Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-06-20
n. D. BANKERS
HAVE CONVENED
is PROMINENT SUBJECT FOR
CONSIDERATION.

With d large attendance of bank
ers from every county of North Da-
kota, and many from the Twin Cit
les and other Minnesota points, the
tenth annual convention of the
North Dakota Bankers association
was called to order by President
Farup of Park River. at the Elks
hall,at 10 Wednesday. After the
registration and organization had
been completed, DR.. B. H. Kroeze of
Jamestown college pronounced the
invocation, and Mayor Blewett, in a
characteristic informal speech well
coined the visiting bankers TO-
| jamestown, throwing open the city
for their entertainment.
r. S. Adams, president of the
First National Bank of Lisbon, and
vice president of the bankers asso-
| citation, responded, after which Pres
ident Karl ]. Farup, cashier of the
First National Bank, Park River,
gave the annual address of the as
sociation's chief executive. Presf-
dent Farup dwelt at length upon
what he termed 1.-The crowning event
of the efforts of the association, the
part in the creation of the Better
| Farming Association of North Da-
kota. to encourage scientific educa-
ton in agriculture"
Lengthy reports of the officers oc-
cupied considerable time, w. c. Nc
Fadden of Fargo, Treasurer e. H.
McHugh, Mandan each reporting
| the association in strong condition
with increasing membership. w.
C. Mcdowell, of Marion, gave the
| report of the executive committee,
from the - judicial districts.
| An address on Good Roads," by
Hon. T.. R. Atkinson. state engineer
for North Dakota, was heard with
great interest, the state engineer
taking up the many advantages OF
good roads in a practical manner,
and emphasizing the results OBJ
tained under the county road sys-
TEN. This address was followed by
association announcements, after
which the convention adjourned for
lunch.
! The afternoon program, COM
| mencing at 2 D, M, opened with the
report of the Legislative committee,
! by Hon. j. E. Phelan, chairman, and
| of the agricultural committee, by P.
| A. Pickett, chairman.
An address by Thos. Cooper, sec
| retary of the North Dakota Better
| Farming association, on Better
Farming" was one of the important
features of the convention Wednes-
! day. Secretary Cooper, who has
been in charge of the North Dakota
work for just six months, has met
uniformly active interest in this
movement, in which North Dakota
is now taking the lead. Secretary
Cooper shows the direct interest all
the people have in the best farming
of our land; the great public is even
more vitality concerned in obtaining
the greatest productivity and con-
servation than the farmer himself,
stated the secretary, and bankers
have a peculiar influence in this
matter. North Dakota has taken
up the work in earnest. There are
now % local representatives In the
various counties, four being added
recently, and progressive reports
come from all.
Following Secretary Cooper's ad-
dress there were some interesting
reports on practical work of better
farming, by A. r. Rogers, Minnea-
polls, F. w. Cathro, Bottineau, ]. J.
Nierling, jamestown, and j. Austin
Regan,. Fessenden.
The committees on taxation,
burglary, insurance, bank supplies,
examinations and membership gave
their reports, preceding the ad-
dress on COLLECTIONS" by J. w. Nc
Hose, president of the Fargo Asso-
citation of Credit Men, which con-
cluded the business program for
Wednesday.
Immediately after the adjourn
ment at noon the members Of the
American Bankers association met
and elected ~. Early Of Valley City
vice president Of the A. B. A. for
North Dakota, and also Mrs. L. A.
Batcheller. president Of the First
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