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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04
Sank Centre---Its Traditions
and Its Life
By GEORGE D. WING

Der and prairie land. This property
according to persons familiar with
the case, was believed to have beer
decided to Mrs. Whitefield whose
residence was in the east and who OF
whose heirs, still retain title to the
land.
Mr.. Whitefeld of Sank Centre say :
that he is not familiar with the pre-
sent status of the property, but al
though many persons have sought to
purchase this beautiful piece of pro-
perty, none have ever been successful
in securing their aims, and the land
remains, a barren waste.
Without doubt, this original site
of Kandota city is the most attractive
location on the shores of Fairy Lake.
1t is an ideal site for summer re-
sort, that of it which is situated on
the lake shore; while the broad roll
ing prairie which composes the ma
jority of the tract, would make eX-
cellent farming lands.
But the striking contrast between
the present situation at Kandota to
that mapped out by the father of the
community, will always remain an in
teresting chapter in the history and
life of Sank Centre and locality.
Had the plans of Edwin Whitefield
matured, in the place of wild and bar
rem fields would now be located a
thriving city of industry. 1t would
have been a rival to Sank Centre IN
every business and civic venture, or,
it might have embodied the present
city of Sank Centre in its grasp.
Albeit, the dreams of an artist and
the ambitions of one who saw only
the beautiful, were no criterion in the
advance of business and adventure.
Kandota, with it's Fairy Lake and it's
wide fields offered little or no resist
ance against the steady tread of new
business advantages such as were Of
fered by Sank River and Sank Lake
at Sank Centre, and little by little,
the future of the two community cen
tiers found their growth in the old
principle of the survival of the fittest
and while the community at Sank
Centre grew and prospered, the pro-
posed city of Kandota withered and
died, until today, in the place of
smoking factories and hustling city
ventures, there remains at Kandota
only the deadened ambitions of its
founder-a barren waste of land, a
pasture, and the realization of what
might have been.
Some day, no doubt, this land will
again take on the aspect of new life.
Some day, it may again become a
thriving homestead. But never in
the knowledge of many generations
to come, will it again become the riv-
al to the hustling business centers of
the great state of Minnesota.
(To Be Continued)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04
Several New State Laws
Became Effectiv, Jly
Dealers Handling Cold Storage Must
Display Placard Announcing Fact
Post Up on Statutes.

Ten new state laws became effect
i've July list in Minnesota, covering a
wide variety of subjects. The state
department of agriculture also put in
to effect it's regulations of the trade
in cold storage food products, under
an act by the last legislature.
The laws that went into effect July
list are as follows:
Chapter 104, abolishing the board
of seed potato inspection and placing
this service under the department OF
agriculture.
Chapter 379, providing for semi
monthly payment of salaries for state
employees.
Chapter Ali, establishing the Min
nesota General Hospital. This places
the university hospital and dispensars
on new basis, providing that coun,
ties may send patients to the hospital
and assume part of the expense, and
that branch hospitals may be estab-
lished by counties.
Chapter 432, regulating the manu-,
facture of soft drinks under supervi-
sion of the state dairy and food COM
missioner.
Chapter 430, providing that not
aries must type or print their names
legibly on all acknowledgements.
Chapter 476, transferring duties of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04

100000 of county bond projects ap-
proved, and organization Of the 49,
000, 000-a-year maintenance force in
Guiding LOO patrolmen now cover
ing the 7,00O-mile trunk route sys-
tenn.
Continuance of federal aid assured,
Commissioner Babcock said the de-
partment Immediately will let con-
tracts for more than $2,OOO,OOO of
grading and gravel surfacing and
100000 of paving for 1921 compile
ton in addition to that already made
public. State new construction will
be doubled in amount and the public
will gain accordingly, he said.
"But early action by congress to
continue the federal aid appropriation
on the old basis is essential" Com
missioner Babcock explained. "Only
the prompt passage OF the Phipps-
Dowell bill or similar legislation will
avert a so per cent reduction in the
total of new state construction pro-
jected this season on the trunk routes.
Failure of such legislation or pas
sage Of the Townsend bill which we
have been fighting with the assis-
lance of the National Farm Bureau
federation will heriously handicap the
plans"
The commissioner renewed the sug-
launching of Minnesota's highway
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04
Articles of Interest to the armer
EDITED Nv p W. Huntmer County Agent Merose Minnesota

