Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-02-23
MEETING AT THE CLUB.
The Marathon County Bankers AssOci-
alton at Dinner Followed
BY a Program.

Last evening the members OF the
Marathon County Bankers associa-
tion held the second meeting of its
existence, at the Wausau Club House.
The banks, Wisconsin Valley Trust
company, of Wausau, and the banks
of Mosinee, Marathon, Spencer, Ed
gar, Athens, Unity, Elderon, STRAIT
ford and places in the county were
represented and fifty members sat
down to the collation. which had been
! prepared at $50 O'Clock. 1t being
Washington's birthday the decora-
lions were in keeping with the day.
Between the courses, President Walter
Oby said that the time for the pro-
gram was short, as few felt they
must return to their homes on the G..
M. & st. Paul passenger and others
on the o'clock G. & n. w. r. K.
train, the musical part would be
rendered during the dinner hour and
the Imperial Male Quartette, consist
ing of Viele, Hooker, James and
Murray sang several selections which
were very highly enjoyed and encores
were cheerfully responded to. The
president called upon H. g. Berger of
Wausau, yice-presidento of the associa-
tion, to tell those present how it
came about that a county man"
was secured, which he did. Mr..
Berger said that it was thought for
awhile that the new man could not
go to work until another year because
no money had been appropriated for
that purpose; but now he thought
the problem had been worked out,
and he hoped the county man" would
be secured so as to be ready for the
early spring work. When the meal was
ended, all adjourned to the parlor
where brief business session was
held, and Earl Pease of Grand Rapids,
addressed the bankers on '"The Bank
er and the County Representative.
He gave an excellent talk along these
lines and was able TO give much in
formation as his county had had
county representative for some time.
He answered many questions and
told them how to distribute the state
bulletins at the least expense. A. G.
Berg of the Marathon Agricultural
school and HI. G. Berger gave brief
talks upon the securing and distribut-
ing of the bulletins. w. A. Won Berg,
of Mosinee, chairman of the Agricul-
tural Dept. of the State Bankers
association, gave an address upon
"Why the Bankers Should Encourage
the Building of Silos." 1t was talk
replete with excellent ideas, of how
to build and what TO put into the
silos after they were built. He
showed how farmer could pay ten
per cent on the money invested in
silo and then make ten per cent for
himself. H. G. Flieth's address on
"The Federal Reserve Banks in Oper-
alton" was splendid one, giving val
liable information and it will prob
ably be published in pamphlet form,
as many were anxious to have it for
reference.
1t was voted that the association
purchase the state bulletins for six
months sufficient to cover the county
and to pay for their distribution for
that time, and Supt. A. G. Berg
kindly offered to see that the same
were sent to the various schools in
the county, from which they could be
distributed.
1t was decided to ask banker Karl
Rudquist of Ashland to come down
some time and talk upon the Ashland
plan of financing the getting of
blooded cattle for farmers.
Several matters pertaining to the
good of banking in general were dis
cussed.