A CONVENTION called for the express purpose of con- 

 sidering the problems of clearing land in Northern Min- 

 nesota will be held in Duluth, July 1. Representatives 

 from the 20 so-called "cut over" counties will be invited to 

 be present. Landowners, railway men, merchants, lumber- 

 men, and manufacturers of land-clearing machinery will be 

 present. The idea of holding such a convention grew out of 

 the meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development Asso- 

 ciation at Hinckley, June 5 and 6 The "call" to the meeting, 

 issued by the special committee in charge, follows: 



The Call to Meet. 



At the convention of the Northern Minnesota Development 

 Association held at Hinckley, Pine county, June 5th and 6th 

 last, the problems of securing to the cut-over sections of our 

 state the proper methods and necessary financial aid for clear- 

 ing land were discussed. 



The discussion developed such a wide range of possibilities 

 that it was felt that a special land clearing convention should 

 be held in the near future, and that an attempt should be 

 made to secure representatives from all of the interested peo- 

 ple in the twenty so-calld "cut-over" counties. 



In accordance with this idea the association appointed a 

 committee of five who were instructed to issue a call for a 

 Land Clearing Convention to be held at Duluth, July 1, 1913. 



It is estimated that about twelve million acres of land 

 would come under the head of cut-over lands, and it is be- 

 lieved that the demand for these lands which is now assum- 

 ing large proportions will grow as the years go by. 



Several hundred thousand acres are now held by people 

 who would like to have the same cleared of stumps, but who 

 have not the proper machinery or are unable to hire labor to 

 clear up any part of their tract, and would be only too glad 

 to make the necessary improvements to show its productive- 

 ness. The possibilities of this cut-over land, however, are so 



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