The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-01
SESSIONS END
THIS EVENING
WITH Big DANCE
Visitors This Afternoon Are
Inspecting Ignite Mine
At Wilton
1900 MEN REGISTERED
Grain Men Guests Last Night
Of Bismarck A. c. At Show
and Smoker
1900 MEN REGISTERED

All otten01nce fecoIoo 4OS = CVIs'
yentiou Of the North Dakota Farm
err Grain Dealers association have
been broken. ct the meeting which
will close here today, officials Of
the organisation said this morn
ine. It also was said to b the larg.
est convention Of grain dealers held
anywhere in the United States %
far this winter.
The registered attendance was
said to have exceeded 1900 and this
figure did not include several hun
dred who failed to register. The
previous attendance record WAS es.
tablished two years ago ct Grand
Forks when moro than 1000 were
registered.
trip TO inspect the Washburn Coal
company's mine ct Wilton were the
principal items on the closing pro-
gram, today.
! Shorthill Talks To-day
J. w. Shorthill, Omaha, secretary
Of the Farmers Nationa! Grain
Dealers association, was the prin-
cipal speaker on the mornings pro-
gram. Mr.. Shorthill discussed na-
fional aspects Of the organization.
Preceding the election Of direc-
tors. the credentials committee sub.
mitted its report. The ixsmbers of
the committee are 5. 4. CARRIER,
Fortuna, chairman; J. 8. Stevens,
Falkirk; Paul Anderson. Grafton;
W. 7. O'Neil, Napoleon; p. I.
Marsh, Killdeer.
P. A. Lee, Grand Forks, secrstar!
Of thu state organization, announced
today that there are 401 membere
oe the, North Dakota Grain Dealers
association with 406 elevators.
Headlining the entertainments pro
gram today was tho free excursion
to Wilton where the grain dealefs
were the guests Of the WaShburn
LiRnite Coal company on - anSpec.
tion tour Of the mines there. Th1
500 lire provided special train 1T
this purpose. =
Dance Tonight
Returning to Bismarck 1t 3 p. m:
the grain dealers plan 70 attend
the dance sponsored by the various
supply houses. which have repre-
sentatives in attendance ct the con-
vention.
Mrs. A. G. Sorlie, first lady Of
North Dakota, and Mrs. A. F. Lem
hart, wife of the mayor OF Bis
marck. headed the reception commit
tee OF the Business and Profession
Il Womsn's club which has charge
Of the dance in Patterson hall be-
ginning at p. m. The list Of spon-
sors Of the dance will be found in
another. part Of this story.
The special train on the 500 line
for grain men returning home will
leave the Bismarck depot at 3 p. m.
sharp. railway officials/ announced
today. This train win connect with
mainline trains at Drake tonight.
"what Price Glory" one OF the
10 best pictures Of 1926, was the
film offering in the Bismarck audi
torium last night for the entertaim-
ment Of the grain dealers. The Bis
rnarck Association Of Commerce,
which. provided the entertainment,
also acted q host at z smoker toll
lowing tho picture in the Elks hail.
Other Displays
In addition to the exhibitors Of
machinery at the convention ss mem
toned in Wednesdays Tribune the
Bismarck Implement company also
has . dispIay ct itS salesroonas.
Tho Twin City Separator COM
papy Of Minneapolis is showing two
medals of the new Improved Emer-
son grain cleaners. This firm u
represented ~ John Groseth. sales
manager, Edward Schatx. Victor Oh
son, and T. A, Armstrong. !.
shown 81 tie FajIbahfG forsa com
many. George Ely, Ninot salesman,
and G. ID. Norton, Bismarek seles-
man. are in charg- Of tie display.
r. n. Lang of the Lang 1anutac-
turing company, Hoffman, Ninn.. i
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