The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-21
ELECTION IS HELD
Wichita Canning CO. Formally
Organized Yesterday,
CAPITAL STOCK is $4,000
Factory VIII be Located on
West Side.
CAPITAL STOCK is $4,000

Yesterday afternoon in the city coun-
Gil chambers the stockholders Of what IS
now known as the Wichita Canning com
pany heId their first business meeting and
Eelected the board Of directors and elect
ed officers. The representation Of men
Interested IN the cooperative plan was
very large and all were enthusiastic over
The idea that Wichita IS at last 70 have
a canning factory. Not only were there
Wichita citizens represented among the
stockholders. but farmers and produce
growers from the country surrounding
this city were much IN evidence. The
movement 10 have canning factory start
ed in this city some tine ago and since
that time much work has been done in
getting matters into condition for the
final movement that Of electing officers
and securing the location
Five Directors Are Elected.
The meeting was called to order yes
terday and Mr. T. P. Campbell elected
as The chairman II the session Sir. R0-
doiph Hatfield was made secretary, after
which a statement Of the business TO be
done was made Z was announced that
five directors for the company would be
selected and that they would have con
trol OF the greater part of the business
Of The company.
These men are Robert O.. Lawrence,
A. Fawbush. ~ J. Weirck. O. g. Clark
and Rudolph Hatfield. Fl IN the i've d.
rectors an executive committee Of three
men were chosen. The committee con-
sists OF Robert =. Lawrence, II. Fawbush
and ~ J. Weirick
after the selection Of the directors and
executive committee The officers Of the
canning company were selected They
are.
Preadent-Rodolph Hatfield
Wee Presideut-O. 3 Clark.
Treas rer-R0bert T. Lawrence.
The secretary was not selected vester-
day but VIII be chosen later on Toy the
members Of the directory. II is the Ia
teHtion or the canning company to have
secretary who VIII draw salary for
his services and he VIII be selected with /
In short time II VIII be his duty 10
make all contracts for the produce and /
fruits and by next week he viii be in (
position 20 make the contracts for the .
canning season.
The canning company VIII be tncorpor- +
ated with o capital of SO 90. The stock .
IS valued at 500 per share and the mat
ter of Incorporating VIII be taken up
within short time.
Located on West eide.
The location Of the factory was def
nitely decided yesterday 1t viii he on
the West Side, but as far as site is
concerned. the executive committee viii
announce that In a few DAYS Ii is the
purpose II the company q have the 'f1rz
begin on the building in about ten days
and rushed until the structure is entirely
e mp.eted. An expert machfnist and a
head carpenter viii be brought here 20
take charge Of The WORK, but TIE other
men wiz be employed In this city 1t is
thought that the factory viii be COM
oletei wi-ain ninety days and ready FOR
operation. This VIII probably be in time
for rhe factory to open Up with its full
capacity
There is stiu twenty shares OF stock 10
3e disposed ~ for the reserve fund The
stock for me plant pr per has been taken
71t IL Is necessary for the working OF the
plant ~ have this stock taken OF course
here VIII be- canning factory. but there
s splendid opportunity Of getting into
he th-ns oy taking shares Of the remain
ns stock Atter the twenty shares are
AIKEN that VIA be ali that could possibly
'e taken into the company and the stock
folders VIII have run control through the
Directory aud executive committee.
s-re-
hing f1r~the city and surrounding coun-
rs there can De no question II Pas often
'een stated that canning factory was
.eete3 acre ana within short time 4
9npany Or operate one has been formed
-he people Interested In the welfare IL
PIE cl-v are glad that the factory IS to
e operated and tire West Side citizens
ne particularly glad that II is 10 be in
heir terrtory.
Stockholders the Concern.
The men ana drms taking stock in the
cncern are. The Kansas National
ank VIM. Mathewson. O. g. Daisy. O.
Ponce. b +. Mclean ~. +. Puckatt.
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rank Smith. II. 3. S.attsry. OTTO Weiss.
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