Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
FARMERS GRAIN
DEALERS MEET
MARCH 5, 6, I
Convention at Bismarck
Should be Full Of Interest
to Grain Men.

The seventh annual convention Of
the North Dakota Farmers Grain
Dealers association will be held at
the Grand Pacific hotel. Bismarck, on
March 5.>6 and Z. Plans are made to
stage the largest convention Of it's
kind ever held in North Dakota, and
representative farmers are expected
from Iowa, South Dakota Kansas and
Minnesota.
This convention should be Of value
to every farmers elevator represent
~tative. Their problems. such as clean
ing grain at their own elevator. the
matter Of government grade. protect
ing the farmer on his freight, the ad-
vantages OF being a cooperative
company instead OF a. corporation. the
income tax. how to be able to collect
loss in transit and who can do 1t, how
to save on insurance, having a gen
eral auditor for the state and many
other problems of like matters will
come up for discussion.
! ]. NJ. Still of Beach,, will lead the
discussion at the opening Of the con-
vention Tuesday afternoon on What
Relief should the farmer seek Of the
Government, Between the Farmers
and Independent Elevators n Mill
ing Companies" DR.. f.. r. T4add will
address the convention "On the 1918
Crop INT Its M%arketing:" "Co-opera-
ton and Democracy" will be discussed
by NJ: r. Myers. and G.. II. Bailey OF
the United States bureau OF chemis-
try. will talk on Producing the Grain
Dust Explosion Hazard"
1t is expected that Wednesday
morning will be devoted to a session
by the managers and discussion of
their needs.
If time permits Wednesday fore
noon, f. G. Miller. federal grain 6u-
pervisnr. u. S. department of agricul.
tnre, will give a thorough demonstra-
ton Of the governments ways OF
testing and grading grain: G. l.. Pack.
ard Of Elliott, p. Il. Knudson and 9th,
ers will speak on Cleaning Grain Al
Home Elevators and Its Advantages
Wednesday afternoon. j. w. Short
hill. secretary OF the Nebraska Farm,
ers' Elevator companies, will deliver
an address IN THE Organized Farm
err at Washington" AS MIR. shorthil
which deals with the fixing of prices
he should he in position to give valu
able information that should he of in
s tersst to every graf" grower in thu
The Railroad and the American
Farmer" will he dealt with by Cliff,
ford Thorne. former chairman OF tn
iowa railway commission. and F. =
Retz Of Chicago. will talk on Audit
ing and bookkeeping"
Wednesday evening the members o
the convention will be the guests o
the Bismarck Commercial club.
Thursday forenoon an address will
be delivered by Attorney General Ian.
ger on ways and Means Of Detectin,
and Regulating Discrimination oil
Price Between Farmers Elevator
Companies and the Mills" The value
of local owned mills in connection
with the elevator companies anc
price fixing and who did it will alst
he discussed at this session.
Thursday afternoon will he devoted
entirely to business and the election
of officers.
Officers Of the Farmers Graf,
Dealers association OF North Dakot:
are: President, A. a. Lane. Shcr
wood: first vice president, William
Holmquist. Reeder: second vice presi
dent ]. NJ. Still. Beach; secretary. NJ
G. Gaulke. Thompson: treasurer, S
=. Ormsby. Edgeley: directors. s. A
CARRIER, Fortuna; Alfred Sehollander
/ Jamestown: A.. o. Sundlie. Forman
i. j.. Jones. .Berthold; G. NJ. Lawson
Hannah: Fred Madison, Taylor; Al
bert Hesla. Maddox.