The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-25
FARMER GRAIN
DEALERSC0ME
TO BISMARCK
Capital City Will Entertain Big
]. State Convention EARLY
in Next Month
Is OF VITAL IMPORTANCE

~ VI VITAL 1MkOhIANCE
Farmer elevator managers and
stockholders from all parts Of North
Dakota viii assemble in Bismarck
March S, s and 7, for the annual con
venti0n of the Farmers Grain Dealers
association. Because Of new problems
presented by the governments regula.
tion of grain marketing and milling
problems, it was pointed out at the
grain grades hearing here recently
which threaten the life of every indie
pendent elevator in North Dakota
this meeting promises to be one Of
unusual Importance and an exception
ally large attendance is predicted
Representative farmers from Iowa.
South Dakota, Kansas and Minnesota
will be here to tell of the situation in
those states Other commonwealth
will be represented by carefully pre-
pared papers which will be read dur
ing the convention.
Tuesday morning, the opening day,
wilfbe devoted to registration at the
convention headquarters in the Grand
Pacific hotel The conventionyformal-
" opens at 2 O'clock Tuesday after
noon, March s. with a musical pro.
gram by the Thursday Musical club
of Bismarck. President A. A. Lane
will call the meeting to order, and
will respond to an address of welcome
from Secretary George N. Kenistaon
of the Bismarck Commercial club, on
whose invitation this big farmers Or
ganization comes to the Capital City.
After an address by Governor Lynn
]. Frazier will be presented paper
on "What Relief should the Farmer
Seek of the Government Between the
Farmers and Independent Elevators
and Milling Companies?" Discussion
will be lead by J. M. Still of Beach.
Federal Demonstration
Charles E. Eckerle, general organ
izer, will talk on "The Outlook of Our
Association" and R. c. Miller federal
grain supervisor, U. S. department of
Agriculture, will give thorough de-
monstration of the government meth.
DDS of testing and grading grain. Ma
chinery to be used in these demonstra.
lions has been pledged by the Bis.
marck plant of the Russell-Miller Mill.
ing Co. Il
Tuesday evening NJ. R. Myers will
speak on Cooperation and Democra-
cy." The Wednesday morning session
March 6, will be devoted to the man.
ayers and their needs. c. l.. Packard
of Elliott, P. E. Knudson of Eckleson
and others will talk on Cleaning
Grain at our Home Elevator and it's
Advantages" A speaker to be select.
ed will discuss "The Value of Side.
lines In Connection with Farm Elevat-
or companies" and Reducing the
Grain Dust Explosion Hazard will be
dealt with by C. H. Bailey Of the Unit
ed States bureau of chemistry DR..
Bailey uses stereoptican and motion
picture film to illustrate his lecture.
h. Member National Council
Wednesday afternoon, March 6, ].
w. Shorthill, Secretary Of the Nebras-
ka Farmers Elevator Companies, will
talk on 1.-The Organized Farmer at
washington" Mr. Shorthill is men,
her of the National Council and he
has been selected as one of board
named to fix prices.
Clifford Thorne, ex-chairman of the
Iowa railway commission will talk on
"The Railroad and the American
Farmer" and F. S. Betz of Chicago on
Auditing and Bookkeeping. ]. A.
Little, rate expert with the North Da-
kota commission, is on the program
for paper whose subjact has not
yet been announced. In the evening
the visitors will be entertained with a
smoker by the Bismarck Commercial
club.
Thursday morning, March 7, At
torney General LANCER will discuss
ways and Means of Detecting and
Regulating Discrimination on Prices
Between Farmers Elevator Comp.
anies and the Mills and papers will
be presented on ''rhe Value of Local
" Owned Mills in Connection with
Elevator Companies" and price Fix.
ing, and Who Did IT, the speakers
to. be selected. Thursday Afternoon
will be devoted to a business session,
reports of officers and committees,
election and outline of plans of as
ISOLATION work for the ensuing year.
Ohicers Of Association
Officers Of the Farmers Grain
Dealers Association of North Dakota
are: President, A. A. Lane, Sher-
wood: first vice president, William
Holmquist, Reeder; second vice pres1-
dent. j. M. Still, Beach; secretary, M.
C, Gaulke, Thompson; treasurer 5.
p. Ormshy, Edgeley; directors S. A.
CARRIER, Fortuna; Alfred Schollander,
jamestown; A. o. Sundlie, Forman;
E. F. Jones, Berthold; c. M. Lawson,
Hannah: Fred Madison, Taylor; Albert
Hesla, Maddox.
YOUNG REALTY