some information on the virgin tim.
Der still standing so that it may be
known how long it will be before the
unmbermen will have TO attack the
second growth.
An unusually eager market for
American grain in Europe, a CONT
ment made slightly more accessible
Friday by a reduction on Eastern
railroads of rates on ocean-bound
shipments, is arousing hopeful ex-
pectation or organizations of growers
In the Northwest.
Large foreign demands, in MANY
instances advanced under cover so
that the sources Of tentative reque SITS
Tor grain cannot be ascertained, have
been felt for some weeks, it was said
by officials of the Equity Exchange
recently. In Poland and Austria
particularly, where hunger assumed
the proportions of acute national pro-
blems, there is desire to establish a
business connection with the Ameri-
can farmer, it was said. Foreigners
are negotiating in most instances
directly with marketing organiza-
lions of farmers.
Hope for profitable foreign trade
was stimulated by the announcement
IN washington last Friday by the
Association of Railway Executives
that there will be reduction of S
cents a hundred pounds in the rate
on export wheat, rye and corn from
Buffalo, Erie and Fairport to ocean
terminals. On export barley anc
oats there will be a reduction of {
cents between the same points.
The reduction is made Gin defer
ence to the demand from grain ship.
pers for concessions in rates." it wa.
said by a statement issued after tn,
conference of rail executives. TIL,
decreases are mot justified on tn,
basis of cost of transportation serv
ice," was added.
i The freight rate reduction in tn,
East is the beginning of more gener
i al decreases, it was predicted by G
i A. Thiel, secretary Of the Equity Co
operative Exchange. Even in thi
first concession there will be a meas
ure of benefit for the Northwest far
mer, he said.
! Dealing with Europe is dependent
OF course, on ability of foreign ma
tons to pay for purchases, it wa.
! pointed out. There has been no con
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04
Highway Engineer Sums
up Immediate Plans
First Year improvements on 1850
Miles of Trunk Eystem Provided
Federal Aid is Appropriated

Grading of GIT miles, gravel sur
facing of 438 miles and paving of sc
miles, total of near. ly 1,20O miles
will represent. permanent improve
ments on Minnesota trunk highways
during the first year under the Bah
cock plan, according to a forecast this
week by John H :. Mullen, assistant
and chief highway en-
gineer. -
The preliminary figures are based
upon expectation that the usual ST.
$4,000 federal aid apportionment
will be made available this year in
Minnesota. Otherwise, the grading
may be reduced to about 500 miles,
gravel su1facing to $50 miles and the
paving to 65 miles, a 915-mile total.
Mr.. Mullen's forecast of new con-
struction does not take into account
the maintenance improvements for
which S3,OOO,OOO has been set aside
this season to spread immediate bene-
fits of the Babcock plan to every mile
of the 1000 mile trunk highway sys-
tenn. The division includes more
than LILO patrolmen now repairing
and smoothing trunk routes and is
counted in to bring first general re-
suits under the new highway develop
ment program.
The new construction is scattered
in more that rs different sections and
when completed will make new totals
of 2,176 miles of grading, 1877 miles
of gravel hurfacing and 1872 miles OF
paving on the state trunk system. 1t
will cost approximately $10,000,0 900 If
carried through without curtailment,
and will represent expenditures OF
s5.OOO,OO of county reimbursement
bond money, s2,s4O,OOo of federal aid
and the balance of the motor vehicle
tax revenue after 100000 in de-
Quoted and placed in the maintenance
fund.
The highway department, as pre-
vious progress figures show, is speed
ing good roads work but is now fore
ed to await action by congress on fed
Leral aid legislation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04

the state entomologist to the univer-
sity department of agriculture, and of
nursary inspection to the commission
er of agriculture.
Chapter 4S0, regulating sale Of
seeds and to require seed packages to
be labeled and show the percentage
of foreign substances, with provisions
for tests and enforcement by the de-
partment of agriculture.
Chapter 484, revising laws relating
to legal publications, to include an in
crease in legal rates.
Chapter SCI, providing method for
release of property from lien by filing
IA sufficient bond.
The new cod storage regulations in
effect require every dealer handling
cold storage products to display pla-
card announcing that fact. The pa
cards are now being distributed by
the state department OF agriculture.
The new law contains several other
features, and was explained by Hugh
y. 1AdSHSS, ulISCCOI VI It'll ACIo.
Every buyer, producer and dealer
will be protected under the new law
and the regulations of the depart
ment," Mr.. Hughes said. "The de-
partment will license all dealers.
"The producer will be protected in
making shipments, and under the new
law is allowed to make a declaration
of quality to accompany his shipment.
eff the commission merchant finds
that the quality of the goods is not as
represented he must notify the de-
partment of agriculture and an in
spector will be sent out. The inspec-
tor will determine the quality of the
products and the dealer will be re-
quired to pay the producer according
to grade as determined by the state
inspector.
"The purpose of this is to prevent
commission merchants from claiming
that the goods are not worth what the
farmer asked because part of them
had deteriorated. The dealer will be
protected by being able to prove thai
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04

