The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-04-30
CREAMERY PLANT
IS NOW ASSURED
Enthusiastic Meeting OF
Shareholders on Satur-
day Afternoon.

pursuant 10 Cdll iocuOu w SiAS 49,
scribers of the stock Of the Heppner
Creamery and Cold Storage Com
pany, a meeting was held at l. U. U.
F. hall on Saturday afternoon last the
purpose Of which was to elect direct
ors and perfect the organization.
This object would have been accom-
plished at this time had it not been
for the fact that sufficient stock had
not vet been subscribed to comply
with the Oregon law governing stock
companies.
The incorporators of the Heppner
Creamery and Cold Storage Company
being A. l.. Sparkling, o. j. Cox and
John Wightman, had taken the pre-
liminary steps and received char
ter from the State of Oregon. This
charter authorized corporation to
be perfected with capitalization OF
$4,000. The stock subscriptions a.
mounted to little over 5000 shares,
and this not being SO per cent OF the
capitalization, the organization could
not be completed.
The meeting, however, was not de-
void of good results. In fact just
such meeting was necessary that
the shareholders and the public at
large should thoroughly understand
on Just what basis the association
was being promoted. Mr.. A. l..
Sparling, having heretofore received
the endorsement of the Heppner
Commercial Club to go ahead and
sell stock in cooperative cream
cry for Heppner and promote the
same, has for the past two months
been working diligently in getting
farmers and business men interested.
He has succeeded fairly well, consid-
ering that he has had to do the work
in large measure alone. AT the
Saturday meeting Mr.. Sparkling made
report of what he had done to date,
and also explained his position with
reference to the proposition and 1t is
now understood by all just what his
relationship Is.
1t being ascertained that an or
ganization could not be completed at
this meeting, 1t was then proposed
that the capitalization be reduced
to $4,000, new articles of incorpor-
alton filed in accordance thereWith,
and that Mr.. Sparkling be retained to
continue his promotion work until
SO per cent of the stock OF the new
capitalization has been disposed OF.
1t developing further that the best
manner of procedure would be to
re-incorporate under u new name,
and let the original corporation ex-
pire by limitation, the question OF a
new name was raised, and after
some little discussion It was decided
that the new corporation should be
the Morrow County Creamery and
Cold Storage Association. Its place
of business will be at Heppner and
the authorized capital to $4,000, all
stock to be sold and disposed OF tc
the residents of Morrow county.
Upon the suggestion of members
present the stock books were again
opened and subscriptions called for
resulting in considerable block o.
stock being taken, and before the
meeting adjourned there was lacking
but 500 shares of the necessary 600l
required to be disposed of, to be sole
and these will soon be taken up.
There was a lot of enthusiasm
manifested at the meeting, and th
determination to put through the or
ganization is now stronger than ever
The discussion of the benefits to b
derived for Heppner and MorroN
county by the launching of this co
operative enterprise need not be en-
tered into here. They are too wei
understood to need elaboration. TIL
thing necessary at this time Is t
boost it along by words OF encourage
ment and get our producers inter
ested. The business men of HepI
ner have no desire to hold contro
ling interest and want this to 60
those who will necessarily be calle
upon to patronize and maintain tn
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more of these people that can b
brought In the better.
1t is estimated that it will requii
at least $4,000 to build and equi
the creamery and cold storage plan
it may cost even more than this, bl
should not exceed $4,000.
Joseph r. Knappenberg, of Ion
acted as chairman of the meetir
Saturday and presided in an alb
manner. In a short statement, M
Knappenberg made plain the hear
endorsement the creamery was r
ceiving from his locality. The mo
had been endorsed by the lone Coz
mercial Club and was by them b
ing boosted. Personally he e
dorsed the organization and spol
in strong terms of commendatio
hoping for its immediate consul
mmation. A. M. Phelps was tel
porary secretary.
To pay preliminary expenses
the Association, small advance
stock subscribed was called for a
met with hearty responce. ely