Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16

The abandoned plant Of the Mar
pany. Twelfth avenue and ahuttinS the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis right of-way,
is TO be used by commercial bust
ness. The Ames Agricultural Seed
Company. OF Ames. capitalized for
800. 900. has taken a contract for the
purchase of the buildings and acreage
adjoining that was plated as Indus
trial addition from G. F. Stansberry,
Of Gilman. trustee for the bondholders
of the gfunCt company.
The property will be transferred by
deed to the purchaser March /. 1919,
but immediate possession has been
given in order that repairs can be
made before winter to protect the
building from the weather. Announce
ment OF the purchase of the property
was made by George W. Rhine, Of Des
Noines vice president of the seed
company. who was in the city Tues
day arranging for the buildings re-
pains TO be made. The purchase price
was not made public, but 1t is under
stood the consideration represents only
a small part of the original investment
made in the buildings.
Will Remodel Next Year.
The immediate repairs 10 be made
to the main building VIII be a new
roof. and new windows and doors. Re-
modelling to put the three-story brick
building in shape for a seed ware
house is TO be done next year, 10 be
ready for the 1920 seed business. The
first floor is to be devoted to seed
cleaning. packing and shipping, and
what was the power plant addition OF
the main building will Re converted
/ into offices. The second floor will be
used for storage of small grains and
! the third floor for the drying and stor-
| age of seed corn.
| The ground around the building vii!
he cleaHed and eventually parked and
! handicapped. The tile storage shed, east
| of the main building is TO be rebuilt
! into a green house for testing seeds.
and the whole thirteen acres will be
used for testing and trial grounds for
! seeds, plants and bulbs.
Has Business in Anes.
! The Ames Agricultural Seed Com
pany. which was organized last spring.
f., has esta blished in Ames a seed ware
! house. where it will take care OF It's
business for next year. II was the
company's plan to build large SEED
house. but war conditions that brought
on an embargo on building caused the
Officers to search for suitable build
ing that could be purchased. MI
Rhine says that the pottery plant
building is ideal for the purpose. ooth
by reason Of the substantial nature OF
the building and its location. together
with the acreage adjoining it.
The company was organized around
the idea OF furnishing Iowa grown
seeds for Iowa growers and with that
object in view il has interested as
stockholders Iowa farmers who are
growing farm seeds. some OF them
| having more than statewide reputa-
lions for their corn and small grains.
But in addition to field seeds the COM
pany is preparing to handle and later
grow a complete line OF garden and
flower seeds and bulbs
Fred Mccullough President.
Fred Mccullough, of Hartwick. Is
president of the company. He is also
president of the Iowa Corn and Sinai
: Grain Growers Association. and has
wide reputation as grower OF seeo
|! corn. Vernon Guthrie, Of Ames. VINO
is in the real estate and loan ousl-
ness, is secretary and treasurer. One
| Of the officers. it has not been deter
mined yet which one. will come here
to take active charge of the bushes;
and it is the intention to employ
garden and flower seed and farm seet
| EXPERTS to have charge Of departments
and testing and growing. 1t isl the
| plan Of tho company to procure from
| its farmer stockholders in Iowa thu
farm seeds with which to supply 1t!