Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 28, 1913, Page 1

THE ONE VOLUME 11. NUMBER 7 9 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY VENIN , JULY 28, 1913, MONEY FOR THE FARMER IN SIGHT Result of Saturday’s Meeting May Give Homesteader Opportunity to Secure Means to Clear Land and Buy Cattle . REYNOLDS, RITCHIE AN‘D DADE NAMED ON COMMITTEE Nearly one hundred farmers and business men gathered at the City hall Saturday afternoon for the pur- pose of discussing ways and means to affect an organization to help the farmer clear his land and stock his farm, and as a result H. E. Reynolds, A. P. Ritchie of Bemidji, and J. E. Dade of Blackduck, were appointed} a committee of three to submit a plan of organization within the next thir- ty days, outlining this big move- ment. The plan, as suggested by the speakers, was to effect a Farmers’ Agricultural Loan Association, where by money might be raised and used for the clearing of land and the pur- chasing of cattle for dairying pur- poses among the needy farmers of this county. After the adoption of such a plan, with Bemidji as its center, it is the purpose to organize other corpora- tions about the various centers thgoughout the county. When W. R. Mackenzie suggested | that he would like to hear from some of the business men and bankers pre- sent, W. L. Brooks of the Northern National bank immediately sprang to his feet and said, “You bet I am in- terested in this move. Our bank for one will do all it can to further such a plan. [ believe that you can get ten to twenty men in‘this town to put up one hundred dollars each in a ROy aff@"you-can count on me right now for a’ hundred, providing, of course, that the proposition is con- ducted on a good, sound business basis.” This brought out a hearty round of | applause and immediately stired that audience to spirited action. Mr. Mac- | kenzie submitted plans now in op- eration In Douglas county, Wiscon- sin, where- the county itself has or- ganized a similar association through which it advances money to the far- mers for clearing land buying cat- tle and machinery and erecting buildings. It has become a most pop- ular organization and indications point to an equally interesting and beneficial association here. Under the Douglas county plan, the farmer is required to sign contract upon secur- ing the loan, which is to be paid back in regular installments out of the money earned from the loan. At the opening of the meeting . S. Lycan was elected to preside, ow- ing to the late arrival of J. E. Dade of Blackduck, who is president of the Beltrami County Development association. Stewart First Up W. B. Stewart, superintendent of the county schools, was the first speaker on the program. He produced statistics showing the crops” raised throughout Northern Minnesota counties and made comparisons of corn, oats, wheat, flax, alfalfa, etc., grown in the wooded soil with that raised in the prairie counties. “What I am trying to point out is this, that our soil is more productive than that of the prairie country. Never be- fore has Beltrami county been brought into the limelight as during the past three weeks. We are modest and unselfish, even in the face of the action of the state Normal school commission. Remember, that the fact that Bemidji shall have the sixth Normal school will help you farmers in clearing your land and developing the county. It is an institution you feel just as distinctly as will the citizens of Bemidji.” The second speaker of thé day was the state Immigration commissioner Fred S. Sherman. His remarks were printed in Saturday’s Pioneer, and contained many useful ideas and sug- gestions which will prove of material help to the farmer. In opening Mr. Sherman said, “I am glad that the board has decided to locate the sixth Normal school here and I congratu- late you.’ E. A. Willard, soil expert of the Northern Pacific railroad, was pre- sent. at the meeting and was called upon by Mr, Lycan for a speech, by chance there was a meeting to be held here today and came all the way from Grand Forks to be here.” Filled with enthusiasm and fire, Mr. Willard compared Northern Min- nesota of five years ago with present jconditions and then pitcured this sec- tion of the country five years hence. Continuing he sald, “The people are flocking to Northern Minnesota fast- er than to any other country. I be- lieve that the great Canadain and Western craze has been checked and that people are beginning to relaize the opportunities that lie at its door. Warning To Farmers “Do not fall over the dead line of discouragement. This is the warning I want to give to you farmers who might be easily discouraged. Wish Wwe could organize a scheme to keep people awake, and if such a scheme would fail to kill them off or kick them out of the country. Now there not cleared a half. an acre of land during the past year. This I consider a crime. You men of the.city, with Mr. Stewart, Opsahl, Dyer, Ritclife and others, ‘should make reg- ular trips into the country and hold meetings at school