The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-17
Activities for Land Clearing
Demonstration Mapped Out
BY Committee in Charge
BLACKDUCK WILL ALSO
BE VISITED BY PREUS
All Farmers and Business Men
Are Urged to Be Present at
Blasting Demonstrations

Friday, May ~, will be busy day
for Governor J. A. o. Preus in Beltra-
mi county. He will arrive on the early
morning M. & /. train and at 1880
will be escorted from the sleeper at
the union depot to the Markham hotel
by the Juvenile band. Breakfast will
be had at the hotel at 8 o'clock, to
which one guest from Kelliher, two
from rBlackduck, one from Hines, one
from Tenstrike, one from each Be-
midji bank, one from each news
paper, Mayor A. v, Garlock, Judge
C. w. Stanton, and e. A. Barker.
president Of the Civic and Commerce
association, will be invited.
At $50 a. m. the governor will
be driven around the east side of Lake
Bemidji to the farm of Thomas Porte
in the township of Northern about
seven miles north of Bemidji. Here a
program has been arranged which
will be followed by picnic dinner
at 1870 The governor will have
his Mttle basket lunch to unpack
along with the rest Of them. Every
farmer In the community and business
house in Bemidji Is expected to be
represented ut the dinner and pro-
gram. 80,
At 1890 Governor Preus will press
the button which will blow UP an
acre of white pine stumps. SiXty-ave
large stunips will have charges Of
dynamite, placed under them, under
the direction of a representative of
the Dupont" company and each VIII he,
wired so that. one press of the electric
button will send the 65 stumpS into
the air at one time. IT, ...s,,
The local post of the American Le-
gion has been asked to provide a
guard during the blasting operations
at the Porte farm, for the purpose of
protecting the people from injury and
also to prevent interference with the
electric wiring and dynamite being
used in connection with the demon-
stratiOn.
Arrangements have been made to
have motion pictures taken of the
demonstration, Pictures will be TAX
en- Of the ground prior to the blast,
the camera will catch the stulnps as
they fly into the air when the butt
ton Is pressed and the ground will
be shown after the stumps have been
blown. =" +
Representatives of the University
Farm at St. Paul will be present and
it is expected that Mr.. Thompson of
the Duluth Experimental farm will
also attend. Numerous Inquiries con-
corning the demonstration have been
coming in from various places In the
state and indications are that one of
the largest crowds Of visitors from
nearby cities and communities that
has ever come to Bemidji will be on
hand to take part in the celebration.
1t is particularly wished to >!be
known that every farmer, who can
possibly be present, is expected and
urged to be there with his picnic dim
ner and every merchant Is expected
to either be present at the dinner
persOnally or see that q representa-
tive from his business is there.
Stump pullers. brush cutters, trac~
ton pullers and other devices for
clearing land will give an exhibition
on the Porte farm during the pro-
gram.
At the conclusion Of the program,
Governor Preus will leave by auto for
Blackjack, where program will be
carried out in connection with the
clearing campaign. He will return to
BemidU about 5 p. m. s-., +
Then he will be taken in charge
by the reception committee which
has been named by the Civic and Com
merce association, until 8 O'Clock.
At this time the dedication cere-
monies OF the armory will start nm
which Governor PreliS will take part.
At the close OF the ceremony a COM
muriity ball will be given under the
auspices of both, military units.