The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-08
GRAND FORKS S THE
HEADQUARTERS Of
DIVISION
Rurnely Company Will Han
die Extensive Business
From This Point
FOR THE
HERE
Use Advance Building For
General ofdess-oeeupy
Other Place Also
FOR THE
TERRITORY HERE

SfanQ E0fke ID TO De the 0l0tTlcG
headquarters Of the Rumely com
announcement made today by E. g.
Tccktonius Of LaPorte. Ind, north.
g sales manager Of that company,
who is spending a few days here In
connection with tho local changes
made necessary by the purchase Of
the Advance and Gaar.Scott Thresh.
ing Machine companies by his COM
pany.
J.. D. Adshead will be the state
manager and will be assisted by two
linemen who will be appointed later.
The local office will be under the
supervision Of Mr.. Tecktonius. who is
In charge Of the northwest division.
The offices will be located in the Ad-
vance Threshing Machine company on
sample rooms The NJ. Rumely build
Ing on North Seventh street will be
used as q. ~storehouse for repairs and
az a rebuilding shop.
Anderson to Regina.
Anton O. Anderson, who has been
in charge Of the local Offices Of the
Advance Threshing Machine COM
pany for a number of years, has re-
turned from LaPorte, Ind. where he
Of the NJ. Rumely company. Mr.. An
derson has been rendered the nan
agership Of the Regina. Sask., ONCE
OF the company and will leave on
Tuesday evening for that place to look
the field over. He has not as yet
accepted the position.
George e. Duis has been in charge
OF the Gaar-scott agency hero for
some time and has been doing bust
ness on a jobbing basis. Under the
new regime the Gaar-Scott machines
will be handled direct by the NJ.
Rurnely ONCE here.
Will Continue Competition.
The branch houses throughout the
state will be maintained as at the
present time. although 1t is probable
that some changes will be made later.
The three Inns OF machines and i'm.
PIGMENTS hitherto handled by the
three companies will still be handled
in strong competition, the new COM
pany recognizing the trade marks Of
h old companies az valuable assets,
and the three lines will be worked in
this state, Al we'll az in all Of the
other states in the union, even more
different line managers.
On December Is the NJ. Rumely
company Of LaPorte, Ind. purchased
outright the Gaaf.Scott company Of
RtchmOnd,1 r4nd:5; aaidA@ the Advance
Ihresher company Of Battle Creek,
Mich, o the. main object OF tncrAaS-
ing the manufacturing facilities Of
the NJ. Rurnely company.
The territory covered by this new
company was divided into six districts.
each under the supervision OF a dis
trict manager. These districts con-
sist Of the following: The northwest.
southwest west. south and east, Cam
adam. and foreign. Each state IL
under the direction Of a state man.
ager, who is in turn under the direc.
ton Of the district manager. south.
Dakota In In the northwest district,
which is under the supervision Of u,
8. T~ecktontus.
Former Grand Forks Man.
r. S. Tecktonius, who is to be in
charge Of the northwest district Of the
company. vas for a number Of years
agent Of the Case ThreshinE Machine
company in this city. He left here
for Canada and became afiliated with
other threshing machine companies.
MI. Tecktonius stated today that
Grand Forks was selected as the
headquarters Of the company in North
Dakota. owing to the excellent ship.
ping facilities and because Grand
Forks is the liveliest city in the state.
Although he left here a number Of
years ago. Mr.. Tecktonius is a firm
believer in the future Of the city.