The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-16
8 NURSERY.
The Stoner Nursery Loan and Investment
Company Organized amt Chartered


What is known as the Stouer Nurser
: Loan and Investment company has bee
: organized in this city aud is now fnll
equipped for business. The prospectus o
the company is as follows:
The Stoner Nursery, Loan and Invest
ment company will sustain six depart
ments to successfully prosecute its worl
to the interest or all. namely: First, whole
sale department: second, retail depart
ment; third, mortgage department.; fourth,
crop department; fifth, investment de-
partmeut; sixth, spraying department..
Each OF the above departments will be
dul organized and systenatized under
their proper heads.
The rich, sandy soil of the Arkansas
valley IS peculiarly suited for the rapid
growth of young trees, vines and plants
The salubrious climate of this section i.
unexcelled for the propagation of nursery
stock, which has been demonstrate
ed by years OF experience The vast
agricultural aad horticultural region of
which Wichita Is the commercial
metropolis. together with the fine shipping
facilities to be attained here at Wichita
with Its railroads. radiating in all direc-
tons throughout Kansas and neighboring
states and territories; AL points to the
profitable and permanent maintenance of
such an organization as this. Southern
Missouri and northwest Arkansas have
demonstrated this IN many possibilities of
frult growing compared with grain and
stock raising. Western New York aud
California both owe their wealth and pros.
/ perlty TO this one industry Then WHY
should not Kansas learn some valuable
lessons On the possibilities of the natural
resources with which she has been SO
ahundantly favored. The question arises
snail our people encourage home
industries? such as are peculiarly
! suited to our environments or
shall they continue to send their money
out of the country for something that can
be produced at home.
All interested in the welfare of our COM
munIty will answer: 1--WE have helping
hand for home industries, providing they
are practical and profitable and under safe
and conservative home management
The practicability of this enterprise in
the Light of the foregoing undisputable
facts and environments, none need to
question.
company Is easily susceptible of demon |
stratlon to any one who will examine the /
facts and figures in all of the departments |
OF general nursery business. The con-
seryatlve management of the corporation
Is guaranteed by the terms of our charter
and bylaws and the character of the men
VINO are promoting the enterprise.
Inc capital stock OF this company is
placed by the terms of its charter at $50
600 divided into $1,000 shares at SO each,
The shares are placed at $40 each so that
farmers and laboring men of small capital
can invest on equal terms with capitalists
and business men of larger means, and
thus work up in the labor departments of
the association, as their ability merits the
same by promotion, as it is desired that
stockholders ill these various appoint
ments Stockholders, by the terms of the
ana bylaws, have all the adj
of purchasing nursery stock at
The regular wholesale rate of which cata-
logues aud price lists will be issued each .
year. This alone should be sufficient in
1ucement for farmers and others utter
eSted IN planting trees vines, ETC.
Inns company cannot, by the terms of
is constitution and bylaws, bond itself j
or dollar; nor will it engage in any
speculative enterprises outside of its al.
eyed departments, and will work strictly |
within the limits of its capital. There {
VIII De rendered to the Stockholders, at
east twice year, sworn statements show {
ne the financial condition of the comnany I
y the proper official. While proxies may c
CT III all other matters in the manage G
nent OF the company, there must be a b
lrect vote of stockholders to effect any Z
hange in the constitution and bylaws $
toresaid, and any amendment proposed n
hall be submitted in full to all J
in due time for their consid- C
ration before voting on same. IL was s
lso agreed at the last meeting of the d.
ectors OF TINS company that no money
lould be paid on subscription of stock q
ntiI SO OJ0 OF the capital stock is duly u
described OF which there are about s., 900
ow subscribed. All subscribers will be e
FINISHED subscription sheets if they so d
ssire to push the interests of the COM e.
any as 1t is designed TO put in a 1O0-acre CT
ant in the spring of 1898. 1t is especially a!
asired to raise the minimum subscribed al
ock of S25 600 at once. al
All wishing TO avail themselves of til III
loFe advantage in subscribing to capital 81
ock may call upon or address any Of the 50
bcers of the company. 1t is desired to :
nDioy stockholders of this com pany in all
apartments of the business
The following is list of the directors of
this company with their addresses:
Z. l. Stoner, c. +. Miller, p A Rohr-
ugh, Major E. r. Powell, John Exton, Il
L. Lawrence, James Allison, K. C.. Il
yeec, q. d. Roger, ali of Wichita
The officers of the company for the first
Or are as follows: President, c. L. =.
oner; vice president, r T. Lawrence; =
cretary, r c. Sweet: treasurer, Major
K. Powell; attorney, p A Rohrbaugh.
For further information concerning The
oner Nursery Loan and Investment com
ny call on or address any of the above.
c. l. SToEEE, Pres.
z. c. SWEET, Sec'y.