The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-06
IMPLEMENT men
GUESTS OF Dean

The chief social, feature of the I'm
plement Mems convention: was the
elaborate banquet rendered the MEM
bers of the association and the dealers
in the city by Arthur J. Dean of Min
neapolis, president of the A. j. Dean
Co. of the mill city at the Gardner no.
tel last night. .....
Sixty-two men sat down at the BAN
quet table to partake of Mr.. Deans
hospitality. The host himself was late
in arriving on the scene, due to his be-
lated train, which brought him from
the mill city, but he made his appear
ance before the repast was we'll started
and when he entered the cafe he was
greeted with enthusiastic applause.
The dinner served, which was more
or less of an impromptu affair, reflected
much credit on Manager LeimbacheI
of the Gardner. The banquet was not
determined upon until a late hour In
the afternoon which gave but limited
time to the preparation Of the excel
lent menu that was served Mr.. Deans
guests.
Following the dinner, Lyman G.. Pry-
or, of Minneapolis, editor of Farm Ma
chinery, presided as POSTMASTER over
an improvised programme at the re-
quest of the host. He first called upon
Frank v. Steele, the North Dakota
representative of the A. J. Dean Co,
for a solo. Fargo's well known bari
tone responded with The Toreador
Song from Carmen, with Mrs, Steele's
accompaniment. His number was SO
much enjoyed hat he. was obliged to
favor his audience with an encore.
Mayor Sweet was the first speaker of
the evening. Having previously become
acquainted with the implement dealers
at the afternoon session Of the con-
vention yesterday, his appearance last
night had more or less the effect of
welcoming an old friend. And the
mayor, keeping UP he reputation he
has already set for himself as an after
dinner speaker, kept the implement
dealers in a continual uproar last
night. He told a number Of funny
stories and proved himself q genuine
good fellow by roasting the others
about him and accepting their spark
ling bits Of repartee in turn. ne
The mayor, introduced as Fargo's re-
form mayor. praised the Red river val
ley and told of the great crops of the
state of North Dakota hat would per-
ish each year were it not for the great
implements sold by the men who sat
before him.
Judge Pollock, an old friend of Mr..
Dean, was next introduced. The Far
go iurist was at his best last night and
gave a rousing talk. He INDUCED him.
self in several little stories of a jur-
lists life, and some of the Incidents in
the trials Of bindery cases that were
in the North Dakota courts three de-
cades ago. /.
"You say we have a reform mayor
said Judge Pollock, referring to Mr.,
.Pryors allusion to Mayor Sweet. i
am glad to hear that, / always like TO
hear news And the tempest of hilar-
.ity that followed was ~deafening.
Judge Pollock also stated that all OF
the possessions and territories of the
United states since the early stages OF
the government when purchases had
been made, including the northwest
territory. the Louisiana purchase
Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines
and the digging of the Panama canal
presenting an aggregate of $25O,OO0,
900 and upwards, has been made out
of North Dakota since II was ffrs1
opened to settlement.
Sec. J. p. Hardy lived up to his repu-
tation as an after-dinner speaker an6
the sobriquet of "Chauncey Depew,'
which he has earned on such occa-
sions. when he spoke last night. His
speech was one of the liveliest of the
evening. He p~rophesied that In five
years time Fargo would be a. city o.
5000 population and the greatest dis
TrlDuTfnR point IOT LdINl nAd|hlIlSIS "A
the whole world,
Secretary Lathrope of the associa'
ton spoke of the closer relation exist
ing between the dealers and the retail
ers, especially in regard to railroad
rates on Irvine. His Ave great pre-
eepts in the implement business were
he said, careful buying, careful credit
to be on the square with his trade, u
be temperate and to join the Implement
Dealers association.
Toastmaster Pryor then called upor
Mr.. Dean, who responded with a few
remarks as host, expressing 9 wisf
that all had enjoyed the evening ant
assuring ali the dealers of his pleasure
in entertaining them. After severa
little stories ne concluded and thu
company dispersed. Mr. Deans talk
while probably the shortest of tn,
evening, was one Of the most enjoyed
Among the guests present were:
f. a.. Ryan Of Fargo; r. A. Lathrop
Hope; w. III. Butler. Cooperstowni
George n. BERG Kensal; p. T. Price