The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-25
HUNTOON IS PRESIDENT
Moorhead Man Is Conspicuously Hon
orod by Minnesota State
Bankers.

The Minnesota State Bankers as
recognition on Moorhead. yesterday,
when it elected it's vice president, L.
"A. Huntoon, president of the First Ma
tionaI bank of Moorhead, as president
of the association for the coming year.
Mr.. Huntoon's associates in the Of
fetal family Of the association are as
follows:
D. s. Culver, vice president of the
National German American bank of st.
Paul. was named as vice president of
the association.
A. G. Wedge, jr., of the First Ma
tional bank of Bimid1i, was made
trea surer and Charles r. Frost was re-
elected secretary.
George F. Orde, cashier of the First
National bank, Minneapolis, was elect
ed the member of the executive coun-
ell of the American Bankers associa-
ton to succeed ]. A. Latta, Minneap-
oils.
The following were elected members
of the executive council Of the associa-
ton: w. L. Brooks of Bemidji, L.
Whitmore of Wabasha.
The Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions were adopted in which
firms and corporations were commend
ed who sell their paper in the open
market, In furnishing independent
audits of their business by certified
public accountants. 1t was recon-
mended that this practice become gen.
eral
Mention was made Of the large in
crease of fertile agricultural lands in
Minnesota still uncultivated and that
the state is not receiving it's proper
share of immigration, and that the
immigration department under the
present conditions Is not BILE to carry
out a systematic and extensive plan Of
publicity for the state and its re-
sources.
To correct this condition of affairs
it was recommended that the executive
council present a bill to the next legis-
lature for an increase in the appropria-
ton for the immigration department
of at least 100 per cent.
The executive council was also given
power to file articles of Incorporation
at an early date for the Minnesota
Bankers association.
1t was further recommended that
there be an extension of teaching Of
manual training, domestic science and
agriculture in the present high schools
and consolidated rural schools of the
state.
w. c. Brown Sounds Warning.
Reiterating much that he had said
on like subject before the national
convention of millers in Minneapolis,
w. C. Brown, president of the New
York Central railroad warned the f.
nancial men of the state that America
is drifting to disaster because of lack
of science employed in forming. His
address was delivered before the Min
nesota Bankers association in st. |
Paul and he urged all members of the |
organization, as molders of public |
opinion and leaders in all affairs of |
business, to turn their energies to |
the correction of wasteful farming He |
pointed the downfall of the Roman |
empire and laid that to decadence in |
agriculture, saying one bushel Of grain |
planted produced at the miserable rate |
of four bushels.
But the new note and the prominent |
one in Mr.. Browns address adj |
vocated that the government pause in |
Its upbuilding Of the Navy and devote
to agricultural development the cost OF
one Of the two battleships being built |
annually for the naval establishment /
In ten years the nations dividends
from such action would build great
er and mightier navy than we have
now, he declared.
Editor Richards returned from ST.
Paul today. Yesterday ne had the
pleasure Of witnessing the flights of
Glenn Curtiss, the aviator with the
worlds record. |