The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-10
LUMBER Statesmen
MEET WEDNESDAY
Annual Convention of b.
vey-Shute Co. Held in
This City.
PRESIDENT LIKES
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Company Has Been Active
In Promoting the Better
Farming Movement.

Th'rty-two officers and agents of the
EoNey-Shute Lumber company are
gathering in Grand Forks today for
the annual convention of the North
Dakota agents of the concern.
The meetings will ope at the Com
mercial club Wednesday morning, and
Will continue through Thursday aft
ernoon. The annual banquet will be
held at the Hotel Dacotah ut 9 O'Clock
Wednesday evening.
J.. A. Bovey of Minneapolis, presi-
dent Of the company, will preside al
the meetings. A. B. Jackson Of Min
neapolis. secretary Of the concern, is
also here. ~
The sessions scheduled for Wednes.
day morning and afternoon and
Thursday morning will be chiefly de.
voted to the discussion Of selling
methods and conditions, and addresses
by statesmen of wholesale lumber sup.
plies, etc.
Hear Wire Talk.
Thursday afternoon will be devoted
to an address by n. A. Squibbs OF
Minneapolis, assistant of the
fence department of the American
will also address the students Of the
school Of mines at the state universlt,
at 1880 o'clock Thursday afternoon
His address will be illustrated with
motion pictures.
other speakers who will address the
convention are r. s. Boswell, manager
Of the Minneapolis Paper company
and \. Klima. manager of the King
Ventilating company Of Oelwein. Iowa
Promote Farming.
n Of the most interesting ad.
dresses scheduled is that of w. G
Connors, better farming agent and
community expert, employed by the
company.
Mr.. Connors is actively engaged ir
assisting in he better farming and
community building work now being
lone in the state, and has been active
In the promotion Of Better Farming
also assisted in forming a number OF
stock breeders associations and Com.
mercial clubs.
New Line of Activity.
This Is a new line of work for g
lumber company to enter.'' said Mr.
Connors this morning. I'VE believe
however, that whatever benefits the
community helps u business and
that We will get good returns from
the work we are doing along this
line"
Bovey Well Satisfied.
We are we'll satisfied with the pres.
u business outlook In this state
said Mr.. Bovey today. 1.-THE presen,
indications are that the sales Of thu
coming season viii be even larger
than usual.
collections during the last few
months have also been astonishingly
good when the partial crop failure
which ensued in several parts Of the
state last season are considered
The banquet to be held at the Da.
cotah Wednesday evening is to be en-.
tirely informal in character. There
will be no program Of speeches. The
convention will close Thursday after.
noon.
The officers of the concern who arc
to be present at the meeting are: J
A. Bovey, Minneapolis, president; A
s. Jackson. Minneapolis, secretary;
j.. A. Taylor, Grand Forks. superin.
tendent; liver Roaldson, New Rock.
ford, superintendent. 1
Statesmen to Attend.
!: The statesmen who are to be present
are:
w. A. Hamilton, Devils Lake: How.
ard Colvin, Toxic; ]. H. Heimark
Warwick: A. G. Wild. Egeland: A. c
Strassman, Mylo: William Campbell
Omemee: A. J.. Grace. Leeds: Ole
Christensen, Rugby; G.. H. Rudd, Mi.
not; II. G.. Hansen, Williston; r.. l.