Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-05-18
What We Do At School.
lila kazik, kat k, kagOre,
Zipalah zlpalah, 90.
EDIToRs;-FREEMAN AND PEARcE.

Ilpdidh Ipdidil, ~.
EDIToRs:-FREEMAN AND PEARcE.
LOCALS.
John Holmes and Frank Baxter were
absent Thursday.
Emerson Cooper visited our school
Thursday afternoon.
The Botany class have analyzed
thirty plants. Forty is the requisite
number.
One of the many industries of Yale
(some of which have previously been
written about is the shipping of grain,
hay and live stock. This is not only a
great benefit to the town but is of es-
pecial interest to the farmers.
At present there are two elevators
here, one owned by Thos. Hickey and
the other by Wharton & Holden.
The one now owned by Thos. Hick-
ey was built in 1881 by Peter Sanborn
who was the proprietor for three years.
Then it was sold, in 1884, to James
Ferguson d Co. who had charge of it
for another three years.
In the meantime Mr.. Hickey had
purchased of Grandy q Mills the
elevator which then occupied the
present site of the one belonging to
Wharton & Holden. After Mr.. Hickey
had been in the business short time,
Mr.. Mills bought out Ferguson q Co.
but he remained there only one year
when he again sold out to Mr.. Hickey.
This then gave Mr.. Hickey control of
both houses which were afterward
moved up side by side in the position
they now occupy. At present these
buildings are capable of holding IL
carloads or 1900 bushels of grain.
The other elevator has a capacity of
II, 900 bushels and was built in 1887 by
McPhee d Grinnell; but the second
year they dissolved partnership, Mr..
McPhee becoming sole owner. About
two years later Wharton q Holden
came into possession of it and are
still the proprietors.
Last year they built a neat Office on
Main street and set of wagon scales
were placed on the south side of the
office.
These firms also engage extensively
in hay-buying. For long time the
hay was put away in old buildings in
different parts of the town until it
became evident that more room was
required in which to store the rapidly
increasing amount. Accordingly hay
sheds were built near the railroad.
These sheds are 20 236 IT. and the
capacity is estimated at 400 tons. 100
feet of them belong to Thomas Hickey
SO feet TO Wharton Il Holden and the
remaining 80 feet TO John Bradshaw
of Roseburg.
The most of the hay is shipped in
the fall, although the season lasts
for about ten months or from Septem-
Der until near July; during which
time there are usually several other
buyers here.
In good year about 400 cars of
grain and about 400 cars of hay be-
sides several thousand bushels of other
produce are shipped from here. This
represents an annual expenditure of
over 100000, an amount which at
first seems almost incredible.
The shipping of live stock Is en-
tirely controlled by Lothian & Beard.
This business lasts the year around
and is very extensive, last year there
being So carloads sent from here and
over SAC, 900 paid out.
Certainly Yale, although not very
large place, is very enterprising; but /
doubt if the greater part of the citizens
ever stop to think of the great trans
actions that are made here daily, eS-
pecialy along this line.
LILLE NJ. COOPER.