The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-26

/ fifty cars in line. the dealers were
lowcraft club were breakfast was
served.
The morning of the first day was
spent at plant 8. the largest or the
EMF chain, which 10 devoted chief
w to the manufa cture OF the Flanders
500
Starting in the yard where tons OF
pig iron are stacked up for the in
satiable appetite Of the foundry, the
dealers were taken in tow by guides
who took them through the foundry,
where score of furnaces melt iron
for cylinder castings. Thence they
travelled through the forge shop, and
dozen steam hammers welcomed
them with becoming din. Aisle after
aisle Of the machine shop was then
explored stocked with mechanical
tools ali automatically accurate In
character and many OF which are al
most human In intelligence. Temper
Ing ovens assembling rooms, test
barn, shipping platform-the dealers
saw them all In due sequence. Lun-
cheon was served in the mammoth en-
CINE room.
In the afternoon a specially char
tered steamer took the dealers for a
ride on Detroit's beautiful river. Din
ner was served at the Pontchartrain
and theatre party closed the day.
The Pullman train was again waiting,
berths made up. for the second night
OF the trip.
The second day at Detroit was spent
v@Tn v1f 4 - u a n 4eS
made and the programme so planned
that 1t dwelt chiefly on manufacturing
operations not inspected at plant 8.
The dealers also took advantage OF the
fact that the Office headquarters are
at this plant, to renew associations
with men met while travelling, and with
Others whom they had known only
through the medium OF correspon-
dence. In the big show room Of the
factory, resplendant with new models
and dazzling array OF trophies won
by the company's contest cars, lun-
cheon was served. A group photo
graph was taken by the company
photographer A ride around Detroit,s
boulevard and parkway system made
pleasant the afternoon.
The last formal feature was a ban
quet at the Pontcharitrain. Sales Man
ager Smith officiated as POSTMASTER
and addresses were made by Mr.. |
Flanders. Il. lie Roy Peiletier, adver-
Using director. and other prominent |
Officials.
Toasts Were Given.
Mr.. Elkins OF the Mayyille Motor Co. |
was the first visiting speaker to be
called upon by the postmaster, and he
made a very beautiful little talk. At |
the end Of his address he presented |
J.. A. Graham, the local manager, with |
q beautiful diamond stud In apprecia-
tion of his excellent entertainment |
rendered the North Dakota dealers in |
their trip to Detroit Mr.. Southland, |
representative Of The Fargo Forum. |
was called on to respond to the toast
The Press and Spreading 1t on. His
address was well received.
This closed the festivities in Detroit,
and the North Dakota and Montana
dealers went to the Michigan Central Il
1epot from which their special was
Tue to leave at 1859. On arriving II
1t the station they were told they n
we're booked for an extra fast trip to
Fargo. Every train was side tracked,
Ind they were given the right of-way
With orders to run regardless, very
asst time WAS made, until about fifty
niles this side of South Bend, Ind, II
when freight wreck was met with, II
which made 1t necessary to oetour the
rain from South Bend to the Lake
Shore tracks. This made them late
nto Chicago. At Chicago another
lelay was made due to repairing
team pipe on the Pullmans. The train
eft Chicago on the Great Western at
100 q. m, and frequently the rate
# speed attained was from seventy
o eighty miles per hour. The run to
It. Paul including stops, was made in
leven hours time.
At st. Paul the dealers had the
pleasure OF seeing President Taft, who
vas on the platform of his special at
he Union depot; but for some un-
rnown reason the automobile special
vas still an aeropIane. and ali the
asst trains on the N. p. were thrown 4
ut of the way for the flying meteor.
she train left st. Paul at IL o'clock
nd Minneapolis at I1:15, was on the
ide track at Fargo at 5 a. m. 1t was
he finest train ever run into the local
tation.