The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-06
GRAIN DEALERS TO
SEE WAR FILMS
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and selections Of film reproducing
great loyalty demonstrations which
have been held in Bismarck. and else.
where in the state during the last
year. Mr.. Holmboe also will throw on
the screen tonight several thousand
feet Of film depicting farm life in cen
trail North Dakota, community cele'
brations, ranch round-ups and other
features which he has pictured
Social Session Tonight
The SOCIAL session tonight will com.
plete very busy day; the second ses.
sion Of a convention which is proving
a record breaker in many ways. Rut.
ledge OF, the. United States food ad-
mfnistratiOn, through special arrange
ments by Food Administrator Hoover,
is sexpected to address the farmer ele-
,atori men some time today. On the
regular program for this morning we're
II. c. Miller, federal grain asupervis-
or thorough demonstration of the gov
eminent methods of testing and grad
ing grain, using the equipment which
all elevator companies are now re-
quired to have, as well as special
equipment loaned by the Russell-Mil-
Ter Milling Co., of Bismarck, whose
manager, C. A. Baker is enthusiastic
ally cooperating with the convention
directors.<C. l.. Packard, of Elliott and
p. e. Knudson, of Erickson led
a. discussion of the value Of keeping
good stock feed at home by cleaning
grain at. the home elevator. II
ahorthili This Evening.
This evening J. w. Shorthill, sec
rotary of the National Council with
which, the North Dakota farmers
Grain Dealers association is affiliated
will tell of the organized farmer at
Washington. Mr.. Shorthill, as men,
her of the federal price-tixing com.
mittee, has spent the last year at the
capital, and he is thoroughly famil.
lar with his subject. He has headed
many of the most important Hobbies of
recent years, and has been instru-
mental in procuring justice for the
farmer in many of the struggles which
have been waged through the national
council. He is secretary of the Nebras-
ka Farmers Elevator Companies as
sociation,; and is in touch with the or
ganized farmers state as well as in
terstate problems. Best of all he IS a
rapid.fire, eloquent and interesting
talker, who can place before his aud
fence In vivid word pictures the meat
81 the information which years of ex.
perfence and intelligence application
have brought him. Shorthill is a big
\ man I'M the farm organization field,
and Secretary Gaulke feels the North
Dakota farmer elevator folk are par.
ticularly fortunate in having him here
at this time, when there Is so much
brewing at washington. IS.
III, S. Bets, Of Chicago, talked on
!. '.Auditing and bookkeeping" end
James Al. Little, rate expert with the
North Dakota railway commission,
and on OF the best known tariff men
in the northwest, concluded the at.
ternoon's program with description
Of somesof the things which a railway
commission can do in the way of OBJ
tanning lust and fair rates for the
ldrmcr. ME. LlLIlC wac lOS0ASAy AAOaA
ored by an invitation from the Uhl-
tiles Magazine of Concord, N. H., for
contribution on the subject of Steps
Leading to Public Operations of the
Railways which appears in the Feb.
| r,iary issue and is attracting much at
tenfion. Mr.. Little has been valiant
lighter in the cause of the North
Dakota farmer and he has been instru.
mental in the winning Of some import.
ant victories which have saved the
farmer elevators, in particular, thous.
ands Of dollars. At the same time he
has retained the respect and conf.
tlence OF the railway corporations.
Every incoming train yesterday
brought it's additions to the hundreds
81 grain dealers who are in attend
! atiiee; The AuditoFiam was filled last
eyening Tor the whiflwind address, CIV:
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