Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-08
Everything Now
Ready For ALL
upCathering
Governor Benson Will be
the Speaker of the Day
at St. CrOix Falls, Wis.

For the first time in history all
of the liberal, progressive and COOP
erative farmer and labor groups of
Wisconsin and Minnesota will unite
in a massive interstate picnic. This
picnic will occur at st. CroiX Falls,
Wis, Gust across the line from Min
nesota, near Taylors Falls), at the
Polk County fair grounds Sunday,
July IL.
The following groups of farmer
and labor organizations participate IN
this picnic: The Midland Co-opera-
tive Wholesale, with headquarters at
Milwaukee and Minneapolis; the
Farmers Union Central Exchange
and Farmers Union Livestock Com
mission firm with all their subsi-
diaries, headquarters at South St.
Paul; the National Farmers Holiday
Association and its subsidiaries in nine
counties surrounding st. CroiX Falls;
the Farmer-Labor Federation of Wis
consin and the Farmer-Labor ASso-
citation of Minnesota.
The speakers of the occasion rep
resent vast organizations and move
ments. No picnic in history has
united such vast organizations in
unity of spirit and message. The out
standing speaker Of the occasion is
Hon. Elmer Benson, Farmer-Labor
governor of Minnesota. Governor
LaFollette of Wisconsin could not APP
pear in person, but has been requested
to send a personal representative.
Representative Biemuller, former edi-
tor of the Wisconsin Leader, will
represent the Farmer-Labor Fedora
ton of Wisconsin. President A. H.
Urtubees of the Minneapolis Central
Labor Union, will represent one di-
vision of labor. Director Joe Won
Nordstrand of the c. 1. o. organiza-
ton of Duluth, will speak for his
organization. All other liberal, CO.
operative and progressive groups will
be represented by their respective
spokesman who will bring greetings
in behalf of their individual organiza-
tons.
All of this clearly indicates that
these forWard-looking groups OF
farmers and laborers have at last de-
cided to initiate move of unity and
group action toward a common goal
All who believe this is a move in
the right direction are invited to at
tend this massive picnic and lend
support toward unification of forces
Contests Will be Staged.
The picnic committee states that
this All-Group Unity picnic at ST.
Croix Falls will be one of the big
gest picnics ever held in the North
west 1t will be an all-day picnic
It will be brimful of message, music
entertainment and good will. The ST
Croix high school band plays dur
ing the day A baseball game be-
tween the Builders Union of Mime
apolis and a select farmers team
from Wisconsin will take place al
1890 noon. A novelty Farmers Union
tractor race takes place at 1920 in
the morning. Don't miss this unique
attraction. A decoration bicycle con-
test will be most pleasing spectacle
A girls bicycle race has been planned
and all girls who wish to enter the
race should report by name and adj
dress to the Standard Press of St
Croix Falls, Wis, as soon as possible
A boys bicycle race will also be held
Suitable prizes will be awarded tc
the winners of all contests, including
a prize to the heaviest man present
the heaviest woman present, the tai
lest man present land the shortest
man over 81 years of age.
Organization and Exhibitions.
All groups are invited to have their
particular committees on the grounds
to solicit memberships within their
respective organizations. All of the
organizations represented in this pic
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