The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-21

berth this week on account of the
numerous conventions here. The trav-
cling men do not like to be in a town
where there is a big crowd as 1t inter-
feres with their slumbers, pleasures.
etc. That is why this city Is devoid
OF the grip carriers this week.
| w. Lee Church, the Grand Forks
traveller, who sells drug sundries, was
caller in the city this week. He used
to be interested I'm farming somewhat
and took look in at the convention.
The boys were all glad to see him.
| A. II. Perry, who sells insurance
and who halls from the Forks, was a
caller in the city this week and saw
great many of his friends.
r. B. Kennedy, the Iowa soap man,
paid his regular visit to his trade here
this week notwithstanding there were
many people in the city and the bust
ness men were more or less busy, he
managed to sell quite a quantity.
George T.. Williams, one of the trav-
elers for the railroads, visited the city
during this week, drumming up trade
for his particular line. He reports
that there is every indication for a
big season hext year.
Ray Beale, over at the Gardner ex-
changes compliments with every trav-
cling man who possesses a baby. He
struck four yesterday who had boys
all the same age as Rays, just seven
months, and he isn't done yet buying
cigars for his friends. Ray is MAX
ing cracking good father.
e. l.. Pardee, one of the railroad
representatives, was making Fargo
this week and he found business was
looking all right in every branch. He
is hustler for his line.
OLAF Hustad is making good with
the Pennsylvania railroad on the road
and he greets the boys just the same
as the old timers do. He likes his
new position first-rate.
All of the travellers from this neck
O. the woods ARE earnestly invited to
keep on talking about Fargo and the
convention Of 1911, for we all want to
make a ding buster of it and it can
be done if everybody keeps on a
working all the time.
AS there hasn't been very large
number of travellers in the. city this
week this department will necessarily
have to be somewhat mild this week,
but wait until next week.
What's become of our regular con-
tributor to this department this week?
A lost, strayed or stolen notice will
appear if he don't show up with his
copy by next Thursday afternoon.
Many Of the machine travelling men
were in town today looking after their
respective customers. Nearly all of
the machine houses had a display for
all who called.
Fl. r. Mcdonald of the Grand Forks |
Lumber Co. was business visitor to
the city this week and took pleasure
in calling on the strangers in town. |
He knows Fargo almost as well as
he does his home town.
Underwood Curtis hasn't been MAX |
ing many trips to the rural districts |
this week. He says he prefers to sell |
writing machines in town this kind |
of weather, but is waiting until the
summer opens.
Jimmy HelIe, Zone can always make
an item out of Jim) who is the best |
known travellers in this section, was |
in town this week. He attended the
dog, chicken. corn, and every other
kind of a show and was pleased with |
all he saw.
c. e. Reiger, the well known grain |
man of Minneapolis, was an interested |
spectator at some of the conventions
held this week
Rob Collins, the Florida land man,
this week, and he has fair prospect |
of selling them some land in the south |
in the near future. Rob is per-
suasive man and can talk like United |
Brethren preacher at a revival meet
ing.
H. w. Waltersdorf was another of |
the travellers for railroads who was
calling on his friends this week, and |
he found lots of them here. He has |
been making the northwest for a long
time and has a big acquaintance
Otto A. Spiers, the expert account
ant, who gets about this section every |
once in a while, is here for a few
days attending to business. He has a
large acquaintance in the northwest. |
Most OF the automobile travellers are
in the cities these days. It's too cold
to talk much business to the trainers
just now, but when the spring opens
up the state will be overrun with
automombile statesmen.