houses, and there demonstrate to the farmers how to clear land. How to use dynamite, how to grow crops and care for their cattle. Get them (0 UgrEE o Clear &t least an acre a year. Stir up the sentiment and keep it stirred up. He owes it to his family and to his neighbors. If you ever effected such a start and showed them how easy it was to clear land, you could never stop them. If they did not have the means to pull the stumps they surely could clean out the brush and sow seed around the stumps and in a few years the cattle would put the land into condition where stump pul- ling would be a snap. “I prefer wood land to prairie be- cause the odds are against prairie land. It has not the soil with a body, and to farm in a prairle country, is the most dismal thing I ever heard of.” Winter Makes Hit G. G. Winter was flatteringly in- troduced by chairman Lycan, which placed that kind gentleman in a rather embarrassing position at the openning of his remarks. He soon for- got his embarrassment and entered into the spirit with a talk full of snap and vigor. In part he said, “I came here a year ago last March and was given about 40,000 acres of land to sell, and four years to sell it. It was all disposed of within a year and at the present time the Crookston Lum- ber company has sold about 55,000 acres to 500 purchasers. About 80 per cent of these purchasers are now or will be settlers. 100 families came here this spring, and most of them are doing fine.” Mr. Winter also related experien- ces of various men who came here to buy land, stating that many bought before ever seeing. Continu- ing he said, “When people come to buy land we tell them it's hard work to clear it, and it will mean hard labor for the first three years at least. Some have even turned away because of this, and we are glad of it, because they are not the class of people we want in this county.” Gile Boosts Alfalfa” M. Gile, high school agricul- SCOO B. stating, “The next number on the program is an address by the ever efficient and loyal Northern Minne- sota booster, E. A. Willard.” “No, I hadn’t the slighest idea of appearing on this program, I learned are men in this county who have' influence and knowledge, including! Gile,| THE CUB REPORTER turist, was next called upon. He choose as his subject, “alfalfa” and submitted samples of this popular grass. He told how to raise it and what it does to the land. He said, “It is mot necessary to pay one dol- lar a pound for alfalfa seed. Good seed can be had for much less. We have already cut the second crop at the high school farm, samples of which I hold here in my hand. We expect to cut the third crop before September first. This is our first sea- son of alfalfa growing and expect that next year the crop will be much heavier. £ “I advise growing a small acreage, and the rotation of crops in order to be successful growers. Alfalfa is one of the best and most profitable crops to raise. Every animal will eat it, as well as the chickens. Cut your alfalfa before it blooms, asmit will give the next crop a better chance, 1 would like to see an alfalfa ascocia- tion organized among the farmers in various communities and would be only too glad to talk to you and help you. Just ask for me and I will come.” How To Clear Land A. J. McGuire, superintendent of the state expiremental farm of Grand Rapids, gave a short talk on land clearing. “Scores of farmers have passed up the chance to buy land direct from the state, and wait until some land buyer has control of it and then turn around and pay him a big commission” said Mr. McGuire. Continuing, he said, “Grab it before the land man gets it make that profit to which you are also entitled. “l would like to see land clearing organizations formed and believe that men who are looking for clear- | ing contracts should get busy with| {the farmers in respective communi-| ties and make contracts for clearing adjoining lands, which would consid- erably reduce the cost. I believe that jcut over lands can be cleared at a icost of not more than $30, per acre. i1 am in favor of the.state having a land department, so that it can isell direct to the-farmer and ‘make him a proposition to clear a por- tion of it, before he takes possession, “If a man should make a study of clearing land, he should be able to ascertain within a few dollars, what the cost would be, just the same as Then do- mow ‘iior cut " timber:~They should make a business of it and 8o into it. A farmer should have a cow for every acre he owns. Our experi- mental farm has crops on it as good as any in the United States. The easiest way to clear for the man with limited means is to clean up the brush sow seed and let the cattle do the rest. Within a few years, the cat- tle will reduce the cost.of clearing from $50 down to about $10 a acre. I recommend the combination of a stump puller and dynamite where clearing is necessary at once.” Dade A “Cyclone” J. E. Dade of Blackduck, who came late, was called upon for a speech. Mr. Lycan believed that he deserved this punishment at least. Mr. Dade began by saying, “I am president of this association. It is but an empty honor. I would recom- mend that if this association does not accomplish more than during the past two years, that the president and the secretary resign at once, and organize a land clearing company. I feel greatly encouraged for this is the best meeting I have attended. I am glad that entfiusiasm has been aroused. Ak kA A A AN A KA A A A A TN AR A A A kA A A A AR I A A AT AR AR R AR AN Values Land at $25 “There is not a foot of land in this great county that is not worth $25 per acre in my opinion. It is true, ‘we' are pragressing, but we should progress much faster. 