The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
ICASS HANDLERS.
EOF CIR AIN MEET.
TIM CASSELTON;;.
PLAN UNIFORMITY.
Committee Appointed To
Study Costs, Methods,
! Etc.-AdvieeaOthers

{ Cass county grain dealers, in con-
I ference at CasseltCn FRAY after
/ noon. determined upon the formation
of an association, or society, bound
together through a committee OF
three members, which will devote its
/ energies to the gathering OF such in
! formation as to operating costs, etc.
( Another meeting Of the dealers will
! be held, probably in October.
! Walter Reid Of Armenia was Inahe
. chairman of the meeting on Friday,
and r.. r. Gunkelrnan of Fargo was
! made secretary.
7 w. Newcomb of Armenia, prob
| ablv the oldest handler Of grain in
! the county, made q talk on gram
! grading. He impressed on the deal
! oFs the necessity of testing all grain
! bought with the appliances now In
! use, and by standards as lald doWh
! by the federal government, ana spoke
! of the danger Of guessing at grades
/ and dockage Mr. Reid made talk
/ on the changes in grading that Will
affect the new crop.
There was a general discussion OF
! grain business, rates, storage, hand
| ling charges, margin Of buying, etc.
! among those participating in the dlS-
ctIssion being MeSsrs. BurgumryB Bum,
Martin Pritchard. Gebhardt and
/ Plath.
. The following grain firms and ele-
Vator companies were represented!
Addison Farmers Elevator COM
pany, by Gerhardt Hans and' Mr'
I Meinecke.
Saunders Farmers Elevator COM
pany, by Mr.. Tegdal, manager
HARDWOOD Farmers Elevator COM
panv bv S, q. Olson, manager.
Argusville Farmers Elevator com
{ pany, by William Veitch, manageE
and Mr.. HiIdreth, president.
Grandin Farmers Elevator COM
: panv bv Frank Russell, manager
Farmers Grain company Of Gran
din. by Frank COrmack, manager,
and Fl. f. Gunkelman, secretary.
CasseltOn Elevator company, by
George Bresnahan, manager
Erie Farmers Elevator company ny
Mr.. Setty manager, and Mr. Meyers,
Interstate Seed & Grain company,
Fargo, by H. l.. Landblom.
Gardner Farmers Elevator COM
pany by F. w PTitchard, manager
and Clark Moore, president.
: Gardner Grain company by H w.
! Reynolds, manager.
, National Elevator company, Gard
ner, by Mr.. Bradsteen.
Farmers Elevator company o4 AyL ,
by J. NJ. Montgomery president, and
James Beatty, and William Hassing.
Farmers Elevator company, Arthur,
by Joe Burgum, manager; J. E. SOM
rnerfelt, president; r. H, Vossburg
and T. G. HoldTidge.
Armenia and Sharon Land Co, by
Walter Reid of Armenia, z. w,
Stahler of. Casselton, ]. w. Newcomb
of Armenia, E. H. Ford Of Absaraka
and Mr.. McGuigan of Chaffee.
Buffalo FGrmers Elevator company
by Chris Zimmerman, manager.
I. NJ. Bum Elevator company or
Buffalo by I. M. Bum and George
Bum.
CargiH Elevator company, Buffalo,
by NJ. c. Osman.
Embden Farmers Grain company,
by Alex Gebhardt, manager; P, ].
Walburg, secretary and A. F. Luther,
president.
Chaffee Farmers Elevator COM
pany by J. w. Scott, manager, and
John Martin, president.
Woods Farmers Elevator company
G. n. Wright, manager, and William
Plath, president.
Durbin Farmers Elevator com
pany, Albert Miller, president, and
! Mr.. Colby, manager.
Embden Independent Elevator
company, D. NJ. Mallough, manager.
William Dalrymple, by Mr.. Haag.
Davenport Farmers Elevator COM
pany by Emil Piper.