The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-11
BANKERS FOR DA|RY|NG
PURE BRED COWS URGED
+. IN MINNESOTA
Coming of National Show In
October Means Much to
This State

While in attendance at o meeting
of Minnesota live stock men before
held at st. Paul, March LIST, 1t WA
my pleasure to hear several bankera
express themselves, giving their
views regarding the dairy industry.
This meeting was made up of many
representative business men of the
different sections Of the State, and
was called for the purpose OF asking
for an appropriation of 100000,
from the state of Minnesota to com
plete the large new cattle barn, which
was erected at the Minnesota State
Fair Grounds the past year, but was
not completed.
The reason for the call at this
time and the urgent request by those
present for the appropriation to com .
plete the building was for the pur-
pose Of holding the National Dairy
Show in this building In the coming
national scope. Up to the present
time this show has had no perma-
nent home. having been held at vari-
GUS places throughout the United
States, including Columbus, Ohio,
Springfield, Mass. and Chicago, Ill,
1t is believed by those who were in
strumental In getting promise ~
this show, coming to Minnesota this
fall, providing the building will be
put In shape, that this show can be
retained and held annually in this
state. 1t is also expected to bring
the Worlds Dairy Show, the first OF
its kind. which will be held next
year, and in which all countries OF
nesota. State Fair grounds, providing
this cattle barn Is completed, and
the National Dairy show this fal
Is a success. ...- H>
Great Importance to State
The bringing to this state, and the
success of the annual National Dairy
show is of very great importance to
the people who live in Minnesota,
whether they are directly interested
in the Dairy business or not.
1t was brought out and shown at
this meeting by reports from the diff
ferent ycreameries In the state that
10000 farmers out of 100000 in the
state were receiving some revenue
from the dairy cow, or rather a part
of which are dairy cows, and great
many of common scrub herds that do
not pay a real profit to their owners
as Senator G. L. Potter, President OF
the Minnesota Farm Bureau associa-
ton. and for many years and still a
prominent Hereford Breeder, stated
before the senate committee that
this show meant 80 much to the
State Of Minnesota from the educa-
tiorSl standpoint, teaching the boys
and the girls and the younger gener-
alton the necessity OF using pure
bred sires, grading up their herds to
a higher degree. where more herds
would be kept with pleasure and pro-
ting from an Educational Standpoint
Senator Potter made the statement
that he will bring, the meeting of the
National Federation of Farm Bureaus
to Minnesota in 1922.
What ST. Paul Banker Says
In writing the senate to vote for
this appropriation and make possible
a place to hold this meeting, Mr.. J.
wv. Wheeler, president of the Capital
Trust and Savings Bank st. Paul.
and also officer of Crookston bank
stated that he had been OF the opin-
ion for many years that dairying was
one of the most important agricul-
tural pursuits in this state, having
tonnes to keep and milk COWS, say
Il ing he would always finance a man
for dairy cows. He told Of one in
stance where a Frenchman and his
family who had been farming for
several years and had not teen get
ting along wen, depending principally
on his grain crop, came to him for
assistance stating he did not know
what to do Mr.. Wheeler said to
him: milk cows and will help
YOU" 81 haven't the cows and no
money with which to purchase them
Mr.. Wheeler said: 81 will furnish
which he did and today this man is
one of the prosperous and represen-
tative men of his community. Mr.
Wheeler stated he would go out OF
his way to finance o man who would
During the past several months a
lesson has been brought home to the
business men OF the cities and in all
walks of life, that If the business
man of the country does not succeed
and make profit on his farm, or II
he holds his crops for better mar
ket that it effects every line OF bus
hoped by this large body Of business
committee that they will see their
way clear to make the appropriation
for their permanent Improvement
which will mean so much to the state
and every section of the state will
benefit, and 1t is by bringing ma
tional meetings and worlds meetings,
such as are now contemplated into
our great state, that will make 1t
greater and on which we build. ]. G.
NARROW.
Mrs. w. O'Brien Of Waldorf, Mimi,
is visiting at the home of her mother.
Mrs. Mary Mackey!
Mrs. T. j. Siefert and Mrs. e. B.
Cosgrove of LIE Sueur visited with
friends in Mankato. today
Mrs. Henry Schortell Of Waseca
visited in the city. yesterday.
Mrs. H. o. Schiller of Waldorf Wis.
TED IN Monkaf0 Yesterday