1 came to this country thirteen years ago. Walked from Bemidji to Blackduck and have been there ever since. I just bought a farm three miles from Blackduck, photographs of which I hold here in my hand. I have twenty-five acres eleared and under plow and believe it is worth at least $50 an acr8, the crops on it are looking fine, 3 Wwith the right kind of orgamiza- tion we are capable of developing four times as fast as we have been. The trouble has been that the farmer has met with much discouragement. He has not had a fair chance. Every,; S You CAN HAVE THE T08 o, EDIR, THE. LAST FIVE IVE HED, DIED/2) | COULDAT DRAW THER) R KRR KRR KKK KK * SCHOOL FARM MAKES HIT * * e * Here's is what A. J. McGuire ¥ superintendent ofithe state ex- * perimental farm &t Grand Rap- * ids had to say: “I's a credit to * any agricultural ifarm in the * entire state. Youl'are setting a * fine example and I want to compliment. you “jon it. Bvery visitor visiting your ci who is at all in should be taken school farm; It is if not the best I Have seen any- where and. yo hgye-reasons to. be proud of ‘it Bubbling over ‘with' enthusi- asm, E. A. Willard, soil .expert for the Northern: Pacific, said, “A ftellow should be willing to g0 miles to see tHat farm. It is simply a wonder dnd is a credit to any school or agricultural col- lege in this state ‘or any other: It is just goes to show what your “jackpine’” 's?"'ll 18 good for. There can be na take about it either with the 10 acre plot surrounded by jaékpines as this one is. I wish Ficould take it with me to show the skeptics who doubt ‘the qiality of your soil. Tt's wondertul, that's all. tommissioner, said this about out school farm; “You have one ¢f the best I have seen. I didn’t think that your sandy soil could do it. You certaintly must Have splendid men in charge ofsthe work. 1'll know now just where to send men that are doubtful, for com- parison. It's an ‘ideal spot for this purpose, and /it helps solve one of the problems with which I have to contend. It was mighty fine of Prof. Dyer to take us out there and we all ap- preciate it. We like the Bemidji way of doing things.” KR EEL TR K KAk KAk AA A AIRKA A A A A AT A AR A A A AR A AR A AR A AR AR AR A AR AR AR A K KK A XK RKE time a man clears an ‘acre of land, the assessor comes around and adds forty or fifty dollars taxes, when he ought to be paid a premium for doing the work. I am just enough of a far- 'aer, “in splte: Hiithe. post master of Blackduck, to believe that [ can make my farm one 'of the best in Beltrami county.” .. “We always save the: best to the last,” said chairman Lycan and I.am now going to call on J. J. Opshal for a few remarks. Mr. Opshal has been one of the hardest and most persist- ent boosters this section of the coun- try has seen. He gave illustrations of experiences met with by the aver- age homesteader, reciting many ideas that should prove helpful to the es- tablished farmers as well as th newcomer. His talk was a fitting close for the day’s session. The following is a partial list of those attending. F. Dudley, Bemidji. J. French, Bemidfl. A. . White, Bemidji. H. A. Whitney, Bemidji. - W. A. Gould, Bemidji. G. E. Anderson, Bemidji. E. M. Sathre, Bemidji. John Gilstead, Blackduck. Ed. Gilstead, Blackduck. J. E. Dade, Blackduck. A. . Ritchie, Bemidji. N. G. Reynolds, Bemidji. J. J. Opsahl, Bemidji. Gust Berg, Frohn. L. T. Bjella, Frohm, Even Moe, Bemdiji. Chris Hagen, Bemidji. Mr, Dumas, Shooks. F. A. Krause, Bemidji. L. Reynolds, Bemidji. Dr. Freeburg, Blackduck. W. R._Mackenzie, Bemidji. A. J. McQuire, Grand Rapids. E. A. Willard, St. Paul. G. E. Carson, Bemidji. C. E. Schroeder, Bemidji. Bueford Gile, Bemidji. W. P. Dyer, Bemidji. A. P. White, Bemiaj. F. 8. Lycan, Bemidji, E. H. Winter, Bemidji. G. G. Winter, Bemidji. Harry Reynolds, Bemidji. W. B. Stewart, Bemidji. 1. G. Haycraft, Shooks Spur. ‘Continuea on last page). LA PROBE_EXTENDS OVER TWO YEARS Working Conditions In New Y.ork Stores Investigated—Many. - Wrongs Located IS $9.31 AVERAGE National Civie Federation Finds No Connection Between Small Pay ‘And Social Evil WAGE New York, July 28.