The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-12
HEARTY WELCOME
EXTENDED MEETING
They are Made to Feel That
City is Theirs-O'Connor
Appears For Mayor.
RECORD BREAKING
ATTENDANCE SURE
Everything Points to Tremendously
Successful Gathering During Next
Three Days-Most Important Bust
ness VIII be Considered Tomorrow.

W. 40 sSuoS VIII. q. oseoAAsA'.s.SS o.
or than that nad at any previous op-
ise tnat the totaI humoer Present @ Lor
the three Gays set apart 1or the olg
In the Grand Forks auditorium
there Ia housed the most remarkable
display Of hardware goods ever seen
in the northwest. fifty jobbing COM
of the United States having made ex-
hihits Of their wares there in such
manner as to combine and make an
pride of everybody connected with the
dig hardware oeaiefs conVene'o"'
City Extends Welcome.
This morning the doors of the ex-
position building were thrown open
to the visitors. and this afternoon, in
the Commercial club rooms, the first
session Of the association proper was
held and at that time ]. 7. O'Con-
ner, representing Mayor M: r. Mur-
phy, appeared petore the gatner-
ing. extenalne nearty welcome IN
penaf OF the CITY. assuring sne naro.
Mai Ma en a.,s. y. i'e ;ts es..,,s,t,s ea ~
antans.t. 49, and that tpaw sho,iI -
eiuavs ~ cons;aar thenn sasves weicoraa =
fo come here.
e. j. Smith. respondine for tho ma
sociation, thanked the speaker for the
welcome. and said that the dealers
". %efg ths eus c;tu annaared Io to he to % hsvs s
thora III hara S "ppo"' o" "e :" ''''e
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Good Addresses Today.
The regular order OF the afternoon
program was then taken up. includ-
Ing an address by Curtis NJ. johnson
of Rush Citv. Mimi, on "The Cost
Of Doing Business" with addresses
later this afternoon by ]. w. Meaker
Of Chicago and r. T. Close Of Duluth.
be illustrated by stereopticon slides.
Dig reatures IOmofTow.
The most important business ques-
tions before the association will be
considered at the session tomorrow
Of the activities for the past year, of
the delegate to the national gather
ing. as we'll AZ consideration NJ a
number of questions yitailv interesting
to the memhers ~ the .s.oc,atinn
viii W M he ne taIan mn ~ '"e asso''a'''"'
~, r.en.i.s "a .ay ..sIy SESSION % tne ne*t pace
'h.,eua ~ L1e.ns ,,,S, Wl'i DC pickeo. ana there
uoupIess VIII pe an interesting con-
tes. lor tne honor OF entertaining the
o!sanlzatloh IN 1919. The annual
election Of officers also takes place at
sAS = AAuoy ScSSiou.
All Available Snanc rakon
r,,or,, .o,,..;,.,h,. .sr. -
aVallau!e ioot Oh space Oh tne
1. saounu ~ Moor 1I tne auoltorium anu
paI y. .ne satery 10 occupied oy the
most at.ractiNe ana interesting dls-
plass VI nar1Ware shai nave ever
"egn en- seen IN Hrand FORKS CITY.
Ihe nrst tnlnK tnat strlKes the VS.
ltor on enteFlng tne auoltorlum is the
maghihcent display OF the Marsnall
Weiis csry co.pany ol Dulutn. ~ huee
ana artlsticaliy designed electric de-
sign OF colored lamps. In which the
name Aehi!n Is the center OF at
tfacuon. lndicates the nome OF the
company Buloers, hardware. tools.
cutiefy' sportins GOODS, nsning SUP
ples. oaseoali supplies. harness.
plumbing ana heatlng supplies, elec'
tricai gooos. paint. stoves and ranges
and neaVy hardware are profusely and
artistically d1splayed IN the space al
iotted TO the company. and the men
IN cnaree nave surely made the most
OF II:
VINO would expect to see an auto
oe .honn III ~ 10 1af. "s eo,, sn"W antar u.
1914 Ford tourine car the exhib,t of
the Moore Auto Company. 1t has the
the show.
The Crane & ordway company has
quite an interesting display Of pumps
and ra soline engines. wind mills and
threshing supplies. Among these ia
= verv handsome model of a wind mill
the only thing lacking being the wind