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Show RICHMOND'S BIG FACTORY i Does Immense Business at Good Profit; Capacity to be Doubled. A Funeral. Richmond, Jan. ao. T!iu annual stockholders meeting of the Utah Condensed Milk Co. of Richmond was held In the hall Monday afternoon The reports showed the enterprise to bo In a prosperous condition, an average aver-age of seven carloads of milk per month, besides other products, having' been shipped during the past year. The stockholders showed their wisdom wis-dom In their determination to have a still greater business when they concluded con-cluded not to declare a dividend at J this time, but to place the 912,000 pro- , tits of the past year' Into a working capital to Increase the business. They also decided to sell tho balance of stock on hand, the stockholders to have first chance to buy samo, but in no case Is this stock to bo sold at less than par. This money, too, Is also to bo used as a working capital to get more trade. The ofllccrs elected for the next term are: President, J. W. Hendricks; Hend-ricks; vlco president, Brlgham Pond; secretary, treasurer, superintendent, G. 54. Harris; directors, David Eccles, T. II. Merrill, M. W. Merrill, Andrew Ilycr, Alex Harris, J. W. Hendricks, y Brigham Fond. Iho gross receipts of last year's business ran up to 9200,000; $104,000 was paid out for milk, and $30,000 for salaries and expenses. The net pro-lit pro-lit amounted to'll per cent on the capital cap-ital invested, and all concerned arc jubilant at the success of the plant. Fred J. Klesel, tho Ogden Jobber, sold 4,000 cases of tho company's condensed condens-ed mill: and says that the brand compares com-pares favorably with any product on tho market; that It Is sold from New York to Japan. It Is the expectation that the output of the plant will be doubled in 100(1, and tin; statement Is made that If tho supply of milk will increase as desired, the business of the plant will soon reach $500,000 an- nually. '' Hendricks Funeral. One of the largest and also one of the saddest funerals that has been held in Richmond for a loVig time was that over tho remains of Mrs. Julia Vllate Hendricks, wife of Alma Hendricks Hen-dricks on Mondav. Mrs. Hendricks died last Friday morning of heart trouble and complications from which she had been a sufferer for some time. Shu was born December D, 1807, In Jtichmond, and was therefore a little over :18 years old. Nineteen years ago she married Alma Hendricks and has lived in Lcwlston and Logan, Utah, and Hexburg, Ida., and moved ' to the nigh Creek Mill seven years ago. Mrs. Hendricks was an active - worker In the Cove ward and her pres- cnci) there will be greatly missed, not so much so as In hci home, however, for there sho was Indeed a loving wife and mother, and now leaves to mourn her departure a husband arid six children, live boys and one girl, the youngest child being six years old. I She Is survived also by her mother, Mrs. Julia Petty, and several brothers i and sisters and relatives. At tho funeral Bishop Larson, of I ' rL Cove, Jos. Pond, of Gentile Valley, Mllo Hendricks, Brlgham Hendricks, Hcrschel Bullen Jr., Pres. Alma Merrill Mer-rill and Parley Wright, of Ogden, spoko very llttlngly of tho decesed. Tho hall was packed to overllowlng and the services as sad as the house crowded. Many a strong, hardened man's heart was touch and they joined join-ed with tho moro sympathetic In showing their feelings by crying. Forty-seven buggies and sleighs made n long procession to the Richmond cemetery were interment was made. Persona! Mention. Ii Wm. I. Stoddard arrived home Iff. Bafcly last Friday evening and looks t, quite well considering the sickness he 4 had while In Philadelphia. Mr. S tod- dard was set apart for his mission Juno 7, 1001. Ho labored 14 months In tho south west Virginia conference and tho remainder of the tiino In tho Pcnnsplvanla conference. Ho did a good work whllo away and baptized six souls and assisted In baptising eight others. The writer Is Informed that Apostle i M. W. Merrill has been notified to ap- ' Y pear before tho senate commlttco on ' ' elections and privileges to testify In the Senator Smoot case, Feb (1th next. il As the Apostle's health has not improved im-proved any, but on tho contrary Is worso since tho committee's last meeting, meet-ing, It Is hoped hu will be again excused ex-cused from making this long Journey, which would be so harmful to him. After attending the Kcmpton's "Wolves of New York" Saturday night, Asa Hullen, II. S. Webb, Dr. E. J. Merrill, Ed. Webb, F. S. Schow, Oliver Thompson, Etta Merrill, Nellie Thompson, Llla Wilcox and Bertha Shcpard, who composed a theatre party, enjoyed an oyster supper at Mrs. John Thompson's' prior to the departure of their son Oliver for Rex-burg, Rex-burg, Idaho.' Mrs, Frank E. Stoutt, of this place, and Mrs. Sarah Craven, of Smlthtleld, will leave here, nothing preventing, this morning (Wednesday) for Los Angeles, Mrs. Stoutt's home, to be gone two orthree months. They will be joined later by Mr. Stoutt and after visiting the coast cities will re-, turn to Richmond. Mrs. Wm. Johnson, from Avon, who Tips been nursing her daughter, Mrs. L. II. Bullcn, wife or the Richmond Rich-mond barber, will return home this week, Mrs. Bullcn having recovered considerably from her Illness. Last week we unintentionally omitted to mention the birth of a little boy to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ger-rard. Ger-rard. However, the little one died last Thursday, being but seven days old. Alfred Anderson Is Intending moving mov-ing his family to Salt Lake In a few weeks, while Kris Knudsen will go to the Gentile Valley Hat and make him a homo after selling out here. Hon. David vEccles and F.rcd J. Keiscl, of Ogden, were visitors In Richmond and attended the stockholders stock-holders meeting Mondav of the Utah Condensed Milk Co. here. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, with their own scenery, and according to reports, an excellent company, will will bo In tho hall Feb. 2nd. Born to Supt. of Schools McCarrcy and wlfo In Logan Monday night a line boy. All the friends here extend hearty congratulations. The Kempton Komcdv Ko. played here three nights last week to good houses, and gave satisfaction. Judge Budge, of Bear Lake, and Jos. Monson came up to Richmond last week. |