—After an inves- tigation extending over a period of two years the welfare department of the National Civic Federation -has made its report on working conditions in New York department stores. Nine- teen of the big retail establishments were investigated. These three conclusions favorabie to the department stores stand out in the report: The average weekly pay of sales- women is §9.31, or 31 cents a week more than sociologists have sald is the minimum on which a saleswoman can live iu New York in reasonable comfort. Y The commonly accepted theory that low wages in department stores com- pel many of the saleswomen to aug- ment their incomes in questionable ways is vigorously refuted. No con- mection whatever between department store wages and the social evil was found. Department store proprietors were found to be taking a lively interest in the welfare of their employes and vol- untarily to be continually bettering the working conditions in the stores. The report says: % “Chief among wrongs to be righted are the long *work day, including Christmas and general overtime work; slow promotions, insufficient pay of a large - class after the apprenticeship period, the fining and docking system, no dismissal notice to rank and fil; inadequate fire protection, makeshift or unattractive luncheon, hospital and rest rooms; ‘lack of attention to phys- ical needs of mature workers, and in- difference or ignorance on the part of responsible heads concerning high and correct standards of welfare work.” KRR R KRR KKK ® 7 CUPID'S COURT, * FOHHOKR KRR KK KKK KK K On Thursday afternoon at three o’clock, a pretty, wedding occurred at the home of Alice Senear 413 Irvine avenue when Miss Carrie ' Cochran and Peter Kanz .hoth of Big Fork, Minnesota, were united in marriage. Rev. Braur officiating. The groom was attended by his brothér Charles Kanz, of Devils Lake North Dakota, Alice Senear; cousin of the bride, was bridsmaid. The room was beauti- fully decorated with ferns and flow- ers. Only a few friends and relatives were present. Immediately after the ceremony the wedding party left in an auto for Cass Lake. From there they will visit Duluth and several of the Range towns, and will be at home after August 10, at Big Fork. HAIL BREAKS WINDOWS Warfield Electric Power Plant Suf- fers Loss Of 45 Pains Saturday afternoon 45 windows were broken in the power plant which is located near the dam, by hail which did much other damage to the houses in the vicinity of the plant. The wind tore off the roofs of two small buildings and blew down several - trees. A report reached the city today that hail did slight damage in the vicinity of Farley Saturday night. Slain by Side of Wife. ~ New Virginia, Ia., July 28.—T. J. Allen, proprietor of a meat market, was shot and killed as he sat beside his wife of little more than a week on a train at the station here. About a week ago Allen married Mrs. Addie Shetterly of Des Moines. Mrs. Shet- terly’s former husband, W. S. Shet- terly, from whom she had obtained a divorce recently, has been arrested and taken to Osceola, charged with the murder. The Boss Is Game, He'll Stick To The Job [ ww-é: m“ R SeRABER- %?ss He- HEARD THAT T HAD A NEW EDATOR -FIRS GHOT T EVER. Saw SECOND CROP - ALFALFA High School Farm Makes Second Cut —Will Reap Third Harvest In Fall AVERAGE 4 TONS TO ACRE Ehe second crop of alfalfa - was cut at the High School -agricultural farm last week and ‘a third crop will be harvested before the summer is| over, 3 This is the first season ‘alfalfa has been raised on the school farm and Agriculturist Bueford Gile predicts that the three crops will run about four ton' to the acre. “Next year we expect the crop will be much big- ger,” said Mr. Gile., Alfalfa is one-of Mr. Gile’s hob- bles and he has addressed several farmer’c meeting throughout this sectlon of the county on this inter- esting subject. Under his supervision | the Bemidji agricultural school will be kept in the front rank over any school in the state. BEMIDJI TEAMS LOSERS Lumber Company Team Forced ' Down To Defeat Before Fosston Team—Score 12 to 6. Clashing with the Fosston City team for the second time this year the Crookston Lumber Company base- | [bnll team were given a severe whip- ping and were forced to return to their homes in this city via. the jalleys while théir ~local opponents| advertised the score which was 12 to 6. Satre, the mighty Fosston twirler held the Lumber team at his, mercy . but the Bemidji leaguers accomplish- ied ‘one record, which was to make more hits off of his pitcher than any other opposing team has made. The Lumbermen recorded eight hits but could only tally the six points. Smi- ley, Bemidji’s star twirler, was un- able to keep the heaving batting Fosston boys from tapping out sin- Bl¢s and his"support’ wavered-at criti- cal moments, which resulted in .the} |loss of the game: - | Bell at third base did not play in' his usual form and made many er- rors during the game: COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT pe— BT ) Session Promisses To Be Short—| Little Business Bemidji’s City Council will meet this evening at the city hall for their regular meeting. Very little business has been brought before the . City | Clerk to be transacted and unless lo- cal business men have some business matters to discuss the