The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
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MankatO Men Start a Whole
sale Grocery.
J. c. Cotton and Hugh Evans With II.
P. Partridge, of Tracy, Organize
Stock Company.

The st. Cloud Journal-Press. under
date of April 9th contains the follow
ing:
Articles of incorporation have been
drawn for the incorporation under the
laws of the state of the ST. Cloud Gro
Gerry company, and the general nature
of its business shall be the wholesaling
of groceries with its principal place of
business at st. Cloud. The time of the
commencement of the incorporation is
to be June and the period of the in.
corporation is to be thirty years. The
amount of the capital stock of the com
pany is to be 100000, divided into
1000 shares of 800 each. The highest
liability shall be $4,000 The names
of the parties forming the corporation
are Henry J. Partridge, Hugh Evans
and John G. Cotton. These constitute
the first board of directors. Hugh
Evans shall be the first president,
Henry J. Partridge vice president and
John G. Cotton secretary and treasurer.
Messrs. Partridge and Evans are prac-
tical grocery men and Mr.. Cotton is
the cashier of the Mankato Savings
bank. The new incorporation is said
to have especially good backing.
The above information will, in some
particulars be source of regret to our
people. Regret, because we very much
dislike to lose from our midst two so
estimable gentlemen as ] G. Cotton
and Hugh Evans together with their
families.
But Mankato's loss will be st. Clouds
gain, and we cannot help but congratu-
late our neighbors upon the acquisition
to their business circles of these bright,
pushing young business men.
We have not the pleasure of Mr.. Pat
tridges acquaintance, but are informed
by those who do know him that he is a
business man of splendid attachments,
residing in Tracy.
Mr.. Evans is we'll known throughout
Southern Minnesota. For more than a
dozen years he has been connected
with the L. Patterson Mercantile Co.
and no more popular salesman ever
handled a mileage book than he. He
is, and for several years has been, a
member of this firm, but in removing
to his lew field of operations where he
will give his undivided attention and
best energies, he will probably sever
all connections with the Patterson Co.
Mr. Cotton is one of our very best
young business men. His connection
with the Mankato Savings bank since
its organization has thoroughly tested
his qualifications and it is needless to
say they are of the best. He will have
charge of the accounting department
of the new concern.
The St. Cloud Grocery company, be-
sides being splendidly differed, will
have the advantage of being conducted
by practical men-men who thoroughly
understand their business. They are
able to command all the means neces-
sary for the conduct of successful
business career, and the Free Press
heartily joins in the universal express
sion of the people of Mankato that they
may meet with that prompt success to
which the character and ability of the
members of the firm richly entitle
them.
The citizens of st. Cloud are fortu-
nate in the establishment of whole
sale house in their city by the gentle
men comprising the new firm, and the
addition of their estimable families to
the social circles of the city will, we
know, be cause for congratulation by
tho oood ,,oor1a of CT Cloud