The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-01-14
FARMERS COOPERATIVE GUANo
COMPANY.

The Farmers COOPERATIVE Guano
comnanv has now been incorporated
,,der the laws of the state OF VII
.ipia and chartered by the state
Cornoration Commission. legal no.
,;ce of which appears in the Times
Disnatch of January 5th.
The following officer a1d direc-
TORS have been elected for The pre-
sent year. viz
u n Fisher, Wilson, Va. Pres
ident. Freeman Hpes. Blackstone
Va Vice-President and General Nan
aoar. r. Il. Hardy, Blackstone, va
Secretary ass gressurer; Edw- q.
paglev. Kesbrisge. Va. Manager at
Kenbidge
Directors c. II. Nunnalley. Black
stone J. p. irby. Blackstone l.
Chambers. Black stone; J. A. Har-
DIV blackstone: l.. w. Bridgeforth'
Kenhridge: e. O. Bagley. Kenbridge
" G.. Love, Keubridge G. II jones'
Victoria W. IL. Blanch. Nogo, Va
L. r Gee. Pupa. Va; j. W. Fowikes
Nut Bush, Va.
This Company has been organized
ry the united efforts OF the most
,nterpr.slng farmers of the section
of Virginia for the purpose OF co.
operatine with all farmers in matter
pertaining 10 the fertilizer business.
II. object will be to make of every
farmer a shareholder 10 the pro-
tits of the business and in this way
secure their support and patronage.
The capital stock OF the Compa-
nv will be sold for this purpose at
the par value of $500 per share,
that anyone using as much as ton
a. fertilizer would find il to his in
.erest to purchase share of stock.
There are no short cuts in the di-
vision of this stock or big salaries
to be paid by the Company. The
entire management is under the con-
troll of a competent board of direc-
tors composed OF farmers, who are
elected by the stockholders annually
And 10 insure the stockholders that
the Company will remain in tact for
the purpose for which it was orig
mated. each stakeholder is limited
20 the ownership of a maximum nu
Der Of shares of the Company's stoc
This is strictly a farmers institution
and all of them are invited to join
IT,
The business will be conducted by
Messrs. Freeman Epes. r b. Hardy
and Edward G. Bagley. Mr. Bag
lev will be in charge of the plant
located at Kenbridge on the Virgil
Man Railroad. which plant is now
under construction and will be ready
TO supply the trade from that point
bv February 18th. Mr.. Hardy " i'll be
in charge of the Blackstone plant,
which building is located on the Nor
FOLK and Western Railroad near the
passenger station and il known as the
Bark Mill Mr. Freeman Epes who
hos been actively engaged i'm the fer
tlzer business for the past TWENTY-FIVE
years. will give the Company his car
f1l supervision. and with the know
lodge he has of the particulars OF fee
nlizers and ingredients suited to the
soils of our section. odr patrons viii
not Dee experimenting hrt wili he us
hg goods which are put mp by the {,
formulas which have stood the test OF
twenty years use by practical fmme
throughout Virginia and North Caro-
nla1ii met with entire satisfaction
and approval Tou VIII Sind "a iis, G.
our brands advertised on another page
of this paper.
We do not think that you can 90 bet
ter than invest ina al least one share
Of stock, as there are other ways in
which the farmers Will Dee benefited
than from the dividends he viii re-
ceiye from his stock.
Should You wish to take any stool
we viii be pleased to have Won call
us or write for further information.
Respectfully yours.
FARMERS COOPERATIVE GUA
no COMPANY. Inc.