Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-22
MEMBERS OF FARMER AssoclA.
rIoNs IN SESSION IN
CEDAR RAPIDS.
ATTENDANCE TOO LARGE
FOR ASSEMBLY ROOMS
More Than 500 Present at Opening
Meeting and Sessions Are Moved to
Opera House - Several Addrsssss
Made on Opening osy-Year Book
Shows Extensive Business.

! Cedar Rapids, Jan. 22.-The Farm
ers Grain Dealers Association OF
Iowa Is here for its fifteenth annual
convention. Because OF the great
number of men present the place OF
meeting was changed from the
chamber of commerce rooms to
Greenes opera house, where the en-
tire program will he given.
The address of welcome was de-
nvered ny Mayor Rail in which the
visitors and delegates were invited to
visit the Cedar Rapids industries for
which they supplied grain and stock.
President s. J. Cottington Of the state
association responded thanking Mayor
Rail. the Cedar Rapids Chamber Of
Commerce and the local grain indus
tries. for the hearty welcome received
here. He also mentioned some of the
work done in the past by the farmers
and the association told of the great
reconstruction work to come.
L. II. Stubs, Of Cedar Rapids, ad-
dressed the convention last night and
spoke OF the need Of hearty co-opera-
ton between the farmers and the city
which has made Iowa the great state
that II Is. He said. Your business Is
our business and our business is yours.
We can not emphasize the fact of CO.
operation too much
Officers and Directors.
The officers of the association are:
s. J. Cottington, president. of STRAIT
ford: c. II. Nelson, vice president OF
Garner: Frank NJ. Myers, secretary,
of Fort Dodge; G.. NJ. Dyer. treasurer.
OF Spencer The directors according
to their districts are: One. r. klay.
Rock Valley: Two, B. Hathaway.
gsley: Three. G. NJ. Dyer, Spencer;
Four. B. E. Morton, Rockwell City;
Five, c. H Nelson, Garner; Six, Miles
K. Culver ST. Ansgar; Seven. f. A.
Hicks. Geneva: Eight, S. J. Getting
ton. stratford; Nine. W. J. Lynch,
Green Mountain. All of these men
are attending the convention with the
exception Of Mr. Culver. who was un-
able to be here.
A few changes were made In the
program for Tuesday. In place OF the
combined banquet and entertainment
there will be the banquet in the main
dining room Of the Montrose at $50
tonight. after which. by courtesy OF
the Cedar Rapids grain firms and
the Chamber Of Commerce. there Will
be a free theater party to the Majestic
for all delegates and visitors.
Big Year Book.
Especially worthy Of mention n the
Fifteenth annual convention year book
which contains a complete directory
of the As farmers cooperative eleva-
tor and lumber companies. co-opera-
tive commission companies and live
stock shipping associations OF the
state. The information contained In
this directory is very valuable to the
firms with whom these companies
transact business. A part of the table
of commodities handled by the follow
Ing number Of companies are: Grain,
3s4: coal 362; feed, 2s1: Irvine, 234:
salt zoe: seeds, POS; posts. eO5; tile.
1875: gates. 1856: wire. IA: -four. los;
cement. 1876: lumber, 1o9: brick. los;
and sand. eS.
Some of the men who are here from
outside the state are: John c. Reed
general manager of the National Oats
Company of st. Louis. who spoke Tues
dav afternoon at 4 o'clock; and NJ. K.
Myers. editor Of the American Co
operative Journal Of Chicago, who Will
give an address illustrated by ster-
eopticon and moving pictures Tues
day night.
Colonel Smith, Of WASHINGTON. Iowa,
obtained a special leave Of absence
from the army to be at the convention
this week. He will give a. talk on the
reconstruction work to follow.
At the afternoon session Tuesday,
Verne Marshall, editor Of the Gazette.
and Lieutenant Governor Moore, gave
important addresses.
over 500 men had registered at moor
Tuesday and more were coming in fast