The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-12
MINNESOTA VALLEY STOCK ASSO.
CITATION.

In company with Mr.. Thos. Hughes,
the editor ofthe FREE Press attended the
organization of the Minnesota Valley
Stock Association at the residence ofHOn.
Richard Wigley in Judson, yesterday,
and is more than pleased to note with
what unanimIty of action the farmers of
that locality have entered into, for the
pupose of improving their stock. This
paper mentioned last week that stock
company had purchased from Geo. f.
Case & Co., of st. Peter, an imported
Norman stallion, and it was the final or
ganization and incorporation of the COM
pany that occurred yesterday. There
were no less than seventy-iive or eighty
farmers present, and after partaking of
an elegant dinner prepared by Mrs .
WigIey, business for which the meeting
was called was promptly dispatch. The
constitution and bylaws governing the
association were passed, after viii ch
Hon. Richard WIgley was elected presi-
dent, H. H. Edwards, Treasurer, with
Vic AOhoWhlS
board Of directors: I. NJ. Pugh, South
Bend; Evan Davis, Judson; Jno. c..
Jones, Butternut Valleys. c. Brooks
Lake Crystal.
The board of directors then selected
Hugh Jones, of Judson, as secretary
and Hon. Richard Wigley as superin-
tendent, or keeper of the horse.
There are fifty-three stockholders in
the association, with seventy-two shares
of $500 each, and so great was the in
terest manifested by the gentlemen
present, that we believe it would have
been no hard task to have secured an
additional number of shares equal to
that named above. Quite number OF
gentlemen who had originally subscrib-
ell for two shares contented themselves
with one in order that their neighbors
might come in and get the benefit to be
derived from the improvement of stock
Mr.. Geo. E. Case was present and
| noted with much apparent satisfaction
the unusual interest taken by the mem
beers of the association in their pur-
chase. That they have one of the finest
hores ever imported by Mr. Case or any
one else, the animal himself bears
proof. He was brought to this country
year ago and will be five years old the
coming spring. 1t was decided to have
him make the season of 1886, at the
farm of Richard Wigly, Judson, VIM. j.
Jones, Butternut Valley; d. Edwards,
South Bend, and only service will be
allowed to each share represented.
1t has been only very few years
since the farmers first began to organize
these stock associations, and each yeal
finds important additions to the list
There are now in this county alone nc
less than five or six of these associa tons
and the wonderful improvement of all
kinds of stock proves their value. The
farmers, while slow to act in many
things, can be relied upon to take hold
of a good thing, and when they com.
bine forces there is no class of people
who exhibit more zeal and push. The
people of the Welsh district are to be
congratulated upon this new departure
and one of the richest, most fertile and
prosperous portions of our county will
now take rank with the best in the state
in the matter of stock improvement.
The association passed resolution to
have the constitution and bylaws pub.
lished IN THE FREE PRESS for the infor
nation of members, and the documents
will accordingly be printed next week