Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-20
FARMERS AT TIE FRO Mt.
They Decide To Build A Warehouse
At Alpena.

At Alpena.
EDITOR Herald; According to an-
nouncement those farmers Interested
in the erection Of q farmers warehouse
ID Alpen2. held a meeting in the wait
ing room OF the depot, last Saturday,
The secretary read some interesting
correspondence relating to cost of con-
structioD Of fiat houses and elevators
and vote OF those present toll that .
decided majority are in favor of build
ING an elevator. Letters from Roswell
Miller, Genl Manager OF the c. NJ 4
st Paul II. H.. and 4 visit paid to -Alpe-
na last Friday by Supt. G 4 Goodnow
where he met by appointment lJessrs
May, Worrall and Ieasdale hayeresult-
ed in a very desirable building site be
ing granted
10 such farmers Us were not present
at the meeting last Saturday, we WOULD
say, that over $4,000 worth of Stock
was then subscribed ior. Officers We're
chosen, viz; G j ho#er, president; O G
Woodruff, yice-president; ] Teasdale,
secretary: and G d Norrall, treasurer.
Seven directors We're elected, who
will have charge Of the business affairs
OF the organization, and they are J II
MilAlZin, j II May, August Scheel, Jno.
y. lounes, B = Barr, Pat. 1LeDonald
ana Frank & Phillips. Officers and d.
rectoFs elected annually.
| Article Of Incorporation wereatlcpt-
ed and a meeting VIII be held Saturday
| the 2Sth inst, when the stockholders
viii adopt bylaws and transact other
business. The capital stock of the Al
pena Warehouse and Elevator Co. CON
sists Of 900 shares at $1,000 each. and
! when $1,000 of stock has been sub
scrlbed for, the company will he in q
condition to transact business. Shares
can be bought by operative farmers,
and will he negotiable, but can lie sold
by holder only TO another practical
farmer.
AS stated before, quite majority Of
those present at saturdays meeting
were in favor of erecting an elevator.
This can be done for $3.50. The adj
Nantages OF such d house over a fiat
are many some of which are, cheapness
and speed Of loading cars; ease and ra-
pidity in delivering grain by the far
| mer TO the buyer; also the facilities to
keep wet grain in motion thus driving
and keeping it from, heating
AS secretary, am instructed to say
TO tanners, who can save time and
labor BY hauling their gram TO Alpena
who have not as yet taken shares in the
Alpen& W. & E. Co. ii you want a
Warehouse OF your own. here is an op-
portCnity. If in the past you have been
dissatisfied with Alpena as a gram mar
kei' yen no. have a chance to better
it ard obtain every cent out Of your
crop that can be got out Of it. Each
shareholder is entitled toa vote but
no shareholder, nc matter how many
shares he may buy. can cast more than
five votes; this is tc keep the mauage-
ment OF the Conpany's affairs out Of
the hands oil the few. Farther, if you
do nCJtake shares to help build this Ell
eVato., you viii not be benefited one
cent by its being built Those of us
who put our money into this enterprise
Go net propose to help you. unless you
make some endeaEor to help your
selves. somefarmers real good fell
lows too when our canyassers have
called on them to subscribe for Shares
have refused on the ground OF poverty. |
True, YOU aro poor: but no more en-
bar&sse1i than the rest Of us. You i'm
agine your nejghbor's purse to be long
er than Jour own. it Is not so.
Very few OF those who have sub
scri0ed fol stock have the money IN
hand topay fer it theg VIII have to
borrow. You ca1, if you REALLY want I
tohe!p yourself and those dependent
upon you, do thesame. You owe 1t IL.
your family and those who are now
giving You credit. to take stock. You
AWAY VIII sell Your grain at great
loss il You iasist on AauliAg II 70 the
monopoly now owning tba Narehouses !.
doing business on Our railway line.