The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-31
f :S;:,;;;%iiEitkS II JOIN
BUSINESS MEN
IN ORGANIZING
MARKET PLANS
Fully 200 Live Wires Meet
and Start Subscription To .
Carry Out Project.
EXPERT ORGANIZER GIVES
BENEFIT OF EXPERIENCE
Of Much Value to Farmers,
Merchants and Consum-
ers in General.

Establishment of Community
Market in Bemidji is assured. So en-
thusiastic were the 200 farmers and
the meeting : held in the Beltrami
Bemidji merchants in attendance at
county Court House Wednesday af-
ternoon, after hearing the PROPOSE
ton thoroughly discussed by w. G..
Braden, general manager Of the Ad-
rian, Mich, Community Market,
that organization was Immediately
begun and within the next few days
company, incorporated for $1O,-
900 or more, will be in existance.
Advantages of Market.
Mr.. Braden referred to the numer-
Gus advantages of such market,
pointing with emphasis to the many
problems of the farmers which are
solved by the operation Of such an
institution, and calling attention to
the important fact that Community
Market works benefit to farmer and
merchant alike. The "midldeman' is
eliminated; daily market quotations,
all precise, are posted; market is
provided for every article raised on
the farm; the profits are kept at
home by paying the producer more
and costing the consumer less; it is
open every day Of the year and the
producer has the privilege Of selling
other places then at the market. The
market does not sell at retail, but
will sell to the merchants of the city
at wholesale. --.>~ .. -,
Farmers Interested.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Braden's
exceptionally interesting talk the pro-
position Of organization was submit
ted and so enthused were his listen
ers over the project that immediate
action was decided upon.
r. L. Given, president of the Be-
midi Association, presided, and with
the assistance Of Mr.. Braden he ask
ed for subscriptions, the stock to be
sold in shares Of $40 each, a sub
scriber being privileged to take no
less than one and not more than. TO-:
In five minutes $3.50 was subscrib-
ed and the balance will be solicited
the moment the committee appoint
ed to carry out organization plans
is definitely notified by Mr.. Braden
that a proper manager for the mar
ket has been secured. Not more than
six per cent can be paid to the stock
holders.
The committee on arrangements
includes: E. A. Barker, chairman;
August Jarchow, E. K. Anderson, F.
G. Troppman and w. z. Robinson.
These Initial Subscribers
Among the farmers the following
su ubscribed 500 each: Representa-
tive Ed. Rako; J. C. Severance, AL
fred Moen, Herman Fenske, Ed. Lar
son, G. I. Goodmanson, Emil Peter
son. Peter Millbach and Carl Opsata.
The following farmers subscribed
$50 apiece: Mort Pendergast, E. X.
John Suckerd, T. L.
Skrivseth and s. J. Flom.
City of Bemidji men who sub
scribed 5000 apiece were: E. A. Bar
ker, H. z. Mitchell Of the Bemidji
Sentinel; E. H. Denu, of the Bemidji
Pioneer; R. L. Given Of Given Hard
ware company; w. z. Robinson of
Smith -Robinsin Lumber Company;
F. G. Troppman, department store;
W. N. Bowser, of O'Leary- -Bowser; ;
w. L. Brooks, Of the Northern Ma
tional Bank; J. Leroy Elwell, of the
Farmers State bank; R. H. Schumak-
er, Of the First National bank.
The following Bemidji men sub
scrib 800 apiece: DR.. E. A. Shan
non and Abe Grossman.
1t is prabable that the market will
be in operation this fall in suffici-
ent time to be of benefit in marketing
the seasons potato crop, which will
total approximately one million BUSH
els in the territory tributary to Be-
midi.