Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-08
farmers, BANKERS
HERE OCTOBER 6-7
peoest Delegation of Visitors in
Towns History VIII Be Enter
tanned by City and College
Chamber of Commerce
to Help

II Nm Friday and Saturday, October
land 7, Pullman and the State Col
+ sse will entertain the biggest dele
cation of visitors in the history of
tbe town, when between 500 and 700
y farmers and bankers from all parts
If the state will be the guests. Every
hank in the state will be asked to
send representative and to pay the
expenses of three or more farmer
n If its territory. All the railroads
have granted special rates for the
occasion and indications point to
highly successful gathering. The
visitors will arrive in Pullman Fri
dsy noon to remain until Saturday
a evening. The sleepers on the spe-
Gals will accommodate only part
Of the delegation and quarters will
have to be provided for 200 or more.
4 The evening meal of Friday and the
Saturday noon meal will be served
in the gymnasium at the college, one
Of the meals to be provided by the
college and the other by the cham
Der of comm cree. 1t is estimated
! II the neighborhood of $125, and
this amount will be raised by sub
scription among the business men,
this subscription and that for the
boys and girls club fair to take
the place of the usual hog show con-
4 tributions, the hog show being
abandoned to make way for the
other attractions.
Plans for the big excursion we're
perfected at meeting held in Spo-
kane last Saturday. Anent the meet
i ing the Spokesman-Review of Sun
day had the following to say:
Il A farmer-banker convention, the
second in the United States, will be
held at the Washington State Col
lege, Pullman, October and Z. At
q meeting at the Davenport hotel
Yesterday of bankers, State College
representatives. and Representatives
OF four railroads plans were perfect
ed for the convention.
Il In addition to the railroad men
4 u. e. Flood, assistant to the presi-
cent of the Exchange National bank,
VINO acted as chairman; G. w. Pedi-
cord, president of the Bank of Col
Vile; F. w. Shcultz president of the
commercial Bank and Trust COM
pany of Wenatchee; f. c. Forrest,
cashier of the First National bank of
Pullman and president Of the PAIL
man Chamber of Commerce; f. o.
holland, president of Washington
state College; Profs. c. A. Isaacs
and .. l.. Waller, Washington State
college; and w. E. Hanson, state
Oank examiner of Olympia.
concessions from all railroads of
rare and third for the round trir
from any point in the state to Pull
man and return were announced.
onairman Flood estimated the num-
ger OF farmers to attend the "Onven-
I ton at 1000
The subcommittee in charge of
the program reported that addresses
would be given by Louis w. Hill,
president of the Great Northern rail-
road; N. B. Coffman, Chehalis; Scott
Y. Bone, editor of the Seattle Post
inteillgencer; Joseph Swallwell, vice
president of the National Bank OF
oommerce, Seattle; Ralph Stacey
PRESIDENT of the National Bank OF
tacoma and of the Washington
oanKers' association; A. L. Rogers
foroVllle; G. w. Dodds, managing ed
''or Of the Spokesman-Review; and
W. ii. Paulhamus of Puyallup.
The entertainment features IN
luiiman will include a banquet. and
luncheon on the campus, music ana
a'nletlc program at the college, i've
a'ocK show, and the Varsity-Alumnl
football game.
Wisconsin is the only state IN
which similar convention has been
held.
We aim," said Mr.. Flood last
a'ght' ito help break down the APP
parent bars between the bankers ana
ue farmers and bring these two ele-
nents of the country's prosperity
''oser together. The greater ac-
suaintance ought to be valuable 10
BOTH"