The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-07-08

Henry 4. BucRenQanl OF fleTCe was
elected president of the Northeast Ne.
braska Retail Implement Dealers and
Travelling Mems club at a meeting of
the association in Norfolk yesterday.
afternoon. Mr.. Buckendahl fills the
vacancy that was caused by the resig-
nation of Hans J. Sorenson, who has
gone out of the implement business at
Coleridge.
There are forty.rour members Of the
association and a large crowd at
tended the sessions held yesterday af-
ter.oon and night. After the after
noon session a banquet was held at
the Pacific hotel at o'clock and later
in the evening the visiting dealers
were entertained at the Country club
by the Norfolk Commercial club.
The afternoon session was called to
order at the city hall by President
| Sorenson and All address of welcome
was delivered by Mayor John Friday
to which H. ]. Billerbeck of Osmond
responded.
George Griesel of Belden delivered
the secretary's and treasurers report.
Theodore Planck of Wausa read an
interesting paper on Cost Account.
ing" Martin Nelson of Harrington
addressed the session on the subject
of objects and Benefits to be De-
rived From Local Club or AssOcia-
ton From Retail Implement Deal
ers Point of View" c. +. Nette of
Sioux City had charge of a reception
to new members. E. w. Tuttle of
Sioux City, who was scheduled for a
paper. was unable to be present and
an open meeting was held at this
point on the program. A. w. Hawkins
of Norfolk addressed the meeting on
development of the Implement and
Vehicle Business by the Development
of the Country" G. E. Doerfier of
Norfolk gave an address on Travellers
Lands as Relating to Machinery and
Agriculture"
Next Meeting Here.
1t was decided to hold the next
meeting in Norfolk on the first Tues.
day of October which will come on
the 4th day of the month. Following
is the list of the officers and commit
tee of the association at the present
time:
Officers: Henry c. Buckendahl
president, Pierce, Neb.; L. F. Morris
vice president, Harrington, Neb.; G
NJ. Griesel. secretary and treasurer
Belden, Neb.
Executive committee: Martin Mel
son, Harrington, Neb.; c. w. HiscoX
Wayne, Neb.; H. G. Billerbeck, Os
mond, Neb.
Grievance committee: John Mels
ter, Wayne. Neb.; Theodore Planck
Wausa, Neb.; Benjamin Cohurn, Lau
rel, Neb
Credits and collections: A. E. Eich
off, Harrington, Neb.; E. A. Wade
Allen, Neb.; Frank Francis, Carroll
Neb.
Entertainment: A. R. Mcfarland
Omaha, Neb.; H. c. Oldfield, Norfolk
Neb. Tom Peck, Sioux City, Ia.
Membership: G. NJ. Griesel, Bel
den, Neb. NJ. E. Bushong, Norfolk
Neb.; c. E. Vette, Sioux City, la.
, H. J. Billerbeck of Osmond, who re
sponded to Mayor Fridays address o
, welcome, is so years old and has beer
/ in the implement business in Pierce
county for over thirty-five years. Hi
/ hair is as black as coal.
At next October's session, 1t is hopeC
! TO have near 200 implement dealers
5 and travelling men present. The oh
. ject of the club is said to be to pro
2 mote the social side OF the business
bringing dealers and travelling mel
into closer touch with each other.
Mr. Hawkins, in his paper, suggest
D ed that one of the best means of keeI
e ing the balance on the right side o
e the ledger is by taking advantage o
: cash discounts He said the farme