Good Old Days June 2

8 years ago

The Commoner

May 29, 1891

The experiment of the Farmers' Alliance last year in storing and selling the grain of its stockholders proved so satisfactory that the storage capacity in Garfield will be doubled before another harvest. It was proposed to take the profit from last year's business, amounting to $1,400, and construct another warehouse on the U.P. Road. But at the recent stockholder's meeting it was discovered that a few stockholders desired their share in cash, so, in order to retain harmony and good will, a division of the profits was ordered.

The second warehouse will b...