A striking feature in connection
with the history and traditions Of
Sank Centre and vicinity, is the pre-
sent connection of the original site o.
the Whitefeld holdings at Fairy Lake
in the township of Kandota.
Destined by their original owner tt
have played most prominent part IN
the growth of this particular locality
the lands of the founder of kandota
town, the property of the first mayor
of the legioned city of Kandota, re-
mains today, a barren waste.
Untouched by the hand OF man
since the day the original owners left
their homestead and except for a few
hurriedly constructed wire fences and
the presence of cattle which are per-
mitted to use the grounds for pastur-
age, the large estate Of the founder
of Kandota is today wild pasture
and in some respects, a public picnic
grounds on the shores OF Fairy Lake.
The story of the rise and fall OF
the city of Kandota is a touching
story of the ideals of pioneer-the
ambitions of man who placed nature
above the material necessities of life.
And perhaps the most pathetic fea-
ture of this story, is the fact that
even to this day, regardless OF Mr..
Whitefeld's hopes and ambitions,
the site of his home and the lands OF
his estate are, and since his removal
from the country, ever have been, as
wild and unsettled as they were when
first discovered and claimed as a
homestead by Edwin Whitefield, the
artist, pioneer and dreamer.
Where once the stray traveller IN
the wilds of Minnesota found the only
staple habitation between St. Cloud
and the Red River other than the
camps of workmen at the Sank river
dam or among the scattered farms
near Grove Lake, there does not re-
main a single mark of identlfcatlon.
The home of the Whitefields has
long since been destroyed. Log cabin
though it was, this building was OF
untold value to historians of the pre-
sent day. But like most of its kind,
this structure was a victim of mali
cious destruction.
According to w. J.. Whitefeld'
who is still resident of Sank Centre
the old Whitefeld home stood on
Ashley River on rise OF ground just
above where the present bridge spans
the Ashley below Fairy Lake. Inc
old house remained intact until a 1ew
years ago when a rowing party OF
strangers, after camping in the house
for a night, set fire to the building
upon their departure in the morning:
The property of the Whitehead
family embodying the orr ginal home.
stead at the time of the departure OF
the owner from Sank Centre, con-
tanned about 400 acres of virgin TIM
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04
Federal Aid Delay Hats
BabcOck Road Plans
Commissioned Holding Up 100000
of 1921 Highway Projects for
Assurance of Federal Aid

Minnesota will be forced to cut ST.
$4,000 of projected trunk highway
improvements from the 1921 program
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, announced this week,
unless congress within 80 days passes
legislation to continue federal aid to
the states on the old apportionment
basis.
Working at top speed during the
last sixty days, the state highway de-
partment has placed under contract
more than $2,0OO,OOO Of permanent
on trunk routes and is
calling for bids July 20 on an added
list of $S5O,0O0 of new construction,
all in addition to approximately $4,-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04

a shipment had been damaged and
notice by the state inspector is ex-
pected to satisfy the producer that
the commission merchant is not at
tempting to take undue advantage by
falsely stating that products were not
up to standard. !"
Mr.. Hughes said that the depart
ment will issue list of licensed deal
ers each month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04

Because a member of the Mime
sofa Horticultural Society was threat
ened with arrest last summer unless
he paid a local license when he at
tempted to dispose of carload of
apples from his farm, R. S. Mackin-
tosh, secretary of the society, is
sending out a suggestion to farmers
who may plan to sell fruit in SINH
lar manner this year. Mr.. Mackln-.
tosh's suggestion is that fruit grow
ers take with them from their banks
or from some town or county official,
a letter stating that they grow pro-
ducts, which they offer for sale, on
their own land. This might save an
noyance, says Mr.. Macintosh, from
local officials not familiar with the
constitution of the state, which in
section IS, article i, distinctly says
that "any person may sell or peddle
the products Of the farm or garden,
occupied and cultivated by him, with
out obtaining a license therefor. "
Ninnesota's forest experiment sta
ton workers, under the general d.
rection of E. G.. Cheney, are making
a survey to find out the amount and
character Of the forest products to
which the country will have to turn
when the virgin timber is gone and
industry begins to use the second
growth"
The field work of this survey is be.
ing directed by Thorvald S. Hansen
assistant superintendent of the Clio
quet forest experiment station. Mr.
Hansen has two crews in the fielt
who are making an intensive exam
ination of at least three sections il
each township throughout the coun
ties inspected. Two lines, a half
mile apart are run through these sec
tions, and. on these lines are designat
ed so plots placed1at 5-chain inter
walls. For each of these plots con,
plete count of second growth produc
is made, the size and age are care
fully carded. With data from sui
ficiently large area all types Of cut
over timber land will be Represented
With this information and the know
area of the cut-over region it will b
possible to tell approximately Of whs
the second crop of timber consist
end what can be looked for in tn
future.
The surveyors also hope to obtai
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04

crete evidence yet given the Equity
Cooperative Exchange that payment
is assured, but there are promises of
prices much better than those pre-
vailing on the home market.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04
AGREEMENT ON SWEET BILL
Plan to Make Veterans Bureau indie
pendent Is Accepted.

pendent Is Accepted.
Washington - Complete agreement
was reached by the House and Senate
conferees on the Sweet bill to con-
solidate the various government agen-
cies dealing with former service men.
Under it the Senate provision making
the veterans bureau independent, d.
rectly under the President, will be re-
tanned.
The agreement ais provides that
the burden of proof, in all cases where
mental and tuberculosis patients are
claimants, shall, for two years, be on
the government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04
Violent Quake In Italy.

