The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-23
Has Learned
Lesson of Cooperation
Delightful Banquet Last Evening at Which Splendid Spirit Of
G~et-Ogether Was Mandest-Most Of Things on
Menu Manufactured In This CITY

Cooperation was the theme Of each
one Of the speakers at the banquet
rendered the retail dealers Of the city
by the manufacturers last night in
the dining room Of the Hotel Gardner,
and there were nearly $50 present,
the dining room being ample and the
service fine. The decorations were
hanging baskets of ferns, and geran-
iums and other red flowers, making
a very pretty effect. The menu was
served by a company of young women
and there was little or no delay
throughout the entire evening. The
greater part of the mem prepared by
Manager L~iembacher was of home
manufacture and among those whose
wares were used were the following:
Wafers-Manchester Biscuit Co.
Pickles-Hauser & Co.
Potato Chips-Fargo Domestic Food
Co.
Rolls-Palace Bakery.
Butter and Cream-Frank O.. Knerr.
Ice Cream-Fargo Ice Cream 6
Dairy Co.
Cakes-NordaIe & Heckner.
Coffee-Dakota Coffee Co.
Candies-Pirie Co., Pioneer Candy
Co.. Everhart, Bijou Candy
Mart.
Cigars-Wilbur Cigar Co.
Crispettes-Fargo Crispette Co.
Observation-Disclosures Floral Co.,
Smedley & Co.
Observation-Disclosures Wheelock CO.
Menus-Walker Bros. & Hardy.
Flour Used in All Pastry-Fargo
Mill Co.
Catering-Gardner Hotel.
In fact, one might say with the X
ception of the turkey and meats. were
home production.
Speech Making Begins.
The seats were arranged in party
tables and at the table of the toast
master, J. w. McHose, president of
the Manufacturers association, were
seated the speakers. AS DOR as the
home made cigars were passed Mr..
McHose, in behalf of the Fargo Manu-
faCturers' association welcomed the
guests in a few well chosen words and
thanked the visitors for their attend
ance, and said that the sole object
Of the banquet was to create the very
best Of feeling between the manufac-
turers and the retailers. because they
needed each other in their business.
He assured the retailers that they
were held in high esteem by the man.
u~facturers. 1T is the men and not
the walls that go to make up a city"
said Mr.. McHose and with harmony
between the two Fargo could not help
Jul SCl " We d great DiS WY L
then introduced Mayor w. D. Sweet,
as the highest city official and as a
manufacturer and a retailer, for he
had in his time occupied all Of these
positions.
The Mayors Talk.
In beginning his remarks the mayor
said that he had in his time attend
ed many ~banquets. but this was the
most unique he had eve been at and
l. 49,
for fathering such an idea and for
carrying through the programme in
an able manner He spoke Of the
olden days when the manufacturers
and the retailers did not exactly jibe,
but now everything is different, but
he said that the manufacturers had
always asked and wanted the cooper
alton Of the retailers and 1t is pleas
to see this feeling Of good fellow
ship tonight. Then Mr.. Sweet went
into a pOetical vein, at times being
exceedingly humorous. He Iikened the
manufacturers from the retailers point
Of view as a chicken hawk, always
ready to swoop down on the unsus-
pecting retail hen, but this isn't the
right idea, the retailer is safe in his
COOP and the manufacturer hawk is
always ready to help him. He said on
the other hand, the retailer is the
chicken and the manufacturer the
rooster and without the rooster no
well regulated chicken coop amounted
to much and he alluded to the differ
ent members by name and drew forth
laughter. He said this banquet is a
kindly exchange Of courtesies, and If
all would work together it meant a
and bigger Fargo.
Secretary of State Retailers.
President McHose in introducing
w. w. King, secretary Of the state
retail dealers, said that when he came
here many years G he had called
on Mr.. Kings place, vas treated
kindly and that there had always
been a friendship between them. MI.
King had a carefully prepared speech
his theme was cooperation. He
on the subject of what the re-
taller thought Of the manufacturer.
He said that If there was a pleasant
relation between the manufacturer,
and the banker everything |
would be right and that these three
great businesses would make any city |
GOOD to live in and do business in,
but when j~ealousies arise then it is
bad for all. 1t had tendency to drive
people away When you find the
different business men trading out of |
for articles they could buy just
as we'll In town it was q bad sign.
People in q community should trade