The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06
Officers Reelected for
Ensuing Year at Close
OF Grain Dealers Meet
P. A. Lee of Pekn and S. w. Unkenhoz of Mandan Re-
elected President and Secretary of Association
Midsummer Meeting of Farmers Elevator Managers May
Be Brought to Fargo This Year According to Plans
Associations Session Considered Most Protabe-Evey'
thing Was Harmonious Between All Present

Jamestown, N. D., March 6.-The
third annual convention Of the Farm
ers' Grain Dealers association of
North Dakota, which has been in ses-
sion here Wednesday and Thursday Of
this week, closed last night with the
election Of officers and directors.
p. A. Lee Of Pekin, n. D., the abls
president of the association, who pre-
sided over the recent jamestown con-
vention. was reelected president for
another year. Though this was much
In opposition to Mr.. Lees wishes. his
splendid executive ability and the gen
eral satisfactory service he has rem
dercd the association, caused his re-
election to be thrust on him by the
persistent demands of the dealers and
stockholders.
Secretary Unkenholz was also chos-
en- again for secretary for a fourth
year. Mr.. Unkenholz was elected Sec
retary of the Farmers Grain Dealers
at its first meeting at Devils Lake in
1911. His reelection at this time.
though against his own personal de-
sire, was made a foregone conclusion
and the delegates would not accept his
wishes to retire. Following is the COM
plete list Of officials of the association
for the ensuing year:
Presdent-P. A. Lee, Pekin.
Secretary-S. w. Unkenholz, Man
dan.
Board of Directors-J. II. S. Thomp-
son, Valley City; o. A. Sundlie, For
man; H. A. Tewell, Ray; A. Scholar
der, Jamestown; Fred Nichols. Ypsi-
lanti; J. NJ, Johnson, Hatton. and A..
Damskey, st. Anthony.
Midsummer Meeting Here.
1t is altogether probable that the
midsummer meeting of the farm ele-
vator managers which is sort of a
contunctlye organization og the Farm
ers' Grain Dealers association. viii be
held In Fargo,
Active in the efeoft to bring IL here
| is J. IT, FLEMING Of 10 Kiinneapniis, secre-
tary and bGisia ess lansger of The
I tGo1 operative Ma na2ef and Narntcr of
| that city. The Cooperative Mana ger
is one OF the largest farmer grain jour
nails In the country.
tilted with the organization Of the as
ISOLATION at Devils Lake three years
ago. In fact 1t was due to his efforts
that 1t was brought about. This was
when he was owner and manager Of
The American Cooperative Journal Of
Chicago, which he later sold before es-
tabIishilg his present publication in
Minneapolis, The Cooperative Man
ager.
If the midsummer meeting OF the
managers is held in Fargo it will
largely be due to Mr.. Fleming's efforts
in the matter. He was one Of the
prominent figures Of the jamestown
convention.
Report Branded False.
The special message under a Mime
apolis date line to the Fargo morning
publication under the heading, Mine
Dealers Were Present." Is branded
members, who did not leave James
town until noon today, as decidedly
erroneous and misleading.
The special advice from Minneapo-
| lis printed in the Fargo morning paper
states that mine official delegates
were in attendance at the jamestown
convention, according to assertions OF
chamber of commerce representative
returning.
Not a single delegate or chamber
of commerce man present Is known tc
have left Jamestown before 7:1E
o'clock last evening, SO could not very
well have reached Minneapolis las
night to have given out such false in
formation.
1t Is also thought very strange here
why advices about a convention ir
Jamestown should have to be SEN
from Minneapolis for publication ir
any Fargo newspaper. 1t is thought
by many that this advice in some
manner must have been inspired Of
sent out from LOTUS headquarters ir
Minneapolis who was in touch with
the proceedings in Jamestown through
a couple Of shis subordinates who were
there on the ground to see and hear
all they could. The most conspicuoui
of the LOTUS element on deck was o
M. Osborn of valley City, who Is sait
to have been until recently employed