Violent Quake In Italy.
London violent earthquake
shock was felt at Leghorn, Italy, says
a dispatch to the London Times from
Milan. Severe damage was done in
the Lake Lugano district
Arizona republican., 1921-11-28

transportation throtted it would be but a short time until we would hear from the railroads that they were losing money through traffic. Mean while the interior would be paying the costs of the war resulting in destruction of the seacarrying vessels.
 they can carry this traffic at slight profit, then of course we do not need the coastwise ship. The government should support nothing that is not needed. should off all appropriations for har bor improvements except for harbors for trans oceanic vessels and for its navy. No trans-oceanic traffic touches the Pacific except at Seattle, Portland and San Francisco; the Atlantic. we believe south of Baltimore and comparatively little south of New York.
 The vast expenditures which have been made the improvement of the Mississippi to make it link in deep sea transportation could be entirely abated. We could utterly abandon all coastwise vice. The question Of Panama tolls would be simpli- fled and settled. We would have vessels to be benefciaries of free tolls.
 We could then cast out the pork barrel. There rolling in the framing of rivers and harbors bills The few expenditures the ernment would called upon to make in the harbors where trans oceanic vessels received and whence they depart, and the withdrawal of appropriations for the improvement Of the Mississippi would little space the wedging in of appropriations to make impossible creeks and rivulets navigable.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-28
Ships and Railroads

The shipping interests making out very strong their opposition to the application of the railroads the setting aside of the fourth section the interstate commerce act, as to traffic moving from coast to coast
 Shippers of would prefer land route to a water route but of the lower rates of the former enough traffic is moved back and forth petveen the two coast to keep twelve lines CTS busy. We believe that at the present rate 4oo- ooo ooo tons are now moved annually.
 The railroads estimate this iii terms of trainloads and tell us many thousands of additional trains they would be able to if they were allowed to reduce their rates meet water competition.
 Leaving out the discussion, the certainty that such a rate would not be reasonably compensatory, we may admit that if the rate were made low enough to meet water competition the roads would get all the traffic now handled by steamers and the coast to coast business of the steamers would be aban- doned The government could not consent to this abolition of water transportation, the diversion of all vater-borne traffic to the railroads, when 1t is preposterous to suppose that railway rate can be made without loss to meet water rate.
 Ii is the contention of the roads that the new husiness which this diversion would give them would ,.nanisb their coffers At the time their com
 f+ is loud and continual that their present higher rS-cs in the interior are too low. Wlth the water
Arizona republican., 1921-11-28
By Frederic J. Haskin

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. e5.- Although both the British and the Japanese are still putting forth pro- paganda on behalf of a renewal Of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. it seems to be now the general opinion that it will not be renewed and that it's ter imitation will be a great factor in establishing peace on a sound basis in the Far East.
 That the Japanese want this alli- ance and that it would be an ad- vantage to them in the future as 1t has been in the past Is obvious. tary imperialism, which has carried her into Siberia, Manchuria and China, has been made possible largely by this British support. If this al- liance were continued on the same terms, Japan's imperialistic career could continue and the militariistic forces in that country would be strengthened. If the alliance is genuinely renounced by Great Bri- tain, and Great Britain is genuinely in accord with the United States in Asiatic policy, Japan's imperialistic ambitions will be most effectively curbed. She will face a combina- tion against which she cannot pos sibly hope to prevail. The liberal forces in Japan will be strengthened.
 This curbing of Japan's militaristic career therefore stands out with in- creasing clearness as the great object of the conference. Its accomplish ment will be a long step toward in- ternational peace, in the opinion of the best informed observers, provided it can be done without alternating all Japanese confidence in the western powers. Japan has survived as a nation solely by reason of her mili- tary and naval strength. She has seen every other Asiatic nation ex- proited and robbed of autonomy and integrity by the western nations. Her faith in the big stick is based on logic and experience. That is why even the liberal fo 'es in Japan rally behind the government immediately when an emergency arises. Japan must be convinced therefo~a. not only that her present course in China Manchuria and Siberia must be abandoned. but also that her integrity and autonomy and her rights in com merce will be respected. If Japan goes away disgruntled and suspic- ious, nothing much has been accom- phshed for the cause of peace.
 Why England Wants Alliance
 It is easy enough to see why Japan