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Show Good Showing by Farmers' Equity. Gunnison Vally Farmers' Equity held their first annual meeting January Janu-ary 25th at the R. S. hall, when the financial statement was given showing show-ing a net gain during a nine months business of 25 per cent on the investment. invest-ment. A dividend of 10 per cent was declared and the surplus carried into the reserve fund. The showing made was most encouraging to the stockholders and an incentive incen-tive to others who had been sceptical about joining the organization. organiza-tion. Mr. Roche of Pocatello, secretary of the Intermountain Equity was present and commended the management. manage-ment. He then made a talk on the object and benefits of associating into in-to Equity organizations and answered satisfactory a number of questions propounded by stockholders present. The company comprises five districts dis-tricts embracing Gunnison, Center-field, Center-field, Axtell, Mayfield and Fayette, one director being allowed each district dis-trict aud six others elected at large. The directors elected are: Gunnison, Gunni-son, L. H. Childs andNephi Gladhill; Centerfield, O. L. Malmgren. Alva E, Anderson and James S. Jensen; Axtell, Ax-tell, H. W. Nielson and Lehi Olson; Mayfield, Hyrum Olson and Chris Panberg; Fayette, O. H. Pierce. After the meeting the directors organized with O. L. Malmgren as president, H. W. Nielson vice president, presi-dent, Nephi.Gledhill secretary, and Hyrum Olson treasurer. Mr. Roche held a big meeting at Mayfield in the evening and as a result re-sult quite a number from that town are taking stock in the company. |