Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-21
ADAMS SEED co.
To EXPAND
Win Follow Intensified Methods to
Develop Seed Industry in De-
eOrah on Large Scale.
BIG MEETING HELD
HERE LAST NIGHT
w. +. Therkildson, of Chicago, Fam
Gus Seed Expert, Spoke on
Development of Local
Grain and Seed
Market.


result in a greater appreciation of
local industries and a mutually bene-
fetal understanding Of the civic and
personal opportunities ACQUIRING from
the presence of such industries had
its inception last night at the public
mass meeting in the Court House,
where w. F. Therkildson, vice
president OF Critchfeld and Com
pany, Advertising and Merchandis-
ing agents, Chicago, and intema-
tionally recognized authority on the
seed business, spoke on the develop
ment Of Decorah as a seed and
grain market.
Mr.. Therkildson's talk was prim-
arily an appeal for the community
moral support of the efforts Of the
Adams Brothers Seed Co., a home
institution, which he says is certain
20 become one of the largest and
most successful concerns Of its kind
in the country.
He revealed the program that has
been formulated by the company for
the expansion and development of
its business.
The Adams Seed Co. plans to con-
duct its business more intensively
along merchandising lines that have
been tried by Mr. Therkildson and
proved successful under far less
favorable conditions than those that
exist in Decorah. These operations
will lead them into wider trade
channels and, naturally, will require
the purchase Of a greater annua
output of seed crops. Farmers in
this immediate territory will be en-
couraged to grow these seed crops
under contract for the Adams Seed
Co. and will receive for them q
premium over and above the regular
market price.
In Mr.. Therkildson's opinion De
corah never will become a manufac
turing center, strictly speaking, in
asmuch as it possesses none of tht
natural requisites for growth Of sucl
industries. On the contrary ever!
conceivable factor is in its favor al
a seed and grain market.
The towns strategic geographical
location for the seed business th
speaker declared is superior to that o
the majority of the largest see,
houses in the world.
It is far enough north to prof
by the national reputation of north
ern grown seeds, and yet so situate
as to be able to command the mar
ket from the Rocky Mountains t
the Atlantic coast. This location j
;. particularly advantageous because 0
its close proximity to the fine cor
and field seed growing section.
The Adams Brothers Company wi
concentrate on the field seed an
mail order field and garden see
business.
Mr.. Therkildson pointed out tn
! phenomenal growth of other ma
, order seed concerns which are nc
so advantageously situated.
, Until the gathering last night fe'
+ Decorah business men had recognii
% ed the unusual possibilities for tn
5 tremendous future growth of tn
Adams Seed Co. The business hs
grown to the point where eXpansio
t is absolutely necessary in order
2 handle the volume of business tn;
q may easily be developed
e They had not considered tn;
t through it thousands of dollars al
t paid annually to farmers who,
. turn, spent their money with loc
: merchants. Numerous others in Il
o audience expressed surprise to leal
e of the scope of the business as the
t were not aware that Winneshit
}. county products have been sold al
n shipped into AZ states, which
o only beginning of the possibiliti
t. in the development of the seed i
= dustry here.