The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-28
FORUM DINNER
CITY WELCOME
TO VISITORS
More Than 300 Attend Even.
ing Function of Banker
Farmer Conference
MIR. MITCHELL SPEAKS
Member of Federal Reserve
Board Of Washington, ID.
c., Addresses Gathering
MIR. MITCHELL SPEAKS

The community of interest OF
farmer, business man and banker
was stressed last night at the open
forum dinner at the Association OF
Commerce at the Mckenzie hotel, IN
compliment to John R. Mitchell OF
the Federal Reserve Board, Wash
ington, d. c. and the party of visit
ing bankers and farm business
leaders. 1t was one Of the largest
dinners ever held by the A. OF C..
more than 800 people being present
Guests included many farmers
bankers and business men from the
Missouri Slope.
The Federal Reserve Party, con-
cluding the work Of it's conference
here at the dinner, left at II o'clock
last night for Billings, Montana
where the fifth and last conference
in the Northwest will be held.
Throughout the meeting last night
there was stressed by speakers the
recognition of Agriculture as the
chief industry of the Northwest and
as the basic industry of the entire
nation, and the necessity for the
prosperity of agriculture for the
good OF the country at large. At
ter the opening Of the meeting by
President w. H. Webb Of the A. OF
c., Edward B. Cox assumed the pos.
ition of toastmaster for the even
ing. The first speaker was Mr.. Nit
chell.
MIR Mitchell Speaks
al fr
the law governing the Federal Re
serve Board and also to the recent
agricultural credit legislation en-.
acted by Congress, which he said
"is big undertaking as the act is
quite complex and only experience
in its operation will iron out its
weak spots."'
f. c. Hillweg, assistant to the
publisher of the Minneapolis Tri-
bune, declared that the business in.
terests Of the Twin Cities were just
as interested and just as dependent
on farm prosperity as the interests
of North Dakota. He said that
Frederick Murphy, publisher of the
Tribune, had been forced because of
i'll health to seek an open life some
years ago and conditions required
him to earn his living at the same
time. He, bought farm in the Red
River Valley. He found it difficult
to make any money as wheat farm
err, with the soil worn down by con-
tinued wheat production. Some of
his neighbors who diversified were
prospering, he noticed. and adopted
that system. His health improved
he returned to Minneapolis, and as
result of his experience at once
began to advocate wide diversified
tion of Farming.
"We are interested because we
know that if agriculture in the
Northwest does pot succeed we can
not succeed" Mr.. Hillweg said.
Capt. Murry Guthrie spoke on the
"Eat More Wheat" campaign and
enlisted everyone present in the
campaign. -
Is Optimistic
Judge w. L. Nuessle, speaking, he
said, as practical dirt farmer, de-
clared that after viewing all condi-
tions he was optimistic.
ut is only question Of the time
until we get right" he said. "We
can't get right through legislation =
Judge Nuessle said he had exper.
fenced all the trials of farming
that he had fed the Unsuitable nav
Of the mortgage and finally seen Il
foreclosures. The Northwest, he
said, is equipped for wheat farming
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