Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-03
IMPLEMENT MEN
HERE TOMORROW


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closes Thus the convention dates are
January 5, 6 and = The convention eos
sions will be held on the Auditorium stage
back where the noise OF the machinery
at work will not bother
Many visitors Expected.
a large delegation of implement men
from a number of states Is expected
The bureau OF publicity has co-oporated
with the officers of the association in an
effort to bring in a large delegation The
bureau OF publicity has sent out nearly
1000 personal invitations to the various
implement men in the territory calling
their attention to this convention and
urging their attendance
The opening session Tuesday morning,
January 5, will he given over largely to
reports OF president. secretary and treas
| urer, and TO the appointment of COM
mittees
Ed Lehmguhl OF Wahoo is serving mis-
second term as president of the assooi-
alton; e Il. Morse, Murin, Ia. is vice
president. James Wallace. Council Bluffs.
/ secretary. and c.. A. Wagner, Omaha,
treasurer.
| The board of directors is composed
of six implement men from Nebraska
and Iowa as follows;
| Oscar Rystrom, Stromsburg, Neb: w.
! II. NAPLES, Castana. Ia: A. f. Tunberg.
! Hooper, Neb.; G. w. Davey. Hamburg,
Ia Martin Nelson. Harrington. Ncb. ].
| w. Patterson, kearney, Neb
Speakers to Discuss Problems.
speakers from various states will dis
| cuss various phases of the implement
business, particularly the problems of the
retail implement dealer. Various Joint
sessions are planned when the jobbers
manufacturers, retailers and traveliuE
statesmen are to meet 20 discuss their com.
mon problems. Also they will discuss the
respective fields each should cover with
a view TO arriving at better understand.
ing as to the exact limits that should be
placed on the selling activity OF the whole
saler and where should be the retailers
legitimate business.
Various implement houses OF the city
have already decorated their places OF
business with view TO entertaining the
delegates when they come. Many orders
are always placed at the wholesale houses
by the delegates before they leave tn,
city at these meetings. 1t is the oppor
tunity of the year for them to spend ,
week In Omaha. and they improve tina
opportunity to look over the various line
of implements in the wholesale house
and place their orders for the sprfn
stock.
Much Business Results.
Thousands upon thousands OF dollar
worth Of business was done in this wa
during the several days OF the convention
last year. Omaha's wholesale implemen
district is 50 fortunately located that
takes the minimum amount OF walking
cover the district. Every afternoon dur
ing the convention hundreds of imple
, ment men wander through the distric
from one establishment to the othei
placing their orders for the various kind
/ of machinery.
The salesroom OF the InternationS
5 Harvester company at the Harveste
t building. Eighth and Capitol avenue, hs
been attractively and uniquely decorate
for the implement dealers convention
be held here next week.
, Natural and artificial autumn leave
flags and bunting were used profusely
the decorating. together with sisal an
= manila fiber used in manufacturing bindt
Irvine.
Five different styles OF tractors, col
l. shelters, engines Of all sizes and styl'
e will be in actual operation or motor drive
e so as to enable the dealers TO see WIN
n and how the machines work in operauo
= Deerihg and Mccormick binders ar
= mowers attractively displayed will be Il
main feature of the InternotonaPs exhib
u at the Auditorium.