The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-03-29
Officers Are Elected to Have
Charge Of Project in This
County This Year
HARRY I, :M { = { '','l'' IS NEW
LAND CLEARING MGR.
Gigantic Demonstration Being
Planned; All G Communities
Are to Cooperate


ic to continue this year and may sk1
pass the record mark set last year, q
the present plans Of the Beltrame
Land Clearing association material
ize as there is every indie that
they will. The board Of directors
of the land clearing association met
Tuesday at the county agents ONCE
and elected officers to have charge OF
the booster work this season. F: 4.
Duxbury Of this city was elected
president to succeed Charles S. Car
ter, who declined reelection. Viii
liam Lennon Of Ke lliher was elected
vice-president for another year. A:
A. Warfiedsof Bemidji was reelected
secretary and treasurer. These men
have been very active in the land
clearing organization work since the
association was first proposed and
will continue to be able leaders in
the program being mapped out for
this county for this year. Y
The new board of directors, elected
att the annual meeting Wednesday,,
March 20, is composed Of j.. r. Dux-
bury, Charles Carter. and A. A.
Warfield Of Bemidji, and Ray Buor
of Blackjack, representing the bust
ness interests; William Lennon Of
Kelliher, representing the county
commissioners; "A. p. Whiting Of
Blackjack, j. ). Nc Curdy of Bemidji,
Thomas Porte of Northern, and E. e.
Schulke Of Tenstrike, representing the
farm bureau: This board holds reg
:ular monthly meetings and much good
work is accomplished through the
efforts of this body. Ei ~ IA. .; 81
III Much Of the success Of the. asso-
citation, however, depends upon the
land clearing manager paid official
who works among the land clearers
and assists in every; way possible to
further the land clearing and brush
ing program. Last year the associa-
ton was represented in the field by
A. w. Stone, avery efficient manager
who later accepted 4 similar position
in the south. & Care was exercised in
the selection of; manager for this
seasons work End the application of
Harry Mattsorfs has u been accepted.
Mr.. Mattson hiss been informed that
This offer has been accepted and he
IS expected to arrive in Bemidji with
in the next few days to take active
charge Of the work in this community.
He comes very highly Recommended
by eUniversity Of Minnesota as a
man able to do much toward the uE
innate aim of this land clearing as
sociation-more cleared and produc-
tive acres. Several appiiea tions were
considered by the board Tuesday.
"A land clearing booster meeting
with demonstrations to those staged
last year, is The plan Of the; directors
and plans fdf such an event are now
being worked out and will probably
be definitely arranged within the
next few weeks. Last year several
communities were favored with such
a demonstration Of lodern- ways of
clearing and brushing land, but it is
the intention Of the association to
stage one gigantic demonstration this
year with all sections Of the country
cooperating to make it zone big at
fair" This will probably be held
some time in May and will be an event
which will attract persons interested
il, land clearing even from adjoining
states where similar land clearing
programs are being worked. out:
Orders for explosives are now conl-
ing in rapidly, Secretary A. Al War;
field reports, and indications are
that the number of acres cleared last
year will be passed this season.