Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-02-03
WEATHER.
:. I. :. HANDICAP |! n y
But Enthusiasm Among the
Many Here. Was Not
L[esse'inIedl by the ::EIe-
n1entS Wednesday.

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The Implementarians hold Devils
Lake in their grasp. welcome, I'M
plement Men, to our city" "We Like
You" IS the slogan that greets every
visitor. The store windows are full
of greetings and the Implement men
who came to the city in great num-
bers, coming as early as Sunday even
Ing have found Devils Lake hospitality
reaching out on every side, while the
convention. promises before its com.
pletion to mark an epoch in the his
tory Of the Northwestern Minnesota
and North Dakota Impl Element aasocia-
hon. x;..ss .5>:s sse;.. e s; t;s.:.s; -. =.
The convention hall despite blizzar
dy weather was ringing with whole.
some thoughts from those who knew
their business. It wassa real business
session and the heap Of knowledge the
builders Of the Northwest who handle
the means by which this great section
Is cultivated, will obtain from the con
vention, will not only benefit the deal
ers, but the entire farming community
who require the services of these lat
est devices In farm machinery.
= Exhibit hall in the Grand opera
house block has been blaze of splen'
dor. Here are exhibited the latest
patents and inventions known to the
world Of mechanism. Here. the visi
tor mingles with many who have
been coming in continuously to gaze
upon the wonders of the age. q, We
bear some courteous represen
tative of Wholesale machine house
explain to the interested one, the ad
vantage Of the creation he lis selling
over all others. !
:@z-> Opening Session.
81 !. White it was hard to break. away
from the exhibits President d. e
Towle Of the association managed te
set the dealers together for the after
noon assembly Wednesday afternoon
and opened the convention which Tho
greatly hampered by the storm. wal
nevertheless, enthusiastic and brought
a fair attendance. =>-> !.
The speakers who were either snow
bound or found it impossible to ,ge,
here. made the programme very short
but it was nevertheless instructive, tht
main speeches for the opening day be
ig postponed until late during the con
vention which comes to q close today
4 &. Rev. Wallace Of the Methodisj
church Of this city offered invocation
after which President ToWle atatei
that while the Implement men knew
that they were welcome to- Devils
Lake, they were nevertheless pleased
! to receive an official welcome and HI
introduced Mayor P. J. McClory. ia
Mayor Mcclory stated that when th.
Impae paement dealers were invited Ii
come to Devils Lake and all the goot
things were promised the weather wal
4 not taken into consideration, but b,
assured them that they were welcom,
and dispite the conditions the bes
would be made Of them and he wa.
sure that all would enjoy proftabl,
meeting. Two things were brough
4 out by Mayor McClory III addition I,
his welcoming words, by way of sna
gsstion and he urged the implemen
men to encourage the farmer to bel
ter things and also spoke on the Red
procity treaty. ss..s
Mayor McClory said the work 0
the Implement Dealers Was highly spe
cialized In that they catered to par
ticular class and while the ordinar.
merchant dealt with every class th'
implement men directed most of thei