New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-11
PLANT NEARS COMPLETION
Seed Compan'ys Warehouse Near
ly Finished.
Substantial Structure Makes I'm.
posing Appearance.
Preparations For Caring For Seed
Grain Commences.

Grain Commences. i
Though it is situated where it is not
seen by many of the, people of the city,
the Minnesota Seed Co. IS warehouse
attracts considerable attention. There
is something about the appearance of
the building that is attractive though |
it is extremely plain and not built for
style of architecture.
The building is a parallelogram in
shape, two stories above the ground |
and basement that is about the same
as a story, SO that practically it is
three stories high. The mason work
on the building is completed and all
that remains is the finishing work
which is being done as rapidly as
possible.
The basement of the structure is COM
posed of cement blocks and the walls
above the basement are OF brick, the
Joints being flied with red mortar so
that they show a very finished appear
ance. At the top of the walls there is
a wide frieZe made of cement blocks
decorated with small stones, and in
the front of the building this frieze is
inlaid with these pebbles so that the
aforementioned stones spellthe words,
minnesota Seed Co." and on either
end of the title there is star and
crescent. 1t is very unique and ORR
ginal design and looks we'll, being SO
distinct as to be read from quite a
distance. The work is that of Mr..
Schapekahm and is certainly a credit
to him.
The new seed company is opening up
under the most favorable circum
stances, both as to season and to
prospects for business. The orders
the company now hasfo seeds is some
thing astonishing and there has been
little work done during the latter part
of the summer.
The general manager and secretary
of the COMPANY is Fred Meier. He has
been in Europe for the past month,
having gone there on his wedding tour,
but will return in a short time to make
this his home and to take active man
agement of the affairs of the company
and look after the buying and selling
of the grain.
In this connection there is more tC
the business than one would think, for
, the grain has to be sorted, tested anC
preserved so that it will be. ready fol
planting in the spring and in shape sc
that the company can warrant its
growth. The business under the man
agement of Mr.. Meier at Sleepy Eye
= where it had it's start, had a reputation
= of being reliable and upon this Their
was built up a large demand for tn
y products, and it is the intention of tn
: new concern to keep the reputation O
' the seeds that are sold up to the stan
= dard set.
a The arrangement of the new house
Il such that it will have capacity larg
enough to supply the demand for man
= years and is constructed with dryin
rooms and heating apparatus that wi
insure the perfect preservation Of tn
grain.
With the capital there is behind th
enterprise and the room there is for a
institution of this kind in the north
west there is little room for doubt a
to the success Of the undertaking an
the surprise will be if it should fail t
become one of the strong enterprise
of the city.
The company will in large measur
control the raising of the grain that
will put on the market, and look ate
the selection and for this. purpose
has leased the farm of E. G. Koch, pa,
ing him a cash rental for the same
and undoubtedly will reach out &c
other lands. This is to insure tt
proper growth of the seed they wish
sell and back up the statements thu
they sell only such seed as will
adapted to this latitude and climate.