The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-01
Ship. Ass n.
Held Annual
Meeting Sat.
In Spite of Depression Local
Cooperative Has Profit
able Year
DIRECTORS REELECTED
Mr.. Doran of Central Coop,
Makes Fine Talk-De-
tailed Reports

The annual meeting of the Farm
er's Shipping Association, of Sank
Centre, held at the Community Club
rooms Saturday was fairly well at
tended.
In calling the meeting to order
President F. ]. Minette stated that
in the past year the association
had enlarged it's scope somewhat
by adding the sale Of prison made
machinery and binding Irvine as a
side line. He stated that the shipp-
ing association at no time had any
money involved. When a mower
or other article was sold a remit
lance was made to the state. The
business was entirely on a COM
mission basis.
After Secretary w. II. Rattle had
read the call the minutes Of the
last annual meeting were read and
approved.
The shipping association has two
departments and two managers.
Mr.. Rattle is the manager of the
warehouse department. His detail
ed report was approved by Account
ant Peter Robischon. The gross
sales for the year totaled SGT ,430.13
with a gross profit of $4,47S.76. The
managers commission was $1,O98.-
3d. Other expenses reduced net
gain added to surplus to $1,31S.53.
The net surplus at the end of the
year was $s,S04.31. The report was
adopted unanimously.
Nick Bromenschenkel Is the man
ager of the live stock department.
Turing the year "a loads o. live
sock was trucked to So .th st.
Paul. After the reading Of the re-
port there was some discussion
about the charge made for the Use
of the live stock truck for hauling
wood for private individuals, some
contending the amount turned into
the association for such work was
not enough. Under Mr.. Bromen
schenkeps contract he supplies the
gas and oil to operate. His gross
commission for the year was ST.
4S0.42. Mr.. Rattle explained some of
the things the manager of the live
stock department was up against.
The report was eventually adopted
by a unanimous vote.
President Minette stated that at
the last annual meeting Frank
Pesheck was elected as one Of the
directors. He stated at the time
he would not accept and did not
qualify. The board appointed Joe
Miller, Mr.. Pesheck's opponent at
the annual meeting. He asked the
stockholders to approve this ap-
|pointment. Mr.. Miller was elected
for the remaining two years Of the
term. .a.-.
The terms of F. ]. Mine.te and
Paul Domke expired with Satnr-
days meeting. Mr.. Minet.e was
nominated to succeed himself. He
made strenuous efforts to dodge
the honor, but failed. He was re-
elected unanimously.
The rules were suspended and
Paul Domke was elected to sue
coed himself by Secretary Rathe
casting the ballot.
It was voted to have the refund
from the Central cooperative AS
sociation, South st. Paul, to be
paid direct to the patrons OF the
Farmers Shipping Association, OF
this city, at the close Of 1884. The
Central will refund approximately
s149. 900 to its patrons this year.
L. S. Doran, head Of the stockers
and Feeders department of Centr-
al. was introduced and made very
interesting and instructive talk. He
said in part:
Farmers are paying too little
attention to the marketing Of their
products when they should give as
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