The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-04-28
The Ice Company Organized.

a meeting OF the subscribers to the
capital stock was called to meet at the
Bank OF Eastern Arkansas Friday
night.
Mr.. l.. Rollwage was called to the
chair, and +. l.. Vadakin was elected
secretary.
The chairman stated the object of
the meeting To be the permanent or
ganizatlon of corporation or joint
stock company for the purpose of
building and operating an ice factory,
etc.
The difference between these two
organizations was explained. and it
was determined TO make it a corpora
ton.
Additional stock was then subscribed
aggregating $1,000, the amount asked
for.
On motion it was agreed 10 call this
corporation The Forces. City Ice
Company"
On motion the capital stock was fixed
at 5000.
On motion it was determined that
the business of this corporation should
be :" to manufacture, buy and sell ice.
and do a general cold storage and fuel
business. :"
Or motion the control and manage
ment of this corporation was vested in
board of seven directors.
On motion the following gentlemen
were elected as a board of directors
for one year Messrs. Graham, Joel
E. Wynne, Calling, l.. Rollwage,
Grobmyer, Gray and Hancock.
The stockholders then adjourned.
I Immediately after the adjournment
Of the stockholders, the Board of Di.
rectors of Forrest City Ice Company
was called to order by Mr. RolIwage,
who stated that the first business
would be the election of president to
serve for one year.
On motion Mr.. w. :. Graham was
unanimously elected president.
On motion the offices of general man.
aper, secretary and treasurer were
combined, bond fixed at $500, and
salary at $50 per month for four months
beginning, June l..
On motion Mr.. b. f. McCrary was
elected to the office.
On motion j. Z. Wynne was elected
vice president. =.
On motion Mr.. Calling was mployed
to draw up articles of Incorporation,
constitution and bylaws, procure a
charter and stock certificates.
On motion the president appointed
Messrs. Gray, Calling and Rolwage to
procure plans and specifications for
the plant complete, together with bids
for the construction of same, to report
the following Monday night.
The board then adjourned. ).
The committee met Monday pursu-
ant to instructions, and agreed on rec
concentrations.
The board of Directors met Monday
hnight.
On motion the minutes OF the pre-
vious meetings were read and APP
proved.
The report fthe committee on plans
and specifications, ETC., was read, and
on motion adopted.
in accordance with the recommen-
dations Of the committee, the contract
for the plant was let to the Memphis
Machine Works, and the contract for
AN engine was let to the Dyersburg
Machine Company, and the president
and secretary were instructed to sign
the contracts.
The committee was continued and
allowed more time TO secure plans,
specifications and bids on the building.
,Messrs. Rollwage, Gray and Cat
ling were appointed a building COM
mittee.
After the transaction of some other
unimportant matters the board ad-
iourned.
The plant is to be erected on ground
adjoining the electric light plant,
which has been leased for that purpose
and will be in operation in about sixty
days.
The contract for the building was
let last night to Mr.. G. a. Ahlstedt, for
t$925.
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