Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-06

uses the hides Of the caraboa u India
rattans and reeds largely from Ger
many The whips are sold IN every state
In the union a nice exhibit y IN place
Much interest is manifest among the
implement dealers In the big tractor
shows that have been held IN the last
two years at Fremont. where gang plow-
gines. Many Of the dealers are in
curing as 20 whether this show is 70
Pc held again next fan Their u no
bic tractor show has already gone out
IL is TO be held again In August.
One face IL missing az the Retail Imple-
ment Dealers convention. II H. that OF
more I ifnports M ;os At this I minute
than beirg a delegate at the convention.
lie has just been made speaker Of the
hous e. Of reprSsentstivss in the Nsnrssks
welding the gavei ct the implement con-
vention, jackson 10 rapping the mahogany
~ wild effort 20 hold the docIle donkey
the numbering q. o. p, and the raving
bull moose in the same corral.
One Of the most successful retail inn
! plement dealers attending the convention
is ,. w. Patterson Of Kearney He be
goods on delivery. He il the pay on
the spot man. And he had made go
Of ~ For years he has conducted his
cash or a banksbie note when he makes a
sale, Tho convention wants 10 know
about this plan, and 80 Patterson is to
talk 70 them on settlement for Goods
Millards Directory has Just been is
sued BY the Implement Trade Journal of
Omaha to all It's subscribers and 20 the
implement men of the territory. This r.
a remarkably complete directory that
ahoyVn avery fyftp Of oyery brand of Inn
plement manufactured in the country.
Likewise Il shows by whom the type is
manufactured and by whom tobbed. Not
the least valuable thing about the direo-
tory Is that Il shows where repairs for all
obsolete machinery can be obtained. II
IL the one book which the implement
dealers Of the Omaha territory have to
look 70 for Information.
All implement men are feeling good
and optimistic with regard 20 the pros
poets for the coming year. With the
market prices for crops especially good.
they feel the farmers viii be encouraged
this coming season 70 use every avail
able foot OF ground for the 1915 crop.
than before. and the resultant sale OF
implements VIII be correepoudingiy
great IL their opinion. Especially do
in visw OF the high price now paid for
wheat and IN view 81 the likelihood OF
the continuance OF this high price with
the. war showing no signs OF letting up
JAMES Wallace. secretary of the asso-
citation, is o member Of the firm OF Wal
lace & ofeso Of Council Bluffs. He Is
new as sccretary o. the association. ns
resigned leHa than q year ago. SO he
was A bit nervous when he read his
speech, or annual report That's not
than an orator He sold every foot OF
available floor space in the big audi
torlum 10 manufacturers and iobhcFs on
which 20 exhibit their wares At the i'm
auditorium had 10 30 removed in order
to get more space, NO fast was Wallace
selling Il for booth room
I'd Lehmkuh IL perfectly healthy this
year. Last year, It win be remembered,
convention until the very last day. He
was president tireus but got here Just In
time 70 WELD the gavei for a half day
tnd have hls picture taken with tho
fellow. q cracking good implement man,
and worthy executive, the association
reelected him. This year be was on
deck Tor the very first meeting with Q,
nights to. prepare Il, anyway, his friends
say he II 100 busy In daylight selling
implements 70 be writing speeches. lie
his li 9e e d3es Sas Sa , euslness Hil
'whale Of a business az Nahoo.
The Midwest Implement Dealers as
ISOLATION comprises the dealers OF Iowa,
Nebraska. soush Dakota, eastern Wyom-
ing and eastern Colorado.
For the first time IN years NJ L. Coos
man - not fat the helm az secretary
q the association. I'm resigned hla post
tiou lcae than a. year ago 20 get back
into active implement business. the bus
mess no loves He ~ travelling FOR tho
International Harvester company out OF
St Paul, Heb. The association tried
hard to hold Goosnnafi in the place rs
secretary and even refused 10 accept
ward when ne represented 10 them abb
aolutely that he had heard the 'call
o. the wild" and must 50. they agreed.
and he Is hustIlng the business now
world. 'n s