The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
BIG ATTENDANCE
At CONVENTION
Many Lumb.rm.n VIII Nee. in k.o-
kuk Early In February at An
nuaI Convention Of
Lun,bsrmen.
!. IMPORTANT OBJECT
IMPORTANT OBJECT
one Of principal Speakers Here En-
pi1asIzes Need Of Thorough
Organization Of All
Lumbermen.

The attendance at the regular an
NAL convention OF the Southwestern
Iowa Lumbermen's association. which
Z conyenes here the first week in Feb
ruary is expected to be very large.
The lumbermen OF the northwest
are all waking UP to the need OF
being thoroughly organized, more
closely than ever before.
aThis feeling will bring them out
% the convention here In larger
numbers than ever before.rI believe"
said a Keokuk lumber dealer today,
.and there never was time when
they all needed to belong to and at
tend the association meetings as
much as now"
One OF the principal speakers
here will be Frank ]. Ward, of Gin
ton, president of the Northwestern
Lumbermen's association. and he
also appreciates the need OF large
attendance at all conventions OF the
trade
World War Taught Them.
aThe value of organization and CO.
operation in all lines OF business
vas brought out as never before by
developments of the world war"
said Mr.. Ward in an interview in
Z Minneapolis.
"The stress of the war brought
changes In few months time that
ordinarily would have taken ten
years" said Mr. Ward. For in
stance, farmers were convinced Of
the value OF silos by the high cost
OF feed, coupled with the demand
and the high prices paid for live
stock and their products.
business men quickly learned
tIat they could not do business with
the government unless they were
organized. From the start all agen-
cies of the government leaned on
trade associations, delegated work
to them, and through them dealt
with men in every line with a mini
mum of trouble. Business men who
we're not organized, in more than
one case went back and formed or
ganizations so they could go before
wartime officials With 4 authority.
The old idea of associations, which
was one of protest and fight against
adverse action, changed to one OF
cooperation. There is no question
that trade organizations were OF
great service to the government.
Their help has been acknowledged
ir; many ways.
Large Attendance Expected.
Secretary Adolph j Pfund predicts
an attendance OF twolthousand at the
convention of the Northwestern Lum'
bermen's convention at Minneapolis
January IA to 16,syincluding retail
lumbermenS from all over Iowa, South
Dakota. North Dakota and Mime
sofa, and number from other states
Trade problems will be discussed IN
the big open meetings and around
the building exhibits at the West
hotel.
B. c.. Bowman, of the S. n. Bow
man Lumber company. leading
concern with many yards In Iowa
and South Dakota. says the changes
in farming methods brought on since
the war present problems for tle
lumbermen.
There is a growing tendency te
house farm machinery properly,
says Mr.. Bowman, "and as live stock
becomes more valuable and better
bred, there is better Shelter provided
for it. The modern farmer, the
product OF good agricultural schools
is farming ON scientific basis. He
is ready to put money into his farm
in order to take money out. Sucf
farmers are really business men, ane
such methods account for tleir sue
cess"