The Lake Wilson Co-Operative Elevator
& Lumber Company

        No history of western Murray County would be complete without the story of the Lake Wilson Co-operative Elevator & Lumber Company, the heaviest local taxpayer in Murray County.

        The unsatisfactory prices paid for grain in the early 1900's brought about the organization of the Lake Wilson Co-operative Elevator. This institution was started Feb. 18, 1905, when a notice was placed in the Pilot asking all farmers who were interested in a farmers' elevator to meet at Brekke's hall on March 4th.

        A. I. Olson was elected temporary chairman and Philip Flannery temporary secretary. After a discussion of grain market conditions in Lake Wilson the meeting was adjourned until March 11, 1905. At this meeting, the following officers


The Lake Wilson Farmers Co-op. E1evator & Lumber Co.
This is the first office. lt was taken in 1914

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This is a view taken in 1946. Buildings are so crowded that it is
impossible to get all the buildings in one picture

were elected: President, A. I. Olson; Vice Pres., L. Triplett; J. J. Mihin, Treasurer; and George Vallance, Secretary. At this meeting $4,000.00 was pledged. A motion was passed that the shares be $25.00 and the limit placed at four to a member, who was allowed only one vote. The directors elected were John Rohde, W. S. Pattinson, S. T. Campbell, Christ Erickson, and B. F. Warren. The officers were instructed to prepare bylaws and a constitution.

        The following is a list of the names of the farmers who purchased shares: A. L. Olson, L. Triplett, C. Erickson, L. Tokle, B. F. Warren, S. T. Campbell, John Rohde, George Vallance, Gust Nelson, Wm. Prahm, G. J. Gjervold, H. W. Anderson, J. J. Mihin, Frend Kench, Wm. Scott, J. D. Peterson, R. Harmsen, Ole Oleson, Phil Flannery, Theo. Berg, E. N. Moore, Fred Carlson, Wm. Sabin, J. A. Johnson, O. H. WilIiams, Victor Anderson, Martin Madison, J. Plumbeck, August Olson, Iver Erdahl, J. J. Low, B. Erdahl, Tom Hughes, W. S. Pattinson, A. Oberg, M. E. Blood, Theo. Roeseler, Ole Peter-

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