The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-14
Big CHICKEN Dinner
: TO 200 DELEGATES
WESTERN CO.PLANT
Bakery Hailed Pioneer Of Indus
trial Era Toward Which
State Is Headed

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With approximately 400 guests at
tending, the annual dinner OF the
Barker Baking company. Thursday
night, wa transferred to the auspices
Of its successor, the Western Baking
company, combination Of the Barker
and Perfection companies. which
hereafter will carry on the old Barker
tradition OF annual open house with
fried chicken.
In effect, therefore, 1t was not only
the renewal of an annual festivity but
a dedication of the splendid new bak-
ing plant which has resulted from the
merger of the old Bismarck and Man.
dan companies.
Heretofore held at hotels. the din
ner last night was staged in the ga
rage section of the Western plant.
Seven long tables, each seating so
guests, were placed the length of the
big room and nearly all the seats were
taken. Harry Dram, of Fargo. an n
nual guest, was POSTMASTER.
Dinner Served in Heaps
The dinner was a fried chicken at
fair, and with the main dish were
served big baked potatoes, slaw and
other good things, the Nash people
supplying the coffee and the Glad
ness bakeries the cake. All the max
ings of the feast were placed on the
tables. on heaped plates, to be refilled
several times v e and there was no
limit on eating except capacity and
getting ones neighbor to pass the
chicken.
John F. Sullivan. Mandan. was the
speaker of the evening. He was the
legal hand in the transaction of merg-
ing the companies and he made their
combination and the erection Of q
new plant the text of a talk on de-
veloping southwestern North Dakota.
He stressed the cooperation Of its
business people as the key to all de-
velopment of the region Of which Bis
marck and Mandan are the distribut-
ing centers. What had made the
Western company and its plant pos
sible, said Mr.. Sullivan, was conf
dence of the builders in the future OF
western North Dakota; confidence In
the new company and cooperation
with it on the part of the retailers OF
the territory: and, finally. the conf
dence in, and cooperation of the pub
lie with, the retailer and the produ-
ucts-producing corporation.
Starting Dakota's Industries
This. he said. was the first big in
dustry in Bismarck to turn a primary
product of North Dakota into a fin
ished product. When it once finds its
stride, he added, North Dakota Will
become actually what it now is po-
tentially, a great manufacturing state.
In its vast Ignite deposits it is such a
state. not an agricultural area. Lack
of population temporarily makes ag-
riculture the chief industry.
Tom Sheeren, of Standard Products
Inc, st. Paul, another guest. spoke
ON types of merchandising as he un-
covered them in q visit to Duluth.
the slovenly, the indifferent and the
go-getter, up-to-date style OF sales
manship.
Harry Kahn. on of the Gladness
Bakeries, of st. Paul. spoke in tribute
to the builders and the retailers who
made possible establishment of the
finest modern bakery between the
Twin Cities and Seattle.
Other guests who had a few words
to say included Leslie Miller, OF the
Russell Miller Milling company: Rol-
and Aaker, of the Standard Products
company, st. Paul: Harry Brubaker,
Minot; and p. ]. Martin, Of the Fargo
Food Products company.
Lyman Makes Sioux Speech
The members Of the company were
called upon to stand up, and John
Hoffman made a short talk express
ing the appreciation of the Western
officials over the fine turnout made
by those invited. Those so presented
to the dinner guests included also
Louis F. Lyman. the president. Leo
DeRochford. George Hektner. Theo-
'dorc Taylor. Roy Logan and H. NJ
Magnusson.
President Lyman and Judge J. M.
Hanley then put on the big stunt OF
the program. q speech in the Sioux
tongue which the judge interpreted
as Mr.. Lyman snorted Or popped in
~staccato cadenceS the odd-SoundinG
lingo of the red man which he ac-
ouired while in the u. s. Indian serv-
ice.
An orchestra played during the
dinner. and at the close Of the eating
and speaking, the guests made an IN
spection of the plant. then the Or
chestra played trot and waltz tunes
and the guests remained to dance the
remainder of the evening away.