The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-23
SEED HOUSE FOR MITCHELL
An Industry Located Here that il
Years to Come Will Develop
Into Big Business.

We ~ ~ ~ puo
lican a month ago OF the possibility
of a large seed house being located
in Mitchell. and since that time
the forces have been at work quietly
in bringing this location about. 1t
has been accomplished and what is
to be known as the Dakota Improved
Seed Co. will make it's headquarters
in Mitchell.
The stockholders of the company
held a meeting in this city Friday
afternoon and evening, and was
attended by the following outside
investors: l.. r. Erskine, of High
more, Isaac Lincoln. of Aberdeen,
w. A. Caldwell, M. G.. Carlisle, and
Prof. w. A. Wheeler. OF Brookings.
The stockholders adopted the arti-
Giles of incorporation and charter,
also the bylaws and elected and the
following directors: L. r Erskine,
j. +. Morrow and 1. W. Seaman.
The directors met in the evening
and elected the following officers:
President, l.. r. Erskine: vice presi.
dent. T. j. Morrow: secretary and
manager, w. a. Wheeler: treasurer,
S. E. Morris.
The company has a limited capital
Of SlcO, 900, of which S25, 900 is paid
up. or this amount $40. 900 is held
by Mitchell business men and sl5, 900
is held by outside people.
The object of the corporation will
be to grow and sell the highest grade
seed that can be produced, said Mr..
Wheeler. 1t will operate and main
tain an experiment. and testing farm
near the city of Mitchell, at which
place the various farm crops will be
tested and improved by the best
methods. A large number of the
seeds handled by company will be
grown under contract in the vicinity
of Mitchell or wherever in this state
they can be grown to the best ad-
vantage. 1t is likely that a large
number Of the seeds for northern
conditions will be grown in the
northern part Of the state.
The principal offices of the corpor-
alton will be located at Mitchell,
where will be erected or purchased
as soon as necessity demands ware
houses and other buildings necessary
for the operation of the business.
Zone thing that will be Of great
advantage to the company at the
start will be the cooperation of the
experiment station at Brookings and
the leading grain firms Of the state
and Minnesota, who have assured the
! officials that they will do what they
can to develop the growth OF the
company. The seeds will be grown
under the supervision of The COM
pany, special attention being given
to pure seed for the farm. while
garden seeds will he taken up on the
side. Farmers have come to place a
much higher estimate on the use of
pure seed and this company will
give it to them in the best possible
shape, for it. will be acclimated
even to the various sections Of the
state"
Prof. Wheeler was selected as the
manager Of the seed house, and he
will return to the city March to
assume charge of the affairs OF the
company at that time, when it
will commence doing business. Prof.
Wheeler is connected with the
faculty Of tie state agricultural COL
lege at Brookings as botanist, and
is in charge of the state experiment
station at Highmore. Before coming
to South Dakota Prof. Wheeler was
associated with the Minnesota ex-
pertinent station for ten years, and
has made pure seed a study through
out all these years. Last year he
accompanied the seed special trains
over the Milwaukee and the North
Western roads and visited Is towns
in the state. In his line of work
Prof. Wheeler is All exceptionally
capable gentleman and he will make
a most thorough and efficient mana
ger for the con. pany.
To Mitchell the location of the
seed house will mean a vast business
10 the years to come. 1t cannot be
grown at once, for it Will take
a few years to get the seed thorough
ly established, and after that there
is not a farmer in South Dakota who
should send out of the state for their