The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Stearns Rural
Identification
GoesForward
Organization Perfected On
January 27 To Carry on
Work In County
DIRECTORS ELECTED
j. H. Hay, Deputy Commits
sioner of Agriculture, Ex-
planned Rural Set-up

During the past few weeks the
rural electrification program in
Stearns county has moved forward
with rapid strides. Following a ser
les Of IA meetings which came to
a close on January rs, the county
organization meeting was held in
Richmond on Monday, January 81.
j. H. Hay, deputy commissioner
of agriculture, attended the meet
ing and answered questions per-
tanning to the operation Of the
rural identification program. AZ
ter giving everybody ample time to
ask the questions desired, J. l..
Morton, was named temporary
chairman of the meeting with E.
c. Lenzmeier as temporary secre-
tary. In answering the questions
Mr.. Hay brought out that the mon
ey available for r. E. A. loans was
available to power companies, to
county cooperative light and pow
er associations, and to municipal
tiles that wish to use it. So far he
stated 20 power companies in the
United States have gotten money
from this fund. So far in Minnesota
"a counties have organized their as
sociations and meetings are being
held in 80 more preparatory to or
ganization. The project at Wells in
Fairbault county and the Meeker
county project are practically COM
pleted. For Meeker county as
brought out by Mr.. Hay, there will
be 1872 miles Of high line. After all
questions were answered, Mr.. Nor
ton as chairman, asked the assem-
bled group what their wishes were
as far as the organization of a
county unit was concerned. A mo-
ton was made, seconded and car
ried that the organization Of the
cooperative light and power group
be completed.
Mr.. Hay was then called on to
discuss the articles of incorpora-
ton. A standard form was read
such as the one that was adopted
in several Of the other counties of
Minnesota. The reading of the arti-
cles covered such clauses as the
purpose Of the association, the ma
ture of business, the present place
VI UuSihcSS dilu SiIdI CO VI olOSh,
the number of shares of stock to
capitalize for and the limit Of in
debtedness. The shares of stock as
voted on for Stearns county will be
50 and the new association has
been capitalized at $1,000 made up
of $500 shares at 81 each. Already
the articles of incorporation have
been signed by the incorporators
and have received the approval of
the Attorney Generals office. This
week the articles are being filed in
the office of the Register of Deeds
and the Secretary Of State. After
that 1t will be necessary that they
be published in a county paper.
The election of directors Of the
new association resulted as fol-
lows: J. L. Morton, st. Joseph
township; Edwin MANI, Paynes-
vile township; Herman G. I'M
dieke, Lake George township; An
ton Ruff, Holding township; Henry
G. Schulztenberge, Oak township;
]. M. Miller, Ashley township; Con-
rad Flicker, Luxembourg township;
George Detterman, Melrose town.
ship; Barney ]. Brinkman, Farm
ing township. The name of the
county association will be the
Stearns county Cooperative Elec-
trio and the annual meeting date
will be held on the third Thursday
of November with the fiscal year
ending on October 81. The above
directors will serve until the first
annual meeting. At that time three
will be elected for one year, three
for two years. and three for three
years. After that three will be
elected each year for three year
terms. Following the close Of the
general meeting the organization
of the board took place. J. L. Nor
ton, st. Cloud, was named chair
man; ]. M. Miller, of Sank Centre,
vice chairman; and George Deter
man, Melrose, secretary-treasurer
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