The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-15
IA PROSPEROUS SHOWING.
Record of a Year With the Big I'M
7'' plement Company.

| The annual meeting OF the stockho,d-
ers of the Coop. Wagon & Machine
Company was held at the company's
office last evening The highly salts
factory conditions which have marked
the progress of this big institution, still
continue to exist, as the following re-
port of the president, Heber ]. Grant,
shows:
. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan 14.h, 1889.
| To the Stockholders of the CO-oCerdtiue Wagon
| and Machine Company:
| GsntLemeR-I take pleasure in making this
my fourth annual report. and submitting to
| you the ecretary's report showing the con-
| year 1888 1t is very gratifying to me, in
deed. to be able to report that the business
OF the company for 1888 was as satisfactory
| as that for 1887.
On the 18th of Octo Der, 1888, a 5 per cent.
dividend was paid on the capital stock of
| the company The di ectors have declared
an additional dividend of per cent. TO be
paid on demand in merchandise, or on
February LIST in cash, making in all II per
cent. for the year.
One year ago it became necessary if we
contin ued to hold the agency of the Cham
pi0n machines to resign the Waiter A.
Wood. We decided in favor of retaining
| the Wood machine, being convinced that
the Walter A. Wood harvesting machines
are the best in the market L he wisdom of
our decision has been approved by the
public. as will be seen from the following:
In 1887 we sod 293 machines of the various
kinds manufactured by the Walter A. Wood
Company; in 1888 we sold SIS, or an increase
OF 22L machines.
In my last report 1 find the following:
THE Walter Wood machines are fast be.
coming recognized as the best in the m srket
and give greater Setisfa ction to our pa T )ns
than any machines we, have ever sold Z"
From the above very handsome increase
am jus lied in saying, as last year,
that the alter A. Wood machines are now
acknowledged to be the best in this market.
The Balm and Mitchell wagons still con-
tinue to give perfect satisfaction to our
all our patrons. The Oliver and Gale
Chilled and John Deere d Co s steel plows
have always taken the lead in this Teri
farming community. The Miller buggies
and carriages maintain their universal
reputation for fine work and durability
The Improved Massillon Thresher is grow
ing in popularity each year For stand
ard grade buggy we have never handled
any that gave the same satisfaction as the
Hiram W Davis buggies. Our trade in this
line of goods forl8S8 was very satisfactory
indeed Our trade in the other standard
goods handled by US has been all that we
During the past year we have secured the
agency of the F c Austin Manufacturing
Company well-boring machinery, which
is giving universal satisfaction. and we
antiripstA large trade in this line of goods
for the co ming season.
By careful and prompt attention to bust
ness ana by representing none but fiESt-
class goods, our company has grown to the
proud distinc ion OF being "rhe Leading
Implement House in Utah." by carefully
consulting the best interests of our pa
irons, | anticipate for 1889 he customary
liberal patronage OF The pecp1e. Realizing
tn at 1888 was hardly an average year with
the farmers, on account of the drouth pie
J vailing IN many sections of the country,
take pleasure in congratulating the stock
holders tn It notwithstanding this, our bust
ness for 1888 sh DWs an increase over hat of
; the previous year. Anticipating sa isfac-
tory business for 1889 Iremain,
Very respectfully.
HEBER ] GRANT,
President.
! The election of o board of directors
for the ensuing year, resulted in the
choice of the following:
! HEBER ]. GRANT, JOHN HENRY SMITH,
! JOSEPH F. SMITH, J F GRANT,
T. NJ. LYMAN, w w RITTER.
G S. BURTON, GEORGE RoMNEY,
JAMES SHARP, j. T. WELLS,
GEORGE T ODELL.
! The board Will probably elect the eff
GERS to- day. With the ns mes the COM
, pany comprises, and the reputation its