The Ely miner., 1913-01-31
FARMERS GRAIN MEET
Convention Beginning Tuesday Brings
Many Delegates to
Minneapolis.

part of the state, members OF the Min
nesota Farmers Grain Dealers asso
citation, met Tuesday at the assembly
hall in the courthouse for the sixth
annual convention, and President f. b
! Wells of the Minneapolis Chamber OF
Commerce, Mayor w. G. Nye and Rev
DR.. Andrew Gillies of Hennepin Ave
nue. M. z. church participating in the
program of the opening day. The con
yention will be in session until Thurs
| day.
The chamber of commerce was visit
ed Tuesday. and there will be visits
during the period of the convention to
the state grain inspection department
where f. w. Eva, state inspector, will
show the workings of the department,
and members will also visit the flour
mills and other points of interest.
An attendance that will exceed that
of any former annual convention is be.
ing had and matters of Importance to
the cooperative companies are being
discussed.
The complete program follows:
Tuesday, Jan. %.
Morning Session, 10 A. M.
10 a. m. to II a. m. Visit to the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Afternoon Session, 1880 p. M.
1:30 p. m. Call to order of Presi-
dent l.. A. Smith, Truman, Mimi. In
vocation by Rev. Andrew Gillies, Hen
nepin Avenue NJ. E. church.
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of Pipestone.
Report of treasurer, Adam Brinn of
Stewartville.
Welcome to city by Mayor Wallace
G. Nye.
Welcome from the Chamber of Com
merce by F. B. Wells. president.
Response by L. A. Smith, president
of the association.
How Farmers Elevator Should
Be Financed" by NJ. Johnson, man
ager at Rushford.
Address by A. L. James, assistant
attorney general.
Storing and Hedging. and Should a
Farmers Company Do Either" by S.
L. Chaplin of Luverne.
Address by John G. McHugh, secre-
tary Chamber of Commerce, on "Rela-
tion of a Grain Exchange to the Farm
Grain Dealer"
Address-"Rural Credit" by M. R.
Myers of Chicago.
Annual message and announcements
by President L. A. Smith.
Evening Session, 7:3O p. M.
Address, Minnesota and Team
Work" by w. L. Harris of Minneapo-
lis.
How Best to Divide the Profits of
Farmers Elevator Company" by J.
S. Danens of Hancock, A. Eugberg of
Murdock, A. L. Johnson of Dawson,
A. L. Ostenberg of Kensington, John
Hagen of Holloway.
Music by the Chamber of Commerce
quartet.
Address by E. G. Dunn of Mason
City, Iowa.
Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Morning Session, 9:3o A. NJ.
Review of work done by the asso-
citation in the past year, by I. L. Dem
array VI TlpeStOne.
Suggestion and discussion on the
future development of the association,
led by President H. J. Farmer of
Airlie. Ff
How the Association Can Best
Serve It's Members" by M. R. Meirsch
of Argyle.
Suggestions in regard to amendment
of bylaws.
Nomination and election of officers.
Afternoon Session, 80 P. M.
Cleaning and Grading of Grain.
Does 1t Pay?" Speaker to be selected.
Music by the Chamber of Commerce
quartet.
Side Lines for the Farmers Ele-
vator," by John A. Jahucke of Wood
stock.
400 p. m. Address by James J.
Hill.
No evening session.
Thursday, Jan. 80.
Morning Session, $50 A. M.
Address, How Managers and Di.
rectors Can Best Cooperate" by
Charles E. Eckerle of Chicago.
10:30 a. m. Visite to the inspe..tion
department in the Flour Exchange,
where different grades of all kinds of
grain will be on display and demon
stration of the moisture test given.
Although the convention sessions
will be held in the assembly room of
the city hall, delegates headquarters
will be at the west hall. The West
ern Passenger association has granted
a rate of fare and a third for the
round trip, on the certificate plan, and
it is believed that the attendance at
the convention will be the largest in
the history of the association.
Woman's Burns Prove Fatal.
Fergus Falls.-Mrs. Ernest Sand
berg died here yesterday after six
weeks of suffering. She upset a
lamp on the morning of Nov. 8
and oil saturated her clothing and
took fire. She was fearfully burned
before the flames could be subdued.
Since then she has been under treat
men, and much skin grating has been
done, but the painful operations
proved ineffective. She was formerly
Miss Hattie Drayton, of Mortified.
Sick Woman Hurled From Bed.
st. Peter.-Dashed from a bed in
which she was lying ill, Mrs. Lee
Mason of Kasota was thrown across a
room in her home and slightly in
jured. She met with this extraordin.
airy experience when three freight