The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-20
EXHIBITORS ARE
PREPARING BOOTHS
HARDWARE MEN SHOW I'M j. l.
CASE BUILDING WILL BE WON
DERFUL SIGHT EXHIBITORS
ARE GETTING BOOTHS I'M
SHAPE FOR BIG DISPLAY.

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opens tomorrow morning, will be one
of the finest displays that has ever
been seen in the city of Fargo. There
will be fifty-fout handsomely decorat-
ed booths and by tomorrow morn. 8
everyone will be ready for the public
to inspect.
The color scheme of the exhibit is
green and white and this is carried
out in every detail, though allowances.
are made for the individuality of each
exhibitor in each separate booth to
conform with the goods that are dis
played.
Nearly all of the exhibitors were in
stalled in their proper booths today
and most of them had a large part
of the decorations and wares to be
displayed intact. A few will be COM
pleted this afternoon so that every
thing may be ready for the doors to-
open by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The exhibiting firms Wise displays
We're completed to a large extent to-
day were the Rochester Stamping Co.
and the Robson Cutlery Co, both of
Rochester, N. Y; DeLayal Cream
Separator Co, of New York and Chi
cago; Patterson Sargent Co., OF Cleve-
land; Winchester Repeating Arms Co,
American Steel & Wire Co, Marshall
Wells Co, Crane & Ordway, Monarch
Stove Co., st. Paul Roofing, Cornice
& Ornament Co., Aluminium Cooking
Utensil Co., of Pittsburg; Olson Mfg.
Co., Maytag Washing Machine Co.,
Arcadian Stove Co., American Gas
Machine Co., Remington u. NJ. c. Co.,
M. Townsley Mfg. Co., of Minneapo-
lis; White Lily Washer Co., of Dav-
export, La; Quick Action Range Co.,
of M~arshalltown, Ia; Joesting &
Schilling Stove Co., of st. Paul;
George M. Clark Gasoline Stove Co,
Marshall Oil Co., Northwestern Fur
mace Supply Co., of Minneapolis; KEEL
ley, How & Thomson CO., North Da-
kota Harness Co, McHose & Pardoe,
Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint Co., of
Minneapolis; Detroit Vapor Stove Co.,
of Detroit, Mich; Standard Oil Co.,
International Harvester Co., M. r.
O'Neil, American Powder Mills, Albert
Lea Gas Light Co, of Albert Lea,
Mimi; Monitor Stove, Range e. Radia-
tor Co., of Cincinnati; st. Paul White
Lead & Oil Co., Empire Cream Sep
arator Co. and Simmons Hardware Co.,
of st. Louis.
The above does not form a complete
list of the exhibitors but includes those
whose booths neared completion at
the noon hour today. The others will
doubtless be finished by tonight so
that everything la be ready for the
opening of the exhibition tomorrow at
the proper hour.
The Convention.
The convention will begin tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock with a review
of the exhibits at the Case building.
During all the morning sessions of
/ the convention the officers of the assoc
citation will be located in the exhibit
hall for the purpose of enrolling new
members and the receiving of annual
dues. To receive a badge of voting
privilege in the sessions it is neces-
sary for all the members and dele
gates Ito register with Secretary
| Barnes.
The convention proper will not be-
gin until tomorrow afternoon at 1870
O'Clock when a reception will be ten
dered the members of the association
at the commercial club where the
business sessions will be held. At
this time new members viii also be
enrolled and dues collected.
Mayor LovAlI to Speak.
The first session will be called to
order by President Moe of Churchs
Ferry at 2 O'Clock and Rev ]. NJ. Wal
tiers of the First Methodist church of
this city will offer the opening prayer
of the convention.
Mayor Lowell will be the first speak
er and will deliver the address of
welcome to the hardware men to this
city, offering them the freedom of the
city Of Fargo during their stay and
deliberations here. President Moe will
respond in behalf of the association.
Ben r. Vardman of Des Moines. as
s~ociate editor Of The Merchants Trade
Journal, will have the first paper to-
morrow afternoon on the subject of
The Art of Making a Sale. This will
be followed by a discussion and an
other address on the subject of ALUMNI
mum From Mine to Market by F. l..
McCabe, northwestern sales manager
of the Aluminium Cooking Utensil Co,
which paper will also be discussed at
length. The appointment Of onven
ton committees will conclude the first
session.
The remainder of this session will
be assigned to the jobbers, manu-
~facturers and their representatives for
the general discussion Of any topic of
mutual interest.
Evening Programme.
Tomorrow evening will be devoted
to reviewing the big exhibit at ex-
hibit hall in the Case building, when
the exhibition rooms will be elaborate
" illuminated. Good music will be
furnished during the evening by the
A. C. band.
President Moe arrived IN the city
today and is registered at the Metro
pole hotel. All three of the leading
hotels, the Gardner, Waldorf and Met
ropole will be the headquarters Of
the convention. There will be no ex-
hibits in the Hobbies Of any of them.
1t is the opinion OF Hubert Harring-
ton and H. f. Emery, the local mem-
bers of the executive committee that
this will be the largest convention in
the history Of the association. Both
gentlemen are very much pleased with
the general prospects or the meeting
and with the way in which all of the
Fargoans have responded in helping
make the gathering a success.
The actors Of the country are ex-
pected to erect a monument to the man
who invented the free lunch.