The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24


ating legitimate profit. This would be
playing the part of the good Samari-
tan, who found that chap the thieves
left for dead, (only we could not wait
till they got his goat1 who put him
on his beast and took him to an inn
or hotel and paid his keep untiihe
was recovered.
We all know that the implement
statesmen are so anxious for volume OF
business that some of them forget the
fact that there is such a thing as
overstocl1ing town. would suggest
that this association take this matter
up with the manufacturers and job
berS, and see liz we can get them
through their credit department to in
veStigate all cases where a new inn
plement house is going in business
and see IL there is a field for same.
and reasonable chance for success.
The banking system Is on some such
basis now. The state or nation will
not grant charter for a bank in a
community that already has sufficient
banking facilities, for the reason it
would not be good business nor safe
for depositors to have overcompeti--
ton. Is 1t safe for the manufacturers
or jobbers to put in business where
there is no room with an inexperien-
ced man in charge? Let this conven-
ton find the way to get this matter
before the proper authorities.
Also, I would suggest to all dealers
the necessity to treat all statesmen
courteously and kindly. If we do not
need any goods in their line we can
at least give them the courtesy of an
attentive and civil hearing, for we
must be fair with the travelling man.
as he is the best friend the retailer
has, and his path Is not strewn with
roses. And is 1t not possible that
some of our troubles may come from
our improper treatment of statesmen
who handle lines we can not buy
without overstocking, and yet we
which goes a long way toward a cor
dial relation.
Emery Welcomes Visitors.
The convention was called to order
shortly. after 1880 o'clock this after
noon and at that time there were
about 800 implement dealers, travel
ing statesmen and manufacturers in
the armory. 1t is conservatively esti-
mated that 500 visitors are in the city
for the meeting.
Mayor H. F. Emery was the first
speaker called to the platform and in
brief address welcomed the imple-
ment men to the community and
pointed out where they can be of
great assistance to the state Of North
Dakota. g.,
Mayor Emery has been confined to
his home for almost a week with a
severe attack of grippe, but came out
this afternoon to speak to the visiting
business men. However, he made his
address short, his condition being
such that he really should not have
been out.
This address of welcome was fol-
lowed by the annual address of Pres
ident Mcintosh,
4 Show is Big Feature.
AS usual the implement show is one
Of the features of the convention, the
exhibit this year, however, excelling
anything of the kind that has been
put on at convention in this state.
The auditorium is crowded with
everything: that will be of interest to
implement dealers, the main floor.
foyer, stage and gallery being well
filled with the best manufactured in
the country. 81
However, the auditorium, big as it
is, is too small to accommodate all
who desired space and the Hobbies OF
hotels, the transfer buildings and the
Ehranchg implement houses have their
iqs4ota Of excellent exhibits. The
implement houses and the warehouses.
OF the Union Transfer Co., on N. p.
avenue, have made especial showings.
many concerns being quartered in the
Union Transfer Co.'S new building.
Some ofthe exhibitors at the audi
forum are just getting their exhibits
in place this afternoon and by night
the building will present a most pleas
ing appearance, the decorations being
r Some Of the Exhibitors. -s !
Delco Light, Fargo branch; Gale
Mfg Co., Minneapolis; Dean Co.,
Minneapolis; Moline Plow Co., Moline,
ILL.,; Allen Auto Co., p. & o. Pillow
Co., p. ]. Downes & Co.. Owatonna
Mfg. Co., Owatonna, Mimi; North
Dakota Metal Culvert Co., Fargo;
Marshall Oil Co., sharples Cream Sep,
Co., R. r. Howell & Co.. Waterbury
Implement Co., Empire Cream Sep.
Co., Crane Ordway Co., Happy Farm
err Tractor, Winona Wagon Co., New
Way Motor Co., Harris Bros, Moor
head; ]. /. Case 7. M. Co., Avery
Co., Wagner Langomo Co.. Minneapo-
lis; Minneapolis Sep. Co., The Hirschy
Co., Dempster Mfg. Co., Garden City
Feeder Co., international Har. Co. Of
A., Northern Rock Island Plow Co.,
Maytag Co., Newton, Ia, Balm Wagon
Co., Johnston Har. Co., Perfection
Mfg. Co., milk machinery; Cooper's
Bull Tractor, Stoughton Wagon Co.,
Geo. B. Farrell, general agent; Pio-
neer Tractor, w. c. Muir, agent, Lind
say Bros, Minneapolis; DeLaval
Cream Sep. Co., Keystone Steel e.
Wire Co.
Entertainment Features.
The entire town is open to the visit
ing dealers. Plenty of entertainment
has been provided and the afternoons
during the convention, with the excep-
ton Of today, will be devoted to TAX
ing in the implement exhibits at the
auditorium and at various other places
in the city.
Tonight the dealers will be enter
tanned at the Grand theatre at
o'clock by the Fargo Implement Deal
ers association and tomorrow night at
$3.50 o'clock the annual banquet given
by the local association to the state
association members will be held in
knights of Columbus hail
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