The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01
VALLEY GRAIN ~"
yv,o,..,,e and Retail Dealers =" ', sour.
Grain, Meal and Feed, bale" my ~ n
.a,,c.,turnI Tools and K"p"'fs.
Minor, Manager.

NthoGs W"'"e
Among the many impor,an.., IN the
arises which are great iat'1'' hat of
devclopment of a city's me - ,,Inrc of
the flour and feed mills III :, found
This character there may ".oat i'm.
many things that are OF SO hnmnn
nortapcc to the feeding OF lie Valley
and animal kingdom, ana III, Of
Grain CO.. is in every wa, %" The lo.
filling the important Wants VI ,,,nizcd
caity. This company, "aS = ,Go ont
January |, 1894, and was '' ar,ani-
Growth of the Valley NH 'o', Meas.
led in 1873. for the purpose VI ..,It and
inu in the -four grain Ie'''' ,,.ni i'm
bnled hay trade and asric"l;"'" ~ 80
pements of all kinds, me sl'i LIZ tn
they added agricultural l'1Pira,''h Inns
their stock, and are now "''nS Thnv
mess of about Sl25, 900 yea No
have three large store houses u, ann
lepot grounds, where their s'""'s .,"I
bc unloadcd directly from lh' 80 ,t',r,
they occupy besides large NV thnir
warehouse at Flat street Wil'l' ~, r.
office is also located. Is nov w., i,
the most extensive milling piai'9 ~
This part of Vermont, making, az
finding a ready sale for large 4u,''',.
Ties of choice wheat ana tft III, III
meal. middlings and feed Inc an!
Grain Co. are among the largest 'r"i
ers in this line in this scc'i"h' "'"
.nwing TO extra facilities Whlc' Nv.
nnssess are enabled to furnish h"u,
and feed at the lowest minimum VI
cost as we'll as to always have an III.
,nense stock from which To seiet''
About seven people are employer l'sus
IarIv here. They make speciaIls .,
Wasbburn's'' and "Pillsbury bts'
Flour and are agents Tor 'iio
Cumberland Fertilizer. ,., :.
The building on Flat street when II
five STORES high is 40Xloo feet ID n
and is one Of the largest
voted To this business in the s'a'',
three additional store houses cone AT
the depot and two opposite the saPS
roomj are utilized. \ heavy anu i''S'
class stock is constantly carried 'o,'I
prising baled hay and straw oats
corn. grain of every descriptions uIedI
and mill feed, as we'll as OF ttlc ilie9'
brands of -four from the best MUS III
the country. Having a storage capa'l
ty of five thousand bushels corn any
300 tons Of feed, the concern Is az
WAYS in position 10 Ill orders WIN
and at lowest prices, IN
staff Of help is employed me
trade is very large and growing
The business started originally 10y
the Valley Mill Company IN 1875, ana
was conducted by W. II, X +" .
Minor until five years ago when the!
sold out. Jan lst Of the present year
the concern was changed To the Val
cy Grain company. The officers are
Henry Cutler president. who Is ais" al
he head Of the Cutler company al
North Wilherham, Mass. one of the
argest institutions in its line IN Ne"
england. J. NJ. Perry the treasurer
# the Valley Grain Co., Is also con
lectcd with the Cutler institution. W.
T. Minor is the general agent Of the
Valley Grain Co, c. +. Newell Is the
asher and book keeper. Mr.. Minor Is a
native of Leydcn Mass. came to Brat
lcboro 30 years ago. Mr. Newell IS
native Of Brattlehoro. The milling Tor
his institution is all done at North
Mr.. Minor has been
with this business for thirty
ears In addition to the wholcsaling
md retailing Of flour and grain the IN.
tituton carries the largest stock OF
arming implements Of all kinds and
and does the largest line Of
epairs Of any house in New England
outside Of the large cities.