The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
CREATE BIG INCOME
FOR THE FARM
MOVEMENT
Bankers Council Takes Ac.
ton Which Will Raise
$1,000 Annually
GIVE VERY HEARTY
SUPPORT TO WORK
A New Plan in Connection
With Resolutions and Au.
diting Adopted
GIVE VERY HEARTY
SUPPORT TO WORK

An annual income of $1,000 for the
Better Farming association of North
Dakota will result from the action of
the executive council of the North
Dakota Bankers association, taken
Wednesday evening, when q; rcsolu.
ton was passed urging every bank
in the state, whether Il member OF
the state association or not, to con
tribute $40 annually to the ~associa.
ton for Il period of three years.
Hearty responses have already been
met with by the executive council
rom the bankers who are in Grand
FORKS today, many of whom pledged
themselves to donate the amount re-
qucstcd.
Means Permanent Work.
This action by the council means
that II association will have per-
nlanent support from the bankers of
the state. The bankers We're rcspon-
siblc for the initial organization of
the Better Farming association, and
do not propose to let the matter drop
at this point.
Iherc arc 72O banking institutions
in the state at this time, and if each
or those banks responds to the call,
the total income each wear will be
$1,000 from the one source.
cndcr Hearty Endorsement.
hearty endorsement of the new as
ISOLATION was rendered. in the follow
Ing resolution by the council:
Whereas. the North Dakota Bank
crs' association. through it's commit
tee on education, has heretofore in
the matter of our state ed
ucatlOnal system us related to its
agricultural pursuits, and
Whereas, the educational commit.
tee of this association has p%articjpat-
cd in the conference OF the bankers
committees on agricultural develop
ment and education, and
Whecras, the efforts of the asso-
ciation have eliminated i'm the Or
gantzation of the Better Farming aus
ISOLATION of North Dakota,
Now, therefore, the executive
council Of the North Dakota Bankers
association do approve of the organi-
cation of the Better Farming asso.
citation of North Dakota, and we AN.
prove of the efforts being put forth
by the Better Farming association of
.>ofth Dakota to improve the agricul-
turai conditions in the state, and
"Further, that we do npprovc ur
the purpose and course of the Better
Farming association of North Dakota
as outlined in its press bulletin No. 1.
furthcr. that we do pledge to tho
Better Farming association Of North
Dakota our hcartiest support and CO.
operation in h furthcrancc and car.
rying out of their plans"
After Chapnian's Cup.
North Dakota is out to capture the
cup offered by Joe Chapman, assistant
cashier OF the Northwestern National
bank OF Minneapolis. and which will
be given to the state that makes the
greatest progress in the dissemination
OF agricultural knowledge, and which
can show the best results. The report
OF the work is to be made at the
general commission meeting
in Minneapolis next fall and twelve
states are eligible to competition.
New Plan on Two Features,
The new plan was decided upon in
connection with the appointment of
tees of the association. In the mast
committees have been appoint
cd at the time the association held
its meeting. thus making it impossi-
BILE for the members to give the time
and attention to the resolutions
which several members of the coun-
Gil believed advisable. 1t was, for
that reason. decided to name the res
olutions committee at this time, such
committee being composed of c. f..
Bachelor of Finsal, Ed. BeresDarth
of Brinsmudc, j. y Kuhl of Towner.
c. c. Gowran of Grand Forks, and
Mr.. liargravc of IIankinson.
The same idea was adopted i'm con-
nection with the auditing committee.
and that committee is composed of
Messrs. c. r. Atkinson of Sykcston,
Paul Adams of LaMouro and ]. j,
Early of jamestown.
Convention Program Committee.
The convention program commit
W. c.. Macfadden of Fargo. Karl ].
Farup of Towner. NJ. T.. Murphy of
Grand Forks. G. r. Hodge of James
town, and w. G.. Mcdowell of Marion.
This committee will endeavor to Sc
cure either James Tawncy of Minne-
sofa, or George NJ. Reynolds, presi-
dent of the Continental Commercial
bank of Chicago. as Il speaker for
the jamestown convention.
Has Increased Membership.
At this time the State Bankers as
ISOLATION has the greatest member
ship in it's history. being thirty great
er than mt the beginning of the pres
fiscal year of the association. Out
of 720 banks in the stmte, $40 are
members of the association.
To Push Aldrich Act Question.
by the appointment of a commit
to take up the Aldrich currency
act question. raised yesterday. it was
decided to make an effort to secure
an adjustment of questions which
arisen in connection with that
measure and which are not looked
upon with favor by the state bankers.
This committee is composed of
Murphy. Hodge, Weiser. Fa-
rup and Cathro.
Enjoyed Luncheon.
Wednesday evening the bankers
are members of the council were
the guests of the Grand Forks bank
ers at a dinner, after which addresses
were made by Thomas Cooper Of Far
go and +. w. Cathro of Bottineau.
discussed the Better Farming
association and it's work, and both
were given the very best of atten-
ton.
DAIRY EXPERT RESIGNS.
Fred W. Merrill Will Engage In the
EnQI ESStntn' p,SinCcc 4, r,,nrso,,