The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
COOK, MINNESOTA.

The editor and family attended
the picnic given to the editors OF
the county at Cook Saturday spon-
sored by Editor Peterson Of the
Herald, Editor Knapp of the News
boy, the Cook Commercial Club. the
Little Fork Valley Fair Association
and the Little Fork Creamery Asso-
citation. We take this method OF
thanking these people for the in
vitation and feel that our time IN
that enterprising community was
more than well spent.
Cook is surrounded with an agrl-
cultural section second to none In
the state. Since our visit we have
become more and more of the opln-
ion that within few years the
northern part of the state with its
flaming anu grazing land will be-
come the home of countless settlers
and the future dairying country OF
the state. Already there are farms
there that for appearances and pro-
ductiveness will top many of the ex-
cellent farm properties in the south
Since the cooperative creamery mas
become a fact in the Cook district
ern or agricultural end of the state.
under the Land O. Lakes plan, the
people and the farms have taken on
| a more prosperous and contended
appearance and this is bound to in
crease as fast as better herds and
more advanced methods of agricul-
ture are brought out.
The twenty-five mile trip into the
farming section surrounding the
II .&x, la
ton to the visiting scribes and their
guests. Everywhere were noted well
kept homes, barns, garden and flow,
er patches, clover, alfalfa and dairy
herds. A net work of graveled
roads touch every farm in the ais.
trict and every facility is offered te
get the products of the farm to the
market in record time and while il
is still fresh. After the auto triI
through the agricultural district, the
party of editors drove to Peterson:
Landing on Lake Vermilion where
the ladies of the district had pre-
pared and served a dinner to thu
visiting editors and the members Of
the organizations serving as hosts
And such a dinner. 1t was our goot
fortune to be seated at table witt
Grove Wills of the Eveleth Clarion
lCon Hedeen of the Eveleth News. X
Tx. Weloh of the Proctor News, Clar
ence Hillman of the Two Harbor
Chronicle and other noted moulder
of public opinion and anihilators o,
good food supplies. Ii there wa
anything on the groaning table mis-
sing, we failed to note it. The Gin
ner was a veritable banquet and TIT
auto trip had whetted s..e appetite
of the guests to a fine edge, com
bination boding i'll to the temptin,
array of viands but to the edificatiol
of the 800 or more people seated a
the tables. The supply was unlimit
ed and no sooner was one dish emp
tiled, full one took its place.
The visitors were welcomed b,
Mayor Francis of the newly forme,
village of Cook. Editors Peterson
and Knapp were buster than tn
Il proverbial one armed paper hange
with the itch introducing the visitor
and extolling the virtues of thei
section of this glorious state. Tn
hosts were all there with the gla
hand and as boosters" and enter
. tanners they certainly ''know thei
stuff" Mr.. Lockwood of the Lam
. TO- Lakes cooperative manufacturer
, and distributors spoke TO those as
sembled en- "Co-Operation" and h
, received fine lot of applause
Other speakers kept the crow
, amused for an hour or more. Amoni
them was Mrs. Hall who made fin
. talk on her visit to the east and tn
valne of Old Settler organizations.
II Boats were supplied and all wer
taken on a trip over Lake Yer
, million. A twenty-five mile trip wa