Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18
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Substance of Remark that
Livened Kansas Coop
erative Institute.
A. J. Mcclure of Land
O'Lakes, Tells Pine Coun-
ty Folks of Meeting.

The second annual picnic given by
the Pine county alumni of the School
of Agriculture, st. Paul, which took
place at Harty's Lodge on Pine lake
Sunday, was attended by between zoe
and 800 people, most of them from the
Askov and Finlayson neighborhoods
The weather was ideal so sports OF
various kinds were enjoyed, including
swimming. Folks were also enter.
tanned with music by the new class
of the Askov Band which was started
last winter.
Alvin j. Jensen, president of the
Pine county alumni, welcomed the
gathering, and turned the meeting
over to County Agent w. F. Hammar-
gren who introduced the speakers,
shortly after two o'clock.
VIM. H. bankers, who works out
from the School of Agriculture, visit
ing projects of students in the south
western part of the state, and Philip
Swenson, who has a similar position
in the northeastern part of the state
which includes Pine county were the
first to speak. They were followed
by A. ]. Mcguire, general manager
of the Land O'Lakes Creameries, Inc,
the principal speaker of the day. Mr..
bankers who is well known in Pine
county, this being formerly his ter
ritory to cover in the project work,
expressed approval of the law enacted
by the Minnesota legislature last
winter which provided for a sub
stantial cut in the price of farm ma
chinery manufactured at the state
prison. He was also glad to see the
income tax amendment bill passed
so the matter can be voted upon by the
people in 1882.
Mr.. MCGUIRE who is a graduate of
both the School of Agriculture and
the College of Agriculture, told of the
small attendance at the first farm
meeting he addressed in Pine county
which was held in Sandstone back in
1905 when farming was in its infancy
here. The speaker said that the eco
nomic conditions throughout the world
are in serious shape, it is bad for
the farmer and the business man
alike. First the smaller banks
started to topple and now even some
of the bigger ones are going. A big
cotton grower had recently said that
what was needed was world co-opera-
ton. Mr.. Mcguire said that frankly
speaking he did not know how to solve
the problem but was beginning to
think that it was worldwide ques-
ton. Nations should be wiser than
to go to war, especially such nations
as lay claim to being civilized, said
the speaker and added that the SUI
preme Being is not yet through pun
ishing us for the World war.
Upon a recent visit in New York
City Mr.. Mcguire said he attended
church services and heard the Rev.
Fosdick. He lauded the Rev. Fos-
dick, said he is a world leader and
strong for world peace.
After discussing economic problems
for two days and how to remedy the
situation at a cooperative institute
in Manhattan, Kans., recently, meet
ing attended by Mr.. Mcguire, one man
got up and startled the meeting by
saying that what should be done is
to prevent wealth from flowing into
the hands of the few. Many of the
listeners believing he was right but
timid about applauding or making
any demonstration, went up to shake
his hand and express appreciation for
his frank and true statement, after
the meeting, said Mr.. Mcguire.
Turning to the Land O'Lakes cream
cries the speaker said that about one
third of the cooperative creameries
in the northwest are members while
two-thirds of them are on the outside.
More should be on the inside, he
added, because the Land OLakes has
everything in its favor to become a
great organization. He told of how
the organization held up the butter
prices over the country for several
months by making a loan from the
federal farm board and buying up sur
plus butter on the market. Speaking
of having established many branch
offices and sales offices in eastern and
southern cities the general manager
related that Geo. Schultz, a former
Aitkin county man, is now manager
of their Philadelphia office.
Present officers of the Pine county
alumni of the School of Agriculture
are: Alvin j. Jensen, president,
Askov; Allen Bailiff, vice president,
Pine City; Marie Buck, secretary.
Askov; Omar Holland, treasurer, Pine
City; and Arthur O'Donnell, director
at large, Rock Creek. Election of
new officers will take place in the
fall at the annual banquet.