The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-05
Delegation to- Visit Civic and
Commerce Associations
Next Wednesday :
COMMUNITY MEETING
CONSIDERED HELPFUL
Entire Becida Neighborhood
Attends Meeting Held on.
Thursday Evening ::

To better cement the Relationship
of Bemidji and the surrounding COM
munities, the Intercommunity Rela-
tons committee of the Civic and
Commerce association, Of which w.
S. Cummings is chairman, has arrane-
ed series of community meetings.
This first Of this series was held Mt
Becida Thursday night with the re-
suit that Bemidji and Becida citizens
have come to batter understand the
wants of each other. Although this
meeting was not arranged until
tuesday the arrival of the cars from
Bemidji at $3.50 found the Becida
town hall filled to capacity In fact
it seemed that the entire community
was there.
Mr. Cummings, as chairman of the
committee, promptly called the meet
ing to order and made a brief and
tactful explanation Of the purpose
Of the gathering. He then introduce
ed +. J. Koors, who gave suggestions
regarding the benefits to farmers of
starting a cream route to bring their
sweet cream daily to the Bemidji
creameries, citing as an example the
rout recently started and now sue
cessfully operating from Tenstrike
to Bemidji. Sweet cream brings
premium over sour cream.
Edison Washburn, recently ap-
pointed manager Of the Beltrami
County Land Clearing association,
being introduced, heartily endorsed
the cream route idea, in which, he
has had practical experience in other
places. He also spoke in favor Of
the introduction Of higher grade cat
tie, and Of the parade planned as
one feature Of the big annual farm
ers' picnic to be held here on Jung
16 to be a, demonstration of this
idea.' Mr.. Washburn, then gettinr
closer to his own job, told of the
plans for the great land clearing
day near Tenstrike on May 20, and
of the prizes offered for land clear
ing work. 4
In the discussion which followed il
appeared that the Becida community
is not as greatly interested in land
clearing as many other communities,
since this is one Of the oldest and
most progressive settlements in this
section and the majority Of the farm
ers have about as much land clear
ed as they can successfully farm.
However, 1t seemed understood that
a team would be sent to the biz
demonstration to compete with
other teams for the $50 purse con-
tributed by Bemidji business men.
The Becida Farmers club is to take
up this matter and also the cream
route question at its next session.,
An opportunity was then offered
the citizens of Becda to express
their desires relative to the road to
Bemidji. Discussion followed by, Jack
Jinkinson and w. C. Cooper and
some very frank things were said,
yet there was apparent an under
lying spirit Of good will and good
humor. The Becida citizens are
rather bitterly opposed to the prot
pect of losing their section Of The
jefferson Highway to the proposed
new rout directly south from Bemtd-
il to Walker, and there is an insist
,ent demand that the road endorse
mcnt be reconsidered by the Bemid-
j association, it being stated that the
Bemidji organization is the most In
flucntial in politics Of any orgainzR-
ton in North Central Minnesota. :;
A committee of five, headed by w.
c. Cooper, was appointed to demon
strate to the Bemidji association
next Wednesday the feeling of Be-
cida on this matter and to present
arguments in favor Of the presnt JEFF
ferson Highway route. Each com
miteeman is to bring an auto load
of his friends and neighbors, and in
dications are that the next meeting
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