The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-12-06
The Sioux Valley Nursery
Company Locates In
This City
WILL Do BUSINESS
ON A LARGE SCALE
Men of Experience Behind This
Nursery Company

1t is not generally known that
Brookings will in the spring have
well equipped and growing nursery
business. Some time ago G. Nj.
Olston and his family quietly moved
to this city, and set about maturing
his plans for starting nursery COM
pany. He has interested with him, e.
Loken OF Faulkton, and they have
organized the Sioux Valley Nursery
Company. The gentlemen chose
Brookings on account OF the aany
natural advantages that the city offers,
among which are: The Experiment
Station northeast OF the city; the ex-
cellent soil for growing and propogat.
ing trees, roses and shrubs, and the
shipping facilities.
Mr.. Olston is a graduate OF the Ag-
ricultural college, having completed
his course there some 10 or II years
ago. Since that time he has been in
the nursery business in various por-
tions of the Northwest, OF late years
holding the responsible position OF
foreman in several. He is thoroughly
competent i'm his chosen field of en-
deavor.
Mr.. Loken haa given great deal OF
attention to horticulture by practical
experiments, and is worthy associate
with Mr.. Olston in the work. This
company will pay especial attention to
the breeding OF trees, roses and shrubs
that are adapted to the climate OF
North and South Dakota, Minnesota
and Iowa.
Mr.. Loken expects to visit the city
during the holidays and then the
gentlemen will no dou0u look after Sc
curing the necessary land for their
work, and in the spring will move
their stock here which has been grown
by an experienced man at Huron, s.
Oak.
Mr.. Olston expressed himself as be-
ing very much surprised at the rapid
growth OF Brookings during the past
ten years and says that he is very much
pleased to note the interest the people
OF the city have taken in the improve
ment OF their residence property by the
planting OF trees and ornamental
shrubbery. He also says that Brook
ings is one OF the incest and cleanest
cities on the North Western line OF
road.
There is a great need OF this nursery,
and Brookings and the state OF South
Dakota are to be congratulated on this
acquisition. 1t is true there are sew
eral nurseries in the eastern part OF the
state but they are not being conducted
on the large scale that the Sioux Valley
Nursery Company has mapped out for
itself. The one fact that the expert
ment station is located here will enable
the company to procure the very best
in everything in their line. That is,
they will be on the ground and can see
for themselves which is best for this
part OF the country in the horticulture
line, and when their goods are placed
on the market they will be as near
perfect as they can be. A great deal
OF adverse comment has been heard of
late years on the methods and the
product of the eastern nurseries, and
not without reason either. The scrub
biest and most imperfect trees in the
country have been bought up by these
companies and then in turn foisted
upon the unsuspecting settler for the
best grade. A number of farm jour
mails in the middle west haveon num-
erous occasions published lengthy
articles on the way these eastern
houses do business and gull the farm
ers, and it is indeed refreshing to
know that at last the farmers of this
part OF the country will have at least
one nursery that they can trust i'm
plicitly.
This paper certainly wishes the new
company the very best OF success and
that in few short years it will take
the place Of outside concerns who now
feed on the west.