Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-20
IMPLEMENT MEN
OPEN CONVENTION
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o'clock on the stage OF the Auditorium.
The machinery running in demonstration
work at the implement show. which is
held in connection with the convention.
occupying ell the floor space and the
basement. was temporarily shut off for
che session Of the convention.
Know Your NeishbOr.
The reports Of the secretary and treas
urer followed President Lehmkuhl's adj
dross. T. y. witten Of Trenton. Mo,
then followed with his talk on "The
Trenton Idea and Its Possibilities" Mr..
witten's slogan is. get acquainted With
your neighbor-you might like him"
lie pushed this slogan into action TO
such an extent at Trenton. No, as presi-
dent Of the Commercial club there that he
got the farmers for miles around to join
tho club and established there tho prin-
ciple that the club is not for the good
of the business man in the city alone,
hut must to be a real success from
community standpoint. be Of benefit 20
the entire community, producers. trans
porters, jobbers. manufacturers, retailers
and consumers. Mr.. witten gives the in
terestlng case Of Lincoln, Neb.. In which
this idea has been followed out with con-
siderable success to such an extent that
hundreds Of farmers have the privileges
Of the club rooms now at reasonable
cost. and are getting their lunches there
when they come to Lincoln. AT the same
time these farmer members OF the Lin
coin club are calling up the club every
morning for market reports and are get
ting the reports there from every quar-
ter Of the globe.
Moving Pictures.
Moving pictures OF some phases OF the
big tractor show held at Fremont last
August arc TO he shown at the Audi
torium at 2. s and each day. They
are being shown under the auspices OF
the Twentieth Century Farmer, which
is the company that staged the big trac-
tor show at Fremont last summer and
hired a moving picture photographer TO
70 to Fremont and make some elaborate
films Tho last Gay OF the tractor show
a special feature was staged with the
tractors apparently just pulling into town
from a long run. the lead tractor being
driven by Miss Laura WOLF OF Fremont,
daughter Of Senator WOLF OF that place.
banquet Tonight.
Last evening the manufacturers and
jobbers in the implement business
held a big banquet at the Fontenelle
hotel. This evening a big reception
and entertainment il to be given all the
implement men at the Commercial club
rooms, compliments OF the Commercial
club.
Every foot OF floor space in the Audi
torium is taken with booths for the ex-
hiblt OF implements of various kinds at
the implement show. The basement 10 oc-
oupied with the tractors. There is a con-
slant buzz and rattle OF machinery in
action, for every machine in the house
that has a wheel must demonstrate. Corn
planters are clicking, gasoline engines are
coughing. SKsam separators are moaning
and harVesteru are clanking their chains
Although the convention was not called
until after o'clock there was an excep'
tlonally good crowd out for the imple-
ment show as soon as the doors opened
this morning.
The association Is making a campaign
Cor membership. Secretary Wallace says
. expects the membership to be ma