The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-07
REMARKABLE INTEREST DISPLAYED N
DEVELOPMENT Of DAKOTA RESOURCES
Special Trains Carrying Twin City Delegation and Hill
Party Due to Arrive Late This Afternoon - North
ern Pacific Parity Headed by Slade.
DISCIPLES OF king RICHARD" Will GIVE
RECOGNITION TO DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
South St. Paul Delegation Arrived This Mornng-1nfor-
NAL Reception at Commercial Club Gives Opportuni-
ty to Become Acquainted with the Visitors

North Dakota's agricultural prog
ress during the past two years will
bc htttngly portrayed at the Agricul-
tnral Achievement banquet which will
be given at the Hotel Dacotah this
evening. and in attendance at which
VIII be one of the most notable gath
cring of northwest business men ever
assembled in Grand Forks.
Fostered with the idea of giving
greater publicity to the agricultural
movement, and of paying proper rec
ognition to the forces that have been
instrumental in bringing about the
farming In North Dakota. the banquet
has assumed even greater Importance
than was at the time anticipated.
The banquet has attracted nota BILE
gathering Of men to whom the agri-
cultural improvement of North Daku-
ia means dollars and cents. 1t has
brought the men from the farms who
have practiced the new methods sue
ccssfully: and it has brought from
the other side the handlers OF farm
products, TO whom the greater volume
of products is equally as important.
From both these branches recog-
are successfully working out the
states agricultural problems.
Hist Of Speakers.
In addition to Jamee i. Hill. Dean
Russell of Wisconsin. and Governor
speakers, the following will he called
upon ioy Toastmas1er RI. r. Sarics for
brief addresses:
w. G.. Allen. editor Of the Dakota
Farmer. Aberdeen. S. D.
A. j. Glover. editor Of Hoard Is
Dairyman, Fort Atkinson. Wis.
Dan Wallace, editor Of The Farmer,
st. Paul.
Allen Albert. managing editor, Min
neapolis Tribune.
J. H. Worst. president OF the North
Dakota agricultural college.
r. l.. McNcS. president of the Uni
Nersity of North Dakota.
p. L. Howe, Imperial Elevator COM
pany. Minneapolis.
Geo. T. Slade. vice president OF the
Northern Pacific.
Joseph Chapman. northwestern Ma
tional bank. Minneapolis.
w. G. Magivney. president Union
Stock Yards Co.. South ST. Paul
Arrivals of Specials.
The James J. Hill special will
reach Grand Forks at 6 o'clock this
evening. coming from Eorthcote,
Minn.. by way of Crookston. a spe.
cial committee will receive him and
he probably will repair to the Com
mercial clubs rooms for an hour or
two just previous to the banquet.
The special bearing the Twin City
delegation reaches Grand Forks al
$3.50 o'clock. coming by way of Far
cial committee and the visitors escort
ed to the Commercial club rooms.
y. II. Banquet.
\ party Of Northern Pacific Off
cials will come to Grand Forks on a
special car attached to the afternoon
train for Winnipeg. Vice President
Slade heads the party.
The N. p. party consists Of the fol-
lowing: G. A. Mitchell. assistant gen.
eral freight agent; j. L. B,lrnham. di-
vision freight agent: G. r. Merritt
general agent, refriseratng service:
d. r. Willard. development agent: r.
+. Nelson, assistant general passenger
agent: ". FL. Ryrie, assistant general
agent: r. 7. Murray. ag-
ricultural express agent.
Governor l.. b. Hanna is expected to
arrive on the Twin City special train.
Reception During the Evening.
During the evening an opportunity
will be afforded Grand Forks business
men 70 become acquainted with the
an informal reception being
rendered at the Commercial club
rooms and the Elk club rooms. both
of which will be thrown open to the
visitors.
The reception will continue up TO
the hour Of the banquet, which is
o'clock.
Many at Club This Afternoon.
During the afternoon the club
looms were quite generally taken ad-
of by the visitors, and they
lad opportunity to become acquainted
With local people.
Stock Delegation is Early.
A delegation from South st. Paul
reached the city early. the stock in
erests being represented by the fol-
owing: F.. Ogilvie, South St. Paul
Reporter" VIM. Magivny. general
Union Stock Yords; n. p.
Rogers, Rogers & Rogers: VIM. Aull,
Aull Commission company; H. b.
Warren. Prouty Commission COM
9any: Nat Bangs. publisher ''Thc
cashier of the Drovers
State bank; L. w. Rowell of Swift &
20.
Minneapolis Delegation.
The Minneapolis delegation aboard |
he special that is en- route here today |
ollows:
P. L. Howe. Imperial Elevator COM
amy.
c. A. Brown, st. Anthony 4 Dakota
Elevator company.
o. NJ. Corwin. wells-Dickey COM
any.
G: E. Lewis. ch.a E. Levi. COM
A. b. Jackson. Jr.. lawyer.
John Bovey. Washburn Crosby COM
any.
Joseph Chapman. Northwestern
bank.
George II. rogers. Roger. r.nmharl