Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
ng May 20 were written.

ing May 20 were written
Among the different industries writ
ten were: soap factories, gas en-
gines, rim and axIes, Lighting and
cooking machines, fire ladder truss,
implement handles, nut butter, box
and veneer, traction engines, loco
motives, radiators, brass, caskets
canning factories, corsets, steel.
WOODEN, machinery, buttons, gloves,
cigar boxes, glue, implements and
motors, furniture, engines, autos, car
buretors, show eases, davenport beds
concrete flooring material, stumI
machines, aluminium castings, foun-
tain pens, chemicals, blankets, gears,
canvas gloves and mittens, wire and
steel, linen, wire fence stretching ma
chimes, beds, condensed milk, cleo
trio, underwear, cyclone fences felt
shoes and shoes
The Farmers Tractor Company of
Minneapolis, Mimi, was comespondet
arrangements.
At the time of Mr.. Duryea's resigna-
ton he was corresponding with Jas.
Keith & Blackman Co. This matter
was followed out but nothing def.
mite came of it.
During the month Of March, at
the suggestion of Mr.. L. NJ. Alexan-
der, had considerable CORES
pondence with the German-American
Nitrigin Co., of Milwaukee and re
ceived some circulars with regard
to use of nitrigin on farm Lands
which were distributed among some
OF the farmers southeast Of this city.
l also procured from the u. S. De
partment of Agriculture farm bulletin
No. 323 with regard to clover farming
on sandy Jack Pine lands, and dis,
tributed large number of these bull
letins.
Burlington Blanket Co., Pope-Can
non Box Co., Shirley Radiator Co,
Otis Steele Co., Four wheel Drive
Alto Co., Cyclone Fence Co, all an
swered either stating that they had
| located or did not desire this 10
cation
Fireproof Products Co, sent cir
culars. etc, and this was submitted
to Mr.. Carey, but he stated there
would not be enough use in a place
this size for their products.
Mr.. E. D. Loos, manufacturer O
carburetors, inquired about this place
He was written and asked for furthe
information, but no reply has as YET
been. received from him.
John R. Nye, Niles, Mich, asked
that representative be sent to lool
over his proposition. This was no
done.
We had some correspondence will
the international Match Co., of Chi
cago but without definite results.
have spent considerable tins
with several parties from out of tow,
| who have called here on various er
rands and wanted information Will
regard to the city, its industries
prospects, etc.
Notice of the annual meeting wa
mailed to all members, but there wa
| a very small attendance at the an
nual meeting, only about twenty-five
being present, and it was noticeable
that not a representative of tbs
city press was on hand, and onl!
one of the city papers made any CON
ment with regard to the proceeding
at the meeting. At the annual meet
ing full detailed statement Of tht
financial matters of the club was SUI
mitted.
Since the annual meeting one o
the parties who subscribed s2O0.Ot
has paid so as to bring his subscrip
ton up to the two binds hereto
fore paid by majority of the others
The amount still back ON special sub
scriptions is $80904.
Six of the members have so fal
paid in their annual membership fee;
for the present year Bills have beeo
paid since the annual meeting as
| follows:
| Wood County Reporter, for
printing booklets .. 98 OF
Geo. L. Williams, rent to
June 1st 49,. .... Is OF
Anna DAILY, services to June
10th. -. 49,. 49,. 30 OF
International Press Clip
ping Bureau, subscrip-
ton ...... $3.50. VI
Wisconsin Valley Leader,
printing notices ann. 0t
IOtal ..... 5 1913 0S
There is now remaining in the
hands of the treasurer 47.49.
There are a few small bills out
standing. One for the use of the
amusement hall for the visit of the
merchants which is 1900; a small
one for printing notices Of this sup
per and also a financial report. Pos
sibly something is also owing for
the band, the amount l cannot state