Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
EXPECT 800 GRAIN DEALERS
HERE 1t ANNUAL CONVENTION
Reservations at Hotels Already Heavy; First
Time Northwestern Association Has Met
Here in Convention.

More than 300 grain dealers of Mon
tana and of the northwest are ex-
pected to attend the annual convention
of the Northwest Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION in Great Falls, June % and
%. according to j. Watkins, secretary.
The association has some 400 MEM
bers in Montana and a large number
of these are expected at the sessions.
The program to be given will be of a
practica! nature, dealing for the most
part with grain problems or allied
trades. Among the speakers will be
John NJ. Davis Of Helena, chief of the
division of grain standards n mar
keting; e. A. Stevens of Great Falls,
on insurance problems. and G.. W. Fow-
Ter. secretary of the Montana Develop
ment association.
Armour to Welcome Delegates
The entertainment for the visitors
includes auto rides Friday to the smell
ter. Giant Springs, Rainbow Falls. Big
Falls and other show places and a
banquet in the evening at the Meadow
Lark Country club.
Mayor r. NJ. Armour will give the
address Of welcome. which will be re-
sponded to by one of the out of town
grain men.
Reservations at the hotels already
have been heavy. according to officers
of the association. several being made
by Minneapolis and Spokane grain men,
as well as those from other grain CEN
ters. y. r. Fisher of Spokane. man
ager of the Gallatin Valley Milling com
pany, and q former resident Of Great
Falls, will return for the sessions.
p. F. Brown, President
Great Falls has the largest member
ship in the organization of any of the
cities of the state and all members in
the city are planning to aid in the EN-
tertainment of guests. The officers of
the association are: p. F. Brown.
Lewistown. T.. f. Brown company.
president; w. G. Kirkpatrick, Great
Falls, Royal Milling company, vice
president; J. Watkins. Great Falls.
secretary-treasurer.
The directors are: w. I. Greedy.
Great Falls, Greedy Elevator company;
A. j. Maly. Great Falls. W. c. Mitchell
company; Fl. r. Lake. Great Falls. II.
r. Lake company: Ben Fisher. Great
Falls. Gallatin Valley Milling company;
L.. l.. Dean. Conrad, EQUITY Cooper
grade. Gallatin Valley Milling company:
u. W. Hunter. Broadview. Broadview
Farmers Elevator company: f. T.
Green. Wilsall. Farmers Exchange;
John NJ. Power. Helena. T. c. Power
company; J. r. Swift. Lewistown. Mon
tana Elevator company; o. w. Simon
son. Malta. st. Anthony & Dakota
Elevator company: NJ. r. Devaney,
Minneapolis. MINI. Occident Elevator
company: George II. Reckwith, st. Ig-
ratius. Beck Mercantile company; G.
+. paUlson. Cascade, State Elevator
company: Oscar Harlem. Chinook, Milk
River Elevator company.
Convention a Month Earlier
The members of the executive com
mittee are: w. r. Greedy, Ben Fish
Ell and A. j.. Maly. all of Great Falls.
With the fine indications for crops
and a busy season ahead Of the grain
men. it appears that the attendance at
the Great Falls meeting will be large"
said Mr.. Kirkpatrick. This is the first
time that the association has met in
the city and they voted to make the
convention here on the urgent request
of not only the Great Falls men. who
desired to be hosts. but of the many
members of the association. We plan
on making il a time of social good
fellowship. as well as of association
business and will make many friends
among the men with whom We are TO
deal during the convention.
The convention will be a month
earlier this year than has been the Gus
tom previously and should draw beav-
lily for this reason. as il comes at a
season when the grain men can take
the time to come to the sessions"
Crop Conditions Near Perfect
The call to the meeting issued by
Mr.. Watkins reads. in part:
"1f you would like to meet anyone