meeting will undoubtedly be short. Very little will be said regarding the gas franchise as H. E. Anderson the representative who discussed the last franchise with the council has not made.a report but has asked | for sixty days to have an engineer | look over local conditions to discover just what proposition his firm cam make to the city. . He has promised that if his firm 'should consider a deal it will be of the best that could be done for a city of this size. The E. E. Collins franchise has been dropped until some conclusion will be reached with the Anderson contract. EDD-SHANNON NUPTIALS Married Saturday ' Afternoon Saturday afternoon Miss® Francis Shannon became the bride of Pete Edd in Bemidji. Both parties are well known in Bemidji, having made their home in this city for some time. Mr. Edd is connected with a local em- ployment agency. Saturday evening the groom -em- tertained all of his friends at a dance in Nymore. Music was furnished by the “Rag Time Kids.” By “HOP” * In TEN CENTS PER WEEK WOULD LEAD T0 PERILOUS SEAS Ambassador Willson Against Medita- tion In Mexico—Rebels Mostly Bandi XEPT WASHINGTON BUREAU Will Make No Immediate Changes In Enforcing Neutrality. Law = Against Shipment Or Arms S Ry ‘Washington, July 28.—Secre- tary Bryan told the foreign re- lations committee the adminis- tration would make no imme- diate change in enforcing the neutrality law against ship- ments of arms to Mexico. This indicates the * president . will continue to refuse to’issue ex- port permits to both Huerta and the constitutionalists. o+ + M i <+ £ a * & - el ek kA e i R R R R ‘Washington, July 28.—Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson, on his arrival for conferences on the Mexican situation with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, announced he has prepared a memorandum suggesting the policy the American government should pur- sue. While declining to divulge its aature until he had submitted his views to the president the ambassador characterized as impracticable pro- posals for mediation by an American commission. Ambassador Wilson said he expect- ed to return to Mexico City by a steamer sailing next Thursday from New York. As to his conterences with the officials here he understood that he merely is to transmit informa- tlon on the situation and resented the suggestion frequently, made in the newspapers that he would be called to account for his' personal acts. “I recognize that the president and the secretary have a right, however,” he said, “to question me about any- thing.” The ambassador described his treatment by President Wilson and Secretary. Bryan_hitherto. as courtpous In every respect, except one—the send- Ing of separate agents ‘to investigate conditions in Mexico. He severely criticised both William Bayard Hale ..and Reginald Del Valle, whom he de- clared were acting for the administra- tion there. ¢ Mexico Would Resent Mediation. The ambassador said he had every disposition to carry out the wishes of the president and Secretary Bryan. Medfation, however, he looked upon as impossible because the Mexican fed- eral government would not entertain such a suggestion. “I regard mediation,” he added, “as venturing on dangerous seas.” Mr. Wilson was vehement in his criticism of the constitutionalists and the Madero family. “The Madero family,” asserted the ambassador, “have maintained a patd bureau' in Washington to poison the public mind. As to the rebels, there really {s none except in Sonora, where there is an organiezed government. Elsewhere they are bandits.” “There are bandits in Coahuila, too,” he answered. “I don’t mean to say that Carranza is a bandit, but in order to keep his men together he has to allow them to loot and they there- fore become bandits.” Mr. Wilson suggested that hardly wny one in Washington really under- stood the Mexican situation and the characteristics of Latin peoples. STROM DOES DAMAGE Blew Down Several Trees Saturday Afternoon * Saturday afternon an electric and severe wind strom struck Bemidji and did considerable damage to trees and small buildings about the city. One of the shade trees border- ing the side walk in front of the Court house was blown down and a tree on Bemidji Avenue near the H. A. Simons residence was struck oy lightning and badly shattered. Brainerd Team Victors Bemidji traveling men were de- feated by the Brainrd team Friday evening by the score of 7 to 2. Many. lBemld]( fans are in doubt as the the correct score as it is claimed that _|the team planned their story to Be- midji fans on their return to this city. Several claim that the report ! from Brainerd was 10 to 0, but as far las verifying this report is concerned no ona Seems capable of raising proof, {as the traveling men are all prepared to relate the same story of the game. {Nat Field “Tossed” for Bemidji and Georgé Anderson for the opponents. Another game is being planned for ithe near futuré to be played in Be- midji and the local boys expect to e, sufficiently reinforced to remder the same thrashing .which- they re-