The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-29
HUNDREDS ENJOY A
DEALERS BANQU' I
Prominent Implement and Tractor
Men Speak at the Banquet Given
bv MinOt Motor Sales Co..

The Minot Motor Sales Co. closed
one of the most successful sales con-
vention Friday that has ever been
held in the city. Over sixty dealers
and special representatives were in at
tendance and the interest in the lee
lures and exhibits turnout the entire
convention was truly remarkable. Tha
management had so arranged the pro-
gram that not single interval wa s
left without some feature of interest
to the guests. E. K. jenkins of the
Oliver Chilled Plow Co. of Minneapo7
lis, F. Daube o. the American Seeding
Machine Co., of Springfield, Ohio; R.
e. Rarrott Of South Bend, Indiana; w.
y. Roseberry of Chicago and other men
prominent in the implement bushes
We're among the guests in attendance.
Every courtesy>was shown the visit
ors and their stay in the city was made
highly ENJOYABLE. From a fnancia!
standpoint, the methods employed in
entertaining the y visiting dealers in
volved considerable expense but the
returns in the shape of the good will
established and the splendid spirit of
cooperation which will. ultimately be
the outgrowth of the meeting will am
ply repay the Minot Motor Sales Co.
for the expense, entailed. From bus
mess standpoint the concern has dem
onstrated the practicability and adj
vantage of gatherings of this charac-
ter and the business acumen displayed
in conceiving the idea will mark an
epoch in the machinery enterprises Of
this western country.
u The banquet was held at the As
sembly room Of the Association of
Commerce Thursday evening, covers
being laid for about hundred. The
service was ably handled by the ladies
organization Of the Y. w. C. "A. and
they were assisted in the service by
young men, conspicuously dressed in
All-Work overall suits.
r. A. Nestos was the toastmaster
and he received numerous compli-
ments on his classy work.
s& J. w. Robinson of Moline, ILL.,, one of
the most prominent men in the imple-
ment world, was the first speaker and
he gave a very practical talk. He re-
called the time, not so many years
ago, when he was taken out to farm,
near Fargo to be shown the first corn
grown in North Dakota. 1t grew to a
height of but two feet and the ears
were little nubbins. He mentioned the
first change that had taken place in
the methods of doing business 10y the
implement dealers of North Dakota.
| Formerly implement dealers were
given two or three years credit, but
with cows, poultry and hogs furnish
ing ready money in North Dakota,
they are now able to pay 81 per cent
cash with about 8 per cent short time
paper.
who has charge Of the advertising de-
partment Of one Of the larg nipple
ment concerns, urged the dealers to
spend more money for advertising in
their home papers. The companies
will furnish material which is arrang-
ed by practical experts at great cost.
Addresses were given by, r. p. PARROT,
Of the Oliver Chilled Pillow Works, and
E. X. Jenkins Of the same company,
the latter emphasizing the Importance
of service on the part Of the dealers,
who will have to train their own ex-
perts soon.
John c. Lowe, a Minot attorney,
who farms on a large scale by the
tractor method, spoke from the stand
Tie last speaker was &c. Upton,
president Of the Minot Motor Sales Co.
xvl.n Ssuas apivny - xuary,n Ovnfinn Mr.