and
industrial workers from the larger
cities who are now fast being thrown
out of employment. The local board
will soon hold it's annual meeting,
at which time many important mat
tiers concerning the settlement of our
county will be taken up and consid-
cred and put into execution. The sill
yer cup given as first prize for the
best four-minute presentation Of the
county having the greatest resources
from an agricultural standpoint will
be q source Of pride to the local or
ganization. Many new members are
expected to join the local board.
The speech which won the silver
cup and which was made by Charles S.
Carter, follows:
Mr.. Host, Judges, Ladies and Gen
tlemen:
, "Count Beltrami, that famous
French explorer, years ago came to
this state. After going over the ma
jor part thereof, he finally arrived at
Buena Vista, that height Of land To-
Gated near the central part Of our
county. The altitude here is approxi-
lmately 1900 feet above sea level.
That same altitude applies to the ma
jor portion Of southern Beltrani
county. From this high place the
count was able to lool, to the north,
to the south, to the east and the west,
over this glorious. state. This he did
with a keen and searching vision, and
after so doing, he looked about him at
the virgin soil, the magnificent for
ests, bass wood and maple and ever
green timber. He gazed into the
branches and saw there the scarlet
tanager, tho wild canary, the hum
ming bird, and other specimen. Of bird
life. In the forests he noted the leap
ing deer, the silver horde Of finest
trout, pike and other fish, going up
the streams. He gazed out over the
surface Of the lovely lakes, glanced
down the ripping streams and then
communed with himself, saying,
mine eyes have seen no vision in
other parts Of this great state that
SO we'll pleases the human eye. It
must be that the Creator intended
this place as a habitation 1T for the
human family. Now will honor
both myself and this country by re-
naming here and giving At my
name.'"
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentle
men Of the audience, talk to you
from the standpoint Of one who wish
es to induce you, by telling you of
our resources, to come to our coun-
ty and engage in the industries 81
agriculture, business or professional
life. take it that in talking along
agricultural lines we first must show
to Cur prospective purchaser that
ours is country of fertile soil, and
in that respect I will tell you that our
soil consists of silt loan top soil, as
differing from. a black loan, with a
clay subsoil. A4few years ago we had
with US as our guest, Daniel Willard;
connected, at that time, with the de-
velopment department Of the North
ern Pacific Railroad company. Mr..
Willard took borings of the soil in
various different parts of our county,
had them analysed, and wrote back a
letter to our settlers, and myself, ad-
vising them that they little knew what
they had, that our soil was amongst
the most fertile of any soils in our
state, that silt loan soil differed
from a clay loan soil in this, that a
silt loan could be converted to a fine
mulch, which, upon the surface of the
ground, conserves the moisture be-
meath, which can only get out through
plant life, thereby enhancing the
growth. So much for our soil.
Even where bounteous crops can be
raised, If there is